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1. A 'Ring' for television (1983)
A backstage look at the making of Richard Wagner's Ring des Niebelungen for television, with a history of Ring cycle productions at Bayreuth.
A backstage look at the making of Richard Wagner's Ring des Niebelungen for television, with a history of Ring cycle productions at Bayreuth.
2. The Art of Kabuki (1988)
An introduction to the 400 year old tradition of Kabuki, explaining its origins and purposes, its literary sources and the meaning of its symbolism. Also shows a rehearsal, preparation of costume and wigs and the pe...
An introduction to the 400 year old tradition of Kabuki, explaining its origins and purposes, its literary sources and the meaning of its symbolism. Also shows a rehearsal, preparation of costume and wigs and the pe...
3. David Puttnam Hollywood's role in shaping values (1994)
Filmmaker David Puttnam talks with Bill Moyers about the state of American cinema today and how films can reflect society.
Filmmaker David Puttnam talks with Bill Moyers about the state of American cinema today and how films can reflect society.
4. Bill T. Jones Still/Here (1997)
A look at dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones's highly acclaimed dance: Still/Here. At workshops around the country, people facing life-threatening illnesses are asked to remember the highs and lows of their live...
A look at dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones's highly acclaimed dance: Still/Here. At workshops around the country, people facing life-threatening illnesses are asked to remember the highs and lows of their live...
5. Empire of dreams the Bolshoi ballet (1996)
Provides an in-depth portrait of the ballet company, including interviews with the artistic director and principal dancers, as well as archival footage of performances.
Provides an in-depth portrait of the ballet company, including interviews with the artistic director and principal dancers, as well as archival footage of performances.
6. Ballet school (1994)
Follows 16-year-old students through their first year at the Central School of Ballet, one of Britain's top professional ballet schools. Highlights their ambitions, frustrations, weight problems, and injuries.
Follows 16-year-old students through their first year at the Central School of Ballet, one of Britain's top professional ballet schools. Highlights their ambitions, frustrations, weight problems, and injuries.
7. Japanese dance succession of a Kyomai master (2001)
This documentary explores the private world of kyomai, a Kyoto-style dance. Includes footage of Inoue Yachiyo IV, background on the history of kyomai, and insights into the education of geisha, chief practitioners o...
This documentary explores the private world of kyomai, a Kyoto-style dance. Includes footage of Inoue Yachiyo IV, background on the history of kyomai, and insights into the education of geisha, chief practitioners o...
8. Ennio Morricone (1995)
Ennio Morricone explains how he got his start in show business. Interviews with directors, producers, and others offer insight into Morricone's talent for composition. Includes scenes from numerous films.
Ennio Morricone explains how he got his start in show business. Interviews with directors, producers, and others offer insight into Morricone's talent for composition. Includes scenes from numerous films.
9. In black & white (1992)
Using archival newsreels, feature film footage and interviews with Afro-American actors and directors, this film explores the inception, struggle, suppression, and survival of the Black cinema from the 1920s through...
Using archival newsreels, feature film footage and interviews with Afro-American actors and directors, this film explores the inception, struggle, suppression, and survival of the Black cinema from the 1920s through...
10. The mythology of Star Wars (1999)
Filmmaker George Lucas discusses his efforts to tell old myths in new ways, the role of faith in his own life, and the influence of his mentor, Joseph Campbell.
Filmmaker George Lucas discusses his efforts to tell old myths in new ways, the role of faith in his own life, and the influence of his mentor, Joseph Campbell.
11. Maryland state of mind, [Winter 1996] (1996)
In Voyage to an ancient harbor, University of Maryland College Park archaeologists uncover the ancient Roman port of Caesarea Maritima in what is now Israel. In All the world's a stage, Towson State University's the...
In Voyage to an ancient harbor, University of Maryland College Park archaeologists uncover the ancient Roman port of Caesarea Maritima in what is now Israel. In All the world's a stage, Towson State University's the...
12. Classical Indian dance (1989)
Presents several classical dances from India, demonstrating the range of this form of dancing with its combination of mime, gesture, facial expression, and body movement, all executed within a traditional framework ...
Presents several classical dances from India, demonstrating the range of this form of dancing with its combination of mime, gesture, facial expression, and body movement, all executed within a traditional framework ...
13. Bettina Gray speaks with Luis Valdez (1991)
Bettina Gray interviews Luis Valdez, the founder of the Teatro Campesino, the West Coast theatrical group that has given voice to the struggles of Chicano farm workers. In this program, he describes how he became a ...
Bettina Gray interviews Luis Valdez, the founder of the Teatro Campesino, the West Coast theatrical group that has given voice to the struggles of Chicano farm workers. In this program, he describes how he became a ...
14. The Role of theatre in ancient Greece (1989)
Explanation of aspects of theatre in ancient Greece, including theatre design and the use of the surrounding landscape, the origins of tragedy, the comparative roles of the writer/director and actors and the audienc...
Explanation of aspects of theatre in ancient Greece, including theatre design and the use of the surrounding landscape, the origins of tragedy, the comparative roles of the writer/director and actors and the audienc...
15. Theatrical devices in classical theatre (1989)
Presentation of some of the devices used in classical theatre, including deus ex machina, the crane that suspended the gods above the stage, the ladder of Charos, for ghosts from the underworld, and the physical req...
Presentation of some of the devices used in classical theatre, including deus ex machina, the crane that suspended the gods above the stage, the ladder of Charos, for ghosts from the underworld, and the physical req...
16. The Changing classical audience (1989)
Presentation of the changes in classical theatre in the 50 years between Aeschylus and Euripides.
Presentation of the changes in classical theatre in the 50 years between Aeschylus and Euripides.
17. Die Walküre (1981)
Bayreuth Festival centennial production, featuring Gwyneth Jones, Jeannine Altmeyer, Peter Hofmann, and Donald McIntyre ; chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival ; Pierre Boulez, conductor ; Patrice Chéreau, s...
Bayreuth Festival centennial production, featuring Gwyneth Jones, Jeannine Altmeyer, Peter Hofmann, and Donald McIntyre ; chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival ; Pierre Boulez, conductor ; Patrice Chéreau, s...
18. Das Rheingold (1981)
Bayreuth Festival centennial production, featuring Donald McIntyre, Hermann Becht, and Hanna Schwartz ; chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival ; Pierre Boulez, conductor ; Patrice Chéreau, stage director ; Ge...
Bayreuth Festival centennial production, featuring Donald McIntyre, Hermann Becht, and Hanna Schwartz ; chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival ; Pierre Boulez, conductor ; Patrice Chéreau, stage director ; Ge...
19. Siegfried (1981)
Bayreuth Festival centennial production, featuring Gwyneth Jones, Manfred Jung, and Donald McIntyre ; chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival ; Pierre Boulez, conductor ; Patrice Chéreau, stage director.
Bayreuth Festival centennial production, featuring Gwyneth Jones, Manfred Jung, and Donald McIntyre ; chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival ; Pierre Boulez, conductor ; Patrice Chéreau, stage director.
20. Götterdämmerung (1981)
Bayreuth Festival centennial production, featuring Gwyneth Jones, Manfred Jung, Fritz Hübner, Franz Mazura and Hermann Becht ; chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival ; Pierre Boulez, conductor ; Patrice Chére...
Bayreuth Festival centennial production, featuring Gwyneth Jones, Manfred Jung, Fritz Hübner, Franz Mazura and Hermann Becht ; chorus and orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival ; Pierre Boulez, conductor ; Patrice Chére...
21. Mozart, a genius in his time (1987)
Analyzes Mozart's dramatic instincts in both dramatic and symphonic contexts, and sets The magic flute into the philosophical and musical background of its time.
Analyzes Mozart's dramatic instincts in both dramatic and symphonic contexts, and sets The magic flute into the philosophical and musical background of its time.
22. Monteverdi at Mantua (1986)
This program examines the life and work of the composer, Claudio Monteverdi.
This program examines the life and work of the composer, Claudio Monteverdi.
23. Mozart, dropping the patron (1987)
The program shows Mozart's career before and after he became a free-lancer in Vienna, analyzing his skill at integrating music, drama, and social comedy, explains the role of the piano in his career and culminates i...
The program shows Mozart's career before and after he became a free-lancer in Vienna, analyzing his skill at integrating music, drama, and social comedy, explains the role of the piano in his career and culminates i...
24. Lessons through the lens a decade of television news : Alfred I. DuPont-Colu... (1994)
These four programs cover award-winning television journalism on a broad range of topics by local and national reporters, produced between 1984 and 1994. Included are reports on the collapse of the Soviet Union, the...
These four programs cover award-winning television journalism on a broad range of topics by local and national reporters, produced between 1984 and 1994. Included are reports on the collapse of the Soviet Union, the...
25. Hispanics in the media (1994)
Explores the current role of Hispanics in the media including interviews with Geraldo Rivera, Moctesuma Esparza, David Valdez, Rita Moreno, Elizabeth Peña, Jimmy Smits and Isiah Morales. Explores why Hispanic actors...
Explores the current role of Hispanics in the media including interviews with Geraldo Rivera, Moctesuma Esparza, David Valdez, Rita Moreno, Elizabeth Peña, Jimmy Smits and Isiah Morales. Explores why Hispanic actors...