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Sounds of China: Creative Crossroads

The ancient meets the avant-garde in the work of composer ...

The ancient meets the avant-garde in the work of composer Tan Dun.

Classical Music in America, part 3: American Classical Music in the 20th Century

Miles Hoffman takes us through the early years of the ...

Miles Hoffman takes us through the early years of the last century and discusses where we can, sometimes unexpectedly, find new classical compositions today.

Classical Music in America, part 2: American Classical Music in the 19th Century

NPR's Miles Hoffman continues to lead us through the development ...

NPR's Miles Hoffman continues to lead us through the development of a uniquely American take on traditional European music.

Theater Conversations: Howard Shalwitz

Howard Shalwitz co-founded the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company back in ...

Howard Shalwitz co-founded the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company back in 1980--at a time when the repertory of American plays was limited to academic classics and NYC vogue.

Theater Conversations: David Ives

David Ives (b. 1950) attended Northwestern University where he began ...

David Ives (b. 1950) attended Northwestern University where he began writing plays. He produced his first play, Canvas, in New York City with the Circle Repertory Company.

Theater Conversations: Carlos Murillo

Carlos Murillo is a Chicago-based playwright, director and teacher.

Classical Music in America, part 1: Where American Classical Music Started

Miles Hoffman, NPR Morning Edition music commentator and dean of ...

Miles Hoffman, NPR Morning Edition music commentator and dean of the Petrie School of Music at Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina takes us on a tour of classical music in early America.

Theater Conversations: Dael Orlandersmith

Dael Orlandersmith is an actress, poet and playwright that is ...

Dael Orlandersmith is an actress, poet and playwright that is best known for her Obie Award winning Beauty's Daughter and the 2002 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Drama,Yellowman.

Theater Conversations: Marcia Norman

Marsha Norman was awarded the 1983 Pulitzer Prize, Susan Smith ...

Marsha Norman was awarded the 1983 Pulitzer Prize, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Hull-Warriner, and Drama Desk Awards for 'Night Mother, which received its world premiere at the A.R.T. in 1982.

Theater Conversations: Lee Blessing

Lee Blessing currently heads the graduate playwriting program at Mason ...

Lee Blessing currently heads the graduate playwriting program at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University.