Tag: interview
Soprano Tiffany Townsend Sings George Walker’s “Lilacs”
"Am I just here because I'm Black or am I here because I'm talented? I tend to be the only black person in the room. I see that changing."
Sasson Gabay Returns to The Band’s Visit
"In a way we are kind of messengers of humanity. I remember when we shot the thing, we had a feeling that we had something really special, but we didn't know to what extent."
Composer Julia Adolphe Writes the Colors of the Violin
"Working on it helped me process my unconscious. But I don't want them to be distracted by it, by me. I want my music to be a vehicle for them to access their own unconscious."
Makaya McCraven Offers a Dose of Something Real
"There has been a framing of jazz in a way for sometime where like it's not for young people. It's not cool. I always want to push back on that one."
Koons & Pinkleton Turn “Head Over Heels” On Its Head
"I think how we've approached this, from looking at it with the Playhouse, was as an invitation back. Welcome home. Welcome back!" - Jenny Koons
Veronica Swift – Storyteller
"Whether you're a musician or a writer everything comes down to story and narrative. And that's why I like to call myself a storyteller more than a singer or a musician."
The “Head Over Heels” Cast Invites You to Their Party
"I want to welcome audience members who feel like they stick out like a sore thumb. Come here and stick out like a sore thumb with all of us. " - George Salazar
Jake Shimabukuro Has His Ukulele and His Friends
"There are four strings, two octaves and there's something about the sound when I hear it. It just it takes me back to the islands and it makes me feel young."
Violinist Margaret Batjer Needs Warm and Fuzzy
"The most amazing artistic moments of my life have happened in a live performance where you feel the silence, the absence of noise."
Baritone Davóne Tines Speaks Boldly About Julius Eastman
"All of the aspects of identity that he outlined, I also embody. So by being able to realize his words, I’m able to be very closely in conversatoin or community or connection with his aspirations."