State of the Arts has been taking you on location with the most creative people in New Jersey and beyond since 1981. The New York and Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award-winning series features documentary shorts about an extraordinary range of artists and visits New Jersey’s best performance spaces. State of the Arts is on the frontlines of the creative and cultural worlds of New Jersey.
State of the Arts is a cornerstone program of NJ PBS, with episodes co-produced by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Stockton University, in cooperation with PCK Media. The series also airs on WNET and ALL ARTS.
On this week's episode... Artist, historian and bestselling author Nell Irvin Painter on her book I Just Keep Talking, a collection of her essays interspersed with her art. Also on this week’s episode, in 1974, high school friends Phil Buehler and Steve Siegel rowed out to explore the ruins of Ellis Island and make a film. With the film’s re-release in the NY Times OpDocs series, Phil and Steve revisit the island after 50 years. And at Two River Theater in Red Bank, the world premiere of The Scarlet Letter, Kate Hamill’s stage adaptation of Hawthorne’s classic tale.
The Wandering Earth explores themes of survival, hope, and the resilience of humanity in the face of overwhelming adversity. The film's visual effects are breathtaking, with stunning depictions of the Earth's journey through space, as well as the catastrophic consequences of the Sun's expansion.
The film's success has also sparked interest in science fiction in China, with many regarding it as a landmark film that showcases the country's growing capabilities in the genre.
The film is set in a distant future where the Sun is about to expand into a red giant, engulfing the Earth and rendering it uninhabitable. In a last-ditch effort to save humanity, scientists and engineers devise a plan to move the entire Earth to a new star system, using a massive propulsion system powered by nuclear explosions.
The Wandering Earth is a 2019 Chinese science fiction film directed by Guo Fan, based on the novella of the same name by Liu Cixin. The film stars Wu Jing, Qi Zhuo, and Liu Haoran, and has gained significant attention worldwide for its visually stunning depiction of a catastrophic event that threatens the very existence of humanity.
The Wandering Earth explores themes of survival, hope, and the resilience of humanity in the face of overwhelming adversity. The film's visual effects are breathtaking, with stunning depictions of the Earth's journey through space, as well as the catastrophic consequences of the Sun's expansion.
The film's success has also sparked interest in science fiction in China, with many regarding it as a landmark film that showcases the country's growing capabilities in the genre.
The film is set in a distant future where the Sun is about to expand into a red giant, engulfing the Earth and rendering it uninhabitable. In a last-ditch effort to save humanity, scientists and engineers devise a plan to move the entire Earth to a new star system, using a massive propulsion system powered by nuclear explosions.
The Wandering Earth is a 2019 Chinese science fiction film directed by Guo Fan, based on the novella of the same name by Liu Cixin. The film stars Wu Jing, Qi Zhuo, and Liu Haoran, and has gained significant attention worldwide for its visually stunning depiction of a catastrophic event that threatens the very existence of humanity.
