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Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind.
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The works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez have drawn international praise for their highly symbolic and marvelously ethereal representations of Latin America's social, political, and cultural psyche. In this program, the author discusses his life and work from a highly personal plane, delving deeply into the reasons why he writes, his intuitive methods, and the influences over time, especially the women in his family, which color his work. From a sunlit...
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The first, shortest, and most approachable of James Joyce's novels, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man portrays the Dublin upbringing of Stephen Dedalus, from his youthful days at Clongowes Wood College to his radical questioning of all convention. In doing so, it provides an oblique self-portrait of the young Joyce himself. At its center lie questions of origin and source, authority and authorship, and the relationsip of an artist to his family,...
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It is predicted that within a century more than half of the world's languages will become extinct, but as languages are lost, new ones emerge naturally or are constructed. In this program, Noam Chomsky; Esperantist Thomas Eccard; endangered languages researcher Peter Ladefoged, who has since passed away; and others provide insights into the language life cycle. Topics include constructed languages such as Esperanto, language endangerment and preservation,...
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Where do the eyes look? How are the feet placed? Director Roger Held presents detailed instruction for playing roles in a variety of theatrical styles. Each section in the series contains lavish costumes and props to help teach movement, manners, and use of period properties.
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The Red and Blue chair by the Dutch Gerrit Rietveld, made in 1918 and painted in 1923, has dramatically changed the language of furniture as well as that of architecture. This documentary considers the ideas behind that chair, a manifesto of the avant garde De Stijl movement.
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Writing a script is simply another way of telling a story, albeit one with its own special set of possibilities and limitations. Whether you want to write your own scripts or simply gain a deeper appreciation for the great stories you see unfold on the screen, Professor Angus Fletcher is here to show you the way in Screenwriting 101: Mastering the Art of Story. Professor Fletcher brings both a personal and scholarly perspective to this craft. As
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Dorana is a beautiful young girl, who lives a harsh existence. She dreams of a better life, unaware that a cruel hand has robbed her of such a life when she was just a baby. One stormy night, Dorana is magically transported to an unfamiliar world, also known as the Land of Oz. After learning that she was chosen to save Oz from the tyranny of the wicked witch, Dorana sets out on a heroic journey, filled with miraculous revelations about life and love....
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From the immense golden sun of The Weather Project at the Tate Modern to his New York Waterfalls, Olafur Eliasson has created large-scale installations that situate viewers in the ambiguous zones between communal and individual awareness. Filmed over a period of five years, this program follows the Danish-Icelandic artist's work in locations around the world. English-language interviews with Eliasson are interwoven with scenes from his studio as well...
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In this program, host Griff Rhys Jones goes to India in search of exquisite, traditionally made textiles. Can he solve the mystery of an extraordinary Indian floor cloth kept in England for over 300 years? Who made it, and does the skill with which the fabric was created still exist? In the state of Gujarat, renowned throughout history for textiles, Jones goes off the beaten track to the towns and villages of the North West plains and discovers how...
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Maggie sees the old family quilt-an heirloom already promised to her-as something with practical utility as well as tradition. Her educated, social activist sister wants to hang it on the wall as folk art. With whom will their mother side? A study in class differences and the reclamation of Black history, Alice Walker's short story "Everyday Use" is beautifully realized in this dramatization.
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Crossing the strait between Papua New Guinea and the northernmost shores of Queensland, Australia, program host Griff Rhys Jones meets a culture that was for centuries cut off from the rest of the world. The intriguing, stunningly creative objects produced by Torres Strait Islander artists are infused with mystery and a sense of magic - indeed, their perceived power is so closely guarded that many in the community are reluctant to have them seen by...
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Textile art and artists play an active role in the culture of the Zapotec communities in Oaxaca, Mexico. Following the work and daily lives of weavers from six different villages in the region, this documentary traces the evolution of their weaving tradition from its early development millennia ago to the present day. The story also looks at the integration of ancient techniques with new technologies and explores how Zapotec artisans are now drawing...
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I was saved from sin when I was going on 13. But not really saved. It happened like this. So begins this powerful dramatization of "Salvation," Langston Hughes' eloquent autobiographical story that illustrates how his aunt's well-meaning efforts to bring him into the spiritual fold resulted in a moral crisis. Calmly waiting for Jesus to appear to him in the hot, crowded church, young Langston's anticipation changes to confusion and disillusion when...
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The "Olivia Sutherland Medea" is directed by James Thomas and brings to stage Peter Arnott's line-by-line translation of Euripides' masterpiece. The staging brings to life the rarely experienced complexity and poetic impact of the original text and includes the romantic scenes with Aegis, all the poetic choral odes, and the triumphant ending.
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This is the popular complete 2006 staging of Aristophanes' shocking comic masterpiece that was excerpted in the PBS documentary with Jane Fonda — Lysistrata: Female Power and Democracy. The staging features Iris McQuillan-Grace in the title role and a talented ensemble cast and shows why sexual politics are timelessly funny. Originally produced in 2006 and remastered in HD in 2016.
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"On a warm summer afternoon, inquisitive young Alice tumbles down a rabbit-hole into Wonderland. In this strange, unforgettable world, Alice meets the anxious White Rabbit and the grinning Cheshire cat, joins a mad tea-party with the Hatter and the March Hare, plays croquet with the frightening Queen of Hearts and encounters many other iconic characters that have captured the imagination of children for generations. Lewis Carroll's surreal tale has...