Videos - State Of The Arts

Steven Wolock2023-09-14T16:05:56-04:00

Winter Morning Walks

We meet composer Maria Schneider and soprano Dawn Upshaw as Upshaw and the New Jersey Symphony perform Winter Morning ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:51:33-04:00

MOMIX

Dance

MOMIX brings together acrobatics, gymnastics, mime, props, and film to create a dance company like no other. MOMIX was ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:51:51-04:00

Erik James Montgomery

Visual Arts

Photographer Erik James Montgomery has a studio in a former fire station in the downtown area of what's often ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:52:27-04:00

Gary Erbe

Visual Arts

Meet Gary Erbe, a modern master of the ancient art of trompe l'oeil painting. A French term, trompe l'oeil ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:53:30-04:00

Tyler Ballon

Visual Arts

Artist Tyler Ballon is a recent art school graduate, now back home in Jersey City and already making a ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:55:17-04:00

Jackson Pines

Music

Jackson Pines is the indie-folk acoustic duo of Joe Makoviecki and James Black. Joe and James grew up together ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:55:35-04:00

Rossen Milanov rehearses Bernstein with PSO

Princeton Symphony Orchestra

Music

On opening night, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra joins orchestras and musicians around the world to celebrate the 100th birthday ...

Steven Wolock2020-07-16T15:32:21-04:00

Scott and Hella McVay Poetry Trail

Words

The Scott and Hella McVay Poetry Trail in Princeton, NJ adds a 50th poem to its popular nature walk, ...

Steven Wolock2020-07-16T15:55:44-04:00

Princeton Children’s Book Festival

Words

A visit to the wildly popular Princeton Children's Book Festival. More than 80 authors and illustrators from across the United ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:56:36-04:00

The Martian Art Project

Visual Arts

In 1938, Orson Welles starred in the radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds." It sparked a panic, ...

Steven Wolock2024-11-03T10:46:06-05:00

Dance for Architecture

Dance

Steven Holl Architects designed the new Lewis Arts complex at Princeton University, and also co-created “Tesseracts of Time: A ...

Steven Wolock2022-03-18T10:05:46-04:00

Elsie Driggs: Precisionist Painter

Visual Arts

Elsie Driggs (1898-1992) gave one of her last interviews for this State of the Arts story, produced in 1991. ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T14:57:48-04:00

Stanley Drucker and YOCJ

Music

Every year, the Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey invites a renowned musician to perform and teach master classes. This ...

Steven Wolock2020-07-16T16:40:20-04:00

Nelson Baez

Dance, Music

The Puerto Rican drum music known as Bomba has its roots in the island’s African heritage, surviving for over ...

Steven Wolock2021-01-08T17:56:02-05:00

Kevin Sampson at Mystic Seaport

Visual Arts

Artist Kevin Sampson is based in Newark's Ironbound neighborhood, where you can often find him creating his found-object sculptures ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T15:02:55-04:00

Maria Mazziotti Gillan

Words

The heartfelt work of poet Maria Mazziotti Gillan is deeply rooted in her childhood memories of Paterson, New Jersey. ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T15:03:05-04:00

Pamela’s First Musical

Theater

Two River Theater in Red Bank, NJ is staging an extraordinary world premiere. Pamela's First Musical is Pulitzer Prize ...

Steven Wolock2020-07-16T16:06:32-04:00

Paul Taylor

Dance

In January 1996, the culture wars were in full swing. The National Endowment for the Arts had received funding cuts, ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T15:05:04-04:00

Willie Cole, Artist (2006)

Visual Arts

Artist Willie Cole is known for bringing the worlds of African art and American consumerism together in his haunting ...

Steven Wolock2020-09-22T15:05:08-04:00

Willie Cole, Artist (1997)

Visual Arts

Willie Cole is known for his ability to transform the discarded remnants of our consumer culture into objects that ...