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Some Past Performances SAVE THE DATE! SUNDAY, JULY 6TH, 5:30pm Join us for a Sacred Slam hosted by the Rubin Museum of Art. Participate in an evening of poetry, hip-hop and music that creatively explores what it means to be young in our world. This performance will include a multi-media exhibition of youth created art from South Africa & Northern Ireland, as well as live performances from New York City's most talented young artists. Featured artists include, Baba Israel, Morley, Jeff Grow, Nathalie Joachim, Raquel Ruiz and very special guests! Tickets go on sale soon and will include admission to the museum as well as a guided tour for Sacred Slam attendees beginning at 5:30pm. The tour is NOT to be missed as it will include magic and freestyled riffs on Himalayan artistic heritage..."what!?" you say...believe it! The show starts promplty 6pm. The Rubin Museum of Art (RMA) is home to a comprehensive collection of art from the Himalayas and surrounding regions. The artistic heritage of this vast and culturally varied area of the world remains relatively obscure. Through changing exhibitions and an array of engaging public programs, RMA offers opportunities to explore the artistic legacy of the Himalayan region and to appreciate its place in the context of world cultures. A SACRED SLAM benefit performance for the VILLAGE ZENDO F, V, B or D to Broadway/Lafayette (proceed 1/2 block South); Featured performers include: Nathalie Joachim: Recently named a semi-finalist in the Concert Artist Guild International Competition as part of Ditch Productions, a performance art collective of which she is a founding member. Ms. Joachim is a flutist and composer who has been featured as a soloist at the 2007 Gezzmatazz Festival in Genova, Italy, on NPR's Y oung, Gifted, and Black, with the Quadrantis Ensemble, and The Little Orchestra Society of Lincoln Center. Ethan Nichtern: A poet and writer with both strong spiritual and political influences, Ethan Nichtern, is the author of the acclaimed book One City: A Declaration of Interdependence (Wisdom Pubs) and founder of The Interdependence Project. His writing has been featured in Tricycle Magazine and BuddhaDharma Magazine, Sentient City, Shambhala Sun, as well as other online publications. PLUS a multimedia exhibition of youth-created-art from South Africa and Northern Ireland and surprise guests… VILLAGE ZENDO, or Dotoku-ji (True Expression) Temple, is a community of people who come together to practice in the Soto Zen tradition. Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, is the Abbot, Resident Teacher and Head Priest of Dotoku-ji. Enkyo Roshi's focus is on true self-expression, peacemaking and HIV/AIDS activism. SACRED SLAM is a not-for-profit organization that works with individuals, communities and organizations to cultivate respect for diversity, self-representation and the peaceful resolution of conflict through the arts and education. Our name is derived from recognition that to fiercely explore, or slam, misconceptions, is a process worthy of veneration and respect, sacred. Sacred Slam recognizes reflection, diversity and cultural expression as social assets to be nourished and protected. We have found that our work, which lies at the intersection of art and social justice, uniquely integrates personal and society level transformation. Please join us in support of this NYC treasure as we bumble over the daunting and simple task of true expression. A Sacred Slam for the TRANSATLANTIC DIALOGUE INITIATIVE Wednesday, December 5th Time & Location: TBA Sacred Slam is commissioning three artists to illuminate cultural factors to Human Security:
The Poetry of Listening: Middle Eastern Stories November 9-13, 2005 Visit http://www.niff.org for more information and an upcoming schedule. Sacred
Slam As part of our continuing mental health series, Sacred Slam has been invited to perform at Betances Health Center for their monthly staff meeting. Join this dynamic interaction, as a room of 120 doctors, nurses, therapists and administrators bear witness to the voices of artists living with mental illness. Directions:
Take the 1/9 train to 116th and walk north one block to Sacred Slam Challenging the stigmas around Mental Illness and Mental Health through poetic performances. Thursday April 14th, 2005 Columbia University, FREE, Exact location TBA. Sacred
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