Masterclass (TV series)

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Masterclass is an American documentary television series airing on HBO. Each half-hour episode documents the experience of a small group of young artists working with a famous mentor. The series premiered on HBO on April 18, 2010, with opera star Plácido Domingo working with three aspiring young singers.[1][2]

The students in the program are chosen from participants in the Miami-based organization, YoungArts, a program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, which supports emerging artists.[3] The series is produced and directed by Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon of the Simon & Goodman Picture Company. The Executive Producer is Lin Arison.

Episodes[]

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
19April 18, 2010 (2010-04-18)June 27, 2010 (2010-06-27)
27May 28, 2012 (2012-05-28)May 22, 2013 (2013-05-22)
35September 9, 2013 (2013-09-09)October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)

Season 1 (2010)[]

Masterclass season 1 episodes
No. in
series
No. in
season
Guest Original air date
11Plácido DomingoApril 18, 2010 (2010-04-18)
Spanish opera star Plácido Domingo works with three young singers focusing not on technique but on how to convey feeling and emotion in their performances.
22Liv UllmannApril 25, 2010 (2010-04-25)
Norwegian actress and director Liv Ullmann works with a group of young actors on scenes from A Streetcar Named Desire.
33Edward AlbeeMay 2, 2010 (2010-05-02)
American playwright Edward Albee, whose works include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? The Zoo Story, and A Delicate Balance, works with four budding playwrights to share his analysis of their work.
44Jacques d'AmboiseMay 9, 2010 (2010-05-09)
American ballet dancer and choreographer Jacques d'Amboise helps a group of young dancers to create a dance in five hours and then takes the show to the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.
55Olafur EliassonMay 16, 2010 (2010-05-16)
Danish installation artist Olafur Eliasson, whose works include New York City Waterfalls and The Weather Project at London's Tate Modern museum, invites 5 young artists to his studio in Berlin and works with them on an environmental art project.[4]
66Frank GehryJune 9, 2010 (2010-06-09)
Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, whose buildings include Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, works with aspiring architects on a city-planning project.
77Bill T. JonesJune 13, 2010 (2010-06-13)
American dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones, who founded the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and has choreographed for film, Broadway, and opera, works with seven young people (a writer/actress, Alix Briggs, a choreographer, Kacey Hauk, and a supporting cast of three dancers and two actors) to create an original work in three days.[3]
88Michael Tilson ThomasJune 18, 2010 (2010-06-18)
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor of the San Francisco Symphony and the New World Symphony Orchestra, works with three young virtuoso musicians.
99Julian SchnabelJune 27, 2010 (2010-06-27)
American artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel invites a group of young photographers, painters and sculptors into his studio for a critique of their work and a discussion of how he approaches his own work.

Season 2 (2012–13)[]

Masterclass season 2 episodes
No. in
series
No. in
season
Guest Original air date
101Renée FlemingMay 28, 2012 (2012-05-28)
112Bobby McFerrinFebruary 12, 2013 (2013-02-12)
123John GuareMarch 4, 2013 (2013-03-04)
134Patti LuPoneApril 1, 2013 (2013-04-01)
145James RosenquistMay 22, 2013 (2013-05-22)
156Bruce WeberMay 22, 2013 (2013-05-22)
167Kathleen TurnerMay 22, 2013 (2013-05-22)

Season 3 (2013–14)[]

Masterclass season 3 episodes
No. in
series
No. in
season
Guest Original air date
171Wynton MarsalisSeptember 9, 2013 (2013-09-09)
182Josh GrobanJanuary 21, 2014 (2014-01-21)
193Anna Deavere SmithFebruary 17, 2014 (2014-02-17)
204Alan AldaSeptember 16, 2014 (2014-09-16)
215Joshua BellOctober 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)

Awards[]

Primetime Emmy Awards[]

Year Category Nominee(s) Episode Result Ref.
2011 Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program Lin Arison, Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon N/A Nominated
[5]
2013 Outstanding Children's Program Sheila Nevins, Lin Arison, Jackie Glover, Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon N/A Nominated
[6]
2014 Outstanding Children's Program Sheila Nevins, Lin Arison, Jackie Glover, Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon Wynton Marsalis Nominated
[7]
2015 Outstanding Children's Program Sheila Nevins, Lin Arison, Jacqueline Glover, Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon Alan Alda Won
[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Genzlinger, Neil, "No Ordinary Teachers in These Schoolrooms ", New York Times, 16 April 2010
  2. ^ Levin, Jordan, "Masters inspire awe, bright ideas", Miami Herald, 18 April 2010
  3. ^ a b Sick, Jessica, "Mastering the Class, NBC Miami, April 16, 2010
  4. ^ Amarante, Joe, "Tips from the legends: Viewers take the 'Masterclass' on HBO Sunday", New Haven Register, April 16, 2010
  5. ^ "Masterclass". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "A YoungArts Masterclass". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "Wynton Marsalis – A YoungArts Masterclass". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  8. ^ "Alan Alda And The Actor Within You: A YoungArts Masterclass". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved September 13, 2015.

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