Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski and Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka discuss the role of literature in times of political upheaval. Next, choreographer Mark Morris previews his upcoming productions at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Then, psychotherapist Irvin Yalom describes The Schopenhauer Cure: a new novel that explores group therapy. Finally, Peter Scarlet of the Tribeca Film Festival, Dennis Lim from the Village Voice, and documentary filmmaker Robert Drew take a look at this year’s festival.
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The Power of the Pen
Wole Soyinka—a Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian playwright, poet, novelist, and essayist—and Ryszard Kapuscinski—a Polish journalist and author who has covered wars, revolutions, and cultures around the world since the 1950s—discuss the relationship between writing and political change in a New Yorker-sponsored evening of readings during the PEN World Voices festival.
Rock of Ages
Mark Morris tells us about his dance troupe's two upcoming performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this April: a collaboration with painter Howard Hodgkin called Rhymes with Silver, and the New York premiere of Rock of Ages.
Music: Rhymes with Silver, Lou Harrison: “Fox Trot”
Music: Rhymes with Silver, Lou Harrison: “Fox Trot”
Therapeutic Writing
Psychotherapist Irvin Yalom explores the realm of group therapy in his new novel, The Schopenhauer Cure.
Music: Soundtrack to Meet Joe Black, music by Thomas Newman: "Served its Purpose"
Music: Soundtrack to Meet Joe Black, music by Thomas Newman: "Served its Purpose"
The Tribeca Film Festival
Peter Scarlet, executive director of the Tribeca Film Festival, Dennis Lim, film editor for the Village Voice, and acclaimed documentary filmmaker Robert Drew (“From Two Men and a War”) look ahead to this year’s roster of films at Tribeca.
» More on the Tribeca Film Festival
» More on the Tribeca Film Festival
Poetry Break--Mark Doty
For the next 2 weeks the Leonard Lopate Show will air a brief poetry segment each day in celebration of Poetry Month. Today, hear Mark Doty read his poem "Heaven for Stanley."
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Mark Doty
Mark Doty reads "Heaven for Stanley," from his new collection School of the Arts, published by HarperCollins. Doty is widely considered to be one of the most important writers of his generation, and he's the only American ever to have received Britain's T.S. Eliot Prize.
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