Brooklyn artists and administrators – as
well as other culture mavens – are interviewed by channel Thirteen
President William Baker for a two-hour-long exploration of the
New York area arts scene, "Setting The Stage."
Hosted by actress Cherry Jones, the episode will air April 13
at 8 pm, as part of the channel’s month-long "New York Arts
Festival."
The show includes conversations with children’s book author Maurice
Sendak ("Where the Wild Things Are"), pictured. The
Brooklyn native discusses the impact of the Holocaust on his
life’s work.
Also interviewed is Brooklyn Academy of Music President Karen
Brooks Hopkins, who explains that BAM’s ever-widening scope of
offerings is part of a vision of the institution as "a forum
for ideas."
"Setting the Stage" also offers a glimpse of artist
William Wegman – whose works are being shown in his "Funney/Strange"
retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum now through May 28 – chatting
in his studio.
The Brooklyn Museum is located at 200 Eastern Pkwy. at Washington
Avenue in Prospect Heights. For more information, call (718)
638-5000.
