Art + Medicine: Reflections on the Pandemic

Nachito Herrera performs "Esperanza," written upon waking from a two-week coma he endured while battling Covid-19.

"In the Cut: Being Asian American During this Pandemic, A Word Find Puzzle" by Sun Yung Shin. "In the Cut" was originally published by Pollen Midwest.

Honoring healthcare professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic, guitarist Daniel Volovets, MD (University of Minnesota Medical School) plays "A Meadow by the Sea" as portraits of healthcare workers by Avi Nahum, MD (HealthPartners Regions Hospital) are shown.

Capturing quarantine, band Cabin of Love performs "Slowly Exploding" alongside Scott Streble’s photograph series "Porch Portraits".

Healthcare professionals recite, "Bouquet" written by John Patrick Murray, MD, reflecting upon the coronavirus pandemic. "Bouquet" was originally published in JAMA.

From balconies and backyards, virtual quartet principal violinist Sarah Grimes (MN Orchestra), violinist Emilia Mettenbrink (MN Opera Orchestra), violist Sifei Cheng (MN Orchestra), and cellist Sarah Lewis (The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra) perform an excerpt from Antonín Dvořák's String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, "American" – II. Lento.

Short Film adapted from Daniel Pollack-Pelzner's "What Shakespeare Actually Did During the Plague," originally published by the New Yorker. Featuring actor Mark Nelson, MD. Directed by Tess Nelson. Made in partnership with the Center for the Art of Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Anthony Williams, MD, reads his story "Unspoken" that delves into the racial inequities in the medical industry and prison system. "Unspoken" originally aired as a part of Hippocrates Cafe: Reflections on the Pandemic.

Master pipa player, composer and professor Gao Hong plays an excerpt from her original composition "Flying Dragon".

Artists' reflections on the pandemic, hosted by Dr. Jon Hallberg and Dr. Renée Crichlow. Partnership with the University of MN Medical School.