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Great Performances - Hamlet

Hamlet Hamlet
Shakespeare's immortal "To be, or not to be" takes on a whole new meaning (and medium) as classical stage and screen actors David Tennant and (recently-knighted) Sir Patrick Stewart reprise their roles for a modern-dress, film-for-television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) 2008...
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1473795626/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Shakespeare's immortal "To be, or not to be" takes on a whole new meaning (and medium) as classical stage and screen actors David Tennant and (recently-knighted) Sir Patrick Stewart reprise their roles for a modern-dress, film-for-television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) 2008... /episodes/get/1391 /episode/1391 Great Performances: Hamlet /episode-player/1391
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Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris
Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris
At an age when most artists? best work is behind them, modern dance pioneer Paul Taylor continues to win acclaim for the vibrancy, relevance and power of his recent dances, as well as his classics.
Air date: 05/04/2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2364999327/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false At an age when most artists? best work is behind them, modern dance pioneer Paul Taylor continues to win acclaim for the vibrancy, relevance and power of his recent dances, as well as his classics. /episodes/get/8696 /episode/8696 Great Performances: Paul Taylor Dance Company in Paris /episode-player/8696
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim... Why has the Broadway musical proven to be such fertile territory for Jewish artists of all kinds? The documentary combines interviews with performance footage, including many of the rousing...
Air date: 01/02/2013 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2317965318/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Irving Berlin, the Gershwins, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim... Why has the Broadway musical proven to be such fertile territory for Jewish artists of all kinds? The documentary combines interviews with performance footage, including many of the rousing... /episodes/get/6495 /episode/6495 Great Performances: Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy /episode-player/6495
Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
Now with the film fully restored to the highest technical standard with a remixed soundtrack, it?s time to tell the extraordinary story of Magical Mystery Tour: why it was made, how it was made and the circumstances in which it was made. Magical Mystery Tour Revisited is the story behind the...
Air date: 12/15/2012 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2309390406/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Now with the film fully restored to the highest technical standard with a remixed soundtrack, it?s time to tell the extraordinary story of Magical Mystery Tour: why it was made, how it was made and the circumstances in which it was made. Magical Mystery Tour Revisited is the story behind the... /episodes/get/6359 /episode/6359 Great Performances: Magical Mystery Tour Revisited /episode-player/6359
Celebracion! Dudamel, Florez, and the L.A. Philharmonic
Celebracion! Dudamel, Florez, and the L.A. Philharmonic
Florez and Dudamel, close friends off the concert stage, developed the special lineup of bel canto arias and popular Latin American canciones by Rossini, Granda, Lara, Moncayo, Grever, Gutierrez and Marquez for Celebracion! Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil with Juan Diego Florez. Watch this opening...
Air date: 12/29/2010 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/1700899869/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Florez and Dudamel, close friends off the concert stage, developed the special lineup of bel canto arias and popular Latin American canciones by Rossini, Granda, Lara, Moncayo, Grever, Gutierrez and Marquez for Celebracion! Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil with Juan Diego Florez. Watch this opening... /episodes/get/1385 /episode/1385 Great Performances: Celebracion! Dudamel, Florez, and the L.A. Philharmonic /episode-player/1385
The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet
The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet
Experience Hans Christian Andersen's haunting tale of love in San Francisco Ballet's production of this inventive ballet. Hamburg Ballet's chief choreographer John Neumeier blends dance, dramatic storytelling and spectacle in a darkly emotional interpretation of the classic fable.
Air date: 12/16/2011 Watch
http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2177584773/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false Experience Hans Christian Andersen's haunting tale of love in San Francisco Ballet's production of this inventive ballet. Hamburg Ballet's chief choreographer John Neumeier blends dance, dramatic storytelling and spectacle in a darkly emotional interpretation of the classic fable. /episodes/get/1404 /episode/1404 Great Performances: The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet /episode-player/1404