Rehearsal studio
Oestara rehearsal space, built in 2021 ORS was designed to invite artistic expression for sound, music, writing and dancing.
Creative Expression
The purpose of the space is to facilitate creative expression for movement and sound.
Like-mindedness
Yaccarino enjoys collaborations with like-minded musicians, dancers, spoken word artists and visual artists. She explained that many people think of improvisation as a free-for-all without any parameters, when actually it most often starts off with an intention, a beat, a phrase or a movement, and builds or breaks down from there.
The Women’s Experimental Theatre
Yaccarino’s career in music and healing began in the early ‘80s doing performance poetry in the New York City club scene, forming several bands, and stage managing for The Women’s Experimental Theatre. In the ‘90s, she relocated to upstate New York, where she focused more of her attention on music and the healing it could offer.
Studies
“I studied with (composer, musician and sound healer) Kay Gardiner and also the wonderful (composer, experimental musician, developer of ‘Deep Listening’) Pauline Oliveros,” she said. “Pauline in particular opened up new worlds of sound exploration to me, and both had meaningful effects on my compositions.”