Brad Brewer is the founder of New York City’s Brewery Puppet Troupe. As a child in the Soundview projects in the Bronx, Brad was obsessed with the art of puppetry, which he learned from puppeteers Kermit Love, Jim Henson, and Frank Oz. Brad is the creator, designer and builder of the “Crowtations,” four internationally known […]
Josephine Smith Josephine Smith is an enrolled member of the Shinnecock Indian Nation and resides on the Shinnecock Territory near Southampton, Long Island. Josephine has been an educator at the Shinnecock Nation Museum, the Shinnecock Indian Education Program and currently serves her nation as the Cultural Resources Department Director. As an indigenous cook, artist of […]
July 2nd at 2pm at Carnegie Hall: 881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019 All-Indian Dance Festival 2023 celebrates Indian classical and folk dances. Young artists showcase their heritage and learned artform, highlighting classical and folk-dance forms from all over India. Dances that will be performed include Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Mohiniattam, Garba, Bhangara and […]
Thank you to Newsday and Deidre S. Greben for this article on Long Island Traditions’ latest cell phone audio tour – Long Island Diversity Backstory! This wonderful article covers how the tour was developed, and gives details about some of the fascinating stops and narrators along the way. The tours are free and available for […]
Please join teacher and tabla player, Sejal Kukadia, for a virtual performance of traditional Indian tabla playing via the East Meadow Public Library, on April 1, 2021 at 7 pm. Learning to play and perform tabla was historically a male-oriented profession, and the art was passed down from generation to generation through families. Kukadia is […]
Denise Silva-Dennis Denise “Weetahmoe” Silva-Dennis (Shinnecock/Hassanamisco-Nipmuc) is a retired Southampton Elementary School art teacher. She is from the Shinnecock Tribe in Southampton. Silva-Dennis graduated from Hamilton College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art. Upon graduation, she received honors in her discipline. Silva-Dennis is also an accomplished bead work crafts woman. The traditional […]
Jose Santiago – The Bomba Master of Long Island Drum maker Jose Enrique Santiago, known as “Bomba Joe,” always had an affinity for the drums. “When I was in kindergarten in the Bronx there was a little red snare drum in the back of the classroom, and when the teacher said to go get an […]
