Arts & Culture
Stories and videos about music, dance, visual and performing arts and film in the Kansas City metro.
From ‘Half the Sky’ to ‘A Path Appears’
Two years ago, PBS stations across the country broadcast “Half The Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide,” a documentary dedicated to examining gender equality. Based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, the film examines issues including sex trafficking, maternal mortality, education and economic equality for women and…
‘Racism … it’s not meant to be seen, but you can definitely feel it.’
Kian Shafé came to the United States in 1955 on a student visa from Tehran, Iran. The youngest of four children, he came to study in the U.S. after political shifts interrupted his education in Iran. In the video above, Kian, his children and his grandchildren share their thoughts on racism and prejudice in America.
5 things you might not know about ‘Rich Hill’
PBS stations around the country will air “Rich Hill” tonight, a documentary chronicling the everyday lives of three young boys and their families in Rich Hill, Missouri. It’s an intimate story of poverty, family and the modern American Dream. Co-director and producer Tracy Droz Tragos spoke with Flatland about the film and her hopes for…
KCMO Police Chief honored with Bodhisattva Award
When the bell sounds, the room goes still. All eyes are closed or looking upward. Hands are folded or holding the hand of a neighbor. All this signifies the beginning of the 29th annual meditation for world peace as a part of an interfaith gathering at the Rime Buddhist Center in Kansas City, Missouri, at…
Nuns on the ranch: Giving beef a Heavenly flavor
Many beer aficionados are familiar with the rare breweries run by Trappist monks. The beer is highly sought after, but it’s not the only food or drink made by a religious order. Many abbeys and convents have deep roots in agriculture, combining farm work with prayer.
Just five miles south of the Colorado-Wyoming border you’ll find one of these places. Idyllic red farm buildings sit in the shadow of the main abbey, all tucked in a stony valley. At the Abbey of St. Walburga, cattle, water buffalo and llamas graze on grass under the watchful eye of Benedictine nuns.