Great Art, Big Ideas Podcast
Festival 2025 Playlist
ROMEO AND JULIET
Can star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet put a stop to inner city gun violence? Anything is possible when the youth group stars of the Elm Shakespeare Company tackle Shakespeare’s classic tragedy...
GRACE KELLY
Before the age of sixteen, Korean American singer, saxophonist, and composer Grace Kelly performed at Barack Obama’s inauguration and was a soloist with the Boston Pops. Her star has only risen since...
CHILLIE WILLIE GROOVE BAND
“Shake Your Body Baby” isn’t just a Chillie Willie song title, it’s a lifestyle. William Portela, aka “Chillie Willie Groove," fuses funk, rhythm and blues, soul, smooth jazz, and salsa influences...
LADAMA
Ladama smile effortlessly almost the entire time they are performing. It’s hard not to join them, clapping and grinning as you’re carried away by the bubbling sound of the Venezuelan guitar of the...
EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH, YOU CHANGE: VISIONARY SCIENCE FICTION AND LIBERATION
Social Justice meets sci-fi meets songwriting in this panel discussion between musician, composer, and curator Toshi Reagon; cultural producer & sacred artivist Hanifa Nayo Washington; and writer,...
LONG WHARF SHOWCASE
A sneak peek at the Theatre's upcoming season with performances from the Tony Award-winning musical Passing Strange.
MADELINE SAYET AND JACOB PADRON IN CONVERSATION
Join us for this artist-in-conversation event to launch the on demand availability of Madeline Sayet’s “Where We Belong," the Mohegan theater-maker’s solo piece that reflects her experience pursuing...
IMAGINANDO UN MUNDO SIN MUROS, JAULAS Y DETENCIÓN
Esta conversación se llevará a cabo en español.
This conversation will be held in Spanish.
En asociación con Melting the Ice, un podcast y programa de radio bilingüe dedicado a compartir el...
THABISA
“I believe that what you breathe out, what you utter, you create, you make alive.” Thabisa’s soul emerges through her music in an unforgettable blend of a diverse medley of musical influences and her...
HONORING OUR BODIES: A FUTURE FOR ALL ABILITIES
How do we create a world where we all care for each other? A world where fewer people have to fight for their rights to exist, while more people acknowledge and accommodate for the abilities of all?...
GOSPEL BRUNCH: KEVIN MONROE & DEVOTION WITH PASTOR DANNY BLAND
Church service and a big diner breakfast afterwards: it’s a classic cozy routine for close-knit communities. At Gospel Brunch, we’re bringing the prayer and pancakes together in a jubilant moment of...
Kodo
Japanese drumming group Kodō has popularized traditional Japanese taiko worldwide, having performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert and recorded on the anthem of the FIFA World Cup Japan, and the...