ALL TOGETHER NOW

KPA UNITED LOCAL ARTISTS FOR A UNIQUE, VIRTUAL EVENT

by Christian Adelberg

On January 30, a unique event happened at Old Forester’s Paristown Hall. Thanks to generous support from the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, Kentucky Performing Arts and 91.9 WFPK recorded All Together Now, a concert that brought local artists together in a safe environment, moving out of the living room and onto the stage. These artistic collaborations created a musical time capsule reflecting perseverance, love, justice, peace, and togetherness. Themes that define our present, while giving us the creative inspiration to build a better future. The recorded performance was made available for free through Kentucky Performing Arts from February 13 to 21 and garnered hundreds of views and wonderful feedback from the community.

 Maestro J and Friends with Phillip Hancock performing in All Together Now. Photo courtesy of Kentucky Performing Arts.

Kentucky Performing Arts has put together a Spotify playlist of the songs featured in All Together Now. Click here to listen.

Photos courtesy of Kentucky Performing Arts.

Dequan Tunstull, Zaniah, Ben Sollee and Dani Markham

Kiana Del and Otis Junior Aaron Bibelhauser and Michael Cleveland

Maestro J and Friends

Carly Johnson Scott T. Smith

Ben Sollee

Diva Amon underwater. Photo by Solvin Zankl

Kentucky Performing Arts is proud to bring you National Geographic Live. These virtual events allow you to experience the behind-the-scenes stories and stunning imagery from National Geographic's world-renowned photographers, scientists, authors, filmmakers, conservationists, and adventurers from the comfort of home. Tickets are available at KentuckyPerformingArts.org.

MYSTERIOUS SEAS National Geographic Live

Tuesday, March 30, 7PM

Get a glimpse into the ocean’s greatest depths — and the fascinating creatures that live there — with two leading marine biologists and National Geographic Explorers. David Gruber searches the oceans for bioluminescent and biofluorescent marine species and designs delicate and noninvasive tools for studying and interacting with deep-sea life. Diva Amon participates in expeditions around the world to study the unusual animals living in a variety of deep-sea habitats — and how humans impact them. Through stories and conversation, they’ll shine a light on this dark, cold, and mysterious world.

 David Gruber with camera-lights. Photo by Elias Carlson.

WOMEN & MIGRATION National Geographic Live

Tuesday, April 13, 7PM

Never before has the world been more tightly woven and the movement of people greater between and within continents and countries. Although COVID-19 has slowed migration, in 2019 more than 270 million people — nearly half of them women — were living in countries other than the one where they were born. Drawn by the promise of a better future, women increasingly have traveled to wealthier countries, taking jobs in child- and eldercare and domestic work, as well as manufacturing and agriculture — a shift described as “the feminization of migration.” For women who are forced to leave home because of famine or violence, migration is a gamble for their very survival.

Photographers with The Everyday Projects, who use their medium to challenge stereotypes and amplify storytellers worldwide, have come together to document the impact of migration on women around the globe in a major National Geographic magazine feature and several online stories. The project was created with additional support from the National Geographic Society.

SPEAKERS

Danielle Villasana Danielle Villasana is a photojournalist based in Istanbul whose documentary work focuses on human rights, gender, displacement, and health around the world. She is a National Geographic Explorer, Magnum Foundation awardee, and an International Women’s Media Foundation fellow. Villasana strongly believes in pairing photography with education and community. She is a co-founder of We, Women, an Authority Collective board member, a member on The Everyday Projects’ Community Team, and a Photo Bill of Rights co-author. She is also a member of Women Photograph and Ayün Fotógrafas. Ultimately, Villasana works by the words of Donna De Cesare: “You are a human being first and a journalist second.”

MIORA Photo by Mark Thiessen, National Geographic RAJAONARY Miora Rajaonary is a documentary photographer born and raised in Madagascar, currently based in Mauritius. Through her work, she focuses on identity and the social impacts of and adaptations to climate change in Africa. Rajaonary was named the winner of the Juror’s Choice of the 2019 edition of The Fence, the First Prize of the Addis Foto Fest’s Portfolio Review sponsored by National Geographic in December 2018, and one of the four winners of the inaugural Getty + Array Grant in July 2018. She was named one of the “10 emerging photographers of color to watch” in January 2018 by I-D magazine.

Photo by Amber Arnold SAIYNA BASHIR Saiyna Bashir is a Pakistani photojournalist currently based in Islamabad. After studying journalism at the Columbia College, Chicago, Bashir worked as a staff photographer for Cap Times in the United States for two years. The overarching themes of most of Bashir’s long-term project publications involve human rights, healthcare, migration, climate change and gender. Her photos have been published alongside news stories in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Al-Jazeera, and The Telegraph, among others. She has also worked for international nonprofit organizations such as Unicef, Sightsavers, Medicin du Monde, and the WHO.

JENNIFER SAMUEL (Moderator) Jennifer Photo by Rebecca Hale Pritheeva Samuel is a photo editor at National Geographic, where she produces stories about culture and the human condition for the magazine and website. She edited many of the stories in the magazine’s 2019-20 series highlighting women, and the 2018 series on race and diversity. In 2019, Samuel received second place as POYI’s magazine media visual editor of the year and an honorable mention from NPPA as magazine picture editor of the year. Prior to National Geographic, she oversaw public programming for Photoville and managed Anastasia Photo gallery and Hank Willis Thomas’ studio. She was a co-founder and curator of the Brooklyn Photo Salon.

As the saying goes, “the show must go on.” Kentucky Performing Arts' venues may be temporarily closed due to COVID-19, but we are happy to bring you new performances.

MARCH 6, 7PM | APRIL 3, 7PM Kentucky Performing Arts presents: The Besnard Lakes, Live Stream Series

Virtual Events Tickets: KentuckyPerformingArts.org Nearly five years after their last lightning-tinted volley, the magisterial Montreal psych-rock band returns with their sixth album, The Besnard Lakes Are The Last of the Great Thunderstorm Warnings.

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