Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport!
How have the arts been managing during the COVID-19 pandemic? Arts organizations across America share their survival stories, along with examples of innovative performances, from COVID-19 inspired theater to site-specific operas. Learn how the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement have impacted America’s emerging artists in this new documentary hosted by GRAMMY, Emmy and Tony nominee Vanessa Williams.
Featuring interviews with:
- Oskar Eustis, The Public Theater
- Jordana Leigh, Senior Director of Artistic Programming, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
- Simone Eccleston, Director of Hip Hop Culture and Contemporary Music, Kennedy Center
- Kamilah Forbes, Executive Producer, Apollo Theater
- Ralph Remington, Director, City of San Francisco Arts Commission
- Danny Burstein, Tony-nominated actor, “Moulin Rouge”
- Alejandra Duque Cifuentes, Executive Director, Dance/NYC
- Somi, Composer and Musician
- Anne Huang, Executive Director, World Arts West
#PBSForTheArts is a multiplatform campaign that celebrates the resiliency of the arts in America during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown and reopening, and features new performing arts content filmed within the constraints of the pandemic. The collection of programs will be available for streaming on pbs.org/arts and the PBS Video app. Curated conversation and digital shorts will be available on PBS social media platforms using #PBSForTheArts.
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Credits:
Produced and directed by Akisa Omulepu, A production of THIRTEEN Productions LLC. GREAT PERFORMANCES is a production of The WNET Group. Bill O’Donnell is series producer and David Horn is executive producer.
