| Date |
Title |
Producer |
| 10/2/00 |
Great Lake
Erie: Art of the Lake |
Tamar
Charney |
|
Description
For years, artists have been drawn to the beauty of the Great Lakes. The
number of artist colonies in the region is proof of this. But it isn't
just the wild beauty of Lake Superior or the northern parts of Lakes Huron
and Michigan that inspire the arts. Even industrial Lake Erie is a source
of inspiration as an exhibit on view in Detroit illustrates. "Great
Lake Erie: Imagining an Inland Sea" includes contemporary and experimental
art work by artists from Buffalo, NY; Cleveland; metro Detroit, and Windsor,
Canada. Michigan Radio's Tamar Charney reports.
Interviews
• Michael Lodersted - artist and professor, Kent State University
• William Busta - curator, "Great
Lake Erie: Imagining an Inland Sea"
• Maria Louisa Belmonte - director, Detroit
Artist Market
|
| 10/5/00 |
Farewell
Symphony: Book About the Composition |
Gretchen Millich
|
|
Description
Parents and teachers now have a new tool for introducing children to classical
music. With a new book called "The Farewell Symphony," children can read
about why a famous piece of music was written, then listen to the music
on a compact disc. Gretchen Millich has the story.
Interviews
• Anna Celenza - professor of musicology, Michigan State University
|
| 10/13/00 |
Church Play:
Discussing Homosexuality |
Matt Shafer
Powell |
|
Description
In December of 1995, the school board at Byron Center High School near
Grand Rapids tried to fire its music teacher because he was gay. Six months
later, the teacher ˆ Gerry Crane -- resigned under intense pressure from
the school and the community. The following winter, he died of a heart
attack at the age of 32. It was a story that received national media attention
and opened a hotly contested debate within this traditionally conservative
community. Because many of Crane's most outspoken critics came from religious
circles, it also polarized many of the region's clergy. Four years later,
it's a debate that still simmers. Michigan Radio's Matt Shafer Powell
has more on how a group of local ministers is turning to the theatre to
keep the discussion going.
Interviews
• Michael Smolinski - playwright
• Sara Campbell - minister, East Congregational Church of Grand Rapids
• John Cooper - professor, Calvin Theological
Seminary, Grand Rapids
|
| 10/13/00 |
Godot: The
Wait for Theater Ends |
Joan Siefert
Rose |
|
Description
Samuel Beckett's play "Waiting for Godot" marked a significant departure
for theater when it premiered nearly 50 years ago. Its non-linear script,
skeptical point of view and jarring conclusion continue to make it a compelling
drama today. This weekend, members of the Gate Theater Dublin perform
"Waiting for Godot" and a lesser-known work of Beckett at the University
of Michigan. As Michigan Radio's Joan Siefert Rose reports, the performance
is the first in a series of theater performances aimed at bring Ann Arbor
back to the theater scene.
Interviews
• Michael Kondjiolka - director of programming, University Musical
Society
|
| 10/16/00 |
Mail: Daphne
and Apollo: A Poem's Musical Setting |
Tamar Charney/Amy
Clark |
|
Description
A new musical work had its world premiere in Ann Arbor. The work pulls
together the talents of musicians, singers, a composer and a poet. As
Michigan Radio's Tamar Charney reports, composer Enid Sutherland set a
poem by Alice Fulton to music.
Interviews
• Alice Fulton - poet
• Enid Sutherland - musician and composer
|
| 10/23/00 |
Arthur
Miller: Part 1 - Brooklyn to Broadway |
Tamar Charney/Chris
Felcyn |
|
Description
Arthur Miller's famed theatrical works, from "Death of a Salesman"
to "View from a Bridge" to "The Crucible," have explored
political events, personal identity and the fraying of America's social
consciousness. His work has been credited with reinventing and defining
American theater in the 20th century. "Death of a Salesman"
was widely praised for its innovative structure and the way Miller wove
past, present, and fantasy in a dramatic work; American theater was never
again the same. Over the years, Arthur Miller and the University of Michigan
have been intertwined. Miller attended the university, receiving two Hopwood
awards for his writing. In honor of the "Arthur Miller International Symposium"
at U-M, Michigan Radio's Tamar Charney presents a three-part look at Miller.
Interviews
• Enoch Brater - professor of English and theater, University of
Michigan
• Christopher Bigsby - professor of American studies and director
of the Arthur Miller Center at the University of East Anglia in Norwich,
England
• Mel Gussow - cultural writer, the New York Times
• Arthur Miller - playwright
|
| 10/24/00 |
Arthur
Miller: Part 2 - Attention Must Be Paid |
Tamar Charney/Chris
Felcyn |
|
Description
Arthur Miller was born in New York, but he found his calling as a playwright
while he was a student in Ann Arbor. The University of Michigan is hosting
the Arthur Miller International Symposium, "Arthur Miller's America:
Theater and Culture in a Century of Change." Michigan Radio's Tamar
Charney has the second of a three-part look at Miller's life, work and
his contribution to American theater. In this part of the series, we look
at "Death of a Salesman" and the influence of the McCarthy era on Miller's
life and art.
Interviews
• Enoch Brater - professor of English and theater, University of
Michigan
• Christopher Bigsby - professor of American studies and director
of the Arthur Miller Center at the University of East Anglia, Norwich,
England
• Mel Gussow - cultural writer, the New
York Times
• Arthur Miller - playwright
• Studs Terkel - historian and author
|
| 10/25/00 |
Arthur
Miller: Part 3 - A Living Legacy |
Tamar Charney/Chris
Felcyn |
|
Description
Michigan is celebrating Arthur Miller. Miller probably best known for
penning "Death of a Salesman." But he's also an essayist, a social activist
and a graduate of the University of Michigan. He's the recipient of the
2000 Governor's Award for International Achievement in Arts and Culture.
In the final part of our three-part series about Arthur Miller, Tamar
Charney takes a look at his modern works and his legacy.
Interviews
• Enoch Brater - professor of English and theater, University of
Michigan
• Christopher Bigsby - professor of American studies and director
of the Arthur Miller Center at the University of East Anglia, Norwich,
England
• Mel Gussow - cultural writer, the New York Times
• Studs Terkel - historian and author
• William Bolcom - professor of music and composition, University
of Michigan and composer for "View from the Bridge"
|
| 10/31/00 |
Kempf Ghosts |
Amy Clark/Tamar
Charney |
|
Description
People from many cultures have long believed in ghosts. And according
to a recent survey, the number of Americans who believe in ghosts has
tripled over the past two decades. Here in Michigan, just about every
lighthouse, old ship and Victorian building has a ghost story. Even Ann
Arbor's Kempf House has its own ghostly lore. Michigan Radio's Tamar Charney
has the story.
Interviews
• Carol Mull - Kempf House Board of Directors member
• Wayne Waltripp - former Kempf House Board of Directors member
• Cindy Ferenbacher and Theresa Darling - custodians
• Douglas Hofstadter - professor of cognitive science, Indiana University
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