Articulate
Season 10
Articulate connects audiences to the human stories behind art, offering a trustworthy, visually stimulating, never ordinary take on classical, contemporary, and popular art forms. From acclaimed musicians and best-selling authors to designers changing the way we live, each episode explores what great creative thinkers and doers can tell us about who we are, who we’ve been, and who we might become.
Where to Watch Season 10
13 Episodes
- The Mirror of Time
E1The Mirror of TimeDan Harmon is the creator of seminal television shows Rick and Morty and Community. He's found success on his own terms, but now, as he approaches middle age, he's reflecting on how he's gotten here. Liz Lerman creates dance with purpose that fosters engagement; but, like many great creative thinkers, doubt has always been part of the process. - Larger Than Life
E2Larger Than LifeEllen Reid has a lot to say. The music of this softly spoken Pulitzer Prize-winning composer speaks volumes, even when it means confronting her own worst experiences. Vikram Paralkar would appear to be a mass of contradictions: a novelist whose work confronts mortality, a cancer physician who constantly helps others deal with death, an atheist who is married to a minister. Yet his joy for life is. - Finding
E3FindingGish Jen has spent a lifetime navigating internal cultural conflicts, yet the best-selling novelist has found peace with a personal East/West divide that could serve as a model for all. Thomas Newman is among the most highly respected and successful film composers. Though part of a Hollywood musical dynasty, he has created a unique musical voice. - Their Way
E5Their WayJason Robert Brown lives and breathes musical theater. From his early days as a fledgling composer through multiple Tony awards, he's had to do it his way or not at all. Fate almost conspired to take music away from Angel Blue. But she refused to surrender to such a dark destiny and came out on the other side a better woman and a singer on some of the world's biggest stages. - From the Mouths of Poets
E6From the Mouths of PoetsPoetry, as a literary form, is a relatively recent idea, yet weaving stories and thoughts in a concise structure that uses rhythm and sometimes rhyme is as old as time. Today spoken word is a popular, more democratic way for poets to get their work and words out. When the pandemic put a halt to groups performing together, dancers from American Ballet Theatre's teen training program found a way. - From Isolation to Ovation
E8From Isolation to OvationLeif Ove Andsnes has awesome musical powers, yet in person he is quiet and contemplative. Because, he says, the piano is his true voice. Royce Vavrek doesn't court controversy, but it seems to follow in his shadow. The celebrated opera librettist and lyricist says if his work provokes, it's not to advance any personal agenda. - Paying It Forward
E10Paying It ForwardMarin Alsop is one of the world's foremost conductors. She got there by helping change the classical world. For decades, Ian Bostridge has been enraptured by Franz Schubert's Winterreise. The British tenor has found the song cycle to be as effervescent and relevant now as it was when it was first composed two centuries ago. - Jets vs. Sharks
E12Jets vs. SharksIn the late 1800s, the first automobile was invented for its function: to improve human transportation. In the decades following, style and substance have been competing factors in the longevity of the automotive industry. Today, cars are part of our larger identity, as a group and as individuals. - Written From Life, Itself
E13Written From Life, ItselfThe singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright has done things his way, struggling, at times, with himself and the world. Yet, he says, these rough periods haven't made him tough. With the backdrop of a global pandemic, composer David Serkin Ludwig created a new work about life in forced isolation.
