A dance/movement workshop series, when integrated with other social services, can be effective in relieving symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and psychological distress among women who have experienced domestic violence, a new study finds. Published last month in Frontiers in Psychiatry, the article was co-authored by Yasemin Özümerzifon of New York City-based … [Read more...] about Dancers and Social Workers Unite: Recovering the Body through Creative Movement
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
Piano Training for Older Adults: The Benefits of Bimanual Coordination
In this episode, we examine a NEA-funded study by Jennifer Bugos and Yan Wang about positive cognitive outcomes associated with piano training in older adults. A transcript is available here. … [Read more...] about Piano Training for Older Adults: The Benefits of Bimanual Coordination
Revisiting Tony Award Winner Michael R. Jackson
We’re celebrating Pride Month and the Tony Awards by revisiting my interview with playwright, composer, lyricist Michael R. Jackson. A Strange Loop, his play about a Black queer musical theater writer who is writing a play about a Black queer musical theater writer who is writing a play about a Black queer theater writer…, has wowed audiences and critics. Capturing some of … [Read more...] about Revisiting Tony Award Winner Michael R. Jackson
Structure vs. Improv: Thinking Like a Studio Artist
The job of leading a research office in a federal cultural agency is akin to running a small newsroom. But then I would say that. Before joining the NEA in 2006, I worked with teams of reporters covering health policy, biomedical research, and the medical device industry. As the managing editor of trade newsletters, my favorite bit was when junior reporters came back from … [Read more...] about Structure vs. Improv: Thinking Like a Studio Artist