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Why Tempest? plus interview with Kidd Pivot artistic director Crystal Pite
“It is no coincidence that Crystal Pite became a mother shortly before beginning work on this piece and that these themes reflect her own issues resolving family and humanity versus ambition and art.” Featuring video interview with Kidd Pivot artistic director Crystal Pite, in which she discusses her approach to choreography, Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and motherhood.
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(APAP + RCLA) ^ DC = LDI x 2
3 months ago, I provided some riveting coverage of the first convening of the second cohort of the LDI program. It is about time to revisit our progress. But you probably already concluded…
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Interview with Kidd Pivot Artistic Director Crystal Pite
In this video, Kidd Pivot artistic director Crystal Pite discusses her approach to choreography, Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and motherhood. Interview footage courtesy of Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth College.
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At On the Road with UMS
Photo by Bill Shell. Jim Leija, UMS Director of Education & Community Engagement, with members of the cast of “Shakespeare in the Arb,” Maria Thomas, Martin Walsh, and Jean Leverich at On…
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A note from Ken: 50 Years ago on the White House Lawn…
50 years ago today I was one of 117 lucky Interlochen Arts Camp orchestra members (French horn) and dancers who performed on the White House Lawn for President Kennedy and an audience of young people. Our hosts were the children of Kennedy Cabinet members. Our conductor was Interlochen founder and president, Dr. Joseph E. Maddy, and the program represented works by composers from many nations.
