Spiegeltent
Mali Obomsawin
Photo by Jared and Abby Lank
July 19
Wabanaki bassist, composer, and songwriter Mali Obomsawin’s music flies in the face of Western tropes that insist Indigenous cultures are monolithic, trapped in time. Highlighting centuries of clever adaptation and resistance in her own community, Obomsawin points toward abundant horizons for Indigenous peoples.
Mali Obomsawin is co-presented with the Center for Indigenous Studies at Bard.
Artist Talk
Friday, July 19 at 2 pm
Blithewood Manor, Bard College
All are welcome to this free artist talk (no registration is required).
Please join Bard College’s Center for Indigenous Studies for an artist talk with Mali Obomsawin and Angelica Sanchez. A light reception will follow. That evening, head to the Spiegeltent for Mali Obomsawin’s 8 pm performance!
Artist Bios
Mali Obomsawin
Wabanaki bassist, composer, and songwriter Mali Obomsawin’s music flies in the face of Western tropes that insist Indigenous cultures are monolithic, trapped in time. Highlighting centuries of clever adaptation and resistance in her own community, Obomsawin points toward abundant horizons for Indigenous peoples. maliobomsawin.com
Angelica Sanchez
Pianist, composer, and educator Angelica Sanchez relocated to New York from Arizona in 1995. Since making the move to the East Coast, Sanchez has collaborated with esteemed artists such as Wadada Leo Smith, Paul Motian, Richard Davis, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Nicole Mitchell, and Rob Mazurek, among others. Notably, Sanchez leads various groups, including her latest ensemble, the Nonet.
Her musical contributions have garnered recognition in both national and international publications, including Jazz Times, The New York Times, The Wire, and Downbeat, among others. Sanchez received the 2024 Rockefeller Brothers Pocantico artist residency, the 2022 Civitella Fellowship in Italy, and most recently the Jazz Gallery Composition Fellowship.
The piano duo project “How to Turn the Moon,” featuring Marilyn Crispell, was voted one of the top 50 best recordings in 2020 by NPR critics. Additionally, The New York Times selected her album “Sparkle Beings” as one of the top ten Jazz recordings of 2022. Furthermore, her Nonet recording, “Nighttime Creatures,” was recognized as one of the “Best recordings in 2023” by Downbeat Magazine and featured on NPR’s Fresh Air.
Angelica Sanchez holds a Master’s Degree in Arranging from William Paterson University and currently serves on the faculty at Bard College.
From the Artist
“Telling Indigenous stories through the language of jazz is not a new phenomenon. My people have had to innovate endlessly to get our stories heard—learning to express ourselves in French, English, Abenaki, but sometimes words fail us, and we must use sound.”—Mali Obomsawin
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Plan Your Visit
Eat & Stay
Grab a bite and a drink while you’re at the Fisher Center! We offer theater concessions at Sosnoff theater, LUMA theater, and Olin Hall. Across the way, is the al fresco Spiegeltent Garden—or grab a nosh while seeing a Spiegeltent Performance. There is ample space for outdoor picnics across Bard’s campus. Nearby villages and towns in the Hudson Valley boast a large selection of restaurants, as well as a variety of hotels, motels, inns, and bed & breakfasts.
Eat & StayDirections
Bard College’s main campus is located in Annandale-on-Hudson (a hamlet of Red Hook), New York, on the east bank of the Hudson River, about 90 miles north of New York City and 220 miles southwest of Boston. The Taconic State Parkway and the New York State Thruway provide the most direct routes to our campus. Click the Google map below, or get directions by entering the following address into your GPS: 60 Manor Avenue, Red Hook, NY 12571.
From the East
If you are traveling from east of the Hudson River in New York State, take the Taconic State Parkway to the Red Hook / Route 199 exit, drive west on Route 199 through the village of Red Hook to Route 9G, turn right onto Route 9G, drive north 1.9 miles, turn left onto Annandale Road, then turn right onto Manor Ave.
From the West
If you are traveling from west of the Hudson River, take the New York State Thruway (I-87) to exit 19 (Kingston), take Route 209 (changes to Route 199 at the Hudson River) over the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge to Route 9G, turn left onto Route 9G, drive north 3.5 miles, turn left onto Annandale Road, then turn right onto Manor Ave.
About the Venue
Spiegeltent
Accessible Seating
Wheelchair-accessible seating is available in the ring seat and floor table areas for patrons who use wheelchairs and their companions.
Wheelchair-Accessible Restrooms
A single-use, wheelchair-accessible restroom is available at the Spiegeltent.
All-Gender Restrooms
Bard College and the Fisher Center support guests of any gender identity/expression in using the restroom of their choice. Additionally, all-gender restrooms are available at all venues.
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