This one-hour special features actor John Lithgow going back to school to demonstrate the transformative power of arts education. He immerses himself with teachers and students to explore four arts disciplines: dance, ceramics, silk-screen printing and vocal jazz ensemble. The program celebrates how arts education nurtures and inspires the hearts and minds of students of all ages.
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About the Show
Join actor John Lithgow (“Killers of the Flower Moon,” “The Crown,” “The Old Man”) as he goes back to school to demonstrate the transformative power of arts education. Immersing himself with teachers and students, he explores four arts disciplines: dance, ceramics, silk-screen printing and vocal jazz ensemble.
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Celebrating how arts education nurtures and inspires the hearts and minds of students of all ages, the program features organizations, including Self Help Graphics & Art, the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge and the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA).
John and Rosie work on a ceramics project at the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge.
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John and the LA County High School of the Arts (LACHSA) vocal jazz ensemble students (Nate, Natalia, Adam and Chelsea) rehearse "Snowfall" in class.
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Estrella teaching John a combination at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy.
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Yoli and John work together on a screen print drawing at Self Help Graphics.
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