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Roko Kawai

Pew Fellow, 2003
Dance

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Screencap from Belonging and Solo: Roko Kawai.
Interview

danceworkbook: Belonging and Solo: Roko Kawai

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Explore Connections
ArtPhilly, Basil Biggs, 2026, The Wilma Theater. Photo by REC Philly.

Playwright Anna Deavere Smith on "Crossing the Bridge Between Me and You"
Video Identity & Inclusion
Eric Bazilian, collaborator on WXPN's Declarations of Independents, performs at the Sing Us Home Festival, May 2025. Photo by Ellen C Miller. 
Interpreting the American Experience Through the Arts: A Center Guide to the Semiquincentennial
Rennie Harris Puremovement company in Losing My Religion, 2026, Penn Live Arts. Photo by Mark Garvin. 

Choreographer Rennie Harris on the “Pliable Structure” of Street Dance
Video Practice & Process
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Pew Fellow Zac Manuel on Filmmaking and the Ethics of AI 
Interview Technology
Pew Fellow Jos Duncan Asé (right) and cinematographer Marie Hinson behind the scenes on set of Queen Mother: Falaka Fattah & The House of Umoja film shoot. Photo by Tezarah Wilkins.
Video: Our Grantees on Their Creative Visions and Dreaming Big
Recent grantee publications. Photo by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
What’s New in Center-funded Books, Albums, and Media
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Poet Ross Gay on Sport and the Act of Looking
Video Cross-Disciplinary Practices
Chad E. Taylor, 2024 Pew Fellow. Photo by David Evan McDowell.

Pew Fellow Chad E. Taylor on Sacrifice, Success, and His Musical Roots 
Interview Practice & Process