One morning an office worker starts to read aloud a copy of
The Great Gatsby he finds in the clutter on his desk. At
first his coworkers hardly notice, but after a series of
coincidences, it’s no longer clear whether he’s reading the book or
the...
American playwright Will Eno talks about his work in a
conversation with Derek Bermel, the Institute’s
Artist-in-Residence. Eno is the author of Tragedy: a
tragedy; The Flu Season; King: a problem
play; Oh, the Humanity and other good
intentions...
American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim talks about his
life and work in a conversation with Derek Bermel, the Institute’s
Artist-in-Residence. Sondheim, whose works for Broadway include
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,
Comp...
Alex Ross, music critic of the New Yorker, joins Derek Bermel,
the Institute’s Artist-in-Residence, in a discussion of the
challenges in writing about music for different formats, including
books, magazines, newspapers, and blogs.
Composer and Institute Artist-in-Residence Derek Bermel and Princeton
Symphony Orchestra conductor Rossen Milanov offer unique insights
into Bermel’s orchestral suite Thracian Echoes as a prelude to its
New Jersey premiere performance at the...
Violinist Steven Copes, flutist Tara Helen O'Connor, and cellist
Edward Arron join in a conversation about music with Institute
Artist-in-Residence Derek Bermel.
Shimon Attie, an internationally renowned visual artist,
presents and discusses a variety of his work, from his early
site-specific installations across Europe through his more recent
artworks that involve multiple-channel immersive video...
