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At the intersection of Native knowledge and modern scholarship is a new vision of America and its people. Native America is a four-part PBS series that challenges everything we thought we knew about the Americas before and since contact with Europe. It travels through 15,000-years to showcase massive cities aligned to the stars, unique systems of science, art, and writing, and 100 million people connected by social networks and spiritual beliefs spanning two continents. The series reveals some of the most advanced cultures in human history and the Native American people who created it and whose legacy continues, unbroken, to this day.Explore the world created by America's First Peoples. The four part series reaches back 15,000 years to reveal massive cities aligned to the stars, unique systems of science and spirituality, and 100 million people connected by social networks spanning two continents.

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Tempe Center For The Arts Presents Indigenous Arts Arizona Festival November 20 Photo Tempe Center For The Arts Presents Indigenous Arts Arizona Festival November 20
by A.A. Cristi - October 27, 2021

Tempe Center for the Arts announces a 1-day free Festival, celebrating the Indigenous Arts and people of Arizona on November 20 from 10:30 am - 6 pm. ...


Library Of Congress Hosts Premiere of 'Language Is Life' An Episode From The PBS Seri Photo Library Of Congress Hosts Premiere of 'Language Is Life' An Episode From The PBS Series Native America
by Michael Major - November 02, 2023

The Library of Congress hosts the premiere of 'Language Is Life,' an episode from the PBS series Native America, offering a portrait of contemporary Indian Country and featuring the Library's collection....


Acclaimed String Quartet ETHEL Unveils Fall 2024 Highlights Photo Acclaimed String Quartet ETHEL Unveils Fall 2024 Highlights
by Josh Sharpe - August 08, 2024

New York City’s ETHEL has announced its upcoming Fall 2024 activities centered around the release of its forthcoming album Persist on Sono Luminus Records (TBR 11.29.24)....


2ND ANNUAL AMSTERDAM ECO-ARTS FESTIVAL Will Be Held This Month Photo 2ND ANNUAL AMSTERDAM ECO-ARTS FESTIVAL Will Be Held This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - October 09, 2022

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance, The Columbus-Amsterdam BID, and Love Your Street Tree Day will join forces to present the 2nd Annual Amsterdam Eco-Arts Festival on the Open Boulevards at Amsterdam Avenue between 109-110th Streets....


Julian Velard Brings Unique Blend Of Comedy And Rock To Club Passim With Special Live Photo Julian Velard Brings Unique Blend Of Comedy And Rock To Club Passim With Special Livestream
by A.A. Cristi - March 18, 2021

Singer-songwriter Julian Velard will blend comedy and rock for a unique live stream with Club Passim on Saturday, April 3, at 8:00 PM ET.  The show will be available on the Passim YouTube and Facebook, as well as www.passim.org/stream. It is free to watch, but there is a suggested donation of $20 wh...


Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, May 28- Broadway's Next On Stage Top 5 and More! Photo Virtual Theatre Today: Friday, May 28- Broadway's Next On Stage Top 5 and More!
by Nicole Rosky - May 28, 2021

Today (May 27) in live streaming: Meet the Top 5 College contestants of Next On Stage, a JOy Luck Club reunion on Stars in the House, and more!...


Photoville NYC to Return As Summer Festival, Featuring 60 Exhibitions Photo Photoville NYC to Return As Summer Festival, Featuring 60 Exhibitions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 13, 2022

Brooklyn-based nonprofit Photoville has announced Photoville NYC 2022 (June 4 - 26), marking the outdoor festival’s celebratory return to a summer format for the first time in 10 years, and filling all five of New York’s boroughs with expansive and vivid views of our world....


Swayló Celebrates New Moon Cycle With Single 'Ascension' Photo Swayló Celebrates New Moon Cycle With Single 'Ascension'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 28, 2021

Multi-hyphenate artist and producer Swayló continues his meteoric rise in the dance music scene with a new experimental single ‘Ascension’ set for release on Thursday, January 28th....


Peninsula International Dance Festival Will Return in July Photo Peninsula International Dance Festival Will Return in July
by Stephi Wild - June 06, 2023

Building on the success of last year’s inaugural world dance and music festival, the Peninsula International Dance Festival 2023 has announced plans to return with an all-new, two-day festival July 15 and 16, with guest artists from 21 Bay Area companies featuring over 200 dancers and musicians....


SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL 2020 Announces Programming Photo SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL 2020 Announces Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 17, 2020

This autumn, the Scottish International Storytelling Festival (SISF) takes audiences on a voyage, exploring Scotland's coasts and water through music and storytelling....


Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance Present 2ND ANNUAL AMSTERDAM ECO-ARTS FESTIVAL Saturda Photo Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance Present 2ND ANNUAL AMSTERDAM ECO-ARTS FESTIVAL Saturday, October 22
by A.A. Cristi - October 07, 2022

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance, The Columbus-Amsterdam BID, and Love Your Street Tree Day join forces to present the 2nd Annual Amsterdam Eco-Arts Festival on the Open Boulevards at Amsterdam Avenue between 109-110th Streets....


BWW Feature: Streaming Opera For The Week Of 8/26 Photo BWW Feature: Streaming Opera For The Week Of 8/26
by Maria Nockin - August 26, 2021

Mid afternoon, our tour group meets on the Magic Opera Flying Carpet at Los Angeles Airport (LAX).  We watch LA Opera’s digital short entitled Gallup, or Na'nízhoozhí in Navajo. The scene incorporates the high desert New Mexico landscape and the city famed for Navajo jewelry. Tour members should wea...


Dawn Drake & ZapOte Will Play Shrine World Music Venue NYC Photo Dawn Drake & ZapOte Will Play Shrine World Music Venue NYC
by Sarah Jae Leiber - November 23, 2019

Bassist, percussionist, songwriter, and Brooklynite Dawn Drake, the eclectic frontwoman of Dawn Drake &am p; ZapOte, speaks a dozen musical languages, from the deep rhythmic traditions she studied in Ghana to the percussive vernaculars of Brazil and the myriad of musical patois perfected by Caribbea...


George Faison Will Be Honored On March 25th At Lotus & Dance 30th Anniversary Photo George Faison Will Be Honored On March 25th At Lotus & Dance 30th Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - March 04, 2019

Lotus Music & Dance will celebrate its 30th Anniversary in 2019 with a benefit dinner and performance on Monday, March 25th. This year also marks the 100th Birth Anniversary of bharata natyam dance guru, T. Balasaraswati (“Bala”). They will honor legendary choreographer, George Faison with the inaug...


NATIVE AMERICA Returns to PBS For Season Two This Fall Photo NATIVE AMERICA Returns to PBS For Season Two This Fall
by Michael Major - June 26, 2023

NATIVE AMERICA returns this October to PBS with four new hour-long episodes that present a groundbreaking portrait of contemporary Native America. Building on the first season’s success, Season 2 of the Native-directed series reveals the beauty and power of the Indigenous communities....


Border Crossings Announce Further Events For ORIGINS Festival Photo Border Crossings Announce Further Events For ORIGINS Festival
by Stephi Wild - June 01, 2021

Following on from their challenging literary series, ORIGINS WRITERS, that brought together renowned writers including US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, the company will continue to explore the major themes of Coronavirus, Climate Change and Colonialism through theatre and film. ...


OPERA America Announces Third Cycle of IDEA Opera Grants Photo OPERA America Announces Third Cycle of IDEA Opera Grants
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 05, 2022

OPERA America has announced the third cycle of IDEA Opera Grants (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access), an initiative that supports teams of composers and librettists who identify as African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and/or Native American in the development of new operatic works and the advancemen...


Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance Present 2ND ANNUAL AMSTERDAM ECO-ARTS FESTIVAL Saturda Photo Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance Present 2ND ANNUAL AMSTERDAM ECO-ARTS FESTIVAL Saturday, October 22
by A.A. Cristi - October 07, 2022

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance, The Columbus-Amsterdam BID, and Love Your Street Tree Day join forces to present the 2nd Annual Amsterdam Eco-Arts Festival on the Open Boulevards at Amsterdam Avenue between 109-110th Streets....


Photoville NYC to Return As Summer Festival, Featuring 60 Exhibitions Photo Photoville NYC to Return As Summer Festival, Featuring 60 Exhibitions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 13, 2022

Brooklyn-based nonprofit Photoville has announced Photoville NYC 2022 (June 4 - 26), marking the outdoor festival’s celebratory return to a summer format for the first time in 10 years, and filling all five of New York’s boroughs with expansive and vivid views of our world....


NATIVE AMERICA Four Part Series Coming to PBS Photo NATIVE AMERICA Four Part Series Coming to PBS
by Tori Hartshorn - January 16, 2018

NATIVE AMERICA Four Part Series Coming to PBS...


BWW Feature: ONLINE VIRTUAL OPERA TOUR at Home Computer Screens Photo BWW Feature: ONLINE VIRTUAL OPERA TOUR at Home Computer Screens
by Maria Nockin - July 03, 2021

In the video, Gallup/Na'nízhoozhí, Anthony Roth Costanzo and Davone Tines sing music by Matthew Aucoin written to poetry by Jake Skeets. Lowe and Skeets are both Navajo artists. Skeets, who grew up in Gallup, gives his hometown a leading role in his poetry. Lowe's film is an unflinching yet tender p...


BWW Feature: Streaming Opera For The Week Of 8/26 Photo BWW Feature: Streaming Opera For The Week Of 8/26
by Maria Nockin - August 26, 2021

Mid afternoon, our tour group meets on the Magic Opera Flying Carpet at Los Angeles Airport (LAX).  We watch LA Opera’s digital short entitled Gallup, or Na'nízhoozhí in Navajo. The scene incorporates the high desert New Mexico landscape and the city famed for Navajo jewelry. Tour members should wea...


Classic 107.3 Announces New Episode 'Native America' in the 'Musical Ancestries' Seri Photo Classic 107.3 Announces New Episode 'Native America' in the 'Musical Ancestries' Series for Children
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 26, 2021

Classic 107.3, “The Voice for the Arts in St. Louis,” announced today the upcoming premiere of a new episode in its series for school-aged children called “Musical Ancestries.” The new episode will explore the music, instruments, dance, pow wows, and cultural traditions of Native Americans....


OPERA America Announces Third Cycle of IDEA Opera Grants Photo OPERA America Announces Third Cycle of IDEA Opera Grants
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 05, 2022

OPERA America has announced the third cycle of IDEA Opera Grants (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access), an initiative that supports teams of composers and librettists who identify as African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, and/or Native American in the development of new operatic works and the advancemen...


STATION HOPE 2021 Will Be Presented at Cleveland Public Theatre Next Week Photo STATION HOPE 2021 Will Be Presented at Cleveland Public Theatre Next Week
by Stephi Wild - April 23, 2021

Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) will present CPT's celebrated annual festival virtually on Saturday, May 1, from 5:00-9:00pm (ET). CPT Staff will broadcast live while artists envision, interrogate, and seek out hope from where they are stationed....






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