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Our theme for the 2024 Buddhist Arts and Film Festival was “PATH” as it represents such a vast, personal, transforming course of action. The theme for the 2025 festival will be “GROUND”. In Dzogchen, the ground or base, is the primordial state of any sentient being. Knowledge of this ground is called rigpa. Ground is something which is present as the very nature of the knowing mind. Our festival will offer films, performances, and discussions that will look at how unfamiliar, and beneficial this ground can be.
See what was offered in 2024
We will be sharing the 2025 program soon.
Please watch our 2024 BAFF trailer. we will be sharing the 2025 trailer soon!
Here’s some photos from our 2024 festival!
Santi
Freed: Spirituality in Movement
In this workshop we will use improvisation-based movement practices, dance steps and conversation to explore authentic creativity. Experimentation and play will be at the forefront of our time together, so the container will be held in a sturdy yet fluid manner. You will have the opportunity to connect with other attendees as we move between small and large group practices throughout the workshop.
No dance experience is required. Attendees are seen as the bosses of their bodies and therefore are trusted to take care of themselves throughout the workshop.
Saturday May 25, 2024 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Brooke Teisui McNamara Sensei
Awakening to the Poetic: Meditation & Poetry for Coming Alive
- Meditation instruction and sitting practice.
- Spoken poems and teachings to bring themes alive in your experience.
- Writing prompts and time to explore through your own writing.
- Interpersonal exploration and time for connection in small groups and big group.
Sunday May 26, 2024 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
jazz performance by Rico Jones and Bill McCrossen followed by a screening of Buster Williams: Bass to Infinity
Saturday May 25, 4:00 pm
Join us for a Q&A hosted by Suter DuBose after the performance.
Rico Jones
Rico Jones is a rising star and one of the most accomplished saxophonists of his generation. His dedication and talent were recognized when he and his ensembles received four Downbeat awards in 2020, including accolades for "Jazz Soloist," "Small Jazz Ensemble," and two awards in the "Latin Jazz" category. In 2021, Rico Jones continued to garner accolades, receiving two more awards from Downbeat Magazine for "Jazz Soloist" and "Jazz Arrangement." Rico's remarkable talent, unwavering dedication, and cultural resonance make him a true force to be reckoned with in the world of music.
Sunday, May 26, 2024 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Bill McCrossen
Bill McCrossen over the past thirty years has been in demand in the New York tristate area, recording and performing in orchestras, Broadway musicals, commercials and television productions. Bill has also been a professor of Jazz History studies at the Hartford Conservatory of Music. Bill has had the pleasure of performing and/or recording with such world class musicians as Michael and Randy Brecker, Clark Terry, Ray Anderson, Gene Bertoncini, Harold Mabern, Kenny Werner, Eliot Zigmund, Adam Nussbaum, Jerry Granelli, Marguerite Juenemann and Art Lande to name a few.
Sunday, May 26, 2024 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm
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