The work of archiving half of Touchstone’s extensive digital, document and object collection was completed in April 2021 and resulted in archiving over 4 terabytes of video and 40 gigabytes of documents and photos, secured costumes, set designs, and large…
Category: Collaborations with Artists & Writers
“Who Owns the Outdoors? Remembering, Reclaiming, and Restoring the Natural World”: a Reflection by Dr. Joyce Hinnefeld
During the Spring 2021 semester LVEHC support made possible an entirely new 100-level interdisciplinary course (IDIS 195), titled Who Owns the Outdoors? Remembering, Reclaiming, and Restoring the Natural World and cross-listed in Africana Studies and Environmental Studies. This course was…
Constructing a Feature Documentary
A Reflective Blog by FilmMaker Drew Swedberg Following what has been an incredibly rigorous, collaborative, and rewarding semester that blended the final leg of production on “In Love, In Memory,” and the early stages of post-production, we have arrived at…
Writing Nature: Refuge, or Threat?
March 26-27, 2021 This FREE, VIRTUAL conference will explore people’s experiences in natural landscapes as spaces of inclusion and exclusion. With limited spaces available on a first come, first serve basis. Each workshop participant will be eligible to apply…
“Moving Spirit”: a reflection by Sarah Carlson
“Moving Spirit” was originally conceived to be a movement-based performance art piece exploring embodied spirituality and its emergence at Moravian Seminary, an institution that has traditionally practiced a more sedentary style of worship. The project was community-based uniting DanceLink’s professional…
Basement Poetry Presents: “Black Words, Black Voices, Black Magic, Black Matters”
On October 24th, Basement Poetry hosted a performance of poetry and spoken word performances in collaboration with the Southsider and Touchstone Theater’s Festival UnBound. The outdoor afternoon of poetry performances featured poems written for Basement Poetry’s “Black Words, Black Voices,…
Upcoming Event: Black Words Black Voices Black Magic Black Matters
Saturday, October 24th, 2pm – 4pm. Touchstone Theater 321 E 4th St, Bethlehem, PA 18015 Click here for more information and to register. “To be black in America right now is a wound. Nothing seems to exactly describe the…
“Black Words. Black Magic. Black Voices. Black Matters.”
Click Here to Submit Your Work Submissions are now open for our collaboration with the Southsider, titled, “Black Words. Black Magic. Black Voices. Black Matters.” This is a virtual experience co-sponsored by South Side Initiative and the Lehigh Valley…
Documentary Pulse: How a Film Moves with the World
A Refleciton by Drew Swedberg We entered the 2020 Spring semester with momentum, coming off a full year [2019] of research, production, and collaboration. Process-centered work, relational work, that felt alive in the day-to-day and increasingly ever-present in our lives.…
LVEHC Digital Discussion Series: COVID-19 and the Lehigh Valley Arts
Join us next week on Tuesday (03/31) and Thursday (04/02) at 7:00pm to hear how COVID-19 has impacted different parts of the local art & culture communities. https://tinyurl.com/LVEHC-Digital-Forum Each forum will feature a round table discussion and time for…