Archive for November 2016
Ascension | A New Paltz Climbing Film
A short documentary on the essence of rock climbing. Filmed in the Shawangunk Mountains, New Paltz, NY. Directed by Brandon Fiege & Hisham Farouk Photography by Brandon Fiege & Hisham Farouk Soundtrack by Hisham Farouk www.BrandonFiegeMedia.com
Read MoreArtem Repin – The Magic and Music of Emptiness
Native-American Style flute-builder Artem Repin discusses his own personal journey of self-discovery alongside his woodworking and musical crafts. The physics and “cymatics” of sound are explored and demonstrated on stage, while several visual representations of sound are presented. Closing with a time-lapse of furniture-building and sound together, Artem employs his different passions as a metaphor…
Read MoreSarah Urech – Playback Theatre and Building Community Through Stories
Sarah Urech – Playback theatre actress Sarah Urech presents upon her experience working with deep listening and community storytelling. By utilizing Playback Theatre’s unique and improvisatory process, Sarah explores several anecdotal examples of this work in action, and discusses how this process can continue to be used to engage and support communities working through their…
Read MoreBarbara Bash – The Leap to Letters_ The Evolution from Natural Forms, To Letters, To Pictograms
Calligraphy artist Barbara Bash takes the audience for a written and visual journey through the evolution of natural forms, to pictograms, to letters. By employing traditional calligraphy tools and letter studies, Barbara offers a fascinating look into how we have shaped and been shaped by the letters we write.
Read MoreHudson River at Risk 7: Anchors Away
hudsonriveratrisk.com The Hudson River has served as a marine highway since it’s discovery by Henry Hudson, connecting Albany, the “Port of Export”, to New York City, the economic capital of world. Today, crude oil from the Bakken Shale in North Dakota has begun making its way along the channel by barge. A new proposal to…
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