Browsing 20 - 30 results of 95 programs for category - Popular Culture
This video includes interviews with Exploratorium Executive Director Dr. Dennis Bartels and Exploratorium Chairman of the Board George Cogan about Piers 15 and 17, as well as a fly-through animation of the future home of the Exploratorium.
Project: Exploratorium at the Piers | Browse All
Date: October 18, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Join us for another podcast in our series, Speaking of Music Rewind. This program features Grammy and Pulitzer-winning composer Steve Reich, a pioneer of minimalist, jazz, and Western Classical music.
Project: Speaking of Music Rewind | Browse All
Date: October 15, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art Join us for another podcast in our series, Speaking of Music Rewind. This program features Grammy and Pulitzer-winning composer Steve Reich, a pioneer of minimalist, jazz, and Western Classical music.
Project: Speaking of Music Rewind | Browse All
Date: October 15, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Art The Explainers are the go-to people on the Exploratorium's floor--in their trademark orange vests, they roam the vast museum, helping visitors engage with the exhibits. In this show, we explore the field trip Explainers, a team of people from all different backgrounds, some of whom had little interest in science before getting involved here. The story isn't just about our home team, it's about the broader possibilities of teamwork and togetherness.
Project: Driven: True Stories of Inspiration | Browse All
Date: September 24, 2010
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): Najma Akhtar is a singer, composer, and actress who has been in heavy rotation in the World Music orbit for over 20 years. She was born and raised in England but sings in the traditional style of India, her ancestral homeland. In this presentation from 1991, she performs many songs with her band, and openly discusses her unique cultural and musical fusions.
Project: Speaking of Music Rewind | Browse All
Date: September 17, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): art Najma Akhtar is a singer, composer, and actress who has been in heavy rotation in the World Music orbit for over 20 years. She was born and raised in England but sings in the traditional style of India, her ancestral homeland. In this presentation from 1991, she performs many songs with her band, and openly discusses her unique cultural and musical fusions.
Project: Speaking of Music Rewind | Browse All
Date: September 17, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): art Meredith Monk has been on the vanguard of interdisciplinary performance
for 45 years. In this conversation from 1984, she discusses her works
of that era, reflects on her process and aspirations for her work, takes
questions, and performs excerpts from Education of the Girlchild.
Project: Speaking of Music Rewind | Browse All
Date: August 20, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): art Meredith Monk has been on the vanguard of interdisciplinary performance
for 45 years. In this conversation from 1984, she discusses her works
of that era, reflects on her process and aspirations for her work, takes
questions, and performs excerpts from Education of the Girlchild.
Project: Speaking of Music Rewind | Browse All
Date: August 20, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): art Chef Mourad Lahlou of Aziza restaurant is known for elegance and sophistication in his modern Moroccan dishes but often finds inspiration in simple
things and unlikely places. In this journey behind the kitchen
door, we shadow his entire process as he follows his heart from
farm to table. The process is a solid team effort, from Lahlou's
special relationships with the people who grow the food to the
collaborative kitchen environment that he cultivates. We witness
Chef Lahlou blend art and science, and precision and innovation,
in his quest to create a plate that is elegant, surprising, and true to
its ingredients.
Project: Driven: True Stories of Inspiration | Browse All
Date: August 10, 2010
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): art An inspiring conversation with Annea Lockwood, New Zealand-born experimental sound artist and musician known for her boundary-burning explorations of the world of natural acoustic sounds and environments.
Project: Speaking of Music Rewind | Browse All
Date: July 16, 2010
Format: Lecture
Category: Popular Culture
Subject(s): art
