Latest Articles About Independent Lens on PBS![]() by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 14, 2022 The Public Theater announced the schedule today for The Public’s 2022-23 Season at the Public Theater. Learn all about the shows, schedule and how to get tickets. ... ![]() by Stephi Wild - February 28, 2022 The Greek National Opera will present the world premiere of Jus soli, a 60-minute oratorio by Turkish-American composer Kamran Ince and Turkish librettist İzzeddin Çalışlar on Sunday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. in Stavros Niarchos Hall at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2022 The Alliance for Jewish Theatre (AJT), the only international organization promoting Jewish theatre worldwide, has hired Oregon-based theatre director, arts administrator, teacher, and arts advocate Willow Jade Norton as its new Executive Director.... ![]() by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2022 The Obie Award-winning New Ohio Theatre has announced that the 29th annual Ice Factory Festival will be a hybrid model that includes live in-person performances, as well as live-streamed and on-demand.... ![]() by Marissa Tomeo - March 05, 2022 The award-winning documentary anthology series INDEPENDENT LENS, which airs weekly on PBS and is presented by ITVS, was awarded Best Curated Series at the 37th Annual IDA Documentary Awards at a virtual ceremony held this evening (March 4). An additional ITVS-backed title, “Whirlybird,” was previous... ![]() by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 28, 2022 Park Avenue Armory will continue its Making Space Public Programming Series with Queer Hip Hop Cypher, an exploration of the queer origins and aesthetics of hip hop through discussion, film, and performance on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 3pm.... ![]() by Stephi Wild - July 13, 2022 Almanac Dance Circus Theatre has selected the first recipients of the BIPOC New Work Presentation Track. These works will be part of the second annual Cannonball, an independently run Fringe Hub of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Running September 1-30, including a week of performances before the ... ![]() by Marissa Tomeo - April 08, 2022 Molière in the Park, in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance and LeFrak Center at Lakeside, will present a fully staged production of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Wilbur's translation of Molière's THE MISANTHROPE, directed by Molière in the Park's Founding Artistic Director Lucie Tiberg... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - August 08, 2022 Queer|Art, New York City's home for the creative and professional development of LGBTQ+ artists, has announced the winner of the 2021 Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant, collaborative duo, Desireena Almoradie and Barbara Malaran. The New York City-based duo will receive a $7,000 ca... ![]() by Stephi Wild - May 05, 2022 Ballet Hispánico School of Dance announces that registration is now open for a week-long summer professional development program for dance teachers, July 11-15, 2022.... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - May 04, 2022 Bailey Contemporary Arts Center in Pompano Beach has announced a call for artists in residence for the 2022-2223 cycle, which runs October 1 through to June 30. ... ![]() by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 19, 2022 Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced the 2022/23 Season today. With six Steppenwolf Membership Series productions and two SYA productions, the 47th season is the storied company’s first full season in its expanded home—welcoming audiences back to experience the next chapter of Steppenwolf’s bol... ![]() by Stephi Wild - July 29, 2022 Rising Northern rapper ATO (pronounced: atu) follows his 2021 Side A EP with the second chapter to the story - Side B out via MCMXCV. Featuring recent singles “COLD” and “COURTS” featuring Jay Bahd and new unheard singles “nu balance”, “Straight Light” and “outro”, this highly personal body of work ... ![]() by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 20, 2022 Being Future Being will have its world premiere at BroadStage at Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, September 8–10, 2022, followed by performances at New York Live Arts, October 20–22.... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - February 18, 2022 The Greek National Opera will present the world premiere of Jus soli, a 60-minute oratorio by Turkish-American composer Kamran Ince and Turkish librettist İzzeddin Çalışlar on Sunday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. in Stavros Niarchos Hall at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens.... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - April 25, 2022 Theater Latté Da today announces Bethany Brinton, Crystal Manich and Celeste Moreno as the recipients of the NEXT Generation Commission in 2022, furthering Theater Latté Da's commitment to providing opportunities for women artists and BIPOC artists. The NEXT Generation Commission supports the creati... ![]() by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 14, 2022 Set in 1892, 1992 and 2022, this energetic, powerful production follows four women who live, breathe and play football. Whilst each of them faces very different obstacles, the possibility that the beautiful game will change their lives - and the world - is tantalisingly close.... ![]() by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 03, 2022 Signature Theatre’s SigSpace will reteam this June with Theatre For One to present six one-on-one, five-to-six minute theater experiences. Titled Déjà Vu (referencing a featured work by the same name), this iteration of Theatre For One revisits five selected works from the visionary and unconvention... ![]() by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2022 American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University announced today additional programming associated with its upcoming production of 1776 directed by Jeffrey L. Page and A.R.T. Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus.... ![]() by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 12, 2022 Announced today, SEAN HARKNESS & THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS will perform at Chelsea Table and Stage on Saturday. June 18.... ![]() by Michael Major - May 12, 2022 Onyx Collective announced today that it has picked up the docuseries “Gigante,” featuring interviews with Don Francisco (Mario Kreutzberger). From the team behind “Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado,” this four-part limited series is produced by Foton Pictures and Trojan Horse and will b... ![]() by Stephi Wild - March 03, 2022 The seventh day of war dawns on Ukraine as invading Russian forces continue to encounter fierce resistance. Amidst the bombardments and firefights, workers at the National Museum of Taras Shevchenko crate away valuable pieces of artwork in the exact same containers used to shield them from invading ... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - April 28, 2022 Alea, the Colombian born/Bronx based singer songwriter had a breakout year in 2021 after releasing her debut album Alborotá. Alea's vision spans ten diverse tracks that breaks the traditional Latin music mold. ... ![]() by Michael Major - June 14, 2022 Selections from its curated playlist by noted filmmakers including Stanley Nelson, Ken Burns, Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster, Sam Pollard and Yoruba Richen run all month on a variety of platforms, including WORLD Channel, WorldChannel.org, WORLD Channel’s YouTube Channel and Facebook page, PBS Pas... ![]() by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 14, 2022 The Public Theater announced the schedule today for The Public’s 2022-23 Season at the Public Theater. Learn all about the shows, schedule and how to get tickets. ... |