 | Avantby Juan Alvarez Neme In Uruguay, a forgotten national ballet company performing in a half-finished theater is shaken into life by the arrival of Julio Bocca, one of the best ballet dancers of all time. Global Perspectives Collection |
 | Beauty Is Embarrassingby Neil Berkeley Raised in the mountains of Tennessee, Wayne White found success as one of the creators of the TV show, Pee-wee’s Playhouse, which led to more work designing some of the most arresting and iconic images in pop culture. Independent Lens |
 | Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journeyby Constance Marks Kevin Clash grew up dreaming of working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson. Today, he is the man behind Elmo, among Sesame Street's most beloved characters. Independent Lens |
 | Belarusian Waltzby Andrzej Fidyk and Torstein Grude In Belarus, Europe's last dictatorship, performance artist Alexander Pushkin uses his "patriotic" art to protest his government's policies and persecution. Global Voices, Global Perspectives Collection, POV |
 | Between the Foldsby Vanessa Gould Between the Folds chronicles the stories of 10 fine artists and intrepid theoretical scientists who have abandoned careers and hard-earned graduate degrees — all to forge unconventional lives as modern-day paper-folders. Independent Lens |
 | Bill T. Jones: A Good Manby Gordon Quinn, Bob Hercules, Joanna Rudnick, and Keith Walker Bill T. Jones: A Good Man follows the Tony Award-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones as he conceives and executes a dance production based on the life of Abraham Lincoln. The New York Times claimed that Jones's "portrayal of Lincoln is likely to scandalize as many people as it delights." American Masters |
 | Billy Strayhorn: Lush Lifeby Robert Levi The composer of "Take the A-Train" and other Duke Ellington hits, Billy Strayhorn struggled with obscurity and prejudice as a successful gay man in the tumultuous middle of the 20th century. Independent Lens |
 | Bird by Bird with Annie: A Portrait of Anne Lamottby Freida Lee Mock A profile of bestselling author, humorist, recovering alcoholic, born-again Christian and single mother Anne Lamott. Independent Lens |
 | The Black Kungfu Experienceby Martha Burr and Mei-Juin Chen From Blaxploitation cinema in the 1970s to hip-hop and reggae iconography, the martial art of kungfu provides a vital subtext for the modern African American cultural experience. |
 | Blacking Up: Hip-Hop's Remix of Race and Identityby Robert A. Clift As hip-hop music and culture continue to redefine American life, its influence exposes the high stakes of the struggle to cross or maintain the cultural divide. |
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