Think Globally
With an eye on global influence, Spark meets artists who take creative cues from tradition, history and cultural intersections.
Follow two groups as they compete for a chance to perform in this year's Ethnic Dance Festival.
Wanderlust photographer Lisa Kristine focuses on the world's myriad indigenous populations.
Filipino American artist Michael Arcega uses history (and Manila paper) as source material to critique and comment.
San Francisco's newest art and cultural institution, the Museum of the African Diaspora, enlightens viewers with exhibitions centered on the African American experience.
Upcoming Broadcasts:
Mon, May 20, 2013 -- 10:30pm
Tue, May 21, 2013 -- 4:30am
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Featured Profiles:
Michael Arcega
Exchange puns with Filipino American artist Michael Arcega as he comments wryly on history.
San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival
Witness the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat as groups compete to perform in the 2006 San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival.
MoAD (Museum of the African Diaspora)
Visit Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco's Yerba Buena arts district.
Spark Video Player
Please note that not all of the Spark video segments are included on this playlist. We are adding more weekly, but many more are available individually on corresponding artist profile pages. To find more videos, search the Artist Profiles directory.
Acknowledgments
Major funding for Spark is provided by by Diane B. Wilsey. Additional funding is provided by the George Frederick Jewett Foundation, Helen Sarah Steyer, and Gretchen Kimball.
Spark is a production of KQED.
Spark airs on KQED 9 on Tuesdays at 7:30pm. Repeat broadcasts can be seen throughout the week on KQED.


