Turnout NYC is a month-long series of sound and light experiences at our community space under the tracks at 125th Street & Park Avenue.

Along with the Design Trust for Public Space and SITU, we've been thinking through ways to make our public places more welcoming, with a focus on transforming underutilized outdoor spaces across the five boroughs into performance venues for artistic expression.

Two of the biggest challenges under the Park Avenue Viaduct are too much sound, and lack of light. So our creative partners at the National Black Theatre (NBT) and NightSeeing are crafting an artistic response.

NBT is responding to the sound challenge with Learn to Love Yourself Saturdays: Silent Disco & Portrait Series — five artist-inspired sonic soundscapes mixed by D.J. Stormin’ Norman into a live three-hour "silent disco" session, with headphones provided on site. The sound experience is driven by National Black Theatre founder Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s commitment to being “… bold and unconventional about her love of Black people,” and in keeping with her radical belief that loving “our Black selves” is the first step toward reclaiming the collective power needed to eliminate oppression. There’ll also be a portrait booth for you, your family and your neighbors. Saturdays, August 13, 20 & 27, and September 3, 3-6 p.m.

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