Yo-Yo Ma let his cello do the talking. The world-renowned classical cellist and founder of Silkroad Ensemble — a collective of artists celebrating heritage through
Lectures
Pluralism calls for not only tolerance, but also a taste and desire for difference. A pluralistic society, like that of the United States, accepts a
Fifty years ago, John Pulleyn first found Zen Buddhism through a simple shelf mushroom. While hiking with friends in Vermont, Pulleyn spotted the fungi growing
Andrew Russeth spoke to the “art” in Week Seven’s theme, “The Arts and Global Understanding,” in a conversation with Chautauqua Institution Chief of Staff Matt
On Nov. 29, 1962, Yo-Yo Ma and his sister Yeou-Cheng Ma were preparing to take the stage at a benefit concert for what was to
Max Baer Gerrymandering (soft “g”) is the redrawing of electoral boundaries to unfairly favor one group or political party over the other. Named for Elbridge
Although the baker won the battle in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Daniel Mach believes he left empty-handed in the war. And he would
As a young boy growing up in New Jersey, Frederick Gedicks believed he was a religious minority. Gedicks was raised a Mormon in a community
Andrew Russeth will speak at 10:45 a.m. Thursday, August 9, in the Amphitheater on why art, in all its various forms, is essential to everyday
A 30-second conversation in a Colorado cake shop sparked six years of constitutional debate on local, state and national levels. Although even the Supreme Court
Tayo Rockson has a message drilled into his head: “The world is bigger than you, and if you want to succeed in it, you have
On Monday, Geoffrey Kemp, senior director of Regional Security Programs at the Center for the National Interest, hosted Nikolas Gvosdev, professor of national security affairs
As director of the ACLU Program on Freedom of Religion and Belief, and as an adjunct law professor at the George Washington University Law School,
Raised in Nigeria, Sweden, Burkina Faso, Vietnam and the United States, Tayo Rockson is no tourist when it comes to communicating across cultures. The son
GUEST COLUMN BY TAYO ROCKSON What will society look like in the future? This is a question I ask myself often. Particularly because of the
The arts are diplomatic, according to Ambassador Barbara Stephenson. Stephenson spoke to music’s role in diplomacy at the 10:45 a.m. morning lecture on Chautauqua Institution’s