U-M Creative Currents
Explore the transformative power of the arts! Introducing "Creative Currents" - a new podcast from the University of Michigan's Arts Initiative that will tackle big and small questions at the intersection of art, culture, and society.
Podcasting since 2024 • 10 episodes
U-M Creative Currents
Latest Episodes
Perpetual Sunshine & the Ghost Girls
Today on Creative Currents, you’ll learn all about how musicals get made. In this episode, we’re spotlighting one of our “Arts Research: Incubation & Acceleration” (ARIA) grant projects: Perpetual Sunshine & The Ghost Girl...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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27:56
Hey, We Need to Talk
Today on Creative Currents, you’ll learn all about “social practice artist,” cultural strategist, and curator Philippa Hughes. The concept for this “social sculpture”
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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24:25
Campus Voting Project
From making a personal voting plan and getting registered to voting on Election Day, Mark Clague walks through the 2024 Election Hub onsite at UMMA with Professors Stephanie R...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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24:43
Political Satire Meets Musical History
We're thrilled to have Andrew Kohler, Alfred and Jane Wolin Managing Editor, and Jacob Kerzner, Associate Editor, from the Gershwin Initiative join us on U-M Creative Currents to talk about the Gershwin brothers' musical masterpiece, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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23:51
The Arts on Screen: How Film Shapes Student Life at U-M with Lauren Horne
Tune in now for an inspiring conversation with U-M student Lauren Horne, a rising senior majoring in film and screenwriting in LSA's Department of Film, Television, and Media. As the co-president of the Black Film Society and a multif...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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16:31