Displacement
articulate with jim cotter

Early on, singer-songwriter David Gray and writer Aleksandar Hemon struggled to be heard at home. But when they found acceptance abroad, their own countries-and the world-soon caught up. Segment 1: David Gray's Life in Slow Motion. It took David Gray ten years to achieve global success. It took him even longer to come to peace with it. Segment 2: Nowhere Man. Exiled from his homeland, Aleksandar Hemon witnessed from afar the horrors of the Bosnian war. He vowed to never let the world forget.

Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 809

About Articulate with Jim Cotter:

ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER is an arts magazine series, hosted by award-winning journalist Jim Cotter, that explores the variety, quality and heritage of creativity, while also showing how art speaks to us in our everyday lives.

The fresh and unique stories featured in the 12-part series include: the history of tap dancing as a cross-cultural art form; the work of multimedia artist Sam Durant; the role of improvisation in dance with choreographer Matthew Neenan; and the on-stage work and off-stage educational efforts of French pianist Claire-Marie Le Guay.


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