{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A Light On Silence: Movie Night","description":"What happens when the affairs of a Mennonite colony in Mexico are placed centre stage, literally? What do renowned opera artists think of our colony brethren? How does the world see us when we don\u2019t control the story? Broadcaster and classical singer Nolan Kehler tackles these questions as he journeys to the heart of New York City\u2019s avant-garde opera community to discover the unexpected value that secular artists find in the stories of traditionalist Mennonites. Kehler says: \u201cI was haunted by a sense of unease that this culture\u2014my culture, for all intents and purposes\u2014was being portrayed by those who might judge its uprightness and slow movement as the wrong way to live and conduct oneself, especially in New York City which moves at a blistering speed.\u201d What he found, instead, surprised him Starting at the opening night of a Brooklyn opera company\u2019s rendition of Silent Light, the acclaimed film set on a Mennonite colony in Mexico and featuring Miriam Toews, Kehler offers a five-part podcast that looks at pop culture engagement with traditionalist Mennonite culture. ","author_name":"A Light on Silence: Performance Art and the Kerchiefed Faith","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/596425","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38598300\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38598300"}