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EGG, the Arts Show Season 2 Episodes

Season 2 Episode Guide

15 Episodes 0 - 2001

Episode 1

How to Be Happy

EGG guarantees that watching this episode will make you a happier, more productive and deeply fulfilled individual. Really. We promise. Jeff Koons, Bonsai, Isidore Elfman, Wylie Gustafson

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Episode 3

Flight

Tue, Apr 24, 2001

Humanity's fascination in flight is studied through photography, dance and a devastating series of short plays transcribed from flight logs of crashed planes.

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Episode 4

Hair!

Fri, Apr 20, 2001

Wenda Gu, Hair in African Art and Culture, Bowmaker and a production of the musical "Hair!" at the Chameleon Theatre Circle in Apple Valley, Minnesota.

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Episode 5

Unnatural Science

Sat, May 5, 2001

Can science be art? Egg examines several dynamic art installations whose functions are governed by physics. Later we meet a photographer who stages gruesome 'confrontations' involving various insects and frogs.

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Episode 7

The Desert

Fri, May 18, 2001

EGG dodges rambling tumbleweeds in Marfa Texas, braves blistering winds at the Burning Man Festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert, and endures the scorching heat of Las Vegas, all in the name of art.

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Episode 9

What's the Big Idea?

Fri, May 25, 2001

EGG looks at conceptual art. Yoko Ono, Tom Friedman, Artmark.

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Episode 10

Close to Home

Fri, Jun 1, 2001

Egg explores the theme of home life in art. The subjects of several photographers are explored: An isolated suburban town, a father with clinical depression, and children from broken homes.

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Episode 11

Experiments in Theatre

Tue, Jun 19, 2001

Reverend Billy, Richard Maxwell, Roger Guenveur Smith, and Julie Taymor.

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Episode 12

Art, Who Needs It?

Mon, Jan 10, 2000

What's in it for me? Four stories explore the question. Artist Gene Pool, Cornerstone Theatre, Public Art and Sacred Steel.

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Episode 13

Working Dancers

Fri, Jun 29, 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.

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Episode 20

What Is the Ideal Woman?

Fri, Sep 7, 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.

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Episode 28

Meet the Micrecians

Sun, Nov 18, 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.

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Episode 29

Paint by Numbers

Sun, Nov 25, 2001

Is guided art still art? We learn about the history of the classic paint-by-number set and visit several collectors of paint-by-number paintings.

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Episode 32

Kiss and Tell

The very intimate lives of artists are shown through painting, drawing, sculpture and a one-woman play. Elaine Stritch, the voice of Egg the Arts Show, is featured in this episode.

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Episode 36

A Day at the Met

A Day at the Met celebrates this extraordinary art museum and the power of art. A number of very interesting people show us their favorite stuff, including Tony Bennett, Julie Taymor, Bill T. Jones , William Ivey Long and Faith Ringgold.

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