Immanuel Wilkins is a saxophonist, composer, and bandleader whose music fuses spiritual depth with social urgency. Raised in Upper Darby, just outside Philadelphia, Wilkins was shaped early on by the Black church, local jazz programs, and a tight-knit community of...
Robin Walter was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She received a BA from Colorado College and an MFA from Colorado State University. Walter is the author of Little Mercy (Graywolf Press, 2025), which was selected by Victoria Chang as the winner of the 2024 Academy...
Chaitanya Tamhane is an independent filmmaker from Mumbai. His debut feature Court won the Lion of the Future and the Orizzonti Award for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, along with over 30 awards worldwide, and was India’s official Oscar entry. He was mentored...
A singer and composer, Sanne Rambags has shared her voice with audiences across the globe. By collaborating with musicians from different musical traditions, Rambags has found her own genre-transcending way of improvised singing. She draws inspiration from indigenous...
Zeina G. Halabi is a writer, editor, and scholar of modern Arabic literature. Her research explores the contemporary legacy of 20th-century emancipatory traditions, texts, and figures, with a regional focus on Egypt and the Levant. She is the author of The Unmaking of...
