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A familiar rap character, the Cali hustler cruising in a low-rider, has faded in the 21st century. On new albums by G Perico, Mozzy and Gangrene, that figure is alive and well, living in the margins.

Premieres Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App + Encore Sunday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2. Experience triple-Olivier Award nominee Kate Prince’s dance and theater show set to the songs of 17-time Grammy winner Sting. Telling the story of a migrant family, the show from London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre features a mix of dance styles.

Premieres Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Sunday, Oct. 29 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Enjoy an evening of dance from Madrid's Teatro Real, beginning with George Balanchine's "Serenade" and "Square Dance," followed by "The Times Are Racing" by current NYCB resident choreographer Justin Peck set to an electronic score.

Premieres Jan. 1, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS Video app. Celebrate the new year with this annual classical music celebration featuring waltzes by Strauss from the opulent Musikverein hosted by PBS favorite Hugh Bonneville.

Premieres Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 at 9 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 28 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Aug. 28 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand with PBS Video App. Enjoy the Vienna Philharmonic's annual summer night concert with cellist Gautier Capucon under the direction of guest conductor Andris Nelsons at Austria's Schonbrunn Palace.

Sunday, July 10, 2022 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Not available on demand. The exhilarating soprano Lise Davidsen brings one of her signature roles to the Met for the first time as the mythological Greek heroine of Strauss's enchanting masterpiece. The outstanding cast also features mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as the Composer of the opera-within-an-opera around which the plot revolves.

Premieres Friday, June 17, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand with PBS Video App. Enjoy baritone Quinn Kelsey in the title role of Verdi's timeless tragedy reset in 1920s Europe by Tony-winning director Bartlett Sher. Maestro Daniele Rustioni conducts with soprano Rosa Feola as Gilda and tenor Piotr Beczała as the Duke of Mantua.

Premieres Friday, May 27, 2022 at 9 p.m. and Sunday, May 29 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand with the PBS Video App. Take an inside look at the reimagined gender-swapped production as it returns to Broadway during the COVID-19 pandemic. Features new interviews with Tony and Grammy-winning cast members Katrina Lenk, Patti LuPone, Sondheim and more.

Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Not available on demand. Experience Grammy-winning composer Terence Blanchard and librettist Kasi Lemmon's adaptation of Charles M. Blow's memoir. James Robinson and Camille A. Brown co-direct with Brown choreographing. Baritone Will Liverman stars with soprano Angel Blue.

Encore Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Not available on demand. Experience this reimagined look at the Greek myth of Orpheus from Eurydice’s point of view conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin with new staging by Mary Zimmerman. Soprano Erin Morley sings the title role with baritone Joshua Hopkins as Orpheus.