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JUSTICE WARRIORS IN DOC FILMS
By Mabel Pais MICHAEL MOORE’S FREE GIFT IN COVID TIMES “I think the BIG CRISES of our time is (that) our minds have been manipulated to give power to ILLUSIONS. We shifted to measuring growth, […]
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MAKING MUSIC IN COVID TIMES
By Mabel Pais “We have been able to keep our students playing, engaged, learning new concepts, recording, and making music together during Covid-19. We have an amazing faculty who hold our students to high standards […]
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SOCIAL JUSTICE IN COVID TIMES
By Mabel Pais “Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It is a portal, a gateway between one world and the next. […]
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Alvida Irrfan!!
In 1986, when director Mira Nair was scouting for her film Salaam Bombay! at the National School of Drama in New Delhi, she fixed her gaze on a young man from Jaipur. “I noticed his focus, his […]
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Dance Diplomacy on Battery Dance TV
Dance Diplomacy Jonathan with Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty, Consul General of India NY, dancer Pallavi Krishnan of Kerala, India and Samiul Islam Poluck, elocutionist of Dhaka, Bangladesh On Battery Dance TV, Sunday, April 19, 2020 […]
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ReelAbilities Film Fest NY 2020: A Closer Look
By Mabel Pais The ReelAbilities Film Festival 2020 (RFFNY2020) had its virtual run, March 31 to April 6th. The virtual schedule is available at reelabilities.org/newyork The following are highlights of some of the films screened…. […]
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TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2020 GOES VIRTUAL: TOGETHER, APART
By Mabel Pais “While we cannot gather in person to lock arms, laugh, and cry, it’s important for us to stay socially and spiritually connected. Tribeca is about resiliency, and we fiercely believe in […]
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ReelAbilities Film Fest NY 2020 Goes Virtual
ReelAbilities Film Fest NY 2020 Goes Virtual By Mabel Pais “We feel […]
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Sri Niketan Organizes International Music Festival
8-year-old students Thaarun and Tharuni Recite Shlokas at the opening Ceremony NEW YORK(TIP): The performance by dozens of internationally renowned artists at the International Music Festival organized by Sri Niketan, a sister of the decades old […]
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Holiday Dreams, A Spectacular Holiday Cirque!
By Mabel Pais “A delicious confection of charm, sparkle and talent by the sleighload and so full of energy it could end our dependence on oil” – The New York Daily News “I remember being […]
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HOLIDAY FAMILY FUN at NJPAC!
By Mabel Pais “’Hip Hop Nutcracker’ brings a generous dose of contemporary spirit, sure to heat up even the most restless and wintry of souls” – The New York Times “It turns “The Nutcracker” on […]
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NJPAC SPARKLES WITH MUSICAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
By Mabel Pais The Boston Pops (BSO) The iconic Boston Pops (BSO),under the masterful direction of Keith Lockhart, arrives at NJPAC’s Prudential Hall with a sparkling holiday celebration. The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) […]
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NYC Sheen Center’s – Two Remarkable Plays
By Mabel Pais The Sheen Center for Thought And Culture presents two plays: “When It Happens To You” and “Unheard Voices” in October 2019. When It Happens To You “The first time I held my […]
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PLANUSA’s NYCLC Hosts Third Annual Fundraiser To CELEBRATE IDG 2019
By Mabel Pais Theme: “Challenges and Hope South of the Border” Special Guest Honored: Journalist Crisitan Benavides PIX11 reporter, and three-time Emmy Award winner Plan International USA’s (Plan) NYC Leadership Council (NYCLC) is hosting its […]
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ARLO GUTHRIE’S Unforgettable Concert
By Mabel Pais “….(Arlo’s) concerts are “a magical cornucopia of well-crafted songs, homespun humor, and stories of the past,” – Modern Guitars Magazine The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) presents “ArloGuthrie– Alice’s Restaurant”Back By Popular […]
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NJPAC-WA at GALA Celebrates RAY CHARLES
By Mabel Pais “NJPAC is pushing its way into a new future, and being very imaginative and very intentional about the breadth of its vision and connectivity” – Marcia Wilson Brown, Board President of Women’s […]
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IAAC’s 2019 EB Dance Festival
By Mabel Pais The Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) is organizing the 11th Annual Erasing Borders Dance Festival (EBDF), a 3-day festival from September 14 to 16, consisting of: Dance CONCERT in Queens, New York, on […]
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Dallas Fort Worth South Asian Film Festival :SIR Sweeps SAFF
DALLAS, TX (TIP): Rohena Gera’s feature directorial debut, SIR, wins big at the 5th annual DFW South Asian Film Festival, presented by Toyota, which took place from May 16th to 19th in Dallas, Texas. The […]
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2019 DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS’ STAR STUDDED CEREMONY
By Mabel Pais At the 85th Annual Drama League Awards Ceremony, the Drama League’s Executive Director, Gabriel Stelian-Shanks, announced the winners at a star-studded luncheon ceremony hosted by Kristine Nielsen and Julie White on Friday, […]
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Get In The Holiday Spirit With Messiah & Cirque Dreams
By Mabel Pais HANDEL’S MESSIAH “(NJSO is)….a vital, artistically significant musical organization” – Wall Street Journal “Together, orchestra, chorus, conductor and soloists brought out the work’s many shades, and delivered that one particular seasonal requirement, […]
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NJSO presents Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert on Thanksgiving weekend
By Mabel Pais The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) presents screenings of the complete film Star Wars: A New Hopewith Oscar-winning composer John Williams’ musical scores performed live on Thanksgiving weekend, November 23–25. In the […]
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IAAC DIWALI: Musical Celebration of Lights and Life
By Mabel Pais “Music has connected the world and is the common expression of every human being” – Maestro Amjad Ali Khan “…the finest living exponent of the sarod” – The Guardian Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali […]