NEWS & EVENTS:

COMING SOON! RE-DESIGN OF EARSAY'S WEBSITE. TO FIND EVENTS AND PROGRAMS SCROLL DOWN! THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

RADIO DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED BY JUDITH SLOAN. A FEATURE ON IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE
AIRED ON JANUAY 11, 2010 ON PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL'S THE WORLD. A GLOBAL HIT
The transformative story of Felipe Coronel A.K.A. Immortal Technique, Peruvian-born underground rapper and political activist who embarked on a mission to help the non-profit organization Omeid International start an orphanage in Afghanistan.

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OMEID INTERNATIONAL

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COMING IN MARCH.
YO MISS! Teaching Inside the Cultural Divide, Vol. 1.
MARCH 4, 5, 6 at the NUYORICAN POETS CAFE, New York City. ALL SHOWS START AT 7 PM.
Conceived, Written and Performed by Judith Sloan about her 20 years of teaching inmates, refugees, and immigrants. Using poetry, character monologues and music Sloan brings seemingly conflicting worlds together on stage. Directed by Michael Dinwiddie.

VIDEO OF EXHIBITION AND PERFORMANCE NOW ON YOUTUBE. EARSAY CHANNEL.
Click here to watch video of Crossing the BLVD exhibition and excerpts of performances.
At a time when immigration issues and policy are being hotly debated throughout the nation, Crossing the BLVD shares the stories, sounds, and images that reveal the human toll of a cold and post-cold war, and pre- and post-9/11 world. Created by documentary artists Warren Lehrer and Judith Sloan, Crossing the BLVD forms a portrait of a paradoxical and ever-shifting America.

Crossing the BLVD: strangers, neighbors, aliens in a new America, Photographs, Stories, Sounds.
TRAVELING EXHIBITION CLOSED IN UTAH NOVEMBER 21, 2009. STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE SITES.
At a time when immigration issues and policy are being hotly debated throughout the nation, the exhibition shares the stories, sounds, and images that reveal the human toll of a cold and post-cold war, and pre- and post-9/11 world. Created by documentary artists Warren Lehrer and Judith Sloan, Crossing the BLVD forms a portrait of a paradoxical and ever-shifting America.

READ ABOUT EARSAY'S THEATRE PROGRAM FOR YOUTH
NEW YORK TIMES, MONDAY APRIL 13, 2009
Feature Story on Cross-Cultural Dialogue Through the Arts Project written by Anne Barnard. Listen to audio excerpts from YO MISS! preview CD!

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WHAT THE CRITICS SAY:

“Immigrant life in Queens, as told in the intimate, rich, comic, ironic and sad stories so often seen but not heard in America’s big cities... Archie Bunker doesn’t live here anymore -- not in the Queens of Crossing the Blvd. The first-person narratives are engaging... The stories are so different, and yet many of the immigrants’ lives are so similar... What links them all is the desperation and desire that brought them here. As one immigrant says in Crossing the BLVD, 'America can do without you, but you can’t do without America'.”
The Washington Post Lynne Duke.

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PROJECTS:

Crossing the BLVD: strangers, neighbors, aliens in a new america
A cross-media project by Warren Lehrer and Judith Sloan that documents and portrays the largely invisible lives of new immigrants and refugees that live in the borough of Queens, New York - the most ethincally diverse locality in the United States.

Books & CDs
Books and CDs document and portray the complexity and luminescence of character in relation to social structures. Books include limited edition artists books and trade publications.

Theatre & Performances
Multi-character performances combine humor, pathos and a love of the absurd. Theatrical pieces juxtapose a wide range of characters who reveal themselves through dramatic monologue and confessional humor. Performances range from readings to fully-staged productions.

Workshops & Lectures
Warren Lehrer, writer and designer, and Judith Sloan, actress, oral historian and audio artist, each have over twenty years of experience as artists and educators. They lecture and run workshops in storytelling, oral history, acting, character development, visual literature, and the art of the book.

PAST EVENTS AND NEWS:

Crossing the BLVD presentation
At the"I and Thou:The Book as Community15th Annual New Jersey Book Arts Symposium", Rutgers University.
Friday November 6

Work-in-progress Performance of Judith Sloan's YO Miss! Teaching Inside the Cultural Divide Vol. 1
HUDSON OPERA HOUSE, Saturday October 24, 8 PM
Hudson, New York (518) 822-1438.
Actor, producer and teacher, Judith Sloan has done it all when it comes to exploring the world through the streets of New York City. Sloan spent 20 years teaching at schools and jails. Using music, poetry, and vivid character portrayals, Sloan's solo performance breaks down assumptions that often divide seemingly conflicting worlds. A project of Ear Say, written and performed by Judith Sloan, directed by Michael Dinwiddie. Click for details.

CROSSING THE BLVD; strangers, neighbors, aliens in a new America. Multi-media performance as part of a series of workshops and lectures on immigration.
University of Florida, Gainesville. Performance Thursday October 1st, at 7 PM. Constans Theatre.
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EarSay is part of WNYC’s Salute The Arts Initiative for the month of September, 2009.
WNYC’s STAR Initiative is a program that profiles 36 small cultural non-profit organizations in the New York Metropolitan area over a 12-month period, through on-air promotional announcements and free website support.
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EARSAY'S YOUTH THEATRE PROGRAM
FEATURED ON LATINO USA, AUG. 14, 2009. CLICK HERE
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READ ABOUT CROSSING THE BLVD PERFORMANCE AND SPECIAL GUEST CAMILO PERDOMO, ASYLEE FROM COLOMBIA
From Performance at Union Docs April 19, 2009
As part of NYC IMMIGRANT HERITAGE WEEK.

BIOS:
Read the bios of Warren Lehrer and Judith Sloan here.