Tag: Hemispheric Institute

A First Hand Encuentro Manifestation In Written & Visual Statement

Article and Photos by Ariston Jacks As I boarded the plane, I knew this experience was off to an interesting start. I have not had run to catch a flight in a long, long time. When I arrived on the

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Route and Wing: Urban Interventions in Montreal

Article by Ebony Noelle Golden interruptions  ripples  migrations re-configurations this land is my home this concrete my ocean i am working a magic only the mothers’ of the dirt will know when i find myself home I must admit, I

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Last Stop on the Railroad

Article by Keryl McCord. Alternate ROOTS’ Managing Director (Atlanta, GA) NYU’s Hemispheric Institute for Performance and Politics’ 2014 Encuentro got off to an incredible start with a welcome by Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel, a leader of the People of the Flint, or Mohawk, who were members

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6 Big Questions I’m Asking Myself After Experiencing the Hemispheric Institute’s Encuentro

Article by Nicole Garneau; photos by Melisa Cardona We are present in the space with each other, relaxing shoulders and tingling feet. We have time to listen to each others’ truths. We are climbing, crawling, crying, and laughing up the

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Alternate ROOTS to Manifest at the Encuentro

Article by Nicole Gurgel, Photos by Carlton Turner This June, six ROOTS members will travel to Montreal to lead a week-long workshop at the Hemispheric Institute’s tenth biennial Encuentro. The workshop will be led by Ebony Noelle Golden of Betty’s

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