
Episode 2 Preview | Rhiannon Giddens & Brian Stokes Mitchell
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Musician Rhiannon Giddens and stage actor Brian Stokes Mitchell discuss theater and music.
Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens and Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell sit down for a candid discussion about theater and music. The two connect over the power of music, and how genres may be universally adapted and “played with” by artists. Mitchell also examines the impact of the 2020 COVID-19 shutdown, particularly as a catalyst for change for Black artists.
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Episode 2 Preview | Rhiannon Giddens & Brian Stokes Mitchell
Preview: Episode 2 | 31sVideo has Closed Captions
Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens and Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell sit down for a candid discussion about theater and music. The two connect over the power of music, and how genres may be universally adapted and “played with” by artists. Mitchell also examines the impact of the 2020 COVID-19 shutdown, particularly as a catalyst for change for Black artists.
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-[Announcer:] On PBS Arts Talk...
It's Tony Award-winning star of musical theater, Brian Stokes Mitchell.
It's the spaces, thats where artists play.
[Announcer:] And Grammy Award-winning musician, Rhiannon Giddens.
The way that it was constructed was all in an attempt to pull the spirit down through... -Yes!
-the instrument.
Im throwing out all the cards here.
Oh, my God.
Yeah, who needs cards?
- [vocalizing] -[Announcer:] Their conversation on this edition of PBS Arts Talk.
Brian Stokes Mitchell Talks Musicality with Rhiannon Giddens
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Stage actor Brian Stokes Mitchell and musician Rhiannon Giddens discuss musical artistry. (45s)
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