Pigeons on the Grass, Alas: Astria Suparak
"This has remained a core part of my curatorial agenda: Giving voice and space to marginalized points of view."
What drives cultural practitioners to experiment, discover, and create?
"This has remained a core part of my curatorial agenda: Giving voice and space to marginalized points of view."
The premiere *American Impresario* article comes from one of the nation's most adventurous radio producers, WNYC's John Schaefer, host of *Soundcheck*, *New Sounds*, and the *New Sounds Live* concert series.
In 2011, playwright and actress Anna Deavere Smith spoke at a Center-hosted event about the evolution of her one-woman show.
While Jens Hoffmann was in Philadelphia to lecture at the Center in 2011, he made a few "studio" visits with local dance companies and described the experience to us.
In 2011, the Center convened a round-table discussion with MoMA's Pablo Helguera and the New Museum's Eungie Joo to discuss the evolving state of museum education.
Writer and arts specialist Suzanne Carbonneau conducted a public discussion with Danny Yung, artistic director of Zuni Icosahedron from Hong Kong, on September 18, 2010.
In 2010, the Center hosted Václav Havel, the late renowned playwright and former President of the Czech Republic, for an interview at The Wilma Theater, prior to the American premiere of *Leaving*, his first play in 20 years.
On May 3, 2010, two of contemporary visual arts' most distinguished figures visited the Center for a compelling conversation addressing the practice of painting, the making of painting exhibitions, and the relationship between the two.
*Leaving*, the first play written in 20 years by former Czech Republic President Václav Havel, made its American debut at The Wilma Theater in 2010, giving local audiences the first chance to see this new work by an international artist and champion of human rights.
In the second iteration of the Center's *danceworkbook* series, dancer and choreographer Roko Kawai reflects upon and shares images of her dance work since 1992.