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SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening: "Freedom Through Collective Improvisation: iEAR Presents! Free Jazz from the Sanctuary"
DESCRIPTION:Freedom Through Collective Improvisation: iEAR Presents! Free Jazz from the Sanctuary is a new gallery show at The Arts Center of the Capital Region\, 265 River Street in downtown Troy\, New York. The exhibition celebrates a 13-part series of jazz performance videos and photographs featuring some of the world’s most talented improvisers performing a wide spectrum of music in the genre broadly known as free jazz. These uncompromising and inventive musicians create new languages and expressive forms\, with an aesthetic and conceptual edge that challenges listeners to look at the world anew. It features locally-produced videos and still photos of internationally-known musicians\, and runs from April 1 through April 30\, 2010.   \n\n\n\nThere will be an opening reception with light refreshments at 6 PM on April 1st including a performance by Mathew Shipp Trio\, and a closing reception during Troy Night Out on April 30th.  \n\n\n\nThe exhibition is supported by the Department of the Arts and the School of Humanities\, Arts and Social Sciences at RPI. This exhibition is funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Electronic Media and Film Program.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/freedom-through-collective-improvisation-iear-presents-free-jazz-from-the-sanctuary/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery Show,Performance
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SUMMARY:Matthew Shipp Trio
DESCRIPTION:The celebrated NYC-based Matthew Shipp Trio (featuring Matthew Shipp\, piano; Michael Bisio\, bass; Whit Dickey\, drums) will perform live at the opening of a new gallery show at The Arts Center of the Capital Region\, 265 River Street in downtown Troy NY.  The exhibition\, which features locally-produced videos and still photos of internationally-known musicians\, is called “Freedom Through Collective Improvisation: iEAR Presents! Free Jazz from the Sanctuary” and runs from April 1 through April 30.  The Matthew Shipp Trio will perform at an opening reception with light refreshments at 6 PM on April 1st\, and there will be a closing reception during Troy Night Out on April 30th. \n\n\n\nBios\n\n\n\nAfter moving to New York City in the mid-1980s\, pianist Matthew Shipp quickly became one of the leading lights on the jazz scene.  He was a sideman in the David S. Ware Quartet and also for Roscoe Mitchell’s Note Factory before making the decision to concentrate on his own music.  He has recorded many albums but his most enduring relationships have been with two labels\, Hatology and Thirsty Ear.  In his collection of recordings he has generated a body of work that is visionary\, far reaching\, multi-faceted and widely-acclaimed. \n\n\n\nTroy native Michael Bisio invariably astounds audiences with the beauty of his tone and the intensity of his very personal musical language on the bass.  His recorded output has consistently met with critical praise; as a recording artist he appears on more than 50 cds. \n\n\n\nWhit Dickey is a uniquely gifted drummer whose work with David S. Ware and Matthew Shipp is legendary.  In addition to numerous recordings as a leader\, he has also worked with Rob Brown\, Joe Morris and numerous other jazz luminaries. \n\n\n\nAbout the Exhibition: “Freedom Through Collective Improvisation: iEAR Presents! Free Jazz from the Sanctuary”\n\n\n\nFreedom Through Collective Improvisation: iEAR Presents! Free Jazz from the Sanctuary celebrates a 13-part series of jazz performance videos and photographs featuring some of the world’s most talented improvisers performing a wide spectrum of music in the genre broadly known as free jazz.  These uncompromising and inventive musicians create new languages and expressive forms\, with an aesthetic and conceptual edge that challenges listeners to look at the world anew. \n\n\n\nLike freedom itself\, free jazz as a term defies definition. The name most likely comes from Ornette Coleman’s 1961 album “Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation.” This music celebrates the individual voice and collective action—and\, like anyone exploring the limits of freedom\, the musicians who play it sometimes find themselves on the edge of what is commercially\, culturally and politically acceptable. But they endure… and their quest continues! \n\n\n\nThe featured musicians in these videos and photographs are: \n\n\n\n• The Thirteenth Assembly (Taylor Ho Bynum\, Tomas Fujiwara\, Mary Halvorson\, Jessica Pavone)• Ethnic Heritage Ensemble (Kahil El’Zabar\, Ernest Dawkins\, Corey Wilkes)• Fay Victor Ensemble (Ken Filiano\, Anders Nilsson\, Michael TA Thompson\, Fay Victor)• From Between Trio (Michel Doneda\, Tatsuya Nakatani\, Jack Wright)• Michael Vlatkovich Quartet (Christopher Garcia\, Jonathan Golove\, David Mott\, Michael Vlatkovich)• Sax Soup Poetry and Voice (Joe Giardullo\, Pierre Joris\, Nicole Peyrafitte)• Trio Tarana (Sam Bardfeld\, Ravish Momin\, Brian Prunka)• The Ras Ensemble (Clif Jackson\, Dave Miller\, Ras Moshe\, Tor Yochai Snyder)• William Hooker• Empty Cage Quartet (Ivan Johnson\, Paul Kikuchi\, Jason Mears\, Kris Tiner)• Weasel Walter Trio (Peter Evans\, Mary Halvorson\, Weasel Walter)• Splatto Festival Chorus (Dave Barrett\, Michael Bisio\, Ed Mann\, Todd Reynolds)• Amiri Baraka and Rob Brown \n\n\n\nThis exhibition contains video and photographs that aspire to capture not only the music\, but the spirit behind the “Free Jazz from the Sanctuary” series. The concerts were recorded live between 2007-2009 at The Sanctuary for Independent Media\, a historic former church in North Troy. \n\n\n\nThe video and sound recordings were the work of a collective of artists working at The Sanctuary for Independent Media. \n\n\n\nAndrzej (Andre) Pilarczyk\, who has documented over two decades of musical events throughout the Capital Region\, photographed all but one of the “Free Jazz from the Sanctuary” concerts. “I am out there in front of the stage with a camera because of my passion for the music and the musicians\,” Andrzej explains. “Since I’m not a musician\, this is the way I emotionally and psychologically connect with the music and the performance.” \n\n\n\nJon Flanders\, a member and former president of International Association of Machinists Local 1145 and a member of the Troy Area Labor Council AFL-CIO\, is also an avid photographer.  He shot one of the “Free Jazz from the Sanctuary” concerts. \n\n\n\nThe “Free Jazz from the Sanctuary” series is a co-production of the Department of the Arts at Rensselaer and NY Media Alliance. \n\n\n\nThe Department of the Arts at Rensselaer is the first integrated electronic arts program within a research university in the U.S.  iEAR Presents! is a series of public performances\, exhibitions\, screenings\, and lectures dealing with innovative aesthetic\, cultural\, and technical explorations of experimental media and electronic arts. www.Arts.RPI.edu \n\n\n\nNY Media Alliance\, a 30 year-old non-profit advocate for the media arts\, operates The Sanctuary for Independent Media.  It’s a place where politically engaged interdisciplinary artists experiment with aesthetic form and challenging content.  In this sanctuary\, the overarching goal is to shed light on media arts’ vital role in the process of building a democratic society. www.MediaSanctuary.org \n\n\n\n“Free Jazz from the Sanctuary” was made possible in part with support from the New York State Council on the Arts Presenting Program and the NYS Music Fund\, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors when investigations into the practice of “payola” or “pay for play” by major recording and broadcasting companies were resolved. These settlements stipulated that funds paid by the music businesses should benefit the residents of New York State through music education and appreciation programs. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition is supported by the Department of the Arts and the School of Humanities\, Arts and Social Sciences at Rensselaer.  This exhibition is funded in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Electronic Media and Film Program.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/matthew-shipp-trio/
CATEGORIES:Gallery Show,Jazz Music,Performance
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SUMMARY:"Sleep Dealer" with Filmmaker Alex Rivera
DESCRIPTION:Sleep Dealer (2009) by filmmaker Alex Rivera is a dystopian fable of globalization disguised as a sci-fi adventure. Set on the US-Mexico border\, Rivera’s highly stylized\, emotional and surreal narrative follows a migrant worker in the near future.  \n\n\n\nCo-sponsored by the Department of the Arts at RPI\, part of the iEAR Presents! series.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/sleep-dealer-with-filmmaker-alex-rivera/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screening,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100411T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100411T210000
DTSTAMP:20220216T174643Z
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SUMMARY:"A Chat With Glendora" with Filmmaker Victoria Kereszi
DESCRIPTION:A Chat with Glendora (2010\, 58 minutes\, digital video) is Victoria Kereszi’s portrait of Glendora Folsom Buell\, a physicist\, philosopher\, and self-made television personality who continues to create weekly public access television programs at age 81. In this feature documentary\, Glendora describes the early days of local broadcast and cable TV\, and its connection to her search for God\, justice\, and happiness. As she prepares for her death and plans her funeral throughout the course of the film she attempts to preserve the legacy of community television and the everyday local voices that she has captured in her six-decade career. The film seeks to uncover the unique power in Glendora’s self-representation and solidifies the importance to preserve all of our stories and to write our collective histories. The screening will be preceded by a vegan potluck and a screening of the short Bernice Perry: Queen of Sinatraland (2008\, 20 minutes\, digital video).
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/a-chat-with-glendora-with-filmmaker-victoria-kereszi/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screening,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100416T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100416T070000
DTSTAMP:20220313T184836Z
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SUMMARY:Independent Journalist Jeremy Scahill
DESCRIPTION:Jeremy Scahill is an investigative journalist and author whose work focuses on global issues\, most notably the use of private military companies. He is the author of the best-selling book  Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army\, winner of a George Polk Book Award. Scahill also serves as a correspondent for the U.S. radio and TV program Democracy Now! He is also a Puffin Foundation Writing Fellow at The Nation Institute and a frequent contributor to The Nation.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/independent-journalist-jeremy-scahill/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100418T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100418T170000
DTSTAMP:20220313T184916Z
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SUMMARY:Be The Media! Workshop with Jim de Sève: The Camera As Interface to the World
DESCRIPTION:Train your eye to think like a camera in this intensive hands-on workshop for beginners to pros with award winning filmmaker Jim de Sève. Explore the discipline of seeing through exercises geared to expand your observational and critical visual skills. Improve your visual/creative acuity through observational shooting techniques\, light and movement walks\, and exercises in framing\, perspective\, color and tone.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/be-the-media-workshop-with-jim-de-seve-the-camera-as-interface-to-the-world/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100424T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100424T220000
DTSTAMP:20220216T165120Z
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SUMMARY:Bike!Bike! Northeast
DESCRIPTION:Bicycle organizers from not-so-far off lands will converge on our post-industrial town for a meeting of the minds on all things bicycle culture.  Discussions\, skill shares\, and bicycle fun will ensue. The events will take place over the weekend: April 23 and April 24\, 2010. Coordinated by Troy Bike Rescue and The Sanctuary for Independent Media.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/bikebike-northeast/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100424T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100424T223000
DTSTAMP:20220313T184957Z
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SUMMARY:"Veer" Screening and Bike!Bike! Northeast Party
DESCRIPTION:Veer explores America’s fast-growing bicycling culture by profiling five people whose lives are inextricably tied to bicycling and the bike-centric social groups they belong to. The film follows these characters over the course of a year\, offering a behind-the-scenes look at their personal struggles and triumphs. Veer examines what it means to be part of a community\, and how social movements are formed.  \n\n\n\nAt 9 pm there will be a party for the Bike!Bike! North East\, featuring musical performances by Blister Pack (Worcester\, MA) and BEWARE! The Other Head of Science.  \n\n\n\nDuring the day there will be a gathering of Bike!Bike! Northeast\, bicycle motivators from all throughout the Northeast.
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/veer-screening-and-bikebike-northeast-party/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance,Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20100429T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20100429T210000
DTSTAMP:20220415T195025Z
CREATED:20220216T162734Z
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SUMMARY:"My Suicide\," with Director David Lee Miller
DESCRIPTION:My Suicide (2009) by director David Lee Miller\, is a dark romantic comedy that speaks candidly about the reality of contemporary teenage life and the effects of suicide in every town in America.  \n\n\n\nThe evening starts at 5:30 with a potluck and a meet and greet with the filmmakers\, and the presentation of Daddyless\, an installation by Chelsea and Victoria Kereszi.  \n\n\n\nEvent is co-sponsored by CONTACT Lifeline of the Family and Children’s Service of the Capital Region and United Way (a crisis hotline that services people who are depressed\, lonely\, despairing\, or suicidal (1-800-234-9473): and The Trevor Project (a 24/7 suicide and crisis prevention helpline for gay and questioning youth: 1-800-488-7386 ).
URL:https://archive.mediasanctuary.org/event/my-suicide-with-director-david-lee-miller/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery Show,Screening,Speaker
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