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... New Jersey Heritage Fellowships are an honor given to artists who are keeping their cultural traditions alive and thriving. On this special episode of State of the Arts, we meet three winners, each using music and dance from around the world to bring their heritage to New Jersey: Deborah Mitchell, founder of the New Jersey Tap Dance Ensemble; Pepe Santana, an Andean musician and instrument maker; and Rachna Sarang, a master and choreographer of Kathak, a classical Indian dance form.
The Elven Slave and the Great Witch’s Curse: A Tale of Magic, Bondage, and Redemption
is cursed with the inability to leave the forest. In related tropes, such curses often involve powerful magic that binds the characters to a specific location or master.
The aftermath explores the cost of freedom and the new balance of power in the realm.
The elf says: "I will not leave you to rot in a prison I have just escaped. Not because I forgive you. But because I refuse to let your curse become my legacy."
But the elf does not leave.
The Elven Slave and the Great Witch’s Curse: A Tale of Magic, Bondage, and Redemption
is cursed with the inability to leave the forest. In related tropes, such curses often involve powerful magic that binds the characters to a specific location or master.
The aftermath explores the cost of freedom and the new balance of power in the realm.
The elf says: "I will not leave you to rot in a prison I have just escaped. Not because I forgive you. But because I refuse to let your curse become my legacy."
But the elf does not leave.
