The Arts Section 01/20/19: MLK Tribute Concert + Chicago Puppet Festival

On this edition of The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek sits down with Kellen Gray and Kedrick Armstrong , the two young conductors leading Chicago Sinfonietta’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute concerts. The orchestra was founded over 30 years ago with a mission of supporting diversity and inclusion. Later in the program, Gary talks to the founder of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival about the biennial event that’s bring some of the world’s most talented puppet artists to Chicago.  The Dueling Critics 2.0, Jonathan Abarbanel and Kerry Reid, stop by to review Steppenwolf Theatre’s world premiere LA RUTA. Also, Gary catches up with filmmaker Bruce Thierry Cheung to talk about his new movie DON’T COME BACK FROM THE MOON. Plus, the return of the weekly Arts Section calendar.