New York City is one of the most linguistically diverse cities in history, and yet some of those languages are in danger of dying out. In his new book, Ross Perlin, author and co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, follows six speakers of endangered languages in order to examine what it will take to keep these traditions alive in modern New York. Perlin joins us to discuss, Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues in New York. Plus, we take listener calls.
Event: Perlin will be speaking tonight at the Strand at 7 pm.
Today kicks off a week of concerts for The Paco de Lucía Legacy Festival, inspired by the famous flamenco guitarist around the tenth anniversary of his death. Tonight, the festival begins with a concert at Carnegie Hall, before more than thirty musicians play in venues around the city through February 24. To preview the festival and the Carnegie Hall set tonight, we’re joined by festival director Julio Martí, and we hear a performance from guitarist and festival participant Yerai Cortés.
Our Full Bio this month will focus on tennis great Althea Gibson, who broke barriers as one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line and compete on an international stage in tennis. She was also the first Black player to win a Grand Slam title. We’re spending the week talking to Sally Jacobs, author of the biography Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson. Today, we discuss Gibson’s tennis training and her college years.
In order to bring the steampunk world of Bella Baxter to life for the film “Poor Things,” first-time film composer Jerskin Fendrix worked with dissonant sounds to create a wholly unique score that fits the movie’s fantastical universe. Fendrix joins us to discuss his work, which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Original Score. This interview is part of our ongoing series “The Big Picture,” which spotlights Oscar nominees working behind the camera.
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