A new play from Eboni Booth tells the story of a bookstore worker named Kenneth who is forced to face everything he’s been avoiding when he is laid off from his job. William Jackson Harper, who stars in “Primary Trust” as Kenneth, joins us to discuss the play, alongside Booth. “Primary Trust” is running through July 2 at the Laura Pels Theater.
Ruth E. Carter has designed some of the most iconic costumes on screen, including looks from Marvel’s “Black Panther” which won her an Oscar. Now, she’s sharing lessons she learned throughout her three-decade career working with directors such as Spike Lee and Ava DuVernay. She joins us to talk about her new book, The Art of Ruth E. Carter: Costuming Black History and the Afrofuture, from Do the Right Thing to Black Panther, which publishes Tuesday, May 23.
This month, the Surgeon General has warned that the effects of loneliness can be worse on our health than smoking cigarettes. Many Americans seem lonelier than ever, but why? And what can we do about it? For our final installment of Mental Health Mondays, we discuss loneliness with Kristen Radtke, author of the graphic book, Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness.
After over a decade of teaching in New York City schools, local Harlem-based artist Kim Dacres decided to dedicate herself fulltime to her work. She makes sculptures using tires and found rubber in New York City streets and repair shops. A new solo show, Measure Me in Rotations, is her first in New York in over 4 years. Dacres joins to tell us more about her story and the show, which features ten new works. Measure Me in Rotations is on view at Charles Moffett through July 1.
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