Hiding from the Taliban in Plain Sight, Dancers Savion Glover and Judith Jamison

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 29, 2016

Champion squash player Maria Toorpakai explains how she hid from the Taliban in Pakistan and became the nation's top-ranked player. Director Ben Chace talks about, “Sin Alas,” ("Without Wings") one of the first films shot in Cuba since the U.S. relaxed travel restrictions. How looking at works of art can improve your perception and communication skills, and tap into your "visual intelligence." Dancer and choreographer Savion Glover and Judith Jamison, Artistic Director Emerita of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, on upcoming performances and "Shuffle Along" on Broadway. 

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