The First Twenty: Preview
Preview: Season 2021 | 30s
The First Twenty explores 21st Century events that shifted the collective consciousness.
The First Twenty Explores events that have caused a shift in the collective American consciousness with artists as your guides. Witness their responses to incidents or moments in the first 20 years of the 21st century.
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The First Twenty is a local public television program presented by WLIW PBS
The First Twenty: Preview
Preview: Season 2021 | 30s
The First Twenty Explores events that have caused a shift in the collective American consciousness with artists as your guides. Witness their responses to incidents or moments in the first 20 years of the 21st century.
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Stealing a line from James Baldwin
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Preview: S2021 | 1m 38s | Playwright Charles Rice-González writes plays about his people—queer, Black, Latino people (1m 38s)
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Preview: S2021 | 55s | Jorge B. Merced explains the title of the LGBTQIA+ playwriting competition "Asunción.” (55s)
Creating space for queer communities
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Preview: S2021 | 1m 2s | Playwright Virginia Grise speaks to the rituals queer people have created. (1m 2s)
How can a story be told outside of language?
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Clip: S2021 | 2m | Poet Brenda Shaughnessy explores alternative forms of language. (2m)
Artificial intelligence provides a new way of being heard
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Clip: S2021 | 1m 59s | The team creating the opera “Sensorium Ex” discusses artificial intelligence. (1m 59s)
20 Years of Asian American Playwriting: Superheroes
Clip: S2021 | 1m 6s | Playwright Qui Nguyen talks about how seeing Asian American superheroes on screen. (1m 6s)
20 Years of Asian American Playwriting: Representation
Clip: S2021 | 1m 7s | Playwright Lauren Yee discusses the lack of Asian American representation. (1m 7s)
20 Years of Asian American Playwriting: Preview
Preview: S2021 | 30s | Luminaries explore the evolution of Asian American playwriting. Created by Ralph B. Peña. (30s)
20 Years of Asian American Playwriting: Joe Papp
Clip: S2021 | 59s | Playwright David Henry Hwang tells the story of how he landed his first job with Joe Papp. (59s)
20 Years of Asian American Playwriting: AAPI Stories
Clip: S2021 | 1m 5s | Playwrights David Henry Hwang and Chay Yew talk about the importance of AAPI stories. (1m 5s)
Ma’s House clip: Microaggression
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Clip: S2021 | 1m 49s | Indigenous artist Denise Silva-Dennis recounts a microaggression. (1m 49s)
Ma’s House clip: Behind the Name
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Clip: S2021 | 1m 50s | Jeremy Dennis of the Shinnecock Indian Nation explains the origins of Ma’s House. (1m 50s)
Michael Mwenso Honors George Floyd: Preview
Preview: S2021 | 30s | Michael Mwenso leads an artistic homage to George Floyd and his impact on humanity. (30s)
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Preview: S2021 Ep5 | 30s | Enda Walsh’s monologue asks, “From now on, everything will be different—but how?” (30s)
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