Artist/maker unknown. Portrait of a Courtesan with a Bird, Reverse painting on glass made in the Deccan Region or in Gujarat, India, 19th century.
March 7, 2020
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March 3, 2020
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panelists for post screening discussion
After the screening of ‘A Thin Wall’ there will be a Q&A discussion about the film, the 1947 partition, and the current news coming out of India. I will be joined by Hibah Arshad, who will speak from personal experience … Continue reading
March 3, 2020
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#bernie2020
March 2, 2020
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why the partition is still relevant
when i was working on ‘a thin wall,’ some people questioned its relevance. after all, why would something that happened in 1947, on the other side of the planet, in south asia, have any relevance for the world in the … Continue reading
March 2, 2020
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Tania Day-Magallon’s art
Got to experience the beautiful art of Tania Day-Magallon at #muccc yesterday 🙂
March 2, 2020
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doing lithography
more than a decade ago when i was doing #lithography at Nazareth College. before any filmmaking. photographs by Leslie Schiff.
March 2, 2020
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Ernesto Cardenal (Jan 20, 1925 – March 1, 2020)
His poetry is ‘so deeply engaged with the historical, political, and spiritual landscape of his life that biography and bibliography seem almost arbitrary distinctions. Priest, social activist, and the former Minister of Culture in Sandinista Nicaragua, Cardenal is the most … Continue reading
March 1, 2020
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bridge to paradise
View this post on Instagram #biodance: bridge to paradise, in conjunction with @judithschaechter’s stained glass art exhibition at the @magrochester ? directed by @missypfohlsmith, media projection by w michelle harris, new score by peiyao wang. this particular dance was performed … Continue reading
February 28, 2020
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choreographing a piece about micro-aggressions
View this post on Instagram taught @my.marikoyamada’s ‘dance performance and collaboration’ class today at @nazarethcollege. i talked about #TheInjuredBody: a #film about #racism in america, showed students clips from interviews. i explained #microaggressions, double consciousness and franz fanon’s work on … Continue reading
February 28, 2020
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dance performance and collab
February 27, 2020
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screening of ‘a thin wall’
rochester friends, this will be a final screening of my film ‘a thin wall’ before i move away. what better venue than 540WMain, Inc. a wonderful collab with Calvin Eaton and a way to raise some funds for community work. if u haven’t seen … Continue reading
February 26, 2020
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coffee with heather
with the incredibly talented Heather Layton at Starry Nites Cafe this afternoon – we talked about teaching, art and activism, grants and future projects, saudi society and how it’s changing, US presidential elections, as well as our personal lives. so … Continue reading
February 25, 2020
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no pipelines ever
from @culturestrike and @richardsondupuis.studio
February 24, 2020
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it would be funny if it weren’t so godawful
when things come together. just so. [artwork by mir suhail]
February 23, 2020
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tea party for me
yesterday was such an emotional/powerful day. some lovely pakistani american friends threw a lavish tea party and i got to say goodbye to so many astonishing women i love. i am so lucky. thank u shahida, anjum, ayesha, darakhshan, farah a, … Continue reading