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Martha Graham Dance Company: We Are Our Time “Athletes of God” • WXXI-TV + the PBS App

Following the Graham dancers from rehearsal to premiere as they carry Martha Graham’s legacy forward with a new work.

Martha Graham Dance Company We Are Out of Time, a two-part series concludes Friday, April 3 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streams live on the WXXI and PBS apps.

As the Graham Company nears its landmark 100th anniversary, We Are Out of Time offers a rare behind-the-scenes portrait of the company, exploring Graham’s legacy through the dancers who embody her work today. For over three years Partisan Pictures embedded within the dance company, filming from rehearsal to premiere, across a global tour, and at home with family.

Episode one, “American Spirit,” airing March 27th follows the Graham dancers from rehearsal to premiere as they carry her legacy forward with a new work, a protest dance from choreographer Jamar Roberts in collaboration with Pulitzer-winning composer Rhiannon Giddens.

Episode two, “Athletes of God,” airing April 3rd takes viewers on a world tour with the dance company. Traveling across Europe, the dancers reflect on both the exhilaration and the physical and emotional toll of life on the road. As the first American dance company to tour China post-pandemic, their journey echoes Graham’s belief in movement as a universal language.

Photo: Martha Graham dance company rehearses at their New York City studio for choreographer Jamar Roberts’ WE THE PEOPLE. Photo by Peter Schnall, © Partisan Pictures

Women’s History Month Programming

WXXI celebrates the accomplishments and contributions of women with documentaries and stories that spotlight women’s experiences in history. Below are a few highlights, but for a full curated list of programming, click the button below.

Click here for a complete list of programming offerings

Independent Lens “Dolores” • PBS Passport

Meet the indomitable Dolores Huerta, who led the fight for racial and labor justice.

Independent Lens “Dolores” available on PBS Passport.

With intimate and unprecedented access, Peter Bratt’s Dolores tells the story of Dolores Huerta, among the most important, yet least-known, activists in American history. Co-founder of the first farmworkers union with Cesar Chavez, she tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the 20th century.

ROC Jobs Explained with Danielle Fuller • TikTok & Instagram

This public media-powered career exploration project introduces Gen-Z to in-demand careers and career pathways to enter those fields. They hear from experts, apprentices, young people in training and newly employed people in fields where there are job opportunities. A ROC Jobs Explained Advisory Board includes WXXI station staff, BOCES, Workforce Development Programs, experts in environment, manufacturing, construction, apprenticeships, economics and policy to assist the project in making connections for local youth directly to education, training, and job opportunities in their communities.  ROC Jobs Explained serves to both inspire and and showcase practical resources for exploring and achieving fulfilling careers.

The national Jobs Explained initiative has a goal to connect directly with teens and young adults to give information about in-demand careers and career pathways via social media videos. With support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The WNET Group, New York City’s public media station, Jobs Explained has selected ten public media stations from across the country, through a competitive grant process, to produce a critical mass of short-form vertical videos on popular social media platforms, spotlighting in-demand careers in over 10 sectors. WXXI Education has secured multi-year funding for career exploration initiatives since 2011 through American Graduate, which has now become Jobs Explained.

WXXI is proud to be one of the stations selected to participate in this 2-year initiative through 2027, with a focus on jobs in the green sector & sustainability, construction, and manufacturing. Danielle Fuller is WXXI’s Jobs Explained Video Specialist. An NYU film and TV grad, filmmaker, artists, writer, life long athlete, she is the talent behind all the videos for this project. Follow her @ROCjobs_explained on Instagram and TikTok.

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Ever wonder how people actually get into jobs like construction, green energy, or manufacturing — and nobody gives you a straight answer? That’s about to change. I’m Danielle, partnering with WXXI Rochester + CPB on Jobs Explained: Rochester to help you figure out: 🔍 what these jobs really are 🛠️ what skills you need 💵 how to start making money Stay tuned – we’re asking the questions you actually want answered. JobsExplainedJobsExplainedRochesterConstructionJobs ManufacturingJobsGreenJobs @wxxieducation

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Job Explained is part of the American Graduate initiative. During the past 15 years, WXXI Education has secured 3 multi-year grants to focus on career exploration, working with regional partners to advance education and career readiness. By building awareness of career pathways to attain “good jobs.” WXXI has produced over 40 local content videos focused in-demand career sectors that require training beyond high school but less than a four-year degree to get started in the field. Many of these careers have alternative pathways including getting professional certificates in a job skill, apprenticeship, career and technical education while still in high school, community college and on-the-job training or additional training at local university paid for by the employer. The new ROC Jobs Explained are now reaching Gen-Z directly through social media with 150 new video shorts.

The Making of “The American Revolution” • WXXI-TV

Go behind the scenes with Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, David Schmidt and their team to learn about the production, which took nearly a decade to complete.

The Making of “The American Revolution” airs Saturday, March 21 at 4 p.m. on WXXI-TV and streaming live on the PBS and WXXI apps.

The program includes clips from the series and visits stops on the film’s cross-country tour. It also provides an exclusive look at the composers, cinematographers, editors, researchers and more who came together to make the landmark series. Repeats Sunday, March 22 at 2 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

WXXI Community Town Hall • Watch Now!

WXXI President & CEO Chris Hastings hosted a Community Town Hall on Thursday, March 12. He shared his vision for the future and talked with Julio Sáenz, WXXI’s Chief Content Officer, Cara Rager, MS. Ed., Director of Early Learning, and Evan Dawson, host of “Connections” about our commitment to serving this region. He also took questions from the community.

Indie Lens Pop-Up: The Librarians Screening • The Central Library

Join WXXI & Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County for an Indie Lens Pop-up FREE screening of THE LIBRARIANS, a film by by Kim A. Snyder (director/producer), Janique L. Robillard (producer), Maria Cuomo Cole (producer), and Jana Edelbaum (producer). The film focuses librarians across the U.S. examining how book review policies are shaping their communities.

The film explores a case of Texas lawmakers seeking to review a list of books and librarians finding themselves on the frontlines of a national battle. Across the U.S., librarians face the impact of uniting against library collection standards that include restrictions on race-related and LGBTQIA+ content. Drawing on historical context, THE LIBRARIANS explores the broader implications for education and public life.

The event is free but registration is required.

Register

Indie Lens Pop-Up presents this free screening:
Friday, April 24 from 1-3pm
The Kate Gleason Auditorium of the Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County
115 South Avenue, Rochester, NY

Parking Information for Central Library

Panel Discussion

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion.

  • Moderator: Emily Clasper, Director for the Rochester Public Library and Monroe County Library System
  • Panelist: Steve Jarose, Library Volunteer and Community Activist
  • Panelist: Mitch Gruber, City Council Member and Senior VP for Foodlink
  • Panelist: Adrienne Pettinelli, Henrietta Town Library Director

ASL interpretation will be provided for opening remarks and post-screening panel discussion. This film is presented with open captions. For more information on parking and accessibility, please visit https://thelittle.org/accessibility/. Additional accommodations may be requested during the registration process. Please contact Sarah Murphy Abbamonte, Project Manager for Move to Include, at sabbamonte@wxxi.org with any questions.

Film Webpage:THE LIBRARIANS is available to watch on-demand through 5/9/2026 for free on the PBS Player and PBS App.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of 8 Above & THE LIBRARIANS documentary, DP Amy Bench

Caption: Suzette looking into her locked office after being terminated for refusing to pull books from the shelves (2022)

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