i think bob wilson wanted to slip in a bit of that style and he pulled it off. thank you leave that to some. wilson production even the curtain was carved. more. ceiling lights that can send an email call floor lamp that can stream a fellow. from a wireless network that uses light. sounds like science fiction right to. life by the internet lamplight. tomorrow today. they're black and living in germany she is reminded of what that means on a daily basis presenter john up i guess if you see augustine it's hopes about africa and what see if she travelled across germany to meet other black people and to hear their stories. see my you do something for your country but you're still the black and. afro germany. in 45 minutes on t w. how to. discover your concept discover it with the powerhouse. school. just after 100 years has the ideals of the time house a more relevant today than they were 100 years ago missionaries reshapes things to come to talk about people understood resign as a way of shaping society. and our future. house world the 3 part documentary starts may

of one side guns can all bias busts them i know that nuclear plants are understands exactly what bob wilson wants she has a fantastic way of rehearsing with us because she radiates an incredible calm. even when we have to repeat some movement 10 times because it's for instance the lighting was incorrect and so we start to lose patience we get when she remains absolutely calm she talks to us very quietly and takes it through the movements who don't smoke might is a big and long i think she knows exactly what the result is supposed to be as they keep the signs all unsigned built. for the world. tour. on opening night this scene is darker and more subdued than originally planned. in rehearsal it looked like this. the singers were using white balls and the car could have or was red. overnight red and white became black. and 2 wooden slats that had previously been used disappeared. ringback ringback for a minor in a mission to have always tried to achieve a good mix you're not supposed to hear individual voices but here we're more in the realm of musical theater or you could even call it operate

robert wilson is with us today courtesy of paul and heather hamilton. bob is the author of matthew portions of the nation a biography of clarence king. it is the editor of the emergent scholar a former editor of preservation, and the founding literary editor of civilization. a former book editor and columnist for u.s. today, and a former editor at the washington post book world. his essays reviews and fiction, have appeared in numerous publications including the american scholar, the american short fiction, the atlantic monthly, new republic, the smithsonian, the washington post magazine, and the wilson quarterly. and opinions and book review pages of the boston globe. the new york times, u.s. today in the washington post. he lives in virginia. please give a warm welcome to robert wilson. [applause]. [background sounds].thank you ce that introduction. i am hoping your app works a lot better than the app for the iowa caucuses. [laughter]. i trust it will. you can probably actually test it. thanks to all of you for coming this morning on this cold morning. it

musicians of pay tribute in the past hours with bob dylan saying little richard was his shining star mick jagger saying it was his biggest inspiration and brian wilson said that he was there at the beginning and showed us all how to rock n roll priyanka gupta now looks back at his legacy. yes there are real solid that are rock and roll graduate and was. born as richard wade penniman. the bad boy from america's deep south georgia. with of all those are good members as little richard was one of the founding fathers of rock n roll. this spam born style of playing the piano and distinctive stage presence was a fine blamed office gospel roots and the blues am to create something electric was a. little richard exploded onto the scene with his 1st hit single in died 155. tutti frutti whose lyrics were considered so well received that have to be censored. it sold a 1000000 copies over the year and has been described as the one grech all of that changed the world of music in the us. down to my me down which was a time when black and white americans was segregated but little which is music book that racial divide both on the dance floor and on the billboard c

robert wilson is with us today courtesy of paul and heather hamilton. bob is the author of matthew portions of the nation a biography of clarence king. it is the editor of the emergent scholar a former editor of preservation, and the founding literary editor of civilization. a former book editor and columnist for u.s. today, and a former editor at the washington post book world. his essays reviews and fiction, have appeared in numerous

wilson would approve of. so there was that aspect. and i could go on but i think enough said. they were human beings, real human beings. >> bob, have a question. you have been fascinated by these five women, and they're all notable but at any point had you considered others to include here and essentially runners up who might be worthy of us being aware of? >> that's a -- there are many other women that i could tick off now who had lesser accomplishments in a sense but these were women who for me did extraordinary things over a long period of time and i couldn't find anybody else who had quite that longevity that i was looking for. and how many people -- my wife told me that three is not necessary lay good number. it's too few. you have to do five so i really focuses on doing five, and not to be silly but it turn out those five were the most notable people i came across with all my research. and i know any of you who have thoughts but the south korea, why didn't include them? i think what i wanted to do was draw attention to the union cause which was in real trouble and five women who believed passionately about it and did th