Arts May 23 Charlottesville drama teacher to get special Tony Award By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
Education Sep 27 Watch 4:03 Boston brings the music back by boosting arts education At a time when schools across the country are cutting arts education, this city is aiming to make it universal. Myran Parker-Brass, a classically trained mezzo-soprano who sang for the Boston Symphony, is working to provide weekly arts education to… By PBS News Hour
Arts Feb 02 This youth classical music program turns no students away A program in Yakima, Washington educates under-served students on classical music study and performance. By Jenny Cunningham, KCTS
Arts Jul 20 Watch Free dance lessons teach NYC students to think on their feet The National Dance Institute has been sending dance instructors into New York City schools for nearly 40 years, teaching kids who would otherwise have little access to arts education. Jeffrey Brown reports on how founder Jacques d’Amboise grew the institute… By PBS News Hour
Education May 15 Watch 5:05 This high school trains Baltimore’s students to be artists At the Baltimore School for the Arts, students are admitted solely on their artistic potential; notable alumni of the pre-professional high school includes Jada Pinkett Smith and designer Christian Siriano. We meet some of the educators and current students who… By PBS News Hour
Feb 17 Watch 3:34 Underserved Austin students embrace their culture through the art of drumming By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch Kevin Spacey on playing a politician who ‘gets stuff done,’ and cultivating new talent By PBS News Hour “It's interesting to play a politician who gets stuff done,” says “House of Cards” star Kevin Spacey. “Ignore the murdering and the conniving.” On the eve of a benefit performance with the Shakespeare Theatre Company in the nation’s capital, Jeffrey… Continue watching
Oct 01 Kevin Spacey on the reality of Frank Underwood, singing and Jack Lemmon By artsdesk Backed by a 40-piece orchestra, two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey performed songs from the likes of Sinatra, Simon and Garfunkel and Billy Joel for a sold out benefit concert for just under 800 people in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch Violinist Joshua Bell turns train station into concert hall to encourage arts education By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 30 Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell delights masses at DC subway concert By Victoria Fleischer, Anne Azzi Davenport Back in 2007, pedestrians hurried by without realizing that the busker playing at the entrance to a Washington, D.C., Metro stop was none other than the Grammy-winning Joshua Bell. Today, Bell set up at the entrance of Union Station, but… Continue reading