What drives cultural practitioners to experiment, discover, and create?
We spoke to Christopher Colucci (2016), whose sound designs for theater are distinguished by their sense of musicality and, in the artist’s words, a “sensitivity to the power of sound to evoke the ineffable.”
We spoke to Heidi Saman (2016), a filmmaker influenced by Italian neo-realism’s emphasis on working-class protagonists, whose own work examines cultural identity, family, class, and daily life among Arab Americans.
Curator Lee Tusman on curating a site-specific performance informed by and presented at the Barnes Foundation.
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, founding director of Urban Bush Women, reflects on her artistic evolution and the importance of living on the "edge of failure."
Choreographers Reggie Wilson and Faustin Linyekula discuss the role of "place" in their artistic practices.
Performance artist Martha McDonald and visual artist Billy Dufala on how creating art at a recycling facility influences their understanding of impermanence.
In advance of the premiere of Breaking the Waves, we invited Mazzoli and Vavrek to share insights into their artistic processes and inspirations.
Composer Jace Clayton and Barnes Foundation executive director and president Thom Collins on presenting a site-specific performance informed by the artworks of the Barnes.
Cohabitation Strategies and Anthony Smyrski discuss how new understandings of design can better relate to and engage communities.
Choreographer Stephen Petronio on how his past dances and embodied memory influence future creations.