Arts Calendar Fall 2019 A guide to performances, exhibits, film screenings, and programs produced by the Conservatory of Music, the Departments of Art, Film, Theater, and Television and Radio, and the Preparatory Center.
The World of the Arts in Your Own Backyard
Brooklyn College continues to affirm its position as a cultural jewel of the city, this season offering a bounty of diverse selections, both traditional and highly original. Savor the charm of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 Tuesday, October 22, 8 p.m. SEPTEMBER Don Buchwald Theater; free and enjoy the magnificent Friday, September 20, 5-9 p.m. Faculty Recital Series: Kendall Williams, steel drums overture to Mozart’s Don Giovanni; Don Buchwald Theater; free Pan in Motion: A steel pan journey through diversity contemplate the destruction of the Haitian Creole Jazz Symposium and Jam Session The life and times of Kendall K. Williams come to life on steel pan. American Dream in a small Ohio Haitian Jazz and American Jazz: Historical Connections and Specificities steel town in Lynn Nottage’s incisive A panel discussion exploring the connections between Haitian and American jazz Wednesday, October 23, 5 p.m. play Sweat; be immersed in the with Joel Widmaier (Fondation Haiti Jazz), Jean Chardavoine, and Melvin L. Butler Topfer Recital Hall; free (University of Miami) followed by a jam session with internationally acclaimed Music for Strings I 20th-century opera world of Darius Haitian jazz band leader Alix “Buyu” Ambroise, Jr., Brooklyn College Big Band Jesse Mills, Coordinator Milhaud’s Trois Opéras-minute and Director D.D. Jackson, and members of the Global Jazz Master’s program. Co- Conservatory of Music students present solo and chamber works for strings. Samuel Barber’s A Hand of Bridge; sponsored by the Hitchcock Institute for Studies in American Music and the CUNY be part of a grand, centuries-old Haitian Studies Institute Thursday, October 24, 1 p.m. Don Buchwald Theater; free tradition of holiday celebration Tuesday, September 24, 12 p.m. Music for Winds I with Handel’s perennially inspiring Boylan Hall, Room 5313; free Marianne Gythfeldt, Coordinator Messiah; or venture into stranger Artist Lecture Series: Archie Rand Conservatory of Music students present solo and chamber works for winds. atmospheres at the Bi-Annual Presented by the Graduate Art Student Union. Open to the public International Electroacoustic Music Thursday, October 24, 5:15 p.m. Festival, which presents a cornucopia Tuesday, September 24, 1 p.m. Don Buchwald Theater; $5 of cutting-edge works by masters Lily Pond; free Freedom Concert Chamber Music at the Lily Pond Brooklyn College Symphonic Choir and emerging composers. Come join The Global Jazz Master’s Quartet and Conservatory Singers us for these and many, many more Take a break from hectic campus life and enjoy great music in a bucolic setting. Malcolm J. Merriweather, Conductor offerings ranging from the visual to (In the event of inclement weather, this concert will be relocated to the Tow with the Glee Club media and performing arts, as we Center Atrium.) Rebecca Martinez, Conductor strive together to enrich and inspire The choirs will join forces in a program of music celebrating the civil rights Friday, September 27, 7:30 p.m. movement, reminiscent of the famous concerts conceived by Coretta Scott King. our minds, our city, and our world. Don Buchwald Theater; $5 Conservatory Orchestra I Friday, October 25; Saturday, October 26; and George Rothman, Conductor Monday, October 28–Wednesday, October 30 Mozart, Don Giovanni Overture; Delibes, Le roi s’amuse; C.P.E. Bach, Friday, Saturday, and Monday–Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Symphony in D major; Richard Rodney Bennett, Sinfonietta Saturday, 2 p.m. New Workshop Theater; $22, seniors $18, students $15 Tickets and Subscription and Alumni discounts available Information Gloria by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins All information on events is subject OCTOBER Directed by Michael Page to change without notice. Please Thursday, October 10, 1 p.m. A finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama,Gloria is primarily set in a consult our online calendars (bcmusic. Leonard & Claire Tow Center Atrium; free Manhattan magazine publishing office, in an environment as combustive as an Composers’ Collective Concert Series I ongoing Twitter thread, and follows the survivors in the aftermath of an office org, events.brooklyn.cuny.edu, and Marcello Di Russo, Coordinator shooting. brooklyncollegepresents.org) for Presenting Mirror by Tiger West: Every American is born with the right to the the most up-to-date information. Pursuit of Happiness. Empathy is a facet of narcissism; connection is elusive. Saturday, October 26, 9 a.m.- 6:45 p.m. Advance tickets to any events for Don Buchwald Theater; free which admission is charged may Friday, October 11; Saturday, October 12; and Unit Structures: The Art of Cecil Taylor Conference be purchased from the Brooklyn Tuesday, October 15–Thursday, October 17 Michelle Yom, Coordinator Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday–Thursday, 7:30 p.m. This conference aims to build upon Taylor scholarship in jazz and American Music College Box Office located in the Saturday, 2 p.m. studies, and also to expand it into a broader range of disciplines in order to reflect Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Don Buchwald Theater; $22, seniors $18, students $15 more accurately the scope of Taylor’s own praxis. Karen Borca will lead a workshop Performing Arts, 718.951.4500 (except Subscription and Alumni discounts available using Taylor’s instructional methods. The conference will culminate in a concert. Saturday, November 16, Composers A Thesis Production For a complete schedule and registration information, visit https://unitstructures. and Choreographers Collaborate, for Pass Over commons.gc.cuny.edu/schedule/. by Antoinette Nwandu which tickets may be obtained from the Directed by Cristina Duarte Saturday, October 26, 8 p.m. venue). The box office is open Tuesday- Inspired in part by the murder of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent trial, Don Buchwald Theater; free Saturday, 1-6 p.m. Senior and student Pass Over follows two black men, Kitch and Moses, who are stuck on a purgatorial Unit Structures: The Art of Cecil Taylor—Concert III rates apply to select performances. No street corner. Even though the stakes of getting off the corner are high, Antoinette Featuring Big Band directed by Karen Borca tickets are required for FREE events. Nwandu offers a portrait of two young black men who also dare to seek joy. The third and final concert for the Unit Structures: The Art of Cecil Taylor Conference features “Womb Water” and other compositions by Cecil Taylor. Please For information and tickets, visit Tuesday, October 15, 1 p.m. visit the Eventbrite reservation page for tickets. brooklyncollegepresents.org. Lily Pond; free Chamber Music at the Lily Pond Tuesday, October 29, 12 p.m. Conservatory of Music Concert Office The Brooklyn College Gospel Choir Boylan Hall, Room 5313; free 718.951.5792 Take a break from hectic campus life and enjoy great music in a bucolic setting. Artist Lecture Series: Steve Mumford bcmusic.org (In the event of inclement weather, this concert will be relocated to the Tow Presented by the Graduate Art Student Union. Open to the public Center Atrium.) Tuesday, October 29, 7 p.m. Department of Art Thursday, October 17, 1 p.m. Topfer Recital Hall; free 718.951.5181 Leonard & Claire Tow Center Atrium; free Brooklyn College Big Band depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/art Composers’ Collective Concert Series II D.D. Jackson, Director Marcello Di Russo, Coordinator A performance of original compositions for Big Band by members of the Global Department of Film Original works by Andrew Porter, Connor Whelan, and other members Jazz Master’s program 718.951.5664 of the Collective depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/film Thursday, October 31, 1 p.m. Thursday, October 17, 7 p.m. Don Buchwald Theater; free West End Building, Room 220; free Conservatory Singers Department of Television and Radio Brooklyn College Film Department Presents: Larry Sanders Still Fighting Malcolm J. Merriweather, Conductor 718.951.5555 Documentary Screening Trick or Treat? Conservatory Singers presents a colorful program of music in treble bctvr.org Open to the campus community and public voices with an exciting world premiere by John Montez. Department of Theater Saturday, October 19, 1 p.m. Studio 312; free 718.951.5666 Preparatory Center Faculty Recital depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/theater Performance by one of the Center’s highly regarded faculty Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema 718.951.4536 feirstein.brooklyn.cuny.edu
Preparatory Center for the Saturday, November 16, 3 and 7 p.m. Performing Arts The Brooklyn Music School Playhouse 718.951.4111 NOVEMBER 126 St. Felix Street, Brooklyn; $10, students $5 with ID bcprepcenter.org Friday, November 1, 7:30 p.m. Choreographers and Composers Collaborate Don Buchwald Theater; $5 Artis Smith and Germaine Salsburg, Co-Directors Conservatory Orchestra II A collaboration between the Conservatory of Music/Professor Douglas Cohen George Rothman, Conductor and the College’s Department of Kinesiology/Professor Artis Smith: Conservatory Featuring 2019 Concerto Competition Winner violinist Wei-Ni Hung composers work with professional choreographers and dancers to produce an performing the Barber Violin Concerto; Sibelius, Cassazione; exciting concert of original dance and music. Beethoven, Symphony No. 4 Getting There Tuesday, November 19, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, November 6-8, 7 p.m. Topfer Recital Hall; free Brooklyn College is located at 2900 Topfer Recital Hall; free Conservatory Guitar Ensemble Bedford Avenue. The Don Buchwald, 41st Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival Lars Frandsen, Director New Workshop, and Claire Tow (formerly George Brunner, Director Music by Mendelssohn, J.S. Bach, Brouwer, and others Whitman) Theaters; Topfer Recital Hall; A cornucopia of cutting-edge works by masters and emerging composers Wednesday, November 20, 5 p.m. and Feirstein Rehearsal Studio, are Thursday, November 7, 1 p.m. Topfer Recital Hall; free all part of The Leonard & Claire Tow Topfer Recital Hall; free Music for Strings II Center for the Performing Arts, 2920 Afternoon at the Piano I Jesse Mills, Coordinator Campus Road, which is located at the Conservatory of Music students present solo and chamber works for strings. Shai Zohar, piano intersection of Hillel Place and Campus A new series in which Conservatory pianists perform— Road, near the junction of Flatbush and featuring Liszt’s Sonata in B minor and Les jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este Thursday, November 21, 1 p.m. Topfer Recital Hall; free Nostrand Avenues. Studio 312 is located Thursday, November 7, 6-8 p.m. Music for Winds II on the third floor of Roosevelt Hall Jefferson Williams Lounge, Student Center, 4th floor; free Marianne Gythfeldt, Coordinator Extension, which is on Bedford Avenue. Conservatory of Music students present solo and chamber works for winds. Digital Careers Night The Woody Tanger Auditorium is in the Speakers: Tyquane Wright, Michael McGetrick, and Richard O'Connor Friday, November 22, 7 p.m. Brooklyn College Library. For locations Saturday, November 9, 12–8 p.m. Topfer Recital Hall; free of all other venues, please refer to the 4th-, 5th-, and 6th-floor Boylan Hall Art Studios; free Faculty Recital Series: Frank Cassara, percussion specific event listing. MFA Art Open Studios with the Brooklyn College Percussion Ensemble and Alumni MFA open studios of Brooklyn College’s Art Department Frank Cassara, Director To reach the Brooklyn College campus: A concert featuring the renowned percussionist with his current students and Saturday, November 9, 1 p.m. alumni: dynamic international works from the 20th- and 21st-century canon along Studio 312; free with new and jazz-influenced pieces By Car Preparatory Center Faculty Recital From Queens or Long Island, take the Performance by one of the Center’s highly regarded faculty Saturday, November 23, 7 p.m. Belt Parkway West to Exit 11, Flatbush Studio 312; free Avenue North. Follow Flatbush Thursday, November 14, 1 p.m. Brooklyn College Gospel Choir Avenue north to Avenue H. Turn left Topfer Recital Hall; free Claudemir Rose Seneus and Mikaelia Erwin, Co-Directors on Avenue H to Campus Road. Afternoons at the Piano II “High Praise”: a united voice to sing praises and worship Danying Zhang and Zifeng Michael Zheng, piano A new series in which Conservatory pianists perform—featuring J.S. Bach, Monday, November 25, 7 p.m. From Staten Island, take the Italian Concerto; Chopin, Sonata No. 2; Granados, Allegro de concierto; and more… Don Buchwald Theater; free Verrazano Bridge to the Belt Parkway conTEMPO East to Exit 11, Flatbush Avenue North. Thursday, November 14, 7:30 p.m. Ursula Oppens, Director Follow Flatbush Avenue north to Topfer Recital Hall; free Eleni Kamaratou, Assistant Director Voice Departmental Recital The Conservatory’s New Music ensemble performs contemporary works. Avenue H. Turn left on Avenue H to Violetta Zabbi, Director Campus Road. “I am in need of music”: songs by Ben Moore Tuesday, November 26, 12:30 p.m. Topfer Recital Hall; free From Manhattan, take the Manhattan Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16 Composers at the Piano Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, or Brooklyn Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Hyun-Kyung Lee, Coordinator Saturday, 2 p.m. Featuring original works composed and performed by students of the Advanced Battery Tunnel and take the Brooklyn- Tuesday, November 19–Saturday, November 23 Keyboard class. Queens Expressway West to the Tuesday–Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Prospect Expressway, which becomes Saturday, 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 8 p.m. Don Buchwald Theater; $22, seniors $18, students $15 Ocean Parkway. Turn left on Foster Don Buchwald Theater; $10 Subscription and Alumni discounts available Avenue to Flatbush Avenue. Turn right Brooklyn College Big Band A Mainstage Production on Flatbush Avenue and then turn D.D. Jackson, Director Sweat Featuring Haitian saxophonist Alix “Buyu” Ambroise, Jr., and additional guests, plus right on Nostrand Avenue to Avenue by Lynn Nottage arrangements and originals by Global Jazz Master’s students and D.D. Jackson H. Turn right on Avenue H to Campus Directed by Tara Elliott Road. An examination of the collapse of the American factory system, Sweat follows steelworkers in a small Ohio town as they come to terms with the destruction of the American Dream in their professional and Campus parking may be available for personal lives. selected events. Call the Brooklyn College Box Office at 718.951.4500 for information.
By Subway 2 or 5 train to Flatbush Avenue- Brooklyn College station. Wednesday, December 4, 5 p.m. Q train to Avenue H station in DECEMBER Topfer Recital Hall; free Brooklyn. Monday, December 2, 7 p.m. Glee Club Alternatively, Q train to Avenue J Topfer Recital Hall; free Rebecca Martinez, Conductor Composers Concert I Music of Light: a concert of inspirational multi-cultural music station in Brooklyn; transfer to the Douglas Cohen, Faculty Coordinator and Broadway show tunes B6 or B11 bus to Bedford Avenue and Jeryl Johnston, Program Coordinator Campus Road. Conservatory of Music composers present their new acoustic and Thursday, December 5, 1 p.m. electroacoustic works. Topfer Recital Hall; free By Bus Afternoon Chamber Music I Tuesday, December 3, 12:30-4 p.m. Jesse Mills, Coordinator The following buses stop at the Woody Tanger Auditorium; free Conservatory of Music students present chamber works. junction of Flatbush and Nostrand Art History Symposium Avenues, one block from Brooklyn Thursday, December 5, 8 p.m. Open to the public College: B6, B11, B41, B44, Q35. Topfer Recital Hall; free Tuesday, December 3, 7 p.m. Conservatory Jazz Ensemble The following buses stop at Bedford Topfer Recital Hall; free Daniel Blake, Director Brooklyn Electroacoustic Ensemble (BEE) Classic and contemporary works by Latin and jazz masters, new and old Avenue and Campus Road, in front of Red Wierenga, Director Brooklyn College: B6, B11. New and classic electroacoustic works Friday, December 6, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, December 8, 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 10, 7 p.m. Don Buchwald Theater; $15 Don Buchwald Theater; free Accessibility Brooklyn College Opera Theatre Composers Concert III Brooklyn College is dedicated Isabel Milenski, Director Douglas Cohen, Faculty Coordinator to making every guest’s visit as Dmitry Glivinskiy, Music Director and pianist Jeryl Johnston, Program Coordinator The Opera Theatre presents an evening of micro-operas: Conservatory of Music composers present their new acoustic convenient and enjoyable as possible. Darius Milhaud’s Trois Opéras-minute and Samuel Barber’s A Hand of Bridge. and electroacoustic works. While all of our new venues are ADA compliant, please note that ongoing Friday, December 6; Saturday, December 7; and Wednesday, December 11, 7 p.m. renovations to Whitman Hall require Monday, December 9–Wednesday, December 11 Topfer Recital Hall; free that special arrangements be made Friday, Saturday, and Monday–Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Computer Music Showcase Saturday, 2 p.m. Jacob Sachs-Mishalanie, Director for wheelchair access to the New New Workshop Theater; $22, seniors $18, students $15 Students of the Electroacoustic Music class present new original Workshop Theater at this time. Please Subscription and Alumni discounts available acousmatic and interactive electronic works. call ahead for further information on A Thesis Production accessibility. The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Thursday, December 12, 1 p.m. by Stephen Adly Guirgis Don Buchwald Theater; free Directed by Matthew Williams Afternoon Chamber Music II If God is forgiving, can God forgive the man who betrayed his beloved Son? In a Jesse Mills, Coordinator Throughout its history, Brooklyn similar vein as popular TV shows like Lucifer and The Good Place, The Last Days of Conservatory of Music students present chamber works. College has shown a particular Judas Iscariot confronts fundamental questions of Christian ideology. dedication to the visual and Thursday, December 12, 7 p.m. performing arts, and the events listed Monday, December 9, 7 p.m. Claire Tow Theater; $15 Don Buchwald Theater; free Brooklyn College Symphonic Choir in this calendar reflect an ongoing Composers Concert II with Conservatory Singers commitment to the continuing Douglas Cohen, Faculty Coordinator Malcolm J. Merriweather, Conductor growth of our programs. The college Jeryl Johnston, Program Coordinator and the Conservatory Orchestra presents performances featuring Conservatory of Music composers present their new acoustic George Rothman, Music Director students and faculty members as well and electroacoustic works. The Conservatory choirs join forces with the Conservatory Orchestra as internationally renowned visiting to present Handel's Messiah. Tuesday, December 10, 5 p.m. artists in concerts and plays along Feirstein Rehearsal Studio; free with cutting-edge art exhibitions, Staged Opera Scenes films, and video productions. Isabel Milenski, Director Dmitry Glivinskiy, Music Director and pianist Voice students from the Techniques for Performance class present a recital. The Brooklyn College Library has 1.3 million volumes. These are supplemented by the collections of the Walter W. Gerboth Music Library, the H. Wiley Hitchcock Institute for Studies in American Music, an extensive archive of classic television commercials, and the resources of the Theater Research Data Center. A state-of-the-art recording studio, the Television Center, the campus radio station WBCR, the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema, and the Center for Computer Music offer opportunities for interdisciplinary study. 2019 has been particularly gratifying to us as, after many years of anticipation, Brooklyn College was pleased to announce the opening of its new Leonard & Claire Tow Center for the Performing Arts, which promises to be a major cultural center for the artistic mecca that is Brooklyn.
Brooklyn College Presents Produced by M.F.A. students, exploring a wide variety of documentary and entertainment topics, this award-winning series is the Department of Television and Radio’s longest-running program. It can be seen on CUNY-TV Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 8 a.m. For detailed program information, call 718.951.5555. For additional program titles and air dates for BPN, consult your local cable provider.
August 31 November 23 Creative Documentaries—Episode 1 One-Day Getaway Directed by Cristina Soare, Karina Robledo, and Julia Fitzgerald Directed by Robby Soman Three short creative documentaries produced with no interviews, no voice over, no b-roll, no One-Day Getaway features family-friendly travel destinations a short distance from NYC. Join host montage, and no special effects:On Board, Arial, and Brooklyn Artist Aarti Maharaj in this pilot episode as she peeks into the past at the Vanderbilt Museum on Long Island, explores the trails of Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve in PA, and goes on an ice-climbing September 7 adventure in the Catskills. Creative Documentaries—Episode 2 Directed by Alberto Negrete, Julia Fitzgerald, and Lamont Baldwin November 30 Three short creative documentaries produced with no interviews, no voice over, no b-roll, no Rings Puzzles montage, and no special effects:Against the Current, April, and Nothing Short of a Journey Directed by Jiayi Wang Rings puzzles have long remained among the ancient world’s greatest mysteries to our September 14 contemporary culture. By solving these arcane riddles mathematically, we may see how they relate Tinder Loving Care to modern life. Directed by Lamont Eugene Baldwin Tinder Loving Care is a character-driven reality show pilot about a group of successful gay men in December 7 Atlanta who are all looking to find love via the dating app. Bad Apples Directed by Ashley Cintron September 21 Bad Apples is the pilot episode of a “mockumentary” comedy series about a group of teachers from Mixtape 23 a struggling public high school. Annie Brumley, the new vice principal, is determined to make big Directed by Jamie Cristello changes, but more than a few of her co-workers are less than thrilled: will she make Hingham High a Mixtape 23 is a classic love story-musical about Zane, a college guy, who falls for Aria, makes a better school, or will a few “bad apples” spoil the whole bunch? mistake, and must win her back. It was written and directed by MFA student Jamie Cristello, as her thesis film. December 14 Undocumented Hope September 28 Directed by Tanvir Toy Dramatic Portraits (Creative Documentaries), Program D Undocumented Hope tells the story of four young individuals who migrated to the United States Directed by Lamont Baldwin and Sam Weiss with their parents at an early age. They grew up in America and received an education, only to Two short creative documentaries produced with no interviews, music, montage, voice-over, or eventually discover that they are living in this country illegally. The documentary explores the special effects: Baldwin’sQueen Elizabeth and Weiss’ The Brick struggles and roadblocks that these students encounter in their everyday life. Despite the setbacks and obstacles in their way, they consider themselves to be very American. Succeeding in their October 5 studies and going about daily routines untroubled by this dilemma, these students demonstrate Dramatic Portraits (Creative Documentaries), Program E their ambition and fight to finally gain their freedom. Directed by Sam Weiss, Edyta Zachara, and Catherine Burgess Three short creative documentaries produced with no interviews, music, montage, voice-over, or December 21 special effects: Weiss’Queen of Underground, Zachara’s David King and Burgess’ Sonic Piles Infinity Directed by Kyra Boff October 12 Infinity chronicles the story of protagonist Kit Elliot (Steph Garcia) who is guilt-ridden about having Dramatic Portraits (Creative Documentaries), Program F caused the untimely death of her father, and determined to travel to the past to prevent it. Directed by Jon Park, Jeniffer Hernandez, and Zubi Ahmed Three short creative documentaries produced with no interviews, music, montage, voice-over, or December 28 special effects: Park’sRay Bang, Hernandez’s Ramon, and Ahmed’s Labeeb True Grit: The Bill Litchfield Story Directed by Daniel Viveros October 19 True Grit: The Bill Litchfield Story follows the life of kidney dialysis pioneer Bill Litchfield. A patient Brush with Hope since the 1960s, Bill has dedicated his life to advocating for others. Despite being tied down to Directed by Eun Kim a machine for five hours, three days a week, Bill manages to look past his disability and live a The Brush with Hope Project connects young painters and designers from around the world, successful life. allowing them to share their expertise and talents with underprivileged children. The first such journey was made in July 2011 with twenty-one visionaries from Paris, Seoul, and New York visiting January 4 the Republic of Benin. Having Mercy Directed by Bernice Wooden October 26 Having Mercy is a 30-minute fictional drama about the life of Madina Smith, who is on the verge of Getting By losing her family due to her struggles with alcoholism. A recent incident, however, instills in her the Directed by Danny Rodriguez strength she needs to reveal the truth to her family once and for all. Getting By is the story of two brothers, Joey and Chris, who lost their mother suddenly to a stroke and now face the challenges of day-to-day life relying solely on each other. Is the bond between January 11 siblings strong enough to withstand a sudden family tragedy? Or will they succumb to the hardships One Man’s Journey that confront them? Directed by Henrietta P. Cartwright Father Harris, a local priest, goes about his day as he normally does: in deep meditation, as he November 2 prepares the sermon for an upcoming church service. This reflection reminds him of the journey Generations that has led him to his faith. Directed by Camille Brown The Generations series explores the creative processes of emerging talents in the performing and January 18 visual arts. This pilot episode profiles choreographer Ray Mercer. SEOUL ‘70s: The Story of Widows and Witnesses Directed by Jay Kim November 9 In the aftermath of the Korean War, South Korea grew from being one of the world’s poorest Before We Eat, Episode One: Market Value countries to one of the richest, a phenomenon often referred to as the “Miracle of Han River.” After Directed by Steve Kur the military coup of 1961, the country descended into authoritarianism. SEOUL ‘70s is a story of The market comes alive as the life of a professional forager is profiled in this new culinary series. We the director’s home country, its cold war, and two Americans—Rev. George Ogle and Father James will meet farmers, compete with purchasers, and start a new discussion on healthy eating, focusing Sinnott—who witnessed the actual cost of this descent: the murder of eight innocent Koreans by not on what we eat, but how. their own government before the backdrop of the Cold War.
November 16 January 25 Smile Room and Board Directed by Angel Alvarez Directed by Rich Ryan Candida and Juan Mendoza fell in love at an age when only a small number of people have Room and Board is a situational comedy about Matt Parker, a twenty-something with a college experienced such feelings. After eleven years of marriage, however, an unforeseen incident rocks degree but no job. Instead of occupying Wall Street, Matt spends his time playing video games and their union forever. As the Mendozas attempt to overcome their struggles, their determination and giving music lessons—that is, until his parents kick him out of the house. Now Matt has to find persistence are challenged. somewhere to live, and a way to come up with money to pay for room and board.