Iconoclasts

Mikhail Baryshnikov + Alice Waters

Season 2, Episode 2

In this episode, dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov and chef Alice Waters share their philosophies of art, food, teaching and community with visits to New York's Baryshnikov Arts Center, the Edible Schoolyard Project in Berkeley, California and at a dinner at Waters's legendary restaurant Chez Panisse.

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Season 2, Episode 2:

Mikhail Baryshnikov + Alice Waters Introduction

Alice on Mikhail's Life Work

Alice Waters discusses why what Mikhail Baryshnikov does is so important to the artistic community.

Admiration for One Another

Mikhail Baryshnikov and Alice Waters converse about bringing artists together

The Art of Mentoring

Alice Waters dissects what it means to be a teacher and a mentor for both herself and Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Dancer

Mikhail Baryshnikov, a native of Riga, Latvia, began studying ballet at age nine; as a teenager, he entered the school of the Kirov Ballet, graduating from student to principal dancer in 1969. READ MORE ▶

Alice Waters

Chef

In an era of the ubiquitous celebrity chef, countless product tie-ins, television shows and name-brand eateries, Alice Waters embodies a culinary philosophy focused on substance over style. Her passion for organic, seasonal ingredients has inspired menus around the world, blossoming into an unprecedented educational movement toward a more healthful, more mindful approach to food. Forget the small screen. Alice Waters is all about the big picture. READ MORE ▶

GREY GOOSE® L'Orange

Summer Tea

GREY GOOSE L'Orange Flavored Vodka joins iced tea and muddled mint leaves to create a bright, crisp cocktail.

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He [Mikhail Baryshnikov] is thinking about the artists, the musicians, the global community of people interested in art, and bringing them together.

Alice Waters

I hate to explain what I do…it is about action, about philosophy…

Mikhail Baryshnikov

We can’t think narrowly. We have to think in the biggest possible way…we all live on this planet together…

Alice Waters