It's the most wonderful time of the year! Join us at The Sanctuary for the eighth annual North Central Troy Justice and Peace Holiday Celebration. We’ll have free food, portraits, art activities, a TBR bike give-away, and the lighting of the tree at Freedom Square (at the corner of 101st and 5th/6th Avenue), and more!! […]
On Nothing But Love, her soulful and timeless song-cycle of folk, pop, world, blues, reggae, and jazz-tinged originals, singer-songwriter Jana Herzen (who happens also to head up the Multi-GRAMMY®- winning Motéma label,) reaches new heights as a musical storyteller, composer, and guitarist. Supported by an ace band led by world-renowned jazz bassist Charnett Moffett, Herzen’s […]
Discriminating jazz and world music listeners alike will love Boston’s festive eight piece dance band featuring the Latin Bugalu style pioneered by Puerto Rican musicians in 1960's New York City. Fusing R&B and rock into the Afro-Caribbean matrix, the music unfolds at tempos everyone can dance to. You don't need salsa chops or double jointed […]
Featuring Taina Asili and free music, food and arts activities outdoors at Freedom Square. Rain site is adjacent at The Sanctuary for Independent Media.
Register for either/both days of this event here! Water Justice Lab in North Troy, NY hosts “confluence” virtual gatherings with youth environmental justice advocates throughout communities in the Hudson River Watershed. The opening evening features a land acknowledgement of the Stockbridge Munsee Community by Heather Bruegl, before the premiere of the water justice documentary “Echoes from […]
Celebrate the new moon of March and the coming of the light, as you join us in this virtual healing event featuring an artist talk, live digital ritual and meditation. We welcome Minerva Hernández Trejo with Bioscénica, along with artist/healer IONE, in the third in The Sanctuary for Independent Media's latest virtual series of artist […]
Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita | SUBA Trio featuring percussionist Gustavo Ovalles are coming to the Sanctuary for the CD release of SUBA Trio, presented in cooperation with The Egg Performing Arts Center. Through the music we bring a message of peace, hope and unity. When everything around us falling apart, the one thing we […]
Drawing from two distinct styles of regional sound, ancient village choral chants and desert guitar, Les Filles de Illighadad are sisters from the village of Illighadad, performing Tende, traditional music from Niger. “MESMERIZING SOUNDS FROM THE SAHARA” - The New York Times “HEADY, TRANCE-INDUCING SONGS THAT BURROW INTO YOUR BRAIN AND SPREAD THROUGH YOUR BODY” […]
Join us for a theatrical production about the dirt under our feet by Arm-of-the-Sea Theater, an arts ensemble that fuses visual storytelling with live music in contemporary works of mask and puppet theater. This production will take place outdoors in Freedom Square, a two-minute walk from the Sanctuary. Where does food “come from” and from […]
Join us for a concert from Al Bilali Soudan from Timbuktu, Mali. Their performance is an improvisational tour de force of traditional instruments (incl. tehardant and calabash), rhythms, and scales. These traditional instruments are foundational to the development of the style that has evolved into the modern desert blues sound. ***In line with our commitment […]
Join us for an interdisciplinary presentation combining live classical music with visual and theatrical storytelling. This is the regional premiere of The End of Time, an immersive experience with themes of trauma and healing, by Salon Séance. The performance will be followed by an audience conversation about the music and re-interpretations of the themes as […]
Join us for an in-person celebration of Black History Month with an exhibition, music, spoken word, and community. Troy NAACP, Team HERO, Coalition for Black Trade Union, and The Sanctuary for Independent Media have partnered together in Troy to honor our Black history and its living legacy. The exhibition is curated by Malik Muhammad, music […]
Two amazing Latinx artists, Taína Asili and Eljuri reunite on the Sanctuary stage for the first night of our weekend celebration Rooted in Independent Media, Growing Toward a Just Future! Join us on Friday, April 21, for an eclectic mix of salsa, reggae, and political hip-hop that will speak to your soul and make you move! Rooted […]
The Insects are Present is a participatory installation by artist Lisa Schonberg that engages with insects and their sound to compose music compositions. Alluding towards Marina Abramović’s 2010 work, Schonberg’s installation asks audience members to spend an extended time listening to insects in real time, both through hearing and touch. Schonberg developed this modular system […]
Join Petra Kuppers on a literal journey, as we will walk the Sanctuary Eco-Art Trail and engage in a number of easy 7-minute improvised dances together. Our dances might develop from touching a leaf or from letting fingertips rest on the soil. We welcome people of all abilities! A co-production of iEAR Presents, sponsored by […]
Connect to the land, its’ histories, & its’ futures with Petra Kuppers for a dream performance & workshop that utilizes movement meditation. Following an improvised Wheelchair Procession along Sanctuary Eco-Art Trail and a community meal, this performance and workshop will take place inside the Sanctuary main space. Petra will use the inspiration from the trail procession to […]
with Nina Isabelle & Brian McCorkle, 5 objects, piano, and percussion Join us for an evening of sound works by Lisa Schonberg, and Nina Isabelle with Brian McCorkle. Lisa Schonberg will be presenting a body of 4 new spatialized sound works that are the culmination of Old Growth Playback, which asks us how we can listen in the […]
Caña Dulce y Caña Brava offers a performance which exhibits the dance, poetry, and the traditional attire of Veracruz, Mexico. These noteworthy performers, who are beneficiaries of the Jarocho culture, bring years of experience on both the national and international stages with them. Join us for this exciting performance! *Tickets are priced at $20 for […]
FREEDOM FEST HAS BEEN MOVED INSIDE TO OUR MAIN SPACE AT 3361 6TH AVE, TROY! Join us for our annual community celebration in our main space with free music, food, games, and the launch of our Eco-Art Trail Walk! We'll start the day with a community BBQ followed by games, art activities, and live music […]
Composer Brent Michael Davids (Mohican/ Munsee-Lenape) has composed a charming quartet about James Fenimore Cooper. Davids, who embraces Indigenous themes and subjects in his music, considers Cooper’s ignorance of native culture in “The Last of the Mohicans” for this delightful work for string quartet, featuring members of Albany Symphony. This event is featured as part […]
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