EarSay Voices presented by Judith Sloan and Warren Lehrer
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
Queens, Long Island City, NY
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Wednesday May 29, 2013 6:45 PM - Wednesday May 29, 2013 9:00 PM | $10.00 - $25.00




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EarSay Voices presented by Judith Sloan and Warren Lehrer
Building Bridges Through the Arts

Special Guest Performer: IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE
Just added: Grammy winning trumpeter and composer FRANK LONDON.
And from the winning team from National Collegiate Poetry Slam NYU team member Safia Elhillo.

Act ONE:
Excerpts from the play DREAM ACTS: a play about undocumented immigrant youth.
Performed by EarSay Youth Theatre Workshop: Transforming Trauma Into Art a project directed by Judith Sloan in collaboration with the International High School at LaGuardia Community College with student actors from International High School:
Celine Abreu, Nicolle Baloco, Jaira Cantor, Dailyn Despradel,  Daris Despradel,
Rene A. Jaquez, Yonie Montes, Dan Pepito, Tinzin Rigzin, Furba Sherpa.
With guest actress from LaGuardia Community College Isabel Maradiegue.
Staged by Catherine Hanna with additional acting coaching Claire Lebowitz and the team including NYU Interns: Blanca Vivancos Fernandez-Bugallal and Nanci Tischler.  

HOUSE BAND: Miwi LaLupa on Bass, Lynn Ligammari on Sax, Rich Stein on Percussion, Adam Hill on Viola, Chesney Snow Beatboxer, Luke Santy Live Engineer.

With remarks from Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer

ACT TWO:
HOUSE BAND stretches!
Featuring performance excerpts from YO MISS! Teaching Inside the Cultural Divide with Judith Sloan and musicians.

IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE

Honoring: Sarah Gil, International High School School Leader and Steven Hitt, Managing Director of LaGuardia Performing Arts Center and the Staff.  

Special Recognition to Katherine Tabares from Make the Road.

Photographer for EarSay projects Robert Winn. Photo credit Robert Winn.

100% of Profits from this event and sale of merchandise at this event go to Support the Youth Program.

Dream Acts performed with permission from the writers Mia Chung, Jessica Litwak, Chiori Miyagawa, Saviana Stanescu, and Andrea Thome. Dream Acts is a project of DREAM Act Union, conceived by playwright Chiori Miyagawa for Re/Union, performed with permission.

EarSay's YO MISS and Immigrant Youth Programs (Transforming Trauma Into Art and EarSay Youth Voices) supported in part by the International High School at LaGuardia Community College, Morgan Jenness of Abrams Artist Agency, Viper Records,Liberty Partnership Program, NYC Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center. This program is supported This program is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council of the Arts in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Location

LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (View)
31-10 Thomson Avenue (entrance on Van Dam)
Queens, Long Island City, NY 11101
United States
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Categories

Arts > Performance

Kid Friendly: Yes!
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

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