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New Television; Small Jubilee, A

Part of New Television Workshop.

Approximate date: 1987


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Series
New Television
Program
Small Jubilee, A
Series Description

"New Television" began as a local pilot production of WNET (New York) in 1986. In 1987, WGBH signed on as co-producer, and the shows were aired in Boston and New York. In 1988 and 1989, KCET (Los Angeles) and WETA (D.C.) became producers in association. In 1991, PBS picked up "New Television," and it was broadcast nationally. The following year, the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio, replaced WNET, WETA, and KCET as co-producer with WGBH. In 1993, WGBH ceased to be a co-producer for the series, and the "home base" moved to Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) in Hartford, CT.

"New Television" commissioned, produced, and acquired programming. In its early years, "New Television" broadcast works commissioned by The Contemporary Art Television (CAT) Fund. Increasingly, experimental films as well as video works were broadcast as a part of this series. Many of the later episodes of "New Television" contain works that play with and deconstruct the documentary genre. Series release date: 1986

Program Description

In this short seven-minute-long piece, dedicated to "Rosa," Shalom Gorewitz presents images of student uprisings, amusement parks, and street scenes. The images are processed and animated and alternate between black and white and color saturated. Dramatic text with religious overtones by Shalom Gorewitz and Beo Morales is spoken as a voiceover and examines religious symbolism.

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Religion
Demonstrations
Topics
Film and Television
Creators
Gorewitz, Shalom, 1949- ()
Citation
Chicago: “New Television; Small Jubilee, A,” GBH Archives, accessed December 22, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3ACCE04B017440119A6C68936026B3A1.
MLA: “New Television; Small Jubilee, A.” GBH Archives. Web. December 22, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3ACCE04B017440119A6C68936026B3A1>.
APA: New Television; Small Jubilee, A. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3ACCE04B017440119A6C68936026B3A1
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