We’re gearing up for the launch of August Wilson’s American Century Cycle, an historic reading and recording series in The Greene Space that kicks off August 26 and runs through September 28. The ...
The “Golden Age of Broadway” conjures visions of romantic innocence, but the original scripts of many classic American musicals, from Babes in Arms to Annie Get Your Gun, are full of troubling sexist ...
What happens when multi Grammy-Award winning composer Arturo O’Farrill and virtuosic speaker, scholar and activist Dr. Cornel West work together to explore the deep connection between jazz and ...
Born in Havana, world-renowned jazz pianist Chuchito Valdés comes from one of the most distinguished musical families in Cuba. He’s the son of the legendary Chucho Valdés and grandson of the late Bebo ...
Should you be able to say and do whatever you want online? And if not, who should police this? Jad Abumrad of Radiolab and More Perfect hosted a debate about online hate speech, fake news and whether ...
Robert Reich, professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley, former Labor Secretary under President Bill Clinton, and the author of “The Common Good,” argues it’s time to return ...
Where are all the Black Swans? That question was explored anew when The Greene Space recently invited legends in classical ballet to share their complex journeys in the field and discuss the continued ...
In today’s new golden age of television, why are the most fun-to-watch characters also the most morally dubious? They talked Tony Soprano and Nucky Thompson, the appeal of these morally complicated ...
MacArthur Genius Award-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones has been creating modern dances of profound urgency and relevance for over 30 years. Bill T. Jones, the Orion String Quartet and dancers from ...
On March 21, WQXR presented the award-winning Chiara String Quartet in a concert performed completely by heart and without relying on any printed sheet music. The quartet is about to release a new ...
Join Lina and Estephanie — two Dominican Afro-latinx podcasters — for a live taping of their show, Bag Ladiez with special guest Veronica Agard, an alchemist, educator and curator of the Who Heals the ...
It’s become a beloved holiday tradition – our annual radio play of A Christmas Carol featuring hosts from WNYC and WQXR. A story that still touches the hearts of audiences worldwide, the novella has ...