PBS Arts
A Celebration of the Arts
PBS Arts brings communities together nationwide, representing diverse audiences and connecting Americans through rich, educational programming featuring dance, music, theater, writing and more.
PBS Arts brings communities together nationwide, representing diverse audiences and connecting Americans through rich, educational programming featuring dance, music, theater, writing and more.
Great Performances: Merry Wives Preview
Experience Shakespeare’s comedy from the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park.
Great Performances: Merry Wives Preview
A Brief History of the Countertenor
Opera star Anthony Roth Costanzo explains the history and appeal of the countertenor.
A Brief History of the Countertenor
Can't-Miss Performances
Three Broadway favorites headline a brand-new PBS concert series.
An Italian opera company restages an oratorio last performed in 1826.
Celebrate the hit musical with this all-star concert version featuring songs from the beloved score.
In defiance of their families, Romeo and Juliet risk everything to be together.
Join Maestro Luke Frazier and a star-studded cast for an exciting evening of songs.
Tony Award nominee Conor McPherson breathes new life into Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece.
Take a look at how arts organizations nationwide are surviving the pandemic and evolving.
Latest from Great Performances
The world of classical performing arts is brought to the comfort of your living room.
Great Performances: Merry Wives
Experience Shakespeare’s comedy from the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park.
Great Performances: Merry Wives
Great Performances: Anything Goes
Enjoy Cole Porter’s classic musical led by Tony winner Sutton Foster.
Great Performances: Anything Goes
Now Hear This "New American Voices"
Scott Yoo explores the work of two new American composers, Sergio Assad and Reena Esmail.
Now Hear This "New American Voices"
Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga performs the songs she made famous throughout her career.
Lea Salonga in Concert
Latest from Austin City Limits
Innovative musicians from every genre perform live in the longest-running music series.
Allen Toussaint: New Orleans Legend
Enjoy an hour with New Orleans soul pioneer Allen Toussaint.
Allen Toussaint: New Orleans Legend
The War and Treaty / Ruthie Foster
Revel in modern Southern soul with The War and Treaty and Ruthie Foster.
The War and Treaty / Ruthie Foster
Foo Fighters Rock Austin City Limits
Enjoy highlights from Foo Fighters’ two episodes of Austin City Limits.
Foo Fighters Rock Austin City Limits
Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Special 2014
Austin City Limits inducts and celebrates the first inaugural class of its Hall of Fame.
Austin City Limits Hall of Fame Special 2014
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Featured from American Masters
Discover insightful profiles of important figures in America's artistic and cultural life.
Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands
Explore the life of the famous singer who became an icon for the civil rights movement.
Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away
Dive into the career of the legendary blues guitarist.
Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase The Blues Away
Discover The Trocks. Dancing on pointe shoes, these male ballerinas mix artistry and joy.
Ballerina Boys
Art History Documentaries
Explore the history of art and culture through these great shows and documentaries.
Spotlight on #PBSForTheArts
Join us as we celebrate the resiliency of the arts in America.
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A Brief History of the Countertenor
Opera star Anthony Roth Costanzo explains the history and appeal of the countertenor.
A Brief History of the Countertenor
Jazz vocalist Somi Kakoma celebrates the life and song of Miriam Makeba in a new musical.
Dreaming Zenzile
Indigenous Enterprise is exciting audiences with traditional dance and their unique style.
Indigenous Enterprise
Classical Music's Next Generation
A look into the careers of the next generation of classical musicians.
Classical Music's Next Generation
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker Across America
"George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker" returns to ballet companies across America.
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker Across America
A memorial features over 2,000 handmade pouches dedicated to Detroit's loved ones.
Detroit Healing Memorial
Works & Process presents "New York is Burning" by Omari Wiles and Les Ballet Afrik.
New York is Burning
The Cleveland Orchestra makes its awaited return to the stage at Severance Music Center.
Cleveland Orchestra Returns
Blog
#PBSForTheArts Artist Spotlight
From the Bowery Ballroom to the Sydney Opera House, the intertribal dance troupe Indigenous Enterprise is bringing traditional native dances centerstage.
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Toni Morrison’s Opus About Confronting a Terrible Past
To understand Beloved, we must first look at the author: Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison.
Toni Morrison’s Opus About Confronting a Terrible Past
Why Magical Realism is a Global Phenomenon
We explore the roots, tenets of the genre, and its rise in Latin American Literature.
Why Magical Realism is a Global Phenomenon
Why Edgar Allan Poe Isn't Just a Sad Boy
His legacy is more complicated than school books may have lead us to believe.
Why Edgar Allan Poe Isn't Just a Sad Boy
Why We Keep Retelling the Classics
Sometimes a story is just so dang good, it bears repeating.
Why We Keep Retelling the Classics
What We Don’t Know About The Father of Sci-Fi
There's more to H.G. Wells than we know or think.
What We Don’t Know About The Father of Sci-Fi
Why Do People Think Huck Finn Is Racist?
It is considered one of the great American novels and one of the most frequently banned.
Why Do People Think Huck Finn Is Racist?
Don’t Know Much About BEOWULF? Nobody Does!
We take a look at this Epic Poem and follow its long, winding journey.
Don’t Know Much About BEOWULF? Nobody Does!
Artist Biographies
Shows and documentaries that explore famous artists.
The Best of Bob Ross
A pop icon, Bob Ross offers soothing words of wisdom as he paints captivating landscapes.
The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
Bob Ross paints reflections of a golden sun bursting into the day.
Golden Glow of Morning
The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
Watch and learn as Bob Ross paints a novel twist in his beautiful wooded scene.
Wooded Stream Oval
The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
Bob Ross paints a quaint little home among soft blowing meadows.
Delightful Meadow Home
The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
Discover the serenity of a quiet cabin nestled in a frozen moment.
An Arctic Winter Day
The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
This fishing spot is so tranquil that you'll want to linger awhile!
Countryside Oval
The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
Bob Ross paints a scene with not one, but two happy little waterfalls.
Twin Falls
The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
Join Bob Ross for a uniquely framed look at early morn on the water.
Fisherman's Paradise
The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
Bob shows you how to create the same landscape setting from summer into winter.
Two Seasons
The Best of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
Beautiful mountains, serene valley lake - settle back and enjoy this Bob Ross classic.
Mountain Ridge Lake
Spotlight on American Experience
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE brings to life the compelling stories from our past!
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Eugene O'Neill: Playwright and Nobel laureate
Pulitzer prize winner & Nobel laureate, Eugene O’Neill revolutionized the American stage.
Eugene O'Neill: Playwright and Nobel laureate
Bill Hanley made Woodstock sound system that forever shaped our collective memory.
The Sound of Woodstock
Featured from PBS NewsHour: Beyond the Canvas
Meet some of the nation’s leading cultural creators -- musicians, playwrights, comedians, and more.
