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Jeff Lunden

A stage performance with two people, one standing on an elevated platform with DJ equipment surrounded by vibrant purple spotlights, and another seated at a piano below, illuminated by similar lights, with a disco ball overhead adding to the atmospheric setting.
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Mexodus’ musical introduces audiences to a different Underground Railroad for people fleeing slavery
6:37
The Mexican ‘underground railroad’
6:37
A woman in a black top and jeans performs a dynamic dance move on a plaza with a historic red brick building in the background. Other people are walking by and trees line the square.
Arts, Culture & Media
This tap dancer from Japan uses New York City landmarks as her backdrops
6:23
Japanese tap dancer brings rhythm to New York City streets
6:23
A group of seven people dressed in formal attire stand dramatically on a set designed to resemble a rocky outcrop, with a dark, earthy backdrop. Some are seated or kneeling, while one person stands with arms raised as though addressing an audience. They are surrounded by wooden props resembling spears and driftwood, suggesting a theatrical setting.
Arts, Culture & Media
New play reimagines Australian history from Aboriginal viewpoint
5:40
New play reimagines Australian history from Aboriginal viewpoint
5:40
A man stands in the center of a circular stage surrounded by seated participants and audience members. The stage features a large round table with microphones and nameplates. The setting appears to be a simulated conference or debate, with a backdrop displaying an abstract design. Multiple people are engaged in attentive listening or note-taking, creating a formal and immersive atmosphere.
Climate Change
New play ‘Kyoto’ looks at the global agreement that first aimed to curb greenhouse gas emissions
6:50
Climate negotiations take center stage in new play ‘Kyoto’
6:50
Korean playwright’s latest lands 10 Tony Award nominations
7:13
Arts, Culture & Media
Can robots fall in love? A sci-fi musical from South Korea is now a hit on Broadway.
7:11
‘Maybe Happy Ending’ musical opens to rave reviews
7:11
Music
Young classical musicians join forces in Middle Eastern ensemble
5:04
Young classical musicians join forces in Middle Eastern ensemble
5:04
Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz is highlighted at Carnegie Hall
5:41
New play explores the Haitian American experience
5:20
Arts, Culture & Media
‘Bad Kreyòl’ premieres in New York
5:20
Arts, Culture & Media
New York’s Met Opera debuts ‘Ainadamar’ about Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca and his muse 
5:59
New York’s Met Opera debuts ‘Ainadamar’ about Federico Garcia Lorca
5:59
Music
Classical composer Gabriela Ortiz brings her distinctive, rhythmic Latin American style to Carnegie Hall
5:47
Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz is highlighted at Carnegie Hall
5:47
Arts, Culture & Media
Belarusian play starring Olympic basketball player sheds light on life under a repressive regime
5:53
Belarusian play stars Olympic basketball player
5:53
Youth musicians gather for World Orchestra Week
5:34
Music
‘Moving and beautiful and hopeful’: 700 international youth musicians gather in New York City for World Orchestra Week
5:34
Conflict
‘Patriots’: A play about 1990s Russia debuts on Broadway
5:09
New Broadway play tackles rise of Putin
5:09
German circus meets the Big Apple
A scholar examines Shakespeare with contemporary lens of racial equity
The cast of “Journey to the Rainbow” from Germany’s Circus-Theater Roncalli.
Arts
German circus meets the Big Apple
Uta Hagen teaches at her HB Studio in New York.
Arts
Uta Hagen’s centennial
Caissie Levy as Elsa in “Frozen” on Broadway.
Culture
Behind the curtain at autism-friendly Broadway shows
Ammar Haj Ahmad in “The Jungle.”
Arts, Culture & Media
Welcome to ‘The Jungle’
Stage and film lyricist Alan Jay Lerner photographed in 1985.
Arts, Culture & Media
Songtennial: Alan Jay Lerner at 100
Persona, Roberta, Pessoa
Full Episode
Arts, Culture & Media
Bonus Feature: Rinde Eckert
Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit