Just the Facts: The Emergence of America Uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades thats shaped Modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of the early 20th century,...

Royal Ballet Artist in Residence Liam Scarlett discusses how Leonard Bernstein's music and W.H. Auden's poetry influenced him in creating his ballet The Age of Anxiety, which forms part of The Royal Ballet's Bernstein Centenary...

Discover the exciting story of the Harlem Renaissance, a vibrant cultural movement during the 1920s and 1930s. This video explores how African American artists, writers, musicians, and thinkers changed American culture forever. Learn...

Nina Simone was an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist, born in 1933 in North Carolina. She trained as a classical pianist at Juilliard, but switched to performing jazz and blues in nightclubs. Her music was influenced...

Once upon a time, a horrible war known as World War 1 devastated the planet. Immediately after the war, a lot of people in the United States were passionate about various causes, some good, some not so much. While women had finally won...

Royal Ballet Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor and Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon rehearse and discuss their new works for The Royal Ballet’s programme celebrating the centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth. Find out more