In 2005, P.O.V. aired Jessica Yu’s In the Realms of the Unreal, a documentary about outsider artist Henry Darger. The Museum has a new exhibit of artists inspired by Darger’s work, up through September. P.O.V. talks to the exhibit’s curator.
Founded in 1936 by Polish violinist and Zionist Bronislaw Huberman, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra — known at that time as the Palestine Orchestra — was established to save Jewish musicians in Europe from the imminent Holocaust. In honor of Yom Haatzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day), watch a clip of the performance marking the organization’s 70th anniversary.
Perhaps a little more politicized, and with a few different characters…Sesame Street was relaunched in Israel at the end of 2006. It’s called Sippuray Sumsum, and the characters …
Composer David Lang, one of the co-founders of New York’s Bang on a Can, has been a prolific presence on the city’s contemporary music scene for more than twenty years. Lang sat down with SundayArts blogger Adam Wasserman for a chat about his work shortly after he won the Pulitzer Prize in Music. Listen to the interview.
Gladys Knight and the Pips were with Motown from the mid ‘60s to the early ‘70s. Watch Gladys Knight as she talks about Marvin Gaye in a web-exclusive interview for …
In Israel, a vibrant punk scene has emerged in a society torn apart by the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. In these four candid video interviews, FRONTLINE/World reporter and filmmaker Liz Nord talks to the musicians driving the movement.
To commemorate Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Radio City Music Hall will host Israeli stars David Broza, Idan Raichel, Rami Kleinstein, Habanot Nechama and Yael Naim, whose voice most recently graced the MacBook …
Poets played a major role voicing the hardships and joys during Israel’s founding. Today, the poetry scene is more fractured, much like the land itself. Listen to three prominent Israeli …
This week, the short films competing for your vote all thwart expectations in their own ways. Photographer William Klein expounds on his unconventional aesthetic, “Methods” plays with portrayals of thespian stereotypes, and “Standby” examines a moment when a mother fails her son.
Maude Maggart, 32, is a fast-rising singer of the Great American Songbook (and sister to pop singer Fiona Apple). Her renditions of 1920s-era songs highlights her wispy, fast vibrato. Learn more about the critically-acclaimed cabaret singer, and listen to her perform “Love Me or Leave Me.”
