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Dancers and romantic partners Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane stood out in the modern dance movement of the 1970s and 1980s as they explored a new vocabulary of movement that helped redefine the landscape of dance.  Zane died of AIDS-related complications in 1988, and Jones vowed to continue their work with the company they co-founded.Shortly after, he began convening workshops across America with people who were living with a terminal illness. Jones studied their words, their expressions and their movements, and created a work called “Still/Here,” which debuted on stage in 1994. Journalist Bill Moyers and filmmaker David Grubin produced a documentary about the dance and its making. The stories depicted by the company dancers included inspiration from people with breast cancer, cystic fibrosis, HIV and other diagnoses — and it was both critically acclaimed and controversial.Jones is returning to this work 30 years on, staging it at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) this fall. In this episode, he talks with host Kai Wright about his reflections of creating such an essential piece of performance art while grieving, what he learned from spending time with the “survivors,” and his response to the criticisms he received. Jones also shares how “Still/Here” has evolved for a new generation of audiences, and discusses his legacy in the world of dance.For more information about the forthcoming performances of “Still/Here” and to purchase tickets, click here. Tell us what you think. We're @noteswithkai on Instagram and X (Twitter). Email us at notes@wnyc.org. Send us a voice message by recording yourself on your phone and emailing us, or record one here.Notes from America airs live on Sundays at 6 p.m. ET. The podcast episodes are lightly edited from our live broadcasts.

(SPOLIER ALERT) James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana react to Christopher Nolan's 2023 blockbuster film, “Oppenheimer” and David Grubin's 2009 PBS documentary film “The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer,” and take a look at how each delved into the life of Oppenheimer and highlighted both his leading of the team which developed the first atomic bomb in the 1940s and his subsequent fall from grace due to alleged ties to communism during what is called the second Red Scare period in American History.The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2009) (PBS)The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (YouTube)Oppenheimer (2023) (Oppenheimermovie.com)

The Shepherd's Run solar farm proposal in Columbia County, initially proposed in 2017, is expected to include 220 acres of panels and provide enough electricity for 15,000 homes, In 2020 as opposition arose, a group of concerned locals created Friends of Columbia Solar to help support the project. The project is now being reviewed by the state's Office of Renewable Energy. David Grubin of the Third Act talks with Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine about why the solar project is important to the effort to control global warming.

In 1850, a Harvard professor who held racist views commissioned a daguerreotype be made of a slave named Renty. The daguerreotype still remains in Harvard's collections today. Tamara Lanier is the great-great-great granddaughter of Renty, and for the past few years, she has tried to get Harvard to cede possession of the image of her relative, taking the university to court to seek justice. A new documentary, "Free Renty," has followed Lanier in her efforts, and Tamara Lanier joins alongside the film's director David Grubin to discuss the film, which goes into wide release on October 11. (Renty)    

Free Renty tells the story of Tamara Lanier's efforts to force Harvard University to surrender possession of a daguerreotypes(da·guerre·o·type) of her great-great-great grandfather, an enslaved man named Renty. The daguerreotype was commissioned in 1850 by a Harvard professor named Louis Agassiz. He wanted to use it as part of his research to "prove" the superiority of the white race. The film focuses on Lanier and tracks her lawsuit against Harvard.

In 1976, a curator at Harvard's Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnography discovered a long-forgotten item stored away in the museum's collection: a series of stark but stirring daguerreotypes taken in 1850 that are believed to be the oldest photographs of enslaved Africans in the U.S. While the discovery made headlines across the country, they did not prompt a serious inquiry by Harvard to find out more about the photographic subjects, who included a man called Renty and his daughter Delia. David Grubin's soul-searching documentary “Free Renty: Lanier v. Harvard” reveals the story behind the people in the photographs and the long, heroic quest of Tamara Lanier, Renty's great great great granddaughter, to convince Harvard to turn over what she considers to be her family pictures.   Joining Ken to talk about “Free Renty”, director David Grubin describes how this film journey began with a conversation with his cousin Michael Koskoff, one of Tammy's lawyers in her lawsuit against Harvard. How did Tammy also get Benjamin Crump, one of the nation's most prominent civil rights attorneys, to take on the case? What happened to make the legal team, all of a sudden, pivot from avoiding the word “reparations” in its legal argument to embracing the term with gusto? And how did the plot thicken when Tammy came face-to-face with the descendants of Louis Agassiz, the renowned but racist Harvard professor who originally commissioned the daguerreotypes? Whatever the legal case's ultimate outcome, this eloquent documentary makes it clear that, by telling Papa Renty's story, Tammy has finally given voice to her enslaved ancestors and re-claimed the true power and the humanity behind these cruel images. Our Top Docs conversation with David Grubin is part of our partnership with the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (May 5 – 19, 2022) to spotlight the more than 40 documentary feature films screening at this year's festival. “Free Renty Lanier v. Harvard” screenings at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival: Sunday, May 15, 4:00 PM CT, Capri Theater, Minneapolis Wednesday, May 18, 2:00 PM CT, MSP Film at the Main (formerly the St. Anthony Main Theatre), Minneapolis David Grubin will be attending both screenings. The film is also available to be screened virtually during the Festival and is accessible throughout the U.S. For more information about the Festival, go to: https://mspfilm.org/festivals/mspiff/   Hidden Gem:   Listening to Kenny G

Join us for a conversation with filmmaker David Grubin and host Michael Lerner. This in person conversation followed a special screening of David's film Free Renty: Lanier v. Harvard at Commonweal. David Grubin, Free Renty, Director/Producer David is a director, writer, producer, and cinematographer whose films range across history, art, poetry, and science, winning every major award in his field, including two Alfred I. Dupont awards, three George Foster Peabody prizes, five Writer's Guild prizes, and ten Emmys. His films include The Trials of Robert Oppenheimer, The Buddha, Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided; LBJ; Truman; TR: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt; FDR, The Secret Life of the Brain, The Jewish Americans, Kofi Annan, Center of the Storm, Tesla, The Mysterious Human Heart, Language Matters with Bob Holman, Degenerate Art, In the Beginning Was Desire, Healing and the Mind with Bill Moyers - Wounded Healers.

Nick Davis is a triple threat in the entertainment industry as he is An accomplished writer, director, and producer, He got his start in film and television by interning on Ken Burns' 1995 Emmy Award winning Outstanding Informational Series: Baseball ' In addition to his work with Burns, which included jobs on ‘Cornerstone' and ‘The West,' He worked for filmmaker David Grubin, producing ‘Money and Power: The History of Business' for CNBC.He also directed the Emmy Award-winning ‘Jack: The Last Kennedy Film' in 1993, produced with his father, Peter Davis.In 1998, He wrote and directed ‘1999,' a black comedy feature film starring Jennifer Garner, Dan Futterman, and Amanda Peet, which aired on the Sundance Channel. The film was screened at over 20 film festivals worldwide. Besides his father who we already mentioned, – his grandfather was Herman J. Mankiewicz, who co-wrote what is Considered by many critics, filmmakers, and fans to be the greatest film of all time, Citizen Kane which is universally praised for its cinematography, music, editing and narrative structure, which have been considered innovative and precedent-setting. His film Ted Williams: “The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived” marked the first baseball subject in the series' 32-year history of PBS's American Masters series.His latest film.Once Upon a Time in Queens, a four-part documentary series, is centered on the 1986 Mets, one of baseball's most dominant and iconic teams, he joins Mark and Aj to talk about it all. Tune in each week on streaming on the 365sportscast.com network or on www.sportstalknylive.com as well as facebook live at 6pm Sundays for the live broadcast, also on the 365sportscast iPhone, Android and Alexa apps.

Nick Davis is a man who is a triple threat in the entertainment industry as he is An accomplished writer, director, and producer, He got his start in film and television by interning on Ken Burns’ 1995 Emmy Award winning Outstanding Informational Series: Baseball ’ In addition to his work with Burns, which included jobs on ‘Cornerstone’ and ‘The West,’ He worked for filmmaker David Grubin, producing ‘Money and Power: The History of Business’ for CNBC.He also directed the Emmy Award-winning ‘Jack: The Last Kennedy Film’ in 1993, produced with his father, Peter Davis.In 1998, He wrote and directed ‘1999,’ a black comedy feature film starring Jennifer Garner, Dan Futterman, and Amanda Peet, which aired on the Sundance Channel. The film was screened at over 20 film festivals worldwide. Besides his father who we already mentioned, – his grandfather was Herman J. Mankiewicz, who co-wrote what is Considered by many critics, filmmakers, and fans to be the greatest film of all time, Citizen Kane which is universally praised for its cinematography, music, editing and narrative structure, which have been considered innovative and precedent-setting. His Latest film Ted Williams: “The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived” explores not only the Baseball Hall of Famer’s remarkable on-field accomplishments but also his complicated relationships with his family, teammates, press, fans and himself. It premieres Monday, July 23 at 9 p.m. on PBS), and marks the first baseball subject in the series’ 32-year history. He joins Mark and AJ to talk about the film. Tune in each week on 540 am in NY NJ CT and streaming on www.sportstalknylive.com at 7pm Sundays for the live broadcast.Please take a moment to like our fan page WLIE 540 AM SPORTSTALKNY and follow us on twitter @sportstalkny

Today's Guest: Philippe Quint, virtuoso violinist, actor, Downtown Express Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of knuckleheads who don’t know a violin from violette… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Virtuoso violinist Philippe Quint stars in 'Downtown Express,' a new indie film that has parallels to the Russian immigrant's real life. Let me see. The last time I stopped what I was doing to listen a world class violinist was… Okay, it hasn’t happened yet. But after watching Philippe Quint move gracefully between classic violin and pop-jazz in David Grubin’s new indie film Downtown Express, it is definitely more likely to happen in the future. PHILIPPE QUINT audio excerpt: "I have great respect for the craft of acting. So when I was cast in Downtown Express, I took acting lessons with a wonderful teacher, Sondra Lee. She really trained me while the film was in pre-production. It was extremely beneficial."  Order from Amazon.com by clicking the CD cover above Downtown Express stars Quint – who is a four-time Grammy Award nominee for his violin virtuosity – as a Russian immigrant struggling to balance his love and respect for his domineering father with his desire to be part of Manhattan’s much broader musical melting pot. That, and, of course, there’s a love story, as his character, Sasha, meets and plays alongside funky Ramona, played by another accomplished real-life musician, Nellie McKay. This is an irresistible movie that magically melds the Julliard School of Music, Russian immigrant society, American jazz and classical music and not one but two romantic stories. I especially recommend it for inspiration if you have kids studying music in high school or college. Philippe Quint Website • Twitter • Facebook • Order Bruch & Mendelssohn Violin Concertos/Beethoven Romances on CD from Amazon.com   Kicking Through the Ashes: My Life As A Stand-up in the 1980s Comedy Boom by Ritch Shydner. Order your copy today by clicking on the book cover above!     The Party Authority in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland!

In light of the recent depressing inauguration, we decided to focus on an unfortunately timely political film, the 2016 HBO movie All The Way. We hope you enjoy!   Source: American Experience: LBJ. Dir. David Grubin. PBS, 1991. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/lbj/   Follow us on Twitter @lieographypod, Instagram @lieographypod, and Facebook here, or email us at lieographypodcast@gmail.com   Music: www.bensound.com

Producer David Grubin and Professor Elisa New discuss their public TV series now in development, Poetry in America, showing clips from an episode ("Harlem," featuring President Bill Clinton, Herbie Hancock, Sonia Sanchez and children from the Harlem Childrens Zone) and airing the challenge, and opportunity, of bringing poetry to TV. Elisa New, David Grubin

Bill T. Jones' musical FELA! is up for 11 Tony Awards. Bill Moyers has had a long working relationship with Bill T.Jones. In this 1997 program, journalist Bill Moyers and filmmaker David Grubin give viewers a rare glimpse into dancer/choreographer Bill T. Jones's highly acclaimed dance, "STILL/HERE." At workshops around the country, Jones asks people facing life-threatening illnesses to remember the highs and lows of their lives, and even imagine their own deaths. They then transform their feelings into expressive movement, which Jones incorporates into dance.