City Arts; Grand Central Station, The Harlem Nutcracker, and LaGuardia High School

Thirteen WNET · 1996

This episode of City Arts includes three features: the first looks at restoration work at Grand Central Station, the second covers the Harlem Nutcracker ballet, and the third profiles the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts. The Grand Central Station segment highlights the station's architecture, its history, and the various people involved in conserving the space, including architects and architectural conservators. The second segment presents a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process in producing the Harlem Nutcracker, from the perspectives of Donald Byrd, Choreographer, David Berger, Composer, and the ballet's dancers. After a brief "Selects" segment on 5 arts-related events and activities to do in the city, the third feature covers the programs and students at LaGuardia High School. City Arts is a magazine featuring segments on New York's art and artists.