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A Ballet in Sneakers: Jerome Robbins and Opus Jazz

Watch choreographer (and original West Side Story dancer) Eliot Feld, Sondra Lee (one of Robbins' original "Opus" dancers), along with other Robbins' friends and colleagues join the current cast of dancers to contextualize the cultural and historical importance of Mr. Robbins' career and NY Export: Opus Jazz in this 10 minute documentary by Matt Wolf and Anna Farrell.
Clip Length 09:48 Premiere: 04/13/10

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Improvisations, Movement #3
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Now Hear This | Piazzolla's History with Tango

Explore the evolution of the tango music genre and composer Astor Piazzolla's work in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Now Hear This | Schumann: Genius and Madness

Visit Scotland, Germany and France to investigate the connection between Robert Schumann's bipolar disorder and his creative genius.

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Remember This

Adapted from the play by Clark Young and Derek Goldman, Academy Award-nominee David Strathairn stars in a solo performance as World War II Polish resistance fighter Jan Karski in this genre-defying true story of a reluctant hero and Holocaust witness.

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Now Hear This | Andy Akiho Found (his) Sound

Japanese American composer Andy Akiho creates music using found instruments. Akiho and Scott Yoo develop a music video.

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Remember This - S47 E12

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