Episode 2
Original Cablecast: March 26, 2008
- Erik Sanko/Jessica Grindstaff: Sanko, puppeteer and musician, works alongside his artist/designer wife to create charmingly blood-curdling puppet shows which deal with themes like “The Seven Deadly Sins.”
- Artist to Artist (Michael Christie/John Corigliano): Christie, Musical Director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, talks about rehearsing and conducting the music of composer Corigliano, whose works were recently featured at BAM.
- "Brooklyn is Burning" at Glasslands Gallery: a 1970’s-style psychedelic happening in Williamsburg, featuring strobe lights and nude dancers – except for the body paint.
- Meta & the Cornerstones: live at a club and in rehearsal, meet Senegalese reggae singer Meta Dia and his band-from-everywhere, the Cornerstones.
Episode 1
Original Cablecast: February 26, 2008
Brooklyn Independent Television launches its new monthly arts and culture show with a profile on the Mark Morris Dance Group (including a behind-the-scenes peek at a rehearsal of their new work King Arthur); a feature on Tom Otterness, a Gowanus-based sculptor best known for his whimsical brass public sculptures on view in places like Metrotech, NY Botanical Gardens, and the 14th Street stop on the A/C/E subway lines; and, lastly, a conversation between Danny Simmons (creator of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam) and jazz photographer Fran Kaufman.
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