What happens when you mix Sting’s greatest hits with the power of hip-hop dance? You get “Message in a Bottle.” It’s a fusion dreamed up by Kate Prince, one of England’s most acclaimed choreographers, who has created a production that addresses the international refugee crisis. The resulting story is told from the point of view of a family displaced by civil war.
Today on The Culture Show, Prince joins host Jared Bowen ahead of the show’s New England premiere to discuss what inspired her to weave Sting’s songbook into a high-voltage show.
From there, in the documentary film “More Than Our Skin,” five women share their stories about what it’s like to live with vitiligo, an autoimmune disease in which the skin loses its pigment cells, resulting in discolored patches throughout the body. As the film details, while the disease can’t kill you, it can kill your spirit as people with vitiligo are more prone to depression, social stigmatization and isolation. Tonia Magras, the producer and director of the film, and Valarie Molyneaux, one of the women featured in this documentary, join The Culture Show to talk about their work.
Then, WCRB’s Brian McCreath, fresh from Symphony Hall, previews a weekend concert honoring the life and legacy of the great jazz innovator and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, one year after his passing.
It's all on The Culture Show—listen to the full episode above!
