American Masters

Laurie Anderson: On Identity and Her God Complex

"I am a New Yorker one, I’m an artist two, I’m a woman three,” says Laurie Anderson in this excerpt from The Women's List. The artist best known for her pioneering electronic music admits she has a “God complex.” “I like to make things that were not there. And then I put them there. I’m just a control freak, an average American control freak." The film features Anderson and 14 other women.

Laurie Anderson: On Identity and Her God Complex

1m 28s

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    Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps

    15m 25s

    Follow the 5-time Tony-nominated director and choreographer of Broadway’s Gypsy and Hell’s Kitchen as she elevates the possible with bold explorations of everyday movement, and African Diasporic dance. The film foregrounds Brown’s visionary talent from her Queens, New York neighborhood to the Broadway stage, television and movie screens, and schools around the world.

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    Ten Times Better

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    The astonishing and heartwarming story of George Lee, a pioneering Asian dancer who originated a featured role in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker 70 years ago as a teenage immigrant from China.

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    Daveed Diggs Takes on Cyberpunk Rap

    25m 28s

    Rapper and actor Daveed Diggs on his creative process as a rapper and songwriter. The "Hamilton" actor discusses his hip-hop group, clipping., and their new cyberpunk album, "Dead Channel Sky."

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