The 2015 vote of the New Orleans City Council to remove four Confederate monuments from public grounds was met with death threats, protests, lawsuits, and rallies. Writer and comedian CJ Hunt, curious “why a losing army from 1865 still holds so much power in America” covered the hearings and protests. The result of Hunt’s exploration is a documentary called The … [Read more...] about Revisiting Comedy Writer and Filmmaker CJ Hunt
Artful Lives: Almeta Ingram-Miller, Leader of the Gospel Group and 2022 National Heritage Fellows the Legendary Ingramettes.
Almeta Ingram-Miller is the leader of the powerhouse gospel group and 2022 National Heritage Fellows the Legendary Ingramettes. The National Heritage Awardees epitomize what it means to live an artful life. The recipients all have deep ties to their communities and are often voices for those communities, working to keep their traditional arts alive and vibrant and sharing them … [Read more...] about Artful Lives: Almeta Ingram-Miller, Leader of the Gospel Group and 2022 National Heritage Fellows the Legendary Ingramettes.
Meet actor and playwright Daniel K. Isaac
You may know Daniel K. Isaac as Ben Kim from the television series “Billions,” but he’s also a committed and talented actor in theater and an accomplished playwright. In fact, his play “Once Upon a (Korean) Time”-- which was supported in part by the Arts Endowment-- is opening in New York in August. In this podcast, Daniel K. Isaac discusses his great love of theater, his … [Read more...] about Meet actor and playwright Daniel K. Isaac
Shanta Thake, Chief Artistic Officer, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Chief Artistic Officer of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) Shanta Thake talks about programming at the intersection of art and the needs of New York City at this pivotal moment, including bringing blood drives, food donations, and health and wellness programs to the Lincoln Center’s campus—with live musical accompaniment. She also discusses the Summer for the City … [Read more...] about Shanta Thake, Chief Artistic Officer, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Director and The Public Theater’s Associate Artistic Director Saheem Ali: Theater of the Moment
Saheem Ali is Associate Artistic Director of The Public Theater as well as the director of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fat Ham.” In this podcast, Ali talks about working with "Fat Ham" playwright James Ijames, his ongoing work with plays that contemporize and expand Shakespeare (like Fat Ham which sets Hamlet in a Black Southern backyard barbeque with a Queer Hamlet figure … [Read more...] about Director and The Public Theater’s Associate Artistic Director Saheem Ali: Theater of the Moment