A Romare Bearden print served as a starting point for the American playwright's 1987 drama, which follows a Black family's ...
August Wilson’s "The Piano Lesson" offers a haunting reflection of America's dark history of racism, the weight of generational trauma, and the struggle for healing. Set in 1936, it centers on a ...
Yes, “The Piano Lesson,” in theaters Friday and streaming on Netflix on Nov. 22, isn’t just a meditation on family history. It’s also a literal ghost story, with creaks, spooks and shadows ...
In Wilson’s story, an heirloom piano serves as a physical archive of family history and lore. The piano is also the source of major conflict between two adult siblings, Boy Willie and Berneice ...
He shifts his attention from the web of stories underground, and to the reason he’s in New York: to discuss his own feature directorial debut, an adaptation of August Wilson’s play “The Piano Lesson.” ...
Many of the brush strokes, conceptual pieces and gorgeous lenses of glowing resin key to the Getty’s as-usual wildly ...
Samuel L. Jackson has a long history with the acclaimed August Wilson play “The Piano Lesson.” He first performed lead ...
(David Lee/Netflix via AP) An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.” Generational ties also permeate the film ...
CO’s art museum presents “Art in Sport: Motion, Emotion, Moments, and Light,” showcasing photography, sculpture, paintings, and prints capturing the drama, passion, and dynamic motion of sports.