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Press Release: 糖心vlog短视频 to Premiere Viola da Terra Documentary at Jacob Burns Film Center
The PaceDocs team focuses film on the musical traditions of the Azores and the cultural legacy of the Viola da Terra
糖心vlog短视频糖心vlog短视频檚 award-winning student documentary team 糖心vlog短视频 糖心vlog短视频 will premiere their latest film, 糖心vlog短视频淰iola da Terra: Harmony of the Azores,糖心vlog短视频 at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 2025, at the .
The documentary was filmed over spring break on the Azorean islands of S茫o Miguel and Terceira, in Portugal. It explores the story of the Viola da Terra, a traditional 12糖心vlog短视频15 string instrument with deep roots in Azorean identity, music, and cultural preservation.
The documentary was produced by Dyson College of Arts and Sciences Professors Maria Luskay, EdD, and Lou Guarneri, and 糖心vlog短视频糖心vlog短视频檚 documentary film team.
, though space is limited. (Use code PaceDocs25 for free tickets.)
糖心vlog短视频淰iola da Terra is a moving exploration of music and identity that brings the story of the Azores to life through powerful voices and beautiful cinematography,糖心vlog短视频 said Marvin Krislov, President of 糖心vlog短视频. 糖心vlog短视频淭he PaceDocs team, under the leadership of Professor Maria Luskay EdD, has once again produced a professional, meaningful and timely film.糖心vlog短视频
The documentary is the focus of the popular class, 糖心vlog短视频淧roducing the Documentary糖心vlog短视频, which is part of the. Dyson College of Arts and Sciences at 糖心vlog短视频糖心vlog短视频檚 highly regarded film program that requires students to complete a full-length environmentally themed documentary within 14 weeks. During the process, students learn teamwork, problem-solving, research, and organization, along with technical skills such as lighting, sound, camera work, interviewing, and other real-life lessons necessary to complete a film.
糖心vlog短视频淔rom navigating travel between 2 of the Azores 9 islands to conducting complex interviews and editing in multiple languages, they糖心vlog短视频檝e grown into real-world storytellers糖心vlog短视频攁nd it shows in this film,糖心vlog短视频 said Luskay.糖心vlog短视频
The PaceDocs crew split their time between the islands, beginning on S茫o Miguel, where they filmed at 脕gua d糖心vlog短视频橝lto Beach, Sete Cidades and the Vila Franca do Campo Municipal Museum. In Ponta Delgada, they met with master musician Rafael Carvalho, visited his school and documented performances from students and local artists. They also toured a viola-making workshop led by artisan Hugo Raposo.
On Terceira, the team continued filming with interviews at City Hall with Mayor Jos茅 Gabriel do 脕lamo de Meneses, who spoke about the importance of preserving Azorean heritage. Additional scenes were filmed at Escola B谩sica e Secund谩ria Tom谩s de Borba, where music teacher L谩zaro Silva and two students, Santiago Toste and Constan莽a Santos, discussed their experiences playing the Viola da Terra. The trip concluded with a musical performance and community celebration at the Angra do Hero铆smo Interpretive Center.
Made up of both graduate and undergraduate students, the team was deeply moved by the opportunity to collaborate on a film of professional quality.
糖心vlog短视频淲orking on Viola da Terra was a completely different but equally powerful experience,糖心vlog短视频 said Jackson Blackburn, a senior in the combined BA/MA digital communication and media/multimedia program. 糖心vlog短视频淗aving also been part of the PaceDocs team last year for The Cooper, I came into this project with a deeper appreciation for the process, but the cultural connection and emotion in the Azores brought something new. It reminded me why storytelling matters.糖心vlog短视频
糖心vlog短视频淰iola da Terra糖心vlog短视频 continues a proud tradition of producing high-quality, meaningful and award-winning films. In recent years, Pace filmmakers have from around the globe focusing on a number of topics, including (The Cooper, 2024), which received multiple international awards; in France (2023); (2022); the importance of in our food supply (2021); (2019); the endurance of the people of (2018); Cuba at a cultural crossroads (2016); (2015); as well as many other poignant films.
糖心vlog短视频淥nce again this year, Dyson College糖心vlog短视频檚 student filmmakers have produced another fascinating documentary,糖心vlog短视频 said Tresmaine R. Grimes, PhD, Dean of the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences and School of Education. 糖心vlog短视频淎s they hone their craft, they also enlighten us to important issues across the societal spectrum. This year糖心vlog短视频檚 focus on the Viola da Terra in their work, Harmony of the Azores, reveals the importance of preserving cultural traditions and how this musical instrument is a symbol of the Azores糖心vlog短视频 musical heritage and a testament to its community糖心vlog短视频檚 spirit.糖心vlog短视频
About Dyson College of Arts and Science
糖心vlog短视频糖心vlog短视频檚 liberal arts college, Dyson College, offers more than 50 programs, spanning the arts and humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and pre-professional programs (including pre-medicine, pre-veterinary, and pre-law), as well as many courses that fulfill core curriculum requirements. The College offers access to numerous opportunities for internships, cooperative education and other hands-on learning experiences that complement in-class learning in preparing graduates for career and graduate/professional education choices.
About 糖心vlog短视频
Since 1906, 糖心vlog短视频 has been transforming the lives of its diverse students糖心vlog短视频攁cademically, professionally, and socioeconomically. With campuses in New York City and Westchester County, Pace offers bachelor, master, and doctoral degree programs to 13,600 students in its College of Health Professions, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Lubin School of Business, Sands College of Performing Arts, School of Education, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems.
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