Join guest artists Toyin Spellman and Javier Díaz, and Lehman alumni Victoria Smith and Alejandro Castro, and faculty, for a conversation about the current state of affairs in music and the arts. How can the arts help us navigate a chaotic era? How are the arts changing “on the ground,” now and in the future? What cultural realities do we need to confront to survive and thrive as artists, students, educators, and institutions?

Topic: Real Dialogue: A Conversation on Music, Education, and Sustainable Careers in the Arts

Time: Oct 30, 2020 12:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

 

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A vibrant story about what makes a place home and the ties between culture and pride.

- Kirkus

Sanders’ first book in a children’s book series, I Can Write the World, features Ava Murray, a Black girl journalist from the Bronx.  After Ava and her mother watch the news together, her mother explains, Sometimes the way the world sees us / Is different from how we see ourselves.

The next book in the series, A Place of Our Own, is scheduled for publication in 2021.

 Joshunda Sanders is an author, journalist, and educator.  She is creator and host of a BookTube channel, Black Book Stacks.  Sanders is the Communications Specialist in the President’s Office at Lehman College.

The Lehman College Department of Music, Multimedia, Theatre & Dance presents

Kenopsia: A fairy tale for the apocalypse

Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21

7 p.m.

Show will be followed by a conversation with the cast.

Description:

Kenopsia is a word, coined by John Koening, from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. It describes "the eerie, forlorn atmosphere of a place that is usually bustling with people but is now abandoned and quiet." This theme served as a starting point for a devised piece created collaboratively with the cast and designers. The story is told through a variety of mediums including movement, text, costumes, sound, and images. Through a process of improvisation and collaboration, performers have created characters and content drawn from archetypal imagery and their own imaginations.

Conceived and directed by Amy Larimer

Written by Natasha Collado, Carolyn Gutierrez, Amy Larimer, Bereket Mengistu, Ryan Mercedes, Frank Moncion, Zullyvette Muniz, Bethany Rondon, Leonardo Salome, Kassandra Sustache and Jaciaihus Watson

Video Design Monica Duncan

Lighting Design Miriam Crowe

Scenic Design and Visual Art Kyle Higgins

Costume Design and Makeup Anthony Paul-Cavaretta

Sound Design Luke Santy

Technical Direction Chris Higgins

Stage Management Alyssa VanGorder