at the home of a spirit of hope, heart and healing
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vision
ChezSpirit is “at the home of" a spirit of Hope, Heart & Healing.
It is a vision that centers wellness and balance by honoring our individual contributions as people navigating unique and complex challenges.
Our purpose is to elevate the art of “space shifting”, which is to enrich social, artistic and learning spaces in-person and virtually, through a spectrum of expressions.
This includes the Five Meaningful Practices: Meeting, Music, Movement, Media and Mindfulness.
wade
ChezSpirit is an inspirational concept created out of survival and a will to live for life partners Chezale Rodriguez & Wade Antonio Colwell. Chezale and Wade are navigating a journey of recovery following surviving a traumatic automobile accident on September 3, 2023, resulting in Chezale enduring a life-altering spinal cord injury. Shortly thereafter, the name ChezSpirit was imagined to represent the indomitable spirit, relentless joy and perseverance of Chezale. Together through this formidable challenge, Chezale & Wade are compelled to share meaningful and artistic experiences
with their beloved community.
Chezale & Wade are both keynote presenters, cultural educators, performance artists, MC's, spoken word poets, songwriters and group facilitators who have persistently and sustainably crafted these passions throughout their life spans and professional careers. Chezale is additionally a dance educator, choreographer and movement/healing artist for community reconnection and personal transformation. Wade is also a music curator, national education consultant and restorative practitioner that leverages creativity for sparking dialogue, strengthening intergenerational relations and uplifting collective spirit.
chezale
ChezSpirit co-designing with partners is essential as we dream together to create the most fitting collaborations for positive reverberation. Our partners may include, but are not limited to:
ARTIVISTS, CREATIVE CURATORS, SCHOOL LEADERS, ARTS ADMINISTRATORS, CONFERENCE & EVENT PLANNERS, HEALTH & WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS, CULTURAL ORGANIZERS, SOCIALLY-MINDED BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES AND ALL COMMUNITY VISIONARIES.
partner with us
CREATIVE COMMUNITY PARTNER
Marisela Campillo
(Principal)
Davis Bilingual Magnet Elementary School
Tucson, AZ
offerings
KEYNOTE / PLAYNOTE
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The ChezSpirit Story of Hope, Heart & Healing
SPACE-SHIFTER COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS
(Single Event or Series)
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Hope, Heart & Healing in the Five Meaningful Practices: Meeting, Music, Movement, Media and Mindfulness.
SCHOOL-BASED PRESENTATIONS
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Re-Imagining School Spirit with Hope, Heart & Healing.
MOVEMENT-BASED SESSIONS
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Diverse Dance Arts Collab for Hope, Heart & Healing
ONLINE AND ON-SITE EVENT MUSIC CURATION
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Community-Created Soundscape Collab with The WEmix
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOLS & ORGANIZATIONS
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Integrating the Pillars of Hope, Heart & Healing.
bios
Chezale Rodriguez, Co-Founder of ChezSpirit, is a multidisciplinary teaching/performing artist, and arts & cultural worker who utilizes music, dance, storytelling and dialogue to inspire healing, liberation and inclusivity. She is native to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Tucson, Arizona being her home for most of her life.
Musically rooted in Hip-Hop, R&B and Soul, Chezale has recorded and released two full-length studio albums with several collaborative projects in between, both nationally and internationally. She has starred in multiple musicals and stage productions. Chezale is also professionally represented as an actress and voice talent. She has served as a dance educator and mentor for youth, as well as a practical dance instructor with the University of Arizona’s Africana Studies and Hip-Hop Minor, since 2016. Chezale has also facilitated and presented in multiple wellness and educational spaces. She has hosted/MC'd, served as judge and panelist for several events within the arts community and selected as a keynote speaker. Chezale is currently completing her graduate degree in Dance Education, and has served Arizona’s West Valley as an arts and cultural administrator.
In the wake of her recovery and healing journey as the result of a life-altering event in 2023, Chezale went on to create Diverse Dance Arts…”Dance expression for diverse beings that promotes confidence, liberation, well-being, community & visibility.” As a recipient of the 2025 ARPA Artists Grant, the launch consisted of a transformative four-part workshop series in early 2025; in partnership with Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance (SAACA) & Catalyst Creative Collective in Tucson, Arizona.
Chezale's dedication to the arts and to her new life has moved her to commit to providing authentic, mindful, inspirational, educational, inclusive and accessible components to her work that positively impact the communities she works with.
Wade Antonio Colwell, Co-Founder of ChezSpirit, has been blessed to sustain a professional path of a “lifelong learner” as an author, circle keeper, cultural advocate, education consultant, facilitator, MC/lyricist, media creator, DJ/music curator, performer, restorative practitioner, soccer player & coach, singer, speaker and classroom teacher.
Since graduating from Stanford University in Health & Developmental Psychology, Wade has stayed rooted in working for community well-being. Some of his social impact includes co-founding the ground-breaking academic hip hop program Funkamentals, co-creating the intergenerational arts-centered experience of Youth Equity Stewardship (YES), co-leading the Restorative Practices PD training for Counseling in Schools / New York City, serving as Education Director for the mentorship-based Community for Youth / Seattle, WA, and co-designing K-12 curriculum for the Mexican-American/Raza Studies Department in Tucson Unified School District.
Over the years experiencing “creativity” as a powerful catalyst for collective and institutional uplift, Wade strives to artfully integrate professional disciplines such as musical expression, restorative practices, humor, environmental advocacy, hip-hop culture, multilingual communication, healing arts, visual and video aesthetics, cultural ceremony, improvisation, mass media analysis, movement/dance, technology, ethnic studies, and soundscape design into his work.
With a long arc of heart-aligned work throughout his life, Wade’s most soul-centered life work is undoubtedly in the co-creation of ChezSpirit with his partner Chezale Rodriguez. The opportunity to set into motion their passions, backgrounds, and aspirations is a gift that he deeply cherishes each and every day. He looks forward to continuing being present in their purpose and enjoying the powerful will to live they share.
