January 13, 2025 - Mark Morris, Kay WalkingStick, and Mary Grant
About The Episode
Choreographer Mark Morris joins The Culture Show to talk about “The Look of Love,” which is an homage to the music of Burt Bacharach. The show features music newly arranged by jazz pianist, composer, and Mark Morris Dance Group’s musical collaborator Ethan Iverson. The show is a fusion of dance and music with an ensemble of vocals, piano, trumpet, bass, and drums, led by singer, actress, and Broadway star Marcy Harriell. "The Look of Love" is presented by Global Arts Live. It's onstage at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre January 23rd through January 26th. To learn more, go here.
From there we’re joined by contemporary artist Kay WalkingStick. A member of the Cherokee Nation who is also of European descent, her paintings of the American landscape explore relationships between people and the earth. She discusses an exhibition now on view at the Addison Gallery of American Art through February 2nd, “ Kay WalkingStick/Hudson River School ”
Finally Mary Grant , president of MassArt, joins The Culture Show to remember president Jimmy Carter as a president for the arts. She also discusses the Berkshires arts scene, plus her top art experiences of 2024.
