City of Asylum
Giving Voice.
*Please note there are two ways to view this film: screened in person at the Sampsonia Way Tent or live-streamed online via City of Asylum @ Home. Both options are free but advanced registration is required. To join us at the tent, click "Attend in-person" above To tune-in from home, click "Watch online" above About... more →
This is a virtual-only event streamed on City of Asylum’s virtual platform, City of Asylum @ Home. Run time: 90 minutes Naomi Shihab Nye, the current Young People’s Poet Laureate, and poet Michael Simms gather international poets to share works that navigate themes of identity, displacement, and home in Gaza. About the poets: Naomi Shihab Nye is a poet, songwriter, and... more →
This collaboration taps into the work of three prolific and iconic composers: Charles Mingus, Henry Mancini and Thelonius Monk. Pittsburgh musicians Tania Grubbs, Jeff Grubbs, Alton Merrell and James Johnson III have curated an eclectic night of music by incorporating their unique arrangements into the legacy these masterful composers have left behind. To top it off, dancers from THE PILLOW PROJECT, directed by Pearl Ann Porter will join with improvisatory movement, sprinkled throughout the concert.
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