Said Salah Ahmed
Clip: Season 3 Episode 7 | 2m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Somali educator, poet, playwright and filmmaker Said Salah Ahmed
Educator, poet, playwright and filmmaker Said Salah Ahmed fled Somalia during the Civil War and immigrated to the Twin Cities in the early 1990s. Since then he wrote The Lions Share a childrens book that later became the inspiration of a play he produced for Steppingstone Theater based on Somalian folklore.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Minnesota Original is a local public television program presented by TPT
Said Salah Ahmed
Clip: Season 3 Episode 7 | 2m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
Educator, poet, playwright and filmmaker Said Salah Ahmed fled Somalia during the Civil War and immigrated to the Twin Cities in the early 1990s. Since then he wrote The Lions Share a childrens book that later became the inspiration of a play he produced for Steppingstone Theater based on Somalian folklore.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch Minnesota Original
Minnesota Original is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S3 Ep7 | 3m 51s | Charanga Tropical combines traditional Cuban beats with modern salsa music. (3m 51s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S3 Ep7 | 5m 31s | Gwen Hauser reveals stories within layers of paint, plaster, glaze and gold leaf. (5m 31s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S3 Ep7 | 3m 30s | Janet Lofquist discusses her public art installations. (3m 30s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: S3 Ep7 | 8m 57s | Guthrie Theater costume and set designer Mathew LeFebvre (8m 57s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
- Arts and Music
Innovative musicians from every genre perform live in the longest-running music series.
Support for PBS provided by:
Minnesota Original is a local public television program presented by TPT