Robbie Simpson
Robbie Simpson (he/him/his) Robbie is best known for directing the 2021 and 2022 National Tour and New York City production of A Charlie Brown Christmas. The New York Times, Newsweek, and Time …
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Isaac Butler
Critic and theater director Isaac Butler is the foremost scholar on Stanislavsky in the world today. His book The Method, How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act is as necessary …
Ron Carter
RON CARTER is among the most original, prolific, and influential bassists in jazz. He has recorded over 2200 albums, and has a Guinness world record to prove it! From 1963 to …
Cornel West
CORNEL WEST is a prominent and provocative democratic intellectual. He is the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Professor of Philosophy & Christian Practice at Union Theological Seminary and holds the title of Professor Emeritus …
Daniel Kelly
Daniel Kelly is a composer, pianist and jazz educator who has been called “stunningly original” with “a visionary imagination.” His music draws inspiration from literature, visual art and journalism, captivating …
Victor See Yuen
Victor Y. See Yuen, songwriter, record producer, poet and arranger, came to New York City at the age of 17 from the Caribbean Island of Trinidad and Tobago in the …
Hasan Bakr
Hasan Bakr is a multi-percussionist, singer, and composer whose career spans 5 decades. He has studied with a number of master percussionists such as Chief Bey (shekere and bell), Babafeami …
Deborah Black
Deborah Black is a dance and theater artist, writer, and educator. She has performed in the work of Deborah Hay, Mary Overlie, and Susan Rethorst. While living in Rotterdam from …
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. …
Thuso Mbedu
Thuso Mbedu rose to prominence for her performance in the South African teen drama series Is’Thunzi for which she was nominated consecutively for an International Emmy in 2017 and 2018. Mbedu later appeared on the …