GRANTS & GRANTEES

Stephen Berg

1993 PEW FELLOW

Updated
30 Nov 2016

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Stephen Berg.

Pew Fellow, 1993
1934–2014
Literature

References

Stephen Berg at the Poetry Foundation website

Questions of Practice

Pew Fellow of the Week: An Interview with Writer and Cultural Scholar Brenda Dixon Gottschild

Writer and cultural scholar Brenda Dixon Gottschild on her artistic journey, her interest in the presence and influence of the black dancing body in America, and more.

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Event

Raphael Xavier: The Unofficial Guide to Audience Watching Performance

Dancer, choreographer, and 2013 Pew Fellow Raphael Xavier takes hip-hop techniques from the street to the stage and tells the autobiographical story defined by sacrifice, passion, and transcendence.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Frances Negrón-Muntaner

Frances Negrón-Muntaner is a filmmaker and a 1994 Pew Fellow.

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Frances McElroy

Frances McElroy (Pew Fellow, 2009) creates elegantly crafted documentaries that delve deeply into personal stories.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Tokay Tomah

Tomah uses traditional folk songs of compassion, trust, and reconciliation to generate collective strength and foster dialogue about critical issues facing Liberian immigrant communities.

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News

Fellows Friday News: Jennifer Kidwell Wins Obie Award; James Ijames Debuts New Play; Pepón Osorio Opens Site-Specific Installation

This month’s Pew Fellows news sees an award recognizing excellence in off-Broadway theater, grants from Leeway Foundation for projects addressing art and social change, and a large-scale installation that tells the story of a local matriarch.

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Felix "Pupi" Legarreta

The melody needs some dress. I cannot send it naked, so I dress it up with the harmony, you know?

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Brenda Dixon Gottschild

Dixon Gottschild’s 50-year career as a writer and cultural scholar surveys the presence and influence of the black dancing body in America, in what she calls “choreography for the page.”

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Pepón Osorio

Pepón Osorio is a visual artist and a 2006 Pew Fellow.

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Brian Phillips

Brian Phillips (Pew Fellow, 2011) is founding principal of Interface Studio Architects, based in the South Kensington area of Philadelphia.

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Questions of Practice

Questions of Practice: Pew Fellow Major Jackson Reads Urban Renewal

Poet and Pew Fellow Major Jackson reads sections from his suite of poems, Urban Renewal, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Pew Fellowships in the Arts.

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Quentin Morris

Morris’ five-decade meditation on the color black investigates identity and spirituality, driven by his desire to, in his words, “refute all negative cultural mythologies about the color.”

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News

Pew Fellows News: Tiona McClodden Receives Keith Haring Fellowship, Justin Cronin’s The Passage Adapted Into TV Series, Heidi Saman Selected for International Emerging Film Talent Association Initiative, and More

This month’s Pew Fellows news includes fellowships, grants, and honors, a new television series, and critically-acclaimed performances and exhibitions.

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Jennifer Levonian

Jennifer Levonian (Pew Fellow, 2009) creates cut-paper animations that explore the ambivalence of everyday life.

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News

Pew Fellows News: Swarthmore College Awards Sonia Sanchez Honorary Degree, Dave Burrell celebrated for Lifetime of Achievement, Jane Irish Transforms Lemon Hill Mansion, and More

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Marc Brodzik

Marc Brodzik (Pew Fellow, 2009) is a visual artist and documentary filmmaker interested in filming portraits of the common man.

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Questions of Practice

Fellows Friday: Q&A with Vocalist and Composer Tokay Tomah

Vocalist, composer, and recording artist Tokay Tomah on starting her artistic career in Liberia, using music as a vehicle for building peace, and more.

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News

A “Game Changer,” a “Turning Point:” New Short Film Highlights Pew Fellowships’ Impact on Region’s Artists

The Center marks the 25th anniversary of the Pew Fellowships in the Arts with a short film, released in March 2017.

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Grammy Awards go to Pew Fellow Jennifer Higdon and Center grantees The Crossing and PRISM Quartet

Composer and Pew Fellow Jennifer Higdon (1999) and Center grantees The Crossing and PRISM Quartet are awarded 2018 Grammy Awards by the Recording Academy.

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Ken Kalfus

Ken Kalfus is a 2009 Pew Fellow and the author of two collections of stories, Thirst and Pu-239 and Other Russian Fantasies, both of which were New York Times notable books.

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