Web site: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/
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Great Performances, the longest-running performing arts anthology on television, continues to feature the best in the performing arts.
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Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival 3 #3515
[TV-PG]
Grammy Award-winning guitar superstar Eric Clapton has re-teamed with fellow "guitar gods" for a third Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago: America's Blues Capital. Shining a spotlight on the wide variety of guitar virtuosity, the gathering further expands the diverse range of musicianship in many musical genres, featuring performances by Jeff Beck, Robert Cray, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Johnny Lang, John Mayer, Steve Winwood, Ron Wood, and more. Bill Murray hosts.
- KET Sunday, May 26 at 2:00 am EDT
Paul Simon's Graceland Journey #3807
[TV-PG]
Paul Simon reunites with musicians in South Africa and reflects on his acclaimed 1986 album Graceland, regarded as one of the most significant recordings of its time.
- KET Friday, June 7 at 10:00 pm EDT
- KET2 Saturday, June 8 at 2:00 am EDT
- KET2 Monday, June 10 at 3:00 am EDT
- KET2 Wednesday, June 12 at 8:00 pm EDT
Dance in America: NY Export: Opus Jazz #3508
[TV-G]
A new production of choreographer Jerome Robbins' 1958 "ballet in sneakers," NY Export: Opus Jazz , filmed in the five boroughs of New York City.
- KET2 Saturday, June 22 at 3:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, June 23 at 4:00 am EDT
- KET2 Monday, June 24 at 5:00 am EDT
- KET2 Wednesday, June 26 at 10:00 pm EDT
- KET Sunday, June 30 at 3:00 am EDT
Dancing at Jacob's Pillow: Never Stand Still #3901
[TV-PG]
Narrated by acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones, the story of Jacob's Pillow as an international dance center is interwoven throughout this performance documentary with footage and images from the Pillow's rare and extensive archives.
- KET Friday, July 26 at 10:00 pm EDT
- KET2 Saturday, July 27 at 2:00 am EDT
- KET2 Wednesday, July 31 at 8:00 pm EDT
Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2013 #3808
[TV-G]
- KET Friday, August 2 at 10:00 pm EDT
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