Thu, Jun 28, 2001
EGG looks at the life of the working dancer, from the tenderfeet, new to the professional world, to company veterans; from classic ballerinas to modern dancers who push dance to a new level. Profiled are a 72-person performance staged in New York's Grand Central station; Pilobolus, a modern dance company; the Oregon Ballet; and 62-year-old dancer Dudley Williams, a 35-year veteran of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Thu, Sep 6, 2001
Egg looks at the experiences and expectations of women in the arts. It talks to popular singer and songwriter Ani DiFranco, photographer Annie Leibovitz, performance artist Vanessa Beecroft, sculptor Alison Saar, and Swiss multimedia artist Pipilotti Rist. It also looks at the work of quilters in Mississippi.
Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Learn all about the fascinating world of micro-cinema! This episode delves into the rich scene of no-budget moviemaking prior to the proliferation of internet video sites like YouTube. See a micro-cinema film festival in a church, and the retro-cult of PXL-2000, a toy camera made in the 1980's by Fisher-Price which records on an analog cassette tape.