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Episode 5- Taking Pains
From Barika Edwards | Part of the The Aliens series | 55:02
Episode 5 Taking Pains
Air-strikes and NATO attacks add pressure to Tariq's family in Khandahar. Alejandro has talked to his co-workers in New York about Lily stealing his ideas,. Romance buds has sprouted in the most unusual rocky ground. In Episode 5 Thayne has decided to go off-the-gird leaving his gadgets, social networking tools and communication in order to find a path in the meaning of life. But this journey is far from effortless, as the aliens learn change, promotion and concrete decisions take pains.
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Centered around the expat couple, Lily and Tariq. Lily, a 29-year-old marketing executive, whose mother is African-American and whose father is Caucasian of German decent, has a problem identifying with her mother's heritage and tries to stay away from controversial topics. Tariq, an early thirty-something artist, whose family is from Afghanistan, wishes Lily would embrace her African-American heritage and is unnerved by Lily's pressure to get married. As the plot unfolds the domino effect of choices and events effect the rest of the "alien" characters including the "Humanitarian" Noach, a Dutch aid worker in Afghanistan; Alejandro, "the immigrant" from Mexico living in New York City; Thayne, a British "drifter" traveling in Costa Rica; Dingane, the South African "government worker"; and Dingane's sister Thandiwe, a Columbia University medical student.
The Aliens first aired on WBAI 99.5 FM New York- March 27-May1st, 2010
The Aliens Creative Team
Andy Podell, Paul May, Stephania Gamboroff, and Ewen Glass
Cast
Stephan Hadeed Jr., Paul Johnson, Louis Williams, TaShawn “Pope” Jackson, Mark A. Keeton, Lucas Salvagno, Daralyn Jay, Ishitta Joy, Amir Darvish, Gwendolyn Bucci, Paula Raflo, Rosemary Hochchild, Elizabeth Rolston, Mike Smith Rivera, Jillian Joseph, Corey Hibbert, Henry Packer, Nancy Cohen, Kendall Rileigh , Chantal Nchako, Paula Poucel, Carl Ka-Ho Li, Uptin Saiidi and Barika Taheer Edwards.
Directors
Snypes Murdoch, Laura Vitale, Stephania Gambaroff, & Barika
Sound Designers
Amanda Theiroff, Barbara Vlahides, Jee Yun Lee, Troy Hightower, & Josie Holtzman
Composer
Anette Haave Asheim
The Aliens String Ensemble
Violin 1- Joshua Henderson
Violin 2- Ela Polak
Viola- Jeanine Wu
Cello- Kirsten McCord
Bass- James DeSantis
Intern
Adam Smith
The Aliens was created and produced by Barika Taher Edwards
Episode Credits:
Episode 5 Taking Pains was written by Andy Podell
Directed by Snypes Murdock
Sound Design by Barbara Vlahides
Special Guest Artists: Stand and Just Off Turner
Episode 6: All Things
From Barika Edwards | Part of the The Aliens series | 54:53
Episode 6 All Things
All things must come to an end... but some endings are truly new beginnings. Season one of The Aliens culminates with "All Things" by Ewen Glass with endings, change, movement and new ideas rising from The East.
Written by Ewen Glass
Directed by Stephania Gambaroff
Sound Design by Grace Jee Yun Lee
Special Guest Artists: Joy Williams and Emily Long
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Centered around the expat couple, Lily and Tariq. Lily, a 29-year-old marketing executive, whose mother is African-American and whose father is Caucasian of German decent, has a problem identifying with her mother's heritage and tries to stay away from controversial topics. Tariq, an early thirty-something artist, whose family is from Afghanistan, wishes Lily would embrace her African-American heritage and is unnerved by Lily's pressure to get married. As the plot unfolds the domino effect of choices and events effect the rest of the "alien" characters including the "Humanitarian" Noach, a Dutch aid worker in Afghanistan; Alejandro, "the immigrant" from Mexico living in New York City; Thayne, a British "drifter" traveling in Costa Rica; Dingane, the South African "government worker"; and Dingane's sister Thandiwe, a Columbia University medical student.
The Aliens first aired on WBAI 99.5 FM New York- March 27-May1st, 2010
All things must come to an end... but some endings are truly new beginnings. Season one of The Aliens culminates with "All Things" by Ewen Glass with endings, change, movement and new ideas rising from The East.
Written by Ewen Glass
Directed by Stephania Gambaroff
Sound Design by Grace Jee Yun Lee
Special Guest Artists: Joy Williams and Emily Long
Joy Williams is a 27 year old songstress and singer. In addition to her solo endeavors, Joy has recently begun a new band with fellow singer and songwriter, John Paul White, called The Civil Wars, their debut studio single that is featured on Grey's Anatomy, episode 609, "New History".
Emily Long’s epic melodies and soaring rock vocals highlight epic debut ‘When I Was In Love’ (out Spring 2010). Emily Long is a gut-belting rock songstress making her debut with ‘When I Was In Love With’ (out this Spring 2010). With an impressive voice—confessional and towering, Long carries her anthemic melodies over a thick, driving band. Upon first listen it’s obvious that Emily is a child of the ‘80s who probably spent countless hours singing Pat Benatar, Blondie, The Runaways, Queen and maybe some Joy Divison into a hairbrush. (There’s even a fitting cover of The Concrete Blonde’s “Joey” on the album.) What’s also very evident is how fresh, and edgy ‘When I Was In Love’ feels. Long, a Tucson Arizona native who now residing in Brooklyn, explains, “’When I Was In Love With’ is a record about the nostalgia and emotional upheaval you feel not only when romantic love is lost, but when a particular chapter in your life is closed.” Long’s music has been featured on the WB's TV shows "Sorority Forever" and "The Lake", underground TV series "Prom Queen," and on compilation album "Bad Girls Don't Cry" alongside Amy Winehouse and Duffy with international distribution through Universal. Long after the music has ended you may be left humming the melodies and singing the lyrics of Emily Long – maybe even to a hair brush.
The series features an international cast, writing and creative team:
Writers: Paul May, Stephania Gambaroff, Andy Podell , Ewen Glass, Larry Curran, Directors: Snypes Murdock, Laura Vitale, Stephania Gambaroff Composer: Anette Haave Asheim, Sound Designers: Amanda Thieroff, Troy Hightower, Barbara Vlahides, Josie Holtzman, Grace Jee Yun, Starring: Stephan Hadeed Jr., Paul Johnson, Louis Williams, TaShawn “Pope” Jackson, Mark A. Keeton, Lucas Salvagno, Daralyn Jay, Ishitta Joy, Amir Darvish, Gwendolyn Bucci, Paula Raflo, Rosemary Hochchild, Elizabeth Rolston, Mike Smith Rivera, Jillian Joseph, Corey Hibbert, Henry Packer, Nancy Cohen, Kendall Rileigh , Chantal Nchako, Paula Poucel, Carl Ka-Ho Li, Uptin Saiidi and Barika Taheer Edwards. Music from: Delicate Steve, Stand, Joy Williams, Just Off Turner, The Primodial Jazz Funktet,
Episode 6: All Things
From Barika Edwards | Part of the The Aliens series | 54:53
Episode 6 All Things
All things must come to an end... but some endings are truly new beginnings. Season one of The Aliens culminates with "All Things" by Ewen Glass with endings, change, movement and new ideas rising from The East.
Written by Ewen Glass
Directed by Stephania Gambaroff
Sound Design by Grace Jee Yun Lee
Special Guest Artists: Joy Williams and Emily Long
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- Episode 6: All Things
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- Barika Edwards
Centered around the expat couple, Lily and Tariq. Lily, a 29-year-old marketing executive, whose mother is African-American and whose father is Caucasian of German decent, has a problem identifying with her mother's heritage and tries to stay away from controversial topics. Tariq, an early thirty-something artist, whose family is from Afghanistan, wishes Lily would embrace her African-American heritage and is unnerved by Lily's pressure to get married. As the plot unfolds the domino effect of choices and events effect the rest of the "alien" characters including the "Humanitarian" Noach, a Dutch aid worker in Afghanistan; Alejandro, "the immigrant" from Mexico living in New York City; Thayne, a British "drifter" traveling in Costa Rica; Dingane, the South African "government worker"; and Dingane's sister Thandiwe, a Columbia University medical student.
The Aliens first aired on WBAI 99.5 FM New York- March 27-May1st, 2010
All things must come to an end... but some endings are truly new beginnings. Season one of The Aliens culminates with "All Things" by Ewen Glass with endings, change, movement and new ideas rising from The East.
Written by Ewen Glass
Directed by Stephania Gambaroff
Sound Design by Grace Jee Yun Lee
Special Guest Artists: Joy Williams and Emily Long
Joy Williams is a 27 year old songstress and singer. In addition to her solo endeavors, Joy has recently begun a new band with fellow singer and songwriter, John Paul White, called The Civil Wars, their debut studio single that is featured on Grey's Anatomy, episode 609, "New History".
Emily Long’s epic melodies and soaring rock vocals highlight epic debut ‘When I Was In Love’ (out Spring 2010). Emily Long is a gut-belting rock songstress making her debut with ‘When I Was In Love With’ (out this Spring 2010). With an impressive voice—confessional and towering, Long carries her anthemic melodies over a thick, driving band. Upon first listen it’s obvious that Emily is a child of the ‘80s who probably spent countless hours singing Pat Benatar, Blondie, The Runaways, Queen and maybe some Joy Divison into a hairbrush. (There’s even a fitting cover of The Concrete Blonde’s “Joey” on the album.) What’s also very evident is how fresh, and edgy ‘When I Was In Love’ feels. Long, a Tucson Arizona native who now residing in Brooklyn, explains, “’When I Was In Love With’ is a record about the nostalgia and emotional upheaval you feel not only when romantic love is lost, but when a particular chapter in your life is closed.” Long’s music has been featured on the WB's TV shows "Sorority Forever" and "The Lake", underground TV series "Prom Queen," and on compilation album "Bad Girls Don't Cry" alongside Amy Winehouse and Duffy with international distribution through Universal. Long after the music has ended you may be left humming the melodies and singing the lyrics of Emily Long – maybe even to a hair brush.
The series features an international cast, writing and creative team:
Writers: Paul May, Stephania Gambaroff, Andy Podell , Ewen Glass, Larry Curran, Directors: Snypes Murdock, Laura Vitale, Stephania Gambaroff Composer: Anette Haave Asheim, Sound Designers: Amanda Thieroff, Troy Hightower, Barbara Vlahides, Josie Holtzman, Grace Jee Yun, Starring: Stephan Hadeed Jr., Paul Johnson, Louis Williams, TaShawn “Pope” Jackson, Mark A. Keeton, Lucas Salvagno, Daralyn Jay, Ishitta Joy, Amir Darvish, Gwendolyn Bucci, Paula Raflo, Rosemary Hochchild, Elizabeth Rolston, Mike Smith Rivera, Jillian Joseph, Corey Hibbert, Henry Packer, Nancy Cohen, Kendall Rileigh , Chantal Nchako, Paula Poucel, Carl Ka-Ho Li, Uptin Saiidi and Barika Taheer Edwards. Music from: Delicate Steve, Stand, Joy Williams, Just Off Turner, The Primodial Jazz Funktet,
Imagination of the Screenwriter with Academy Award Winner Geoffrey Fletcher
From Artsy Fartsy Show | Part of the Artsy Fartsy Show series | 17:06
Academy Award Winner, Geoffrey Fletcher sits down with Artsy Fartsy Show's Barika Taheer Edwards to chat about screenwriting and the his launch of the Bombay Sapphire Imagination Series Filmmaker Competition
On April 27, 2012, Oscar-winning, Geoffrey Fletcher announced a the Bombay Sapphire Imagination Series competition to find a rising filmmaker.
Geoffrey Fletcher is the first African-American to win an Academy Award for writing. He won the Oscar in 2010 for Best Adapted Screenplay for Precious Based on the novel Push by Sapphire (directed by Lee Daniels starring Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey) about a young pregnant teen in New York City given a chance to attend an alternative school and escape her abusive environment. Mr. Fletcher has been a intergral piece in many young filmmakers lives as an adjunct professor of film at New York University (his alma mater) and Columbia University.
Artsy Fartsy Show, Executive Producer, Barika Edwards sat down with Geoffrey during a luncheon at the Tribeca Film Festival Imagination House in Chelsea. They talked about his journey as a screenwriter, overcoming the frustrations of the day job and the wonderful contributions African-American filmmakers make to the advancement of art.
Series 2 Edition 12: LoL Finding the Funny in Life in Art
From Artsy Fartsy Show | Part of the Artsy Fartsy Show series | 54:30
Artsy Fartsy Show's annual Spring light show – finding humor in the bizarre and scary, stand-up comedy and much more with guests: Harrison Greenbaum, Richard Grimes, Robin Antar, Silence The Musical: Jenn Harris and .Stephen Beinski
Artsy Fartsy Show's annual Spring light show – finding humor in the bizarre and scary, stand-up comedy and much more with guests: Comedian, Harrison Greenbaum; CORDIS Ensemble member, Richard Grimes; artist, Robin Antar, and the actors from Silence The Musical: Jenn Harris and Stephen Beinski.
SILENCE! The Musical,The unauthorized parody of The Silence of the Lambs, with book by Hunter Bell, music & lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan, and direction & choreography by Christopher Gattelli, opened July 9, 2011 to unanimous rave reviews.The show immediately became a sold-out phenomenon and was selected by Time Magazine as one of the year’s Top 5 Musicals.
In the Academy Award-winning film The Silence of the Lambs, rookie FBI agent Clarice Starling matches wits with the brilliant but insane cannibal, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, to catch the serial killer known only as Buffalo Bill.Clarice faces her own demons while racing the clock to unlock Lecter’s clues before another innocent girl is killed and skinned by Buffalo Bill. The laugh-out-loud naughty satire, SILENCE! The Musical, features a singing chorus of floppy eared lambs narrating the action as Buffalo Bill gleefully dances a hoedown while kidnapping hapless Catherine Martin. Even Dr. Lecter, scary as ever, sings about the life he’d like to lead someday outsidethe prison walls.
There have been an unusually high number of recent celebrity sightings at SILENCE! The Musical, including such luminaries as Jodie Foster, James Earl Jones, Kelly Ripa, Josh Groban, Lisa Lampanelli, Jonathan Demme, Matt Bomer, Joan Rivers, Chita Rivera, Stephen Schwartz, Jeremy Jordan, John Kander, Mario Cantone, Jonathan Groff, Justin Kirk, David LaChapelle, Willie Garson, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, TR Knight, Steven Pasquale, Christian Campbell, and Anthony Heald.
Barika interviews Jenn Harris (Clarice Starling) and Stephen Bienskie (Buffalo Bill).
AND GUESS WHAT? They’ve written Artsy Fartsy Show into the Musical for the Wednesday, April 4th performance. Here the scoop from BroadwayWorld.
Stand Up Comedy: Harrison Greenbaum
Harrison Greenbaum has made many audiences laugh with his personality and is also the co-producer of one of the most successful weekly comedy shows in New York City.
Harrison is a stand up comedy person, who put smiles on peoples face, and makes them laugh. He is also the co-founder of the Harvard College stand-up comic society. As a senior, Harrison received the Gordon W. Allport Prize from Harvard’s psychology department. He currently lives in Manhattan where he does his stand up comedy. Harrison has performed in more than 600 shows on average, and has been featured on Spike TV, Discovery Channel, and Sirius Satellite Radio. Other works that Harrison has done are being a creator and co-producer of the longest running and successful weekly comedy shows in New York City. From colleges to comedy clubs, Harrison brings his unique style of comedy to audiences across the country and across the world.
CORDIS Ensemble
The band is led by leader Richard Grime and will perform live in the cities of Boston and New York City.
Known for its signature, eclectic sound, the critically acclaimed chamber ensemble, CORDIS, makes its New York City and Boston debuts April 5th and 6th, respectively. Led by world renowned composer/cimbalomist Richard Grimes, CORDIS is made up of the dynamic energy of electric cellist Jeremy Harman, pianist Brian O’Neill, percussionist Andrew Beall, and the primitive craft of customized, global instruments including the electric mbira, the melodica, the hammered-dulcimer-esque stringed instrument called the cimbalom (both traditional and electric), and the world’s longest playing music box cylinder-driven music box.
By fusing traditional and specially made ethnic instruments, CORDIS showcases a unique perspective on 21st century chamber music. “We offer an intriguing mix of instrumentation from vintage keyboards to one-of-a-kind indigenous percussion,” explains Grimes. “By redefining the makeup of a chamber group, we’re creating this whole new, uncategorical sound.”
Jack Dourakos will interview Richard Grimes, composer/concert cymbalist who specializes in contemporary orchestral and chamber repertoire for the instrument. Since 1999, Grimes has performed extensively throughout North America with Symphony Orchestras (cwww.concertcimbalom.com) and with CORDIS. In addition to writing repertoire for the instrument, Grimes has also authored the book Gypsy Son: The Evolution of the Concert Cimbalom, which chronicles the divergent paths of the classical and gypsy concert cimbalom performance practices throughout the 20th Century. After receiving his Bachelor of Music Performance from Peabody Conservatory/Johns Hopkins University, Grimes graduated from Yale with a Masters in Music Performance and subsequently from New York University with a Ph.D. in Music Performance and Composition. Grimes currently serves as the Executive Director of the American Concert Cimbalom Festival held in Boston each summer.
Robin Antar talks to Melissa Silver about her work in the stone sculpture of foods
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