How do we keep our spirits high in an increasingly post-human age? How can the classics of western art become more inclusive? How can our art help us move forward from trauma?

Siobahn Sung is a producer at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.

Before that, she worked as a professional opera singer.

CONTENT WARNING: trauma, COVID, natural disasters, discussions of anti-asian racism, explicit language

We talk about: Emotional labor of Korean identity, the challenges of being a professional musician in the age of AI and streaming

the history of white supremacy in classical music performance and how to make the work more inclusive

the recent increases in natural disasters and COVID-related collective trauma

philosophy of beauty and its importance to the human spirit

and of course, the Yankees and the Phillies.

This program is produced in south west philadelphia, in the unceded neighborhood of the black bottom community and on the ancestral land of the Lenape nation, who remain here in the era of the fourth crow and fight for official recognition by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to this day. You can find out more about the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania and how you can support the revitalization of their culture by going to https://lenape-nation.org.

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