TV series
Behind the Scenes
1992 · 1 season
A gentle, curious peek into how artists make things, hosted with playful charm and pitched perfectly at young minds.
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Teller, Julie Taymor, Max Roach
- Overview
- Behind the Scenes was a 10-part television miniseries aimed towards 8- to 12-year-olds about various aspects of the arts, that was broadcast on PBS in 1992. The series was executive produced by Alice Stewart Trillin and Jane Garmey, produced and directed by Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer, and hosted by Penn & Teller. It was developed to illuminate the creative process underlying the working of artists. The series was funded by The National Endowment for the Arts, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, the Bingham Trust and McDonald's.
- How it feels
- Warm, light, earnest and whimsical. Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Art, education, identity, work
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Teller, Julie Taymor, Max Roach
