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DeMarisa Steeley and Dorian Wallace explore the integrative effects of music and other creative practices and their therapeutic impact on the trauma of colonialism, classism, racism, mass incarceration, and culture.Support the show
In this essay, Dorian Wallace discusses the use of music as a source of emancipatory inspiration, revolutionary practice, and transformational communal healing. He addresses the interconnections between music therapy, political music, and liberation psychology as the first step toward deeper exploration and discourse. Dorian Wallace is a composer, pianist, music therapist, and educator renowned for his stylistic versatility, improvisational skill, relentless confrontation against unjust social struggles, and the exploration of the complex and nuanced philosophical nature of transformation. In addition to a successful solo career, he regularly collaborates with artists such as Bonita Oliver, John Sanborn, Paul Pinto, Pamela Z, Charlotte Mundy, Frank London, and Nicholas Finch. Our music comes from Them'uns (featuring Yous'uns). Anarchist Essays is brought to you by Loughborough University's Anarchism Research Group. Follow us on Twitter @arglboro Artwork by Sam G.
In which we discuss Alejandro Jodorowsky's THE HOLY MOUNTAIN (1973) with returning guest Dorian Wallace: composer, new parent, and host of the "Dorian's Mode" podcast.
In this episode, I share my personal struggles with depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.Let's all keep growing the human-to-human experience. My name is Dorian Wallace. Thank you so much for taking the time to listen. Peace.Mental Health Resourceshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTvoG5FbqDmdFiLCJtXMQyIu4W6HvuhscqoSROymCKmT1IOzE1E7fKkQozmtEUFMj9sHEFm7ONccKWh/pubIntro music: "Helene" from Fantômas by Dorian WallaceOutro music: "Stab my heart forever" by Dorian WallaceSupport the show
Dorian Wallace is a composer and professional piano player that was formerly a member of the New Jersey National Guard's 63rd Army Band. He grew up in a small town in Ohio and joined the Ohio National Guard for money to go to college. Before finishing, he realized that life would lead him to spontaneously move to New York City. Wallace has collaborated with artists such as Bonita Oliver, John Sanborn, Paul Pinto, Pamela Z, Charlotte Mundy, Frank London, and Nicholas Finch, to name a few. Additionally, Wallace is one of New York City's most in-demand dance accompanists, he has played for Martha Graham Dance Company, Doug Varone and Dancers, Juilliard, New York University, Columbia University, and many, many others. He also teaches Music for Dancers at the Martha Graham School and is a teaching artist for the Mark Morris Dance Accompaniment Training Program. Wallace received a BA in Music Therapy from Montclair State University, studying under Dr. Brian Abrams and Dr. Michael Viega. He currently resides in Harlem, NYC, with his partner Hajnal Pivnick and their daughter Ildikó.
Dorian is a musician, composer, accompanist and free speech advocate based in NYC. I always enjoy talking politics with Dorian, so I hope you enjoy this as well.
Formed by the merging of the disparate minds of composer-performers David Kulma and Dorian Wallace, Trystero is a duo brought together to perform Robert Ashley’s Perfect Lives and other Awesome Music. Trysteropod is a podcast where we talk about music, and apparently politics.Fan the Flames of Discontent - Bonita Oliver and Dorian Wallacewith Tenth Intervention and Sing In SolidarityCreator StatementsBonita:Humans have evolved extremely fast in the ways of technological advancement and the ability to think in the abstract. For all of our advancement in these ways we are still (comparatively speaking) unevolved in terms of spiritual consciousness. Amidst the current changes unfolding globally we are being offered a chance for deeper contemplation about our values, spirituality, and what connection really means. We have a chance to slow down and move in flow with our inner cycles rather than trying to race along under pressure. The pressure to consume, to conquer, to distance what is unfamiliar… It is all reactionary and based in fear. If we sit within our stillness we can feel the earth, that she is abundant, that we are not separate- but interdependent. We can focus on the energetic exchange between people rather than on collecting the material- when we know the earth promises us abundance. It is in this spirit that we recognize our true power. Union (with each other and with the earth) makes us strong.Dorian:Music bears witness to our discordant cries and tells the stories of our reality. In the depths of our tears, as hostages of circumstances, music takes us beyond words, and reveals our deepest ambitions and traumas.The story goes...A concerted and brutal war has been waged against the working people for a long time by a class-conscious business elite. They equate a democratic society with a capitalist economy, claiming that democracy is capitalism. This is a lie. Capitalism lays the foundation for an authoritarian system, and that system has failed.We have a human obligation to combat injustice, whatever form it takes. This obligation is inseparable from the development of democracy and the transformation of the lives of the poor and working people as a whole: the dismantling of white supremacy, male supremacy, transphobia and homophobia, the dominance of power and classes, and any other form of oppression.This piece is not only a call for action, but a call for solutions. Through empirical and evidence-based research, deep nurturing and spiritual contemplation, philosophical concepts being explored, and authentic artistic creativity, we aim to create a meaningful change against this white supremacist capitalist framework. Music has always been an essential part of political movements. Making music is the making of a connection between the physical and the metaphysical, creating a cohesive whole. Like music, politics is the shifting between conflict and harmony to find an equilibrium. Cooperation and mutual aid forms the foundation of the democratic process, which aims to find common ground and solutions to social challenges.A revolutionary unification of the working class can bring the end of tyranny, the birth of true democracy, and the dawn of human transcendence. We must unite now, for we are in a very real war.
In which we continue our discussion with composers/performers David Kulma and Dorian Wallace, a.k.a. Trystero, chatting about their current projects and slowly veering into politics. (Warning: some content may be triggering.)
In which we welcome back John Sanborn and join composers/performers Dorian Wallace and David Kulma, a.k.a. Trystero, to discuss their interpretation of Robert Ashley’s Perfect Lives. (Warning: some content may be triggering.)
Formed by the merging of the disparate minds of composer-performers David Kulma and Dorian Wallace, Trystero is a duo brought together to perform Robert Ashley’s Perfect Lives and other Awesome Music. Trysteropod is a podcast where we talk about music, and apparently politics.
Formed by the merging of the disparate minds of composer-performers David Kulma and Dorian Wallace, Trystero is a duo brought together to perform Robert Ashley’s Perfect Lives and other Awesome Music. Trysteropod is a podcast where we talk about music, and apparently politics.
Formed by the merging of the disparate minds of composer-performers David Kulma and Dorian Wallace, Trystero is a duo brought together to perform Robert Ashley’s Perfect Lives and other Awesome Music. Trysteropod is a podcast where we talk about music, and apparently politics.
Formed by the merging of the disparate minds of composer-performers David Kulma and Dorian Wallace, Trystero is a duo brought together to perform Robert Ashley’s Perfect Lives and other Awesome Music. Trysteropod is a podcast where we talk about music, and apparently politics.
The virus is upon us. Let’s talk it out. Anything talked about or ideas pondered during a world-wide pandemic are null and void until such time we all are allowed outside again and be with each other. It’s weird.
Formed by the merging of the disparate minds of composer-performers David Kulma and Dorian Wallace, Trystero is a duo brought together to perform Robert Ashley’s Perfect Lives and other Awesome Music. Trysteropod is a podcast where we talk about music, and apparently politics.
Formed by the merging of the disparate minds of composer-performers David Kulma and Dorian Wallace, Trystero is a duo brought together to perform Robert Ashley’s Perfect Lives and other Awesome Music. Trysteropod is a podcast where we talk about music, and apparently politics.
Formed by the merging of the disparate minds of composer-performers David Kulma and Dorian Wallace, Trystero is a duo brought together to perform Robert Ashley’s Perfect Lives and other Awesome Music. Trysteropod is a podcast where we talk about music, and apparently politics.
Dorian reads a ghost story to kick off the weekend before Halloween.
Dorian and I talk about hot button political topics facing us all today, like online culture, the alt-right, Trump, how we talk to each other, and free speech. Dorian is a really interesting composer who’s online advocacy has piqued my interest now for years. His brother Elliot, was a student at So’s summer institute we hold each summer.
We had the pleasure of meeting Sangoma at Mystic South and introducing you to her during our live broadcast. We are so happy to have a bit of one on one time! She is a, Sacred Activist, Atokun, custodian of the Ancestors and a Spiritual Midwife. Can't wait for you to meet her if you haven't... Kindred of Sangoma, Sistarqueens, Season of the Raven, The Classroom Collective, 4 Tribes 4 Peace If you are fortunate enough to to meet this wonderful spirit in person, do so...her energy is amazing!
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar is the recipient of the 2017 Bessie for Lifetime Achievement. Thank you Jawole! Music by: Dorian Wallace www.dorianwallace.com This was an excerpt of "We Are Anonymous", movement 2 of Dorian Wallace's magnum opus "We Are Legion", about the hacktivist collective Anonymous, performed and recorded by Tenth Intervention.
An interview with Dorian Wallace, a composer, improviser and pianist of contemporary classical music, new music, radical avant-garde, spontaneous improvisation, and music for dance. He is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Tenth Intervention, a contemporary classical presenter in NYC. Dorian is staff musician and composer for dance at Barnard College of Columbia University, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Martha Graham Dance Company, The Julliard School, Ballet Hispanico, Kat Wildish, and Doug Varone and Dancers. Dorian has received commissions and performed and recorded for such dance artists as RIOULT Dance NY, 10 Hairy Legs, and Alison Cook Beatty Dance.
If you have been a long time listener, you know free nights can go anywhere on the conversation spectrum. If you're a new listener, welcome! Come have a seat by the hearth with us. Don't forget to check out our newly launched Pagan blog, Around The Cauldron, with new posts from Raina Starr and Danette Wilson every Sunday. Visit our sponsors, The Angry Cauldron. If you would like to advertise with us, please contact Dorian Wallace at desperatehousewitches@gmail.com
Our first show of the New Year. We will be joined by the Pagan Pundit and find out what expect in the coming months.
We hope to get caught up on the political circus tonight, if not, we will have another free night. Please tune in!
We will be having a shorter show tonight due to the 4th of July Holiday. Join us for a quick run down on what's going on in Washington, including the birth control ruling and what impact it may have.
We need some Sister time so we scheduled it. There will be cards, laughs and you never know where the discussion will take us
Friday's with Taliesin Govannon, the Pagan Pundit! Join us for talk of what's going on and going down in the political arena. https://www.facebook.com/taliesin.govannon
The Mistress of mojo joins Raina and Dorian for their 3 yr anniversary!
Change of plans, Taliesin will not be joining us and we will be having a short free night. https://www.facebook.com/DesperateHouseWitches
We missed him last month, but musician and Asterian Astrology guru, Jade Sol Luna will be joining us for his monthly discussion. https://www.facebook.com/AsterianAstrology http://www.jadesolluna.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/jade-sol-luna/id458349876
We will be joined by Taliesin Govannon to catch us up on the world of Politics. https://www.facebook.com/taliesin.govannon https://www.facebook.com/PaganPundit
Dorothy is in the house and if you've joined our conversations in the past, you know we can get wild! Tune in to see what new goodies she has to offer as well. http://www.wickedwitchstudios.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dorothy-Morrison/42414023364
We are rejoined by our favorite Mistress of Mojo to talk magick! http://desperatehousewitches.blogspot.com/2013/01/mojo-mistress-dorothy-morrison.html
Taliesin will be joining us to talk about the fiasco that is our government and what impact it will have on us. https://www.facebook.com/taliesin.govannon