December 14th, 2011
The Graying of AIDS is not just a documentary project about HIV/AIDS, but about aging with HIV/AIDS. As it turns out, ours is one of many documentary projects in recent years that are taking a closer look at various aspects of aging in America today.
December 7th, 2011
On World AIDS Day we soft-launched a new blog on our website, “Artists Responding to Aging and to HIV/AIDS,” or “ARTAHA.” As we explain in some detail in our introduction to the blog, we have been inviting older adults living with HIV as well as people of all ages from the arts, HIV/AIDS, and aging services and research communities
As a nurse, I have been working in HIV for 19 years and I am still moved with compassion whenever
When I was first diagnosed, information about HIV was only provided by medical personnel. However, there was no information about
Edie and Thea: A Very Long Engagement portrays a love story, through photographs and interview clips, of a once young
A song from Flower Drum Song by Rodgers and Hammerstein has become a precious note to me on life and living
In 1996, I directed a production of Steven Dietz’ Lonely Planet for InterAct Theatre Company, an organization I founded in
I was born in 1981, the year generally considered to be the start of the AIDS epidemic. I have never
I do not know an adult life without HIV. In 1981 I entered college, began my life as a gay
“Probably the most moving thing I have ever read on HIV/AIDS was And the Band Played On, by Randy
May 31st, 2011
People who know about Fred Hersch tend to know about the pianist’s evocative, eloquent compositions and improvisations, which regularly blur the lines between jazz and other musical genres. They may know that the 55 year-old musician has been HIV-positive since the mid-1980s and has weathered many highs and lows along the way.
The arts have always played a critical role in examining challenging issues, exploring diverging perspectives, and communicating personal truths. In
