Riverfront Park Soundwalk

Riverfront Park Soundwalk is a site-specific, 20-minute artist audio walking tour of Troy, NY's waterways. It is a past, present, and future overview based on sound artist Andrea Williams’ historical and environmental research and interviews with Troy residents and water experts. A smartphone and headphones are needed to experience the soundwalk. Soundwalk begins at the stairwell near 275 River St. Troy, NY. 
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES and EVENTS:
​September 16th, 2018, 8:30pm: Dan Joseph, Andrea Williams & Zach Layton at TROOST, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
September 29th, 2018, 9:30pm-9:30am: SleepWalks performance with Lee Pembleton via Saunter Trek Escort Parade… S.T.E.P…. at Flux Factory, NYC
October 26th, 2018, 6:30-7:30pm: Sound Bath for rest and rejuvenation at A Place Called Om at 2022 Western Ave, Albany, NY. RSVP your spot HERE. 
 
Restorative Yoga and Sound Healing weekly classes, 7:30-8:30pm at Lotus Wellness Studio at 1813 5th Ave, Troy, NY

ARTICLE on SLEEPWALKS: THE BODY of DREAMS (Albany Times Union, October 20th, 2016)
ARTICLE on SOUNDWALKING (Soundfly, March 25, 2015)

A Bewitching Sound Bath
led by Andrea Williams

Friday, October 26th, 6:30-7:30pm
**Arrive 15 minutes early, doors close at 6:30pm**

​$20
@ A Place Called Om, Albany, NY

The relaxing musical performance of bowls and gongs and utilizing their various frequencies for healing is an over 2,000-year ancient tradition by the Tibetans. Recently, these musical performances have been scientifically linked to reductions in stress and anxiety. Come deeply relax and rejuvenate with an immersive Sound Bath led by Andrea Williams. Arrive early at 6:15pm for mugwort tea and light snacks along with essential oils. At 6:30pm doors close, and you can get comfortable with bolsters, eye pillows, mats and blankets. The  sonic journey begins that includes singing bowls, metal bells, and a shimmering gong bath. Please dress comfortably. Space is limited. You can RSVP your spot here. $20 per person. 

Bio:
​Andrea Williams is a sound artist, certified yoga teacher, and sound healer who utilizes site-specific elements and perceptual cues to reveal the unseen connections between people, their environment, and their bodies. For over ten years she has been creating compassionate spaces for restoration, creativity, and healing through various modalities including yoga, soundscapes, soundwalks and SleepWalks (soundwalks in people’s dreams) based on concepts of acoustic ecology and Deep Listening. She has performed both solo and with various musicians and artists at galleries and alternative spaces internationally, including The Whitney Museum, NPR, The National Gallery of Denmark, and at the Mamori sound artist residency in the Amazon rainforest. She holds a Ph.D. in Electronic Arts from RPI where she worked with Pauline Oliveros and studied our connection to waterways via sensorially-engaging, headphone-based soundwalks. She received her 200-hr yoga teacher training and Restorative Yoga Certification from Lauren Toolin at Heartspace Yoga in Troy, NY.

IMAGINARY FUTURES

On JULY 14th, 2018, the Troy community came out to the Imaginary Futures kiosk at Troy Farmers Market from 9am-12pm and to Ingalls Avenue Boat Launch from 2:30pm-5:30pm where they shared dialogues and drew their visions of the future for Troy's waterways. ​
Voting was open from JULY 17th 12pm to JULY 26th 
for the public to choose their favorite visions of the future for Troy's waterways...
and to add their own ideas too! 

The winners are: Rebecca (#18) for the vision of the future for Riverfront Park area: "Architecture/Design mix of Dutch roots and modern." For the vision of the future for north of Ingalls Ave Boat Launch you voted YES for Jerry's "The land is reborn...for authenticity. for eccentricity, for resilience." 

Now, sound artist, Andrea Williams, will use Photoshop and add soundscape design to the two winning ideas and present them ​to the city of Troy! 

Follow the most recent updates on the Imaginary Futures Facebook page.

This project was funded by the Arts Center of the Capital Region and the New York State 
Council on the Arts.