How are audience expectations and public participation changing?
In-depth artistic development and creative collaborations that expand an organization’s capacity are vital elements of the projects we fund at The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
Rehearsing Philadelphia, created and composed by Ari Benjamin Meyers, brought musical performances to public spaces throughout Philadelphia in the spring of 2022.
In this installment, three artists—filmmaker Shatara Michelle Ford, visual artist Karyn Olivier, and theater artist Brett Ashley Robinson—discuss the works that catalyzed their own creative pursuits, how audience considerations shape their practices, and the possibilities that lie in their chosen disciplines.
Yuval Sharon discusses his approach to storytelling and explained why he thinks even the most ostentatious technical gimmicks should take a backseat to the story itself.
Dr. Suse Anderson offers her perspective on why there is more to embrace than to fear from these technologies and unpacks some of the ethical considerations for employing them.
Adriel Luis, curator of digital and emerging media at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, considers it part of his job to demonstrate how the digital and non-digital worlds are interconnected, and he shares his approach in these interview excerpts.
Kristina Van Dyke talks about how computer science and CAT scans can uncover clues about the history and use of some ancient artifacts.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin explains the source of live music’s inherent joyfulness and makes the case for why music should be “experienced together as a community event.”
Taylor Mac talks about how the unpredictability of this mode of theater can subvert the familiar and “kick people out of their 40-hour work week.
Social choreographer Ernesto Pujol on creating group performances based on reciprocal relationships with communities.