Blog Posts

As a child growing up in Southern California, Christopher Morgan connected with his Hawaiian heritage by dancing the hula. Today, as a choreographer and dancer, dance still serves as a point of connection with his cultural background.

Composer and shakuhachi musician James Nyoraku Schlefer talks about finding his voice on the Japanese instrument.

Poet Jennifer Givhan, an NEA Literature Creative Writing Fellow, talks about empowering others through her work.

Listen up as 1999 NEA National Heritage Fellow Zakir Hussain talks about his life as a tabla musician.

Poetry Out Loud National Champion Ahkei Togun from Virginia talks about falling in love with poetry, what he learned from the competition, and what's up next.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar talks about finding his subject as a writer and the English teacher who changed his life.

Sony Pictures Chairman and new NEA National Council on the Arts member Tom Rothman talks about the importance of diversity and why he feels lucky to work in motion pictures.

As we celebrate Shakespeare's birthday, Jonno Roberts talks about why he likes performing Shakespearean roles, the most important acting advice he ever received, and what makes his life in the arts worthwhile.