Thursday, May 24, 2018: André Leon Talley, Broken Social Scene and more
Today on q: former editor-at-large of Vogue André Leon Talley, Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan, Kinan Azmeh's Damascus block party, Canadian indie rock band Broken Social Scene.
Today on q, with Tom Power: (1) André Leon Talley, the former editor-at-large of American Vogue, talks about a new documentary about his life, The Gospel According to André, and opens up about the barriers he had to overcome to rise to the top; (2) Canadian opera singer Barbara Hannigan joins us live from a studio in London, England to discuss Lessons in Love and Violence, a modern opera about political power and desire; (3) composer and clarinetist Kinan Azmeh presents his q block party for his hometown of Damascus, Syria; (4) iconic Toronto band Broken Social Scene perform a few songs, and Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning talk about the gut feeling that led them to start the band 20 years ago.