Lupita Nyong’o Instagram – Tonys BTS with the team! For big nights and small ones too, I love the little details as commemorations to take in and appreciate life experiences. I’m so grateful for the collaborators who brought their individual talents to make a collective statement on Tonys Night. We made the day a big party to celebrate our dear Saheem and theater’s ability to bring people together in shared spaces, to think, feel, learn, laugh, wonder and love! Here’s to THAT! ❤️ 🎭 1: The squad! 🙏🏿 2: @nickbarose who brings an endlessly inspired hand to eyes, lips, face, and cheeks! 💄 3: The birthday girl and stylist, @micaela, who Fairy Godmother to both me and @saheemscene on his big night. 🧁🌟 4: Jewelry by @debeersofficial RVL Collection. Complimentary manicure by @sonyameesh 🩶🩶 5: @mishajapanwala! Y’all know who she is now! 🎽🩻 🙌🏿 6: Henna head art by @hennabysabeen with clean shave by @mrbarberj. Keep scrolling to read about Sabeen’s homage to East African and South Asian cultures in her design. 🌍🌏 7: Our Tony nominee and Our Plus-Ones: @saheemscene! @dedeayitedesign @michaelthurber ❤️❤️❤️ 8: A Saheem Photo Cake! Courtesy of @creeinnyc! 🍰 🖌️HENNA ART INSPIRATION: We had the words sculptural, sharp & solid as our guides to compliment Misha’s work. And then I visited the Kenyan artist, Wangechi Mutu’s exhibition entitled INTERTWINED, and it all solidified for us! Wangechi, like Misha interrogates the representation of the female body, and in her piece, In Two Canoe the human body morphs into the plant body, exploring a fantastical hybridity that alludes to “the fertility, femininity and symbiosis captured in the object’s very doubled form.” So, we went with a leaves motif because of their ability to be both geometric and organic. They grow within the bounds of a very elaborate system and are still able to improvise to INSIST on their survival and growth, and that’s exactly what I am keen to do in this season of my life. There’s also a quiet homage to the kofia/kufi worn in both our East African and South Asian cultures as well as it being a symbol of African-American pride – a salute to our new homeland! ‌