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As a hub for the exchange of ideas and ongoing dialogue about issues critical to artistic practice, we produce an extensive collection of resources, both online and in print. Our Questions of Practice research series features interviews with and essays by noted field leaders and thinkers, as well as in-depth publications that grow out of our experience as cultural grantmakers. Through all of our knowledge-sharing activities, we aim to advance the arts and heritage fields and connect Philadelphia’s cultural community with peers nationally and internationally.

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Questions of Practice

Date	Title	Contributors
2 Dec 2022	Director Josephine Decker on Translating the Experience of Pregnancy into Performance	Josephine Decker
13 Aug 2020	Questions of Practice: Set Designer Mimi Lien on a Design-First Theater-Making Process	Mimi Lien
5 Sep 2019	Questions of Practice: Curator Koyo Kouoh on Transdisciplinary Practice	Koyo Kouoh
3 May 2019	Questions of Practice: Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on Leadership	Yannick Nézet-Séguin
22 Apr 2019	Questions of Practice: Guitarist Nels Cline on Virtuosity	Nels Cline
4 Oct 2018	Excerpt from The Sentient Archive: Artist Sarah Crowner on Painting and Dancing	Sarah Crowner
20 Aug 2018	Questions of Practice: Choreographer and Dancer taisha paggett on the Relationship Between Art and Politics	taisha paggett
13 Jun 2018	Women, Art, and Technology: Kelsey Halliday Johnson and Amy Beste in Conversation	Kelsey Halliday Johnson Amy Beste
23 May 2018	Questions of Practice: Guitarist Nels Cline on Creating Lovers (for Philadelphia)	Nels Cline
14 May 2018	Questions of Practice: Composer David Lang on Classical Music, Education, Composing, and Virtuosity	David Lang
23 Apr 2018	On Frank Zappa’s “Relentless Pursuit of Interesting Sounds:” An Interview with Orchestra 2001’s Jayce Ogren and Zappa Expert Joseph Klein	Jayce Ogren Joseph Klein
2 Apr 2018	Questions of Practice: Poet and Performer Tracie Morris on “Serving Her Muse”	Tracie Morris
16 Mar 2018	Questions of Practice: Actor Dulé Hill on Nat “King” Cole’s “Quiet Revolution”	Dulé Hill
12 Feb 2018	Questions of Practice: Ernesto Pujol on Durational Performance	Ernesto Pujol
16 Jan 2018	Artist Cai Guo-Qiang on Public Art and Ephemerality	Cai Guo-Qiang
20 Nov 2017	Questions of Practice: Visual Artist Jeanne van Heeswijk on the City as Subject	Jeanne van Heeswijk
23 Oct 2017	Questions of Practice: Francis Kéré on Creating Architecture that “Serves Humanity”	Francis Kéré
27 Jul 2017	Questions of Practice: Artist Michael Rakowitz on the Live Experience of Radio	Michael Rakowitz
12 Jun 2017	Artist Ann Hamilton on the Relationship between Production & Consumption	Ann Hamilton
16 May 2017	Questions of Practice: Choreographer and Performer Nora Chipaumire on Art and Advocacy	Nora Chipaumire
24 Apr 2017	Questions of Practice: Multi-media Artist Mariam Ghani on the Tensions between Private and Public Narratives	Mariam Ghani
14 Dec 2016	Questions of Practice: Visual Artist Ann Hamilton on the Social Connotations of Cloth	Ann Hamilton
2 Nov 2016	Questions of Practice: Choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar on Artistic Evolution and Risk	Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
26 Oct 2016	Questions of Practice: Choreographers Reggie Wilson and Faustin Linyekula on the Concept of Place	Reggie Wilson Faustin Linyekula
5 Oct 2016	Questions of Practice: Artists Martha McDonald and Billy Dufala on Ephemerality	Billy Dufala Martha McDonald
20 Sep 2016	Translating Film to the Stage: Composer Missy Mazzoli and Librettist Royce Vavrek on Breaking the Waves
22 Aug 2016	Questions of Practice: Cohabitation Strategies and Anthony Smyrski on Design in Contemporary Culture	Cohabitation Strategies Anthony Smyrski
18 Jul 2016	Questions of Practice: Choreographer Stephen Petronio on Performance and Ephemerality	Stephen Petronio
11 Jul 2016	Questions of Practice: Writer and Dancer Wendy Perron on the Meaning of "Contemporary"	Wendy Perron
29 Jun 2016	Questions of Practice: Visiting Scholar Kristy Edmunds on Philadelphia's Collaborative Arts Ecology	Kristy Edmunds
31 May 2016	Questions of Practice: Writer and Dancer Wendy Perron on Trisha Brown and the Body	Wendy Perron
18 Apr 2016	Questions of Practice: Composer and Pianist Vijay Iyer and Librettist Mike Ladd on Improvisation	Vijay Iyer Mike Ladd
7 Mar 2016	Questions of Practice: Artist Pepón Osorio on the Role of the Arts in Expanding Dialogue Beyond the "Local"	Pepón Osorio
15 Feb 2016	Questions of Practice: Centrala's Michał Zadara and Barbara Wysocka on Intersecting Contemporary Theater and Classical Music in Performance	Centrala
8 Feb 2016	Questions of Practice: Artist Ken Lum on Creating Art that Emanates from "the Local"
11 Jan 2016	Questions of Practice: Musician Bhob Rainey on Improvisation	Bhob Rainey
4 Jan 2016	Questions of Practice: Elevator Repair Service’s John Collins on Process in Theater-Making	John Collins
30 Nov 2015	Questions of Practice: Musician Bhob Rainey on Finding Meaning in Noise	Bhob Rainey
19 Oct 2015	Questions of Practice: Mural Arts' Jane Golden on Seeing Creative Opportunity	Jane Golden
30 Sep 2015	Questions of Practice: Wilma Theater's Blanka Zizka on Risk in Theater-Making	Blanka Zizka
21 Sep 2015	Questions of Practice: Choreographer Ralph Lemon on Ephemerality	Ralph Lemon
2 Sep 2015	Questions of Practice: Arts Leader Sam Miller on Risk and Artistic Process	Sam Miller
27 Jul 2015	A Barbara Kasten-Inspired Disruption	Brent Wahl
22 Jul 2015	Questions of Practice: Theater Artist Aaron Cromie on Artistic Responsibility	Aaron Cromie
13 Jul 2015	Act V: A Final Report: The Archive of Gestures by Jay Kirk	Jay Kirk
22 Jun 2015	Questions of Practice: Artist Bob and Roberta Smith on Virtuosity	Bob and Roberta Smith
8 Jun 2015	Questions of Practice: Theater Artist Mary Tuomanen on Character	Mary Tuomanen
30 Mar 2015	Questions of Practice: Louis Massiah on Technology and Storytelling	Louis Massiah
9 Mar 2015	Questions of Practice: Whit MacLaughlin on Responsibility	Whit MacLaughlin
16 Jan 2015	Questions of Practice: Emily Abendroth on Integrity and Discomfort	Emily Abendroth
19 Dec 2014	Questions of Practice: Pew Fellow Frank Sherlock on Giving Voice	Frank Sherlock
24 Nov 2014	Questions of Practice: Lê Thi Diem Thúy	Lê Thị Diễm Thúy
7 Nov 2014	Fellows Friday: Q&A with Travis Macdonald	Travis Macdonald
4 Sep 2014	Questions of Practice: Interview with Theater Artist Romeo Castellucci	Romeo Castellucci Carlos Basualdo
22 Aug 2014	Fellows Friday: Q&A with Greg Osby	Greg Osby
7 Aug 2014	Theatricality and Amateurism with Catherine Wood and Jérôme Bel: Part II	Catherine Wood Jérôme Bel
31 Jul 2014	Theatricality and Amateurism with Catherine Wood and Jérôme Bel: Part I	Catherine Wood Jérôme Bel
24 Jul 2014	Questions of Practice: Avital Ronell on the Philosophy of Movement	Avital Ronell
24 Apr 2014	Questions of Practice: Composer Julia Wolfe on the Transformation of Research into Art	Julia Wolfe
17 Apr 2014	Architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien on Paul Evans	Tod Williams
18 Mar 2014	Questions of Practice: Lisa Yancey, Independent Consultant	Lisa Yancey
13 Mar 2014	Questions of Practice: Estelle Parsons on Artistic Practice	Estelle Parsons
27 Feb 2014	David Gordon: How many ways there are (1995)
18 Feb 2014	Questions of Practice: Thomas DeFrantz, Choreographer and Dance Scholar	Thomas DeFrantz
6 Feb 2014	"Scientific and Artistic Models in the New Work of Sarah Sze" by Arthur C. Danto
17 Jan 2014	Our Dreams Motivate Our Realities: A Conversation with Center Visiting Scholar Kristy Edmunds	Kristy Edmunds Paula Marincola
27 Jun 2013	Bill T. Jones & Susan Rethorst: A Conversation in Five Parts	Susan Rethorst Bill T. Jones
4 Jun 2013	Kathleen McLean and Mark Beasley on Creativity in Cultural Practice	Kathleen McLean Mark Beasley
8 Apr 2013	Overcoming Roadblocks: The Visiting Artist As Collaborator	Ain Gordon
13 Mar 2013	Going Outside the White Box: The Visiting Artist As Conduit
28 Feb 2013	Tacita Dean: On JG and the Medium of Time	Tacita Dean
31 Jan 2013	On the Making of JG	Tacita Dean
23 Oct 2012	Thaddeus Phillips & Catie Rosemurgy on Integrating History with Art-making	Thaddeus Phillips Catie Rosemurgy
5 Oct 2012	Merian Soto on Site, Improvisation, and Embodiment in SoMoS	Merián Soto
31 May 2012	Jenny Sabin's Greenhouse at the American Philosophical Society	Jenny Sabin
14 May 2012	White Box Residencies: Anthony Campuzano	Anthony Campuzano
8 Dec 2011	White Box Residencies: Tania Isaac	Tania Isaac
21 Oct 2011	American Impresario: David Harrington
8 Jun 2011	Anna Deavere Smith on Let Me Down Easy	Anna Deavere Smith
8 Mar 2011	The Museum Educator in the Expanded Field with Eungie Joo and Pablo Helguera	Eungie Joo Pablo Helguera
30 Jul 2010	Václav Havel on Leaving, Playwriting, and Politics	Václav Havel