Great Performances RSS feed for WLIW programming.http://watch.wliw.org/en-ushttp://watch.wliw.org/Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:17:03 -0400Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:17:03 -0400http://watch.wliw.org/video/1425405484/Jerome Robbins' 1958 "Ballet in Sneakers," NY Export: Opus Jazz, comes full circle in a vibrant new film adaptation conceived by New York City Ballet soloists Ellen Bar and Sean Suozzi. Taking Robbins' masterpiece off of the stage and placing it back into the landscapes that inspired it, New York City, the production features an evocative jazz score by Robert Prince.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1425405484/Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:51:12 -0800Performing ArtsPerforming Arts/DancePerforming Arts/MusicWatch Wednesday, March 24, 8PM ETnrJazz, dance, New York City, blues, Ballet, SXSWPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/DancePerforming Arts/Musichttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1304120932/Considered the most dynamic young conductor in classical music since Bernstein, 28-year-old Gustavo Dudamel begins his tenure as Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in fall 2009. In this program, learn more about Dudamel, the LA Philharmonic, composer John Adams, and see a movement from John Adams' "City Noir" and Mahler's "Symphony No. 1 in D major" performed at his inaugural concert.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1304120932/Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:23:37 -0700Arts & LiteratureArts & Literature/20th & 21st CenturiesCultureCulture/People & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/MusicSee selections from Adams' new work, "City Noir," and Mahler's "Symphony No. 1 in D major"tv-gperformance, classical music, concerts, John Adams, Gustavo Dudamel, LA Philharmonic, MahlerArts & LiteratureArts & Literature/20th & 21st CenturiesCultureCulture/People & ProfilesPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/Musichttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1099370504/The 90-minute program showcases aerial dancers off the cliffs of Yosemite National Park, synchronized swimmers underwater at Coral Reef National Monument, and follows some of the country's most exciting young dancers to Mammoth Cave, Wright Brothers National Memorial, the remains of a sugar cane plantation at Virgin Islands National Park, and the sacred terrain of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1099370504/Wed, 6 May 2009 12:53:21 -0700Arts & LiteratureArts & Literature/Film/VideoArts & Literature/Mixed MediaArts & Literature/ModernPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/DanceArtists from across the nation explore setting their work on the natural stage.nrnational parks, dance, reefs, Yosemite, Project Bandaloop, Wolf Trap, Nature, choreographyArts & LiteratureArts & Literature/Film/VideoArts & Literature/Mixed MediaArts & Literature/ModernPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/Dancehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1075274407/Arguably the finest Shakespearean actor of his generation, Ian McKellen recreates his recent stage performance of the tragic monarch in a special television adaptation. Directed by Trevor Nunn, the telecast includes nearly all the original cast members of the sold-out Royal Shakespeare Company production that premiered in Stratford-Upon-Avon in April 2007. Sir Ian McKellan received an Emmy nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie in 2009.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1075274407/Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:36:29 -0700Arts & LiteratureArts & Literature/17th CenturyArts & Literature/Renaissance (1400 AD - 1600 AD)Arts & Literature/WritingCinemaCinema/Actors & DirectorsPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/DramaPerforming Arts/Theater2009 Emmy Nominee, Sir Ian McKellen recreates his RSC stage performance of the tragic monarch.tv-pgFilm, Shakespeare, King Lear, Ian McKellen, theater, performance, medieval, renaissanceArts & LiteratureArts & Literature/17th CenturyArts & Literature/Renaissance (1400 AD - 1600 AD)Arts & Literature/WritingCinemaCinema/Actors & DirectorsPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/DramaPerforming Arts/Theaterhttp://watch.wliw.org/video/997800714/Featuring selections ranging from the 1944 ballet Fancy Free through West Side Story (1957) to his final opera A Quiet Place (1983), this video offers a virtual sound portrait of Leonard Bernstein's life. This episode received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Special Class Programs in 2009.http://watch.wliw.org/video/997800714/Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:25:49 -0700Performing ArtsPerforming Arts/MusicPerforming Arts/Theater2009 Emmy Nominee: Featuring selections ranging from Fancy Free through West Side Story.tv-gPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/MusicPerforming Arts/Theaterhttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1124077943/Opening with the national anthems of North Korea and the United States, The New York Philharmonic performs in the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre, with coverage by Bob Woodruff of ABC, which has had rare access inside the closed society of the DPRK, where contact with the outside world is completely forbidden to citizens. The New York Philharmonic visit marks the first by American artists there.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1124077943/Thu, 14 May 2009 13:45:51 -0700Arts & LiteratureArts & Literature/19th CenturyArts & Literature/20th & 21st CenturiesCultureCulture/CommunitiesCulture/TravelPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/MusicRegionRegion/Asia-PacificRegion/United StatesDvorak, Gershwin and Wagner take stage for New York Philharmonic's North Korean concert.tv-pgArts & LiteratureArts & Literature/19th CenturyArts & Literature/20th & 21st CenturiesCultureCulture/CommunitiesCulture/TravelPerforming ArtsPerforming Arts/MusicRegionRegion/Asia-PacificRegion/United States