We begin with a documentary about the Polish sculptor Wladyaslov, whose work does not fit any single artistic discipline. Utilizing cast-off materials, he constructs new and vibrant images. The television technique is film production with no verbal commentary; the author lets the picture and the music carry the entire message. The film-maker’s personal affinity for the artist and his work becomes clear in the film about Antonio Saura, the most important Spanish painter since Miro and Picasso. The program depicts Saura’s quest for his own roots as he seeks his personal identity and contemplates his future in art. THE TAILOR’S MEGILLEH is a lively filmic recreation of a musical (which appeared on Broadway) based on the book of Esther in the Bible and the Purim Play as enacted by the tailors of Columea in Poland. The last piece –A SONG FOR DEAD WARRIORS- is an elaborate telecast of Michael Smuin’s epic dance work as performed by the San Francisco Ballet. The subject is the glory and tragedy of the Native American Indian’s struggle in contemporary urban society. Newsreel footage, still photographs and first-hand accounts of the Indian fight for survival are woven into the television texture.
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Michael Smuin’s epic ballet portrays the glory and tragedy of the native American Indian’s struggle in contemporary urban society. Newsreel footage,… -
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This is an approach of an artist who is considered as the most important Spanish painter after Picasso and Miro’s generation. Throughout the program, Antonio… -
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This program is an attempt to present the sources of inspiration and thought processes of Wladyslaw Hasior, an eminent but controversial artist whose work cannot be…