The traveling version of Mali’s award-winning “Festival in the Desert,” featuring two of Africa’s most powerful musical groups, will stop in Troy, NY for a free all-ages show in Freedom Square. Bring lawn blankets and chairs; the rain location is The Sanctuary for Independent Media. War can’t stop the music, and Malian artists continue to […]
Soul Power (2008) documentary by Jeffrey Levy-Hinte celebrates the legendary music festival that accompanied “The Rumble in the Jungle” between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. In 1974, the most celebrated American R&B acts of the time came together with the most renowned musical groups in Africa for a 12-hour, three-night long concert held in Kinshasa, […]
Join us Thursday, July 25 from 12:00 – 1:30 for Community Discussion to brainstorm key nodes for community mapping in North Troy! In this 3-day workshop (7/30/13-8/2/13), we will explore what adaptive biological networks in P. polycephalum plasmodia can teach us about the way that we inhabit, design, and shape urban communities. By focusing on the social […]
Several of the most exciting talents in hip hop music will stop in Troy NY for “Bend the Bars with Beats,” a free all-ages show in Freedom Square beginning at 5 PM on Saturday, August 3, 2013. Freedom Square is located at 39 5th Avenue, where 101st Street meets 5th and 6th Avenues in North […]
The day begins with "Dance with Dreams" NY State Hip Hop Dance Competition featuring Troy Dance Factory and “Exclusive” dance team performs, followed by the Youth Media Sanctuary Community Film Festival! The day begins at 1:00-1:45 with dance performances from: the Troy Dance Factory (Blaine, age 14), Cristal’s solo dance, Troy Dance Factory (ages 5-12), “Exclusive.” During […]
Just as farmers reap the harvest, providing sustenance for all, it’s time to celebrate all our harvests–the results of seeds sown through art, education, agriculture, tolerance, and everything we do to build strong, healthy communities! Join us at Freedom Square (101st Street where 5th and 6th Avenues meet), for our Third Annual StoryHarvest, featuring food, […]
Learn the nuts and bolts of setting up and operating video cameras in live studio productions, with videographer Jill Malouf. Then, focus on the art of live switching multiple cameras to construct the viewing experience with media artist Branda Miller.
On the eve of the 2013 United States general elections. two award-winning authors discuss their new book, Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America (Nation Books, 2013). Blending vivid reporting from the 2012 campaign trail and deep perspective from decades covering American and international media and politics, The Nation magazine’s Washington, […]
Moving forward with Scotland’s past! Inspired by their rich heritage of Celtic music and fired by the strength and vibrancy of today's Scottish cultural scene which they have done much to create and fuel, The Battlefield Band has led and been at the forefront of a great revival in Scottish music. Refusing to be limited […]
Christine Salem sings dangerous tunes that rouse the spirits and challenge the authorities – which means that her shows are as controversial as they are spellbinding. The rousing deep-voiced singer from Reunion Island – the multi-ethnic French province in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar – performs maloya. The once-banned, African-influenced music of the Creole […]
From 2012-13, women from Guardian House- a transitional home for female veterans in Ballston Spa attended photography and writing workshops that documented their lives after serving in the military. Some of the women were active duty and others were not; however, similarities in their experiences were powerful and created lasting friendships. As one participant reflected, […]
The Bread and Puppet Theater celebrates their 50th Anniversary with performances from classic shows including King Story, an early anti-war piece which was originally performed in 1967, President and Chair, created in 1992 that pokes fun at presidents, election campaigns and puppet shows, The Foot, originally performed in the march and rally in New York […]
Join the Sanctuary for a two-day Be The Media! workshop with Bio-Artist Paul Vanouse. Polymerase Chain Reaction is a technology of “self-discovery,” or less optimistically, authoritarian identification. CR has replaced the original DNA fingerprinting methods in many cases, including massive government DNA databases such as the US FBI’s CODIS project. With a DIY Laboratory created […]
Remember the OJ Simpson case? This talk is designed to creatively counter mass-media dramatizations that typically misinform the public, and provide audiences with the conceptual tools to understand current issues surrounding use of DNA imaging and databasing. Just as the term DNA fingerprinting has led to misinformation regarding its efficacy, DNA evidence is also hyperbolized […]
With his 2010 World Cup performance before a billion people in Johannesburg, South Africa, Vieux Farka Touré has become one of the most celebrated African guitarists in history. Dubbed the "Hendrix of the Sahara" by critics, Vieux Farka Touré is a guitar master--but he also plays the African kora, a combination drum and string instrument, […]
"Bring me your tired shots, your underexposed poorly lit scenes, your muddled green fluorescent faces yearning to have saturation..." Editor and videographer Eleanor Goldsmith covers the tools and techniques for perfecting video images, enhancing aesthetic and technical qualities in the creative filmmaking process.
Audio artist, musician and studio engineer Troy Pohl covers artistic and professional tips and techniques, including the basics of mixing, setting up audio tracks, and use of compression, noise gates, EQ, modulation, and more!
After Tiller (2013) by Lana Wilson and Martha Shane, is an intimate exploration of the highly controversial subject of third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of Dr. George Tiller. A moving and unique exploration of one of the most incendiary topics of our time.
Do you feel like a clipart captive? Do you experience an irrational fear of fonts? Let's work through your design dilemmas and learn to make interesting and attractive event materials using a mixture of media and whatever tools you have. Bring a current project and your laptop and get ready to make good graphics. We […]
Presented by filmmaker Jason Osder, Let the Fire Burn is the chilling saga of Philadelphia's 1985 decision to drop a bomb on black liberation group MOVE, told using only archival news coverage and interviews. Eleven were killed and 61 buildings burned in one of the most tumultuous clashes between government and citizens. In the astonishingly […]
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