Jul 29 Elvis Costello: His Aim Is Still True By Arts Desk Wednesday on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown profiles singer, songwriter and TV show host Elvis Costello, whose latest album, "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane," looks to country and bluegrass music for inspiration. Continue reading
Jul 27 Remembering Merce Cunningham By Arts Desk An extended interview with David Vaughan, who has been with Merce Cunningham's dance company for more than forty years. He is also the author of the biography, "Merce Cunningham: Fifty Years."… Continue reading
Jul 24 Conversation Preview: Elvis Costello By Arts Desk Coming soon on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown has a profile of singer Elvis Costello. Here's a preview of their conversation. Continue reading
Jul 23 The Missoula Children’s Theatre By Arts Desk The Missoula Children's Theatre in Montana is a traveling theater company that temporarily sets up shop in schools across the country that don't have drama programs. Continue reading
Jul 17 Conversation: Painter John Currin By Arts Desk American painter John Currin is one of the most recognized and lauded figurative artists working today whose work is one of the subjects of an exhibition called "Paint Made Flesh," which is now at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Jul 10 Conversation: Joseph O’Neill, Author of ‘Netherland’ By Arts Desk For his book "Netherland," author Joseph O'Neill had a unique vantage point to explore the now-familiar literary terrain of post-9/11 New York. Not well known to most American readers, New York City's cricket-playing community is certainly well known to O'Neill,… Continue reading
Jul 06 Conversation: Stuart Eizenstat, Holocaust Era Assets Conference By Arts Desk Delegates from 50 countries just gathered in Prague to discuss the status of property looted by the Nazis during World War II, including hundreds of thousands of art works. Continue reading
Jun 30 Conversation: Werner Herzog By Arts Desk In 1982 in the Peruvian jungle, Werner Herzog was making a film about an opera fanatic who would do anything to bring music to his remote city: Fitzcarraldo and his small crew face deadly river rapids, indigenous tribes with spears… Continue reading
Jun 26 Conversation: Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson’s Longtime Friend and Producer By Arts Desk Quincy Jones, who was Michael Jackson's longtime friend and record producer, talks about Jackson's life and legacy. Continue reading
Jun 24 National Symphony Orchestra Tours China By Arts Desk China is home to stars like the pianist Lang Lang, it has vast numbers of music students, it's the world's largest exporter of musical instruments, and it's building new venues to hear music all the time. Continue reading