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Still Waters Run Deep
Legendary theater director Peter Brook just started a month long residency at Columbia University. Last night his play Tierno Bokar made its U.S. premiere. The play centers around a Sufi mystic in 1930s Africa and the rise of religious factionalism. Brook talks about his craft and the importance of tolerance.
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Still Waters Run Deep
Peter Brook,
pioneering director of theater, opera and film, and founder of the Paris-based company, the International Center for Theatre Creations,
- on bringing his company and their production of "Tierno Bokar" to Columbia University for a month-long residency
» more on Peter Brook
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Gregory Mosher,
Director of the Columbia University Arts Initiative, former head of Lincoln Center Theater and a producer and director of nearly two hundred stage productions,
- on the Arts Initiative's role in bringing Peter Brook and "Tierno Bokar" to Columbia
» Tierno Bokar website
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Voza Rivers,
theater, music, film and special events producer and chairman of the Harlem Arts Alliance,
- on partnering with the Columbia University to bring the production of Tierno Bokar to the Harlem community
» Harlem Arts Alliance
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