Balanchine Dancer Allegra Kent Reads "My Discovery of Dance" from The Sentient Archive
Allegra Kent Reads "My Discovery of Dance" from The Sentient Archive.
Questions of Practice: Philadelphia Orchestra Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on Contextualizing Classical Works
Yannick Nézet-Séguin discusses the value that centuries-old works can offer contemporary listeners and how an orchestra can present a classical piece so that it remains dynamic and resists becoming a “statue.”
Questions of Practice: Visual Artist Trenton Doyle Hancock on the Social Connotations of Dolls
Trenton Doyle Hancock discusses his interest in dolls as representations of identity and culture, and we hear from Barbara Whiteman, founder and executive director of the Doll Museum, as well as Aida Villanueva, a member of Temple Contemporary’s Young Curators Council.
Questions of Practice: Choreographer Reggie Wilson on the “Cultural Retentions” of Sacred Spaces
Choreographer Reggie Wilson discusses his approach to choreographing and curating dance in religious spaces with Pew Fellow Yolanda Wisher.
Women, Art, and Technology: Kelsey Halliday Johnson and Amy Beste in Conversation
Curator Kelsey Halliday Johnson and media scholar Amy Beste consider why women artists have often only received serious recognition later in their lives and careers.
Questions of Practice: Actor Dulé Hill on Nat “King” Cole’s “Quiet Revolution”
Actor Dulé Hill describes why the simple act of “being” can be an “act of quiet revolution."
Questions of Practice: Pew Fellow Hellmut Gottschild on a Life of Dance, with Tania Isaac
Pew Fellows Hellmut Gottschild and Tania Isaac sat down for an extended conversation about Gottschild’s artistic history and practice.
Questions of Practice: Pew Fellows Sonia Sanchez and Major Jackson on Legacy and the Joys of Teaching
Pew Fellows and poets Sonia Sanchez and Major Jackson visited the Center for an extended conversation, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Pew Fellowships in the Arts.
Questions of Practice: Curator Ruth Estévez on Why Some Performances Should Remain in the Past
Curator Ruth Estévez on why the practice of restaging may be both “interesting” and “dangerous.
Mind, Movement, and Memory: Douglas Crimp and Peter Eleey on Choreographer Trisha Brown
In conjunction with the recent Center-funded retrospective, Trisha Brown: In the New Body, we invited author and art critic Douglas Crimp and MoMA PS1's Peter Eleey to reflect on Brown's influential choreographic practice.