Active Hope: Pilot Active Hope

A critically acclaimed theater director. A poet and TED Global Fellow. An award-winning composer. Join the artistic leadership trio of Kamilah Forbes, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, and Paola Prestini—from the Apollo Theater, the Kennedy Center, and National Sawdust—for an engaging public conversation exploring artistic intellect and national strategic leadership in the pursuit of inspiration for all. How can artists and arts workers shape the transformational and polarizing moments of today? How can we apply creative intelligence to cross borders and build a path for healing and the future?

This pilot episode was recorded on Friday, January 8, 2021. We heard music by Jason Moran, the Robert Glasper Trio with DJ Jai Sundance. We heard music by Paola Prestini, Magos Herrera, and Tomas Mendez, as well as Square Peg Round Hole. Special thanks to Ta-Nehisi Coates and HBO.

For more information on Active Hope, including a transcript of this episode, please visit https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/special-programming/active-hope-podcast/