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Video: Chinyanta Kabaso | The Dazzling Diversity of African Dance

The dazzling diversity of African dance — in 14 moves

May 20, 2023 · 6 Comments

Audio: Grateful Dead Live at Barton Hall, Cornell University, 1977-05-08

Generally considered one of The Grateful Dead’s best performances…

March 18, 2023 · 5 Comments

Video: David’s Voice

Through a series of intimate performances and conversations with David, his mother and others close to him, there emerges a portrait of an artist searching for his place in life.

March 18, 2023 · 4 Comments

David Kirby: My Girlfriend Killed James Brown

“Yeah, I got bumped up to first class, and when I saw who
my seatmate was, I went back to economy and told my girlfriend,
and even though she had the flu, we switch places, and three
weeks later, James Brown is dead.”

March 16, 2023 · 8 Comments

Video: Vegan Poem

At the current turning point in our relationship with the earth, Federico García Lorca’s vision of the injustice in our mistreatment of animals is even more poignant.

February 25, 2023 · 5 Comments

Video/Audio: ‘Imbolc/Vision’ a film poem by Grace Wells

Imbolc marks the beginning of spring, and for Christians it is the feast day of Saint Brigid, Ireland’s matron saint.

February 1, 2023 · Leave a comment

Video: Unheard

Amidst the depths of despair, a grieving mother finds her voice to challenge the forces of injustice and inspire hope.

January 28, 2023 · Leave a comment

Raphael Falco: How Bob Dylan used the ancient practice of ‘imitatio’ to craft some of the most original songs of his time

Bob Dylan is both a modern voice entirely unique and, at the same time, the product of ancient, time-honored ways of practicing and thinking about creativity.

January 27, 2023 · 5 Comments

Video: Wooden Wheel | A Filmmaker’s Tender Tribute to Her Seafaring Father

Grounded by a sailing injury, Arthur still finds solace in the Irish Sea.

January 17, 2023 · 3 Comments

Video: A Sense of Scale

The director says, “…I captured very tiny areas of paint flowing on a piece of paper while zooming in… with a custom lens setup…. It took me around 1 year to finish this piece.”

January 15, 2023 · 3 Comments

Maura Ives: How an American magazine helped launch one of Britain’s favorite Christmas carols

Christina Rossetti’s ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ didn’t begin life as a song, but being set to music helped it find fame.

December 25, 2022 · Leave a comment

Video: Kae Tempest performs More Pressure | Grace

I used to think
Things were so clear
I was so near to nowhere

November 26, 2022 · Leave a comment

Video: The Bridge | Shaun Johnston & Amber Marshall (from Heartland)

Walk me over this bridge
River so deep and so wide
Just walk me over the bridge, my darling
We’ll get to the other side

October 9, 2022 · Leave a comment

Stephanie Vander Wel: Loretta Lynn was more than a great songwriter – she was a spokeswoman for white rural working-class women

Lynn’s songs defied societal expectations by connecting her musical representations of working-class and rural women to broader social issues affecting women across the U.S.

October 8, 2022 · Leave a comment

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