Accents and Altitude. Kurt Andersen went to far-flung summer festivals, and all he got us was this lousy T-shirt. In an audio postcard from Edinburgh’s Fringe Fest, special correspondent Fiona Chutney guides Kurt through the festival’s tidal wave of theater options. And later, in the Rocky Mountains, actress/playwright Anna Deavere Smith, novelist Edward P. Jones, and the band Elizabeth and the Catapult join Kurt on stage at the Aspen Ideas Festival.
Anna Deavere Smith
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Fiona Does Fringe
When Kurt visited Scotland earlier this month, he was overwhelmed by the literally thousands of theater performances to choose from at Edinburgh’s Fringe Fest. Cultural correspondent Fiona Chutney came to the rescue, sort of. (Chutney is the creation of actress Iris Bahr, who is in ...
Live in Aspen
Studio 360’s live show from the Aspen Ideas Festival gets started with New York up-and-comers Elizabeth and the Catapult performing "Perfectly Perfect."
Anna Deavere Smith
Anna Deavere Smith is best known for playing the national security advisor on The West Wing but she’s also a theater pioneer –- writing and performing plays based on hundreds of interviews with real people. On stage at the Aspen Ideas Festival, ...
Edward P. Jones
Edward P. Jones won a Pulitzer in 2003 for his novel The Known World. (Anna Deavere Smith is currently turning it into a screenplay.) Jones' latest book is a collection of stories called All Aunt Hagar’s Children, about the black community in ...
Elizabeth and the Catapult
At the Aspen Ideas Festival, vocalist and pianist Elizabeth Ziman and her band the Catapult prove their unique brand of New York City pop sounds great at any altitude.
BONUS TRACK:
Elizabeth and the Catapult perform "Waiting for the Kill" live at the Aspen Ideas Festival.
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