You may know Daniel K. Isaac as Ben Kim from the television series “Billions,” but he’s also a committed and talented actor in theater and an accomplished playwright. In fact, his play “Once Upon a (Korean) Time”-- which was supported in part by the Arts Endowment-- is opening in New York in August. In this podcast, Daniel K. Isaac discusses his great love of theater, his … [Read more...] about Meet actor and playwright Daniel K. Isaac
Quick Study: Indications of Sector Change in Year Two of COVID-19
In this episode, we dip into three different studies to understand how arts attendance and philanthropy might have changed in 2021. A transcript is available here. … [Read more...] about Quick Study: Indications of Sector Change in Year Two of COVID-19
Shanta Thake, Chief Artistic Officer, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Chief Artistic Officer of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) Shanta Thake talks about programming at the intersection of art and the needs of New York City at this pivotal moment, including bringing blood drives, food donations, and health and wellness programs to the Lincoln Center’s campus—with live musical accompaniment. She also discusses the Summer for the City … [Read more...] about Shanta Thake, Chief Artistic Officer, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Dancers and Social Workers Unite: Recovering the Body through Creative Movement
A dance/movement workshop series, when integrated with other social services, can be effective in relieving symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and psychological distress among women who have experienced domestic violence, a new study finds. Published last month in Frontiers in Psychiatry, the article was co-authored by Yasemin Özümerzifon of New York City-based … [Read more...] about Dancers and Social Workers Unite: Recovering the Body through Creative Movement
Director and The Public Theater’s Associate Artistic Director Saheem Ali: Theater of the Moment
Saheem Ali is Associate Artistic Director of The Public Theater as well as the director of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fat Ham.” In this podcast, Ali talks about working with "Fat Ham" playwright James Ijames, his ongoing work with plays that contemporize and expand Shakespeare (like Fat Ham which sets Hamlet in a Black Southern backyard barbeque with a Queer Hamlet figure … [Read more...] about Director and The Public Theater’s Associate Artistic Director Saheem Ali: Theater of the Moment