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Canadian actor John Drainie stars in a one-man show based on the short story by Feodor Dostoevsky about a dream which helps a suicidal man renew his faith in life and helping mankind.
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It is the melancholy end of a summer romance, as Michael Higgins the narrator observes when he sees a peasant girl meeting a valet in the woods one day.
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An interpretive picture of mid-American folkways will be presented by the John Butler Dance Theater when nine of its members perform to Elie Siegmeister's musical score in "Ozark Set".
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Dancers Maria Tallchief and Nicholas Magallanes from the New York City Ballet group evaluate and perform "Swan Lake" ballet.
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The delicate yet powerful lyrics of Emily Dickinson, American poetess of the late 19th century, are spoken in an continuous solo performance by Lois Nettleton.
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The world and artistic achievement of the 19th century French painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is explored.
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Delving into the rebellious nature of man.
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In the second show of a three-part series the psychological aspects of criminal acts will be analyzed to explore the theory of the "Rebel without a cause."
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The last of three-parts analyzes the rebellion of the artist. At the 1913 armory show in New York City America was introduced to abstract modern art showing works by Picasso, Matisse and Duchamp with diverse reactions still heard today.
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A presentation of contemporaries of William Shakespeare, writers of the 16th Century, which includes Donne, Marlowe, Sur Francis Bacon, Sidney Webster, Raleigh and Ben Jonson.
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In part 2: how the tastes and personality of Queen Elizabeth I dictated the artistic styles, Host James Macandrew introduces scenes and characters from plays.
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The conclusion of a 3-part series on Elizabethan England. The personality and character of the Queen are the focus displayed in poems and folk songs.
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The first of a 2-part series on the nature of justice and the law.
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A dramatic presentation of the Socratic dialog "Crito" Socrates who was sentenced to death for the corruption of Athens' youth debates whether to escape or accept the judgment of the state. Second of two parts.
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Host James Macandrew introduces an exhibition of flamenco dancing, a vocal and instrumental performances of Spanish music and a discussion of the paintings and etchings of Goya.
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A program dedicated to the spirit of nonsense with an emphasis on the works of Edward Lear, who popularized the limerick form; and "Alice in Wonderland" author Lewis Carroll.
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The bicentennial anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth is celebrated with guests: Erich Leinsdorf, director of opera at the New York City Center; Nadia Riesenberg, concert pianist; and Kurt List, composer, critic and the director of Westminster Records.
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Jazz and serious orchestral music will be compared in the first of irregular music programs that will deal with the relationships between serious and light music.
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The tree as a source of inspiration in the arts will be illustrated with excerpts from the Bible and mythology. The works of poets Shakespeare, Frost and Housman and the writings of naturalist John Burroughs are presented.
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This show is an account of the history of political conventions and the role they play.
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The second show in a series of shows dealing with the political sciences.
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A look at the actor's approach to his art. Performers typifying different schools of acting will demonstrate and discuss different, and sometimes conflicting, histrionic styles. Russian director Stanislavsky's influence will be examined.
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Another in the series of comparing popular and classical music. A string quartet plays the music of composers like Beethoven and DeBussy and as contrast a jazz ensemble performs jazz selections.
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A naive American girl, vacationing in Europe, brushes with complicated continental tradition and customs.
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Dr. Charles Roth subs for vacationing Moderator James Macandrew.
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A show devoted to the modern dance work of Anna Sokolow. The dance selection tells the story of lonely urban dwellers who are trying to overcome their fears and inhibitions. Performers are members of the Anna Sokolow theater dance group.
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A dramatization of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," the tale of the seaman condemned to roam the earth and tell his story.
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