Projects tagged
Music & Sound
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Sit-Down Strike for Rhythm
Read more: Sit-Down Strike for RhythmAt the New Orleans Swing Dance Festival the all African-American dance troupe The Rhythm Ambassadors were presented along side an African-American iteration of the Preservation Hall All-Star band with African-American vocalist Taryn Newborne to deliver the message that the African-American…
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Rockers Unite for Haiti Benefits
Read more: Rockers Unite for Haiti BenefitsJay-Z rapped alongside side Bono, the Edge and Rihanna; Coldplay’s Chris Martin moonlighted as Beyoncé’s piano player; Justin Timberlake covered Leonard Cohen — and those performances, from January 22nd’s multinetwork, $66 million-grossing telethon for Haitian earthquake victims, were just the…
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John Luther Adams: Inuksuit – A Border-Crossing Presentation
Read more: John Luther Adams: Inuksuit – A Border-Crossing PresentationThe San Diego Symphony performs John Luther Adams piece “Inuksuit” at the U.S.-Mexico border. Premiered in the Canadian Rockies, John Luther Adams’s outdoor masterpiece, Inuksuit, is a mirror of the landscape in which it is performed. We’ll play the piece…
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FESPACO
Read more: FESPACOFespaco is a meeting place put to good use to promote the development of black cinematography. From 1973, topics of discussion are introduced at each edition. The general theme of the sessions is chosen taking into account the concerns of…
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Dismaland
Read more: Dismaland“He describes it as a “family theme park unsuitable for small children” – and with the Grim Reaper whooping it up on the dodgems and Cinderella horribly mangled in a pumpkin carriage crash, it is easy to see why. Banksy’s…
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Rise, Resist & Unite…V-Day & The Vagina Monolouges
Read more: Rise, Resist & Unite…V-Day & The Vagina MonolougesBack after a five year hiatus, V-Day Sedona joins with hundreds of other productions across the globe in celebrating V-Day’s 20th anniversary with an act of artistic activism. For its 20th anniversary, V-Day is calling on activists around the world…
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Sarah Sophie Flicker: Why the Arts Are Essential to a Strong Resistance Movement
Read more: Sarah Sophie Flicker: Why the Arts Are Essential to a Strong Resistance MovementSarah Sophie Flicker, one of the many organizers of the women’s march speaks about the importance of Arts and Resistance —— [excerpt] Nina Simone once said, “An artist’s duty is to reflect the times.” Long before I considered myself a…
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10 Rappers Turned Social Activists-Vince Staples
Read more: 10 Rappers Turned Social Activists-Vince StaplesVince Staples mentioned Long Beach’s Ramona Park approximately 80 times on his debut album Summertime ’06 and even allotted the park two of its own tracks: “Ramona Park Legend Pt. 1” and “Ramona Park Legend Pt. 2.” “The sun come…
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A Night Of Philosophy And Ideas
Read more: A Night Of Philosophy And Ideas“A Night of Philosophy and Ideas is a thinker’s lollapalooza. The free, 12-hour weekend lyceum at the Brooklyn Public Library includes spirited debate, live music, theater, performance art pieces, and film screenings. At any given hour, five or six different…
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“HALT”
Read more: “HALT”In Halt, a new solo piece premiered at NYU Gallatin, dancer and choreographer Jamar Roberts examined the language of the body in protest. The work focuses on what it means for human beings-the committed individual and the organized collective- to…