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New Television; New Television, Episode 305; In the Blink of an Eye, Amphibian Dreams... If I Could Fly, I Would Fly

Part of New Television Workshop.

DESCRIPTION_GOES_HERE Approximate date: 1987


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Series
New Television
Program
New Television, Episode 305
Program Number

305

Title

In the Blink of an Eye, Amphibian Dreams... If I Could Fly, I Would Fly

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

Contains video artist Mary Lucier’s look at the high-flying choreography of Elizabeth Streb, “If I Could Fly, I Would Fly.”

Asset Type

Clip

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Lucier, Mary
Streb, Elizabeth
Gifford, Paula
McIntosh, Daniel
Beer, Henry
Modern dance
Natural areas
Topics
Film and Television
Publication Information
WGBH Educational Foundation
Citation
Chicago: “New Television; New Television, Episode 305; In the Blink of an Eye, Amphibian Dreams... If I Could Fly, I Would Fly,” GBH Archives, accessed December 3, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9EC034B4741E46B4A758CD1D57BE30C4.
MLA: “New Television; New Television, Episode 305; In the Blink of an Eye, Amphibian Dreams... If I Could Fly, I Would Fly.” GBH Archives. Web. December 3, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9EC034B4741E46B4A758CD1D57BE30C4>.
APA: New Television; New Television, Episode 305; In the Blink of an Eye, Amphibian Dreams... If I Could Fly, I Would Fly. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9EC034B4741E46B4A758CD1D57BE30C4
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