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From July 2015 onward, I worked with Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture to document the creation of a musical project called Words Adorned: Andalusian Poetry&Music. Words Adorned was a cross-cultural collaborative project that brought together The Crossing, Al-Bustan Takht Ensemble, two composers, and Arabic poetry from the Al-Andalus period called muwashshah. Al-Bustan commissioned Kareem […]

Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture is an organization in West Philadelphia that is dedicated to educating people about Arab culture through the arts and language. Al-Bustan holds a variety of educational and cultural events throughout the year, including a summer camp for kids. After receiving a grant from the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, Al-Bustan is presenting […]

The Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign works with local community organizations to push for the retirement of coal-fired power plants in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution caused by burning coal. In Waukegan, IL, Clean Power Lake County, an affiliate of the Beyond Coal movement, has been lobbying NRG to retire it’s […]

This fall McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton is presenting a production of Tennessee Williams’Baby Doll. Originally written as a screenplay and released as a film in 1956, Pierre Laville and Emily Mann have adapted Baby Doll for the stage. Although Baby Doll made its world premiere at the National Theater in London in 2000, this […]

Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre got its start in 1980 in New York City under the name The Spanish Dance Theatre. After the founder, Maria Alba, died the company moved to New Jersey in 1995 and reincorporated under the name Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre. Under the direction of Artistic Director Eva Lucena the company has flourished, […]

Philadelphia has some really great pop-up activities during the summer. There’s Spruce Street Harbor Park, the Independence Beer Garden, and the Independence Blue Cross River Rink (that’s roller skating this time of year). But probably the coolest and most beautiful summer pop-up location can be found at The Oval (Eakins Oval), and it has become a […]