WORK IN PROGRESS: Conversations with Creators Podcast
1) Artist VIRGIL ORTIZ
Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti Pueblo) is a contemporary artist who reimagines Pueblo history through the language of science-fiction and Indigenous futurism. Born into the prominent Herrera family of Pueblo p...Show More
2) Performer JORDAN MARKUS
Broadway performer Jordan Markus is a triple threat -- exceptionally skilled at singing, acting and dancing alike. He currently plays Michael Jackson in the touring production of "MJ The Musical," a T...Show More
3) Painter JOHN PHILLIP ABBOTT
New Mexico-based artist John Phillip Abbott makes paintings that operate between reading and seeing. His grids of letters are sometimes interrupted and partly camouflaged by layers of striped patterns...Show More
4) Comedian DAN PERLMAN
Writer, director, stand-up comic and actor Dan Perlman is best known as the co-creator and star of the Showtime comedy series "Flatbush Misdemeanors." In 2025, he directed and starred in the very funn...Show More
5) Writer ADAM NIMOY
The multi-talented Adam Nimoy has been an entertainment lawyer, a television director, a teacher, a photographer and a writer. He is also the son of Leonard Nimoy, who played Mr. Spock in the original...Show More
6) Musician FRED FRITH
Living legend Fred Frith reinvented what a guitar could do. From his early experiments with the band Henry Cow, which he cofounded in 1968, to collaborations with Brian Eno, the Residents, John Zorn, ...Show More
7) Photographer ED KASHI
One of the world’s most celebrated photojournalists, Ed Kashi has dedicated the past 45 years to documenting the social and geopolitical issues that define our era. From capturing life in Northern Ire...Show More
8) Actor DANNY BURGOS
Danny Burgos is a Broadway actor who currently stars as Santiago in “Moulin Rouge! The Musical.” Previous roles include Bernardo in “West Side Story” and Gomez Addams in “The Addams Family.” In this e...Show More
9) Composer NICOLÁS LELL BENAVIDES
Nicolás Lell Benavides is an award-winning classical music composer and 2024-2025 Guggenheim Fellow. His new opera, “Dolores,” which is based on the life of activist Dolores Huerta, will have its New ...Show More
10) Musician JON KRIEGER (BLACKBRAID)
Jon Krieger aka Blackbraid is an acclaimed black metal musician. Born in Mexico with strong Indigenous roots, Krieger talks about bringing an Indigenous perspective to a musical genre most people asso...Show More