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The ancient dancer in the modern world : responses to Greek and Roman dance -- Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 2010.
"When the eighteenth-century choreographer Jean-Georges Noverre sought to develop what is
now known as modern ballet, he turned to ancient pantomime as his source of inspiration; and
when Isadora Duncan and her contemporaries looked for alternatives to the strictures of classical
ballet, they looked to ancient Greek vases for models for what they termed 'natural' movement. This
is the first book to examine systematically the long history of the impact of ideas about ancient
Greek and Roman dance on modern theatrical and choreographic practices. With contributions
from eminent classical scholars, dance historians, theatre specialists, modern literary critics, and
art historians, as well as from contemporary practitioners, it offers a very wide conspectus on an
under-explored but central aspect of classical reception, dance and theatre history, and the history
of ideas." -- Book jacket.
Beyond the dark journey : short stories and poems by young refugees in New Zealand -Wellington: Wellington Refugees as Survivors Trust, 2010.
"This collection of short stories is dedicated to the courage of all refugees who live in New Zealand for their suffering and displacement from their homeland." -- Title page.
"Has eight young people [from Sudan, Afghanistan and Burma], all former refugees, sharing their
stories not just about their journey here but also their experiences of settling into Aotearoa New
Zealand... [An] extra feature of this book is the addition of poems composed by the same writers."-Back cover.
Contemporary New Zealand art, 2 -- Auckland: David Bateman, 1999.
"The second book in a series that offers readers a comprehensive view of New Zealand artists
working at the end of the 20th century. Over 100 artworks reproduced in full colour are featured,
representing twenty artists, both established and emerging, working in a variety of media... A brief
essay on each artist and biographical details, including a list of exhibitions, provides a context for
the work."--Book flap
Fifty contemporary choreographers -- Abingdon: Routledge, 2011.
"Guide to the lives and work of prominent living contemporary choreographers, this fully updated
new edition includes many new names in the field of choreography, alongside those considered
masters of the modern age. Representing a wide range of dance genres, each entry locates the
individual in the context of modern dance theatre and explores their impact." -- Back cover.
Projections 10 : Hollywood film-makers on film-making -- London: Faber & Faber, 1999.
Reports interviews with directors, actors, writers, managers and agents working in the Hollywood
film industry.
Staging space : scenic interiors and spatial experiences -- Berlin: Gestalten Verlag, 2010.
"Thanks to globalisation and digitalisation more and more aspects of our business lives and leisure
time are taking place on the internet. Consequently, there is more pressure to create the proper
setting for effective communication without target audiences - especially on an emotional level when we actually do come face-to-face. Featuring an extensive collection of work in which images
and space meld seamlessly into a single narrative entity, 'Staging space' offers new solutions for
exhibition and event architecture, scenography, media installations, interiors, and stage design as
well as multimedia brand concepts." -- Back cover.
William Forsythe and the practice of choreography : it starts from any point -- London:
Routledge, 2011.
"William Forsythe’s reinvigoration of classical ballet during his 20-year tenure at the Ballett
Frankfurt saw him lauded as one of the greatest choreographers of the postwar era. His current
work with The Forsythe Company has gone even further to challenge and investigate fundamental
assumptions about choreography itself... Presents a diverse range of critical writings on his work,
with illuminating analysis of his practice from an interdisciplinary perspective. The book also
contains insightful working testaments from Forsythe’s collaborators, as well as a contribution from
the choreographer himself." -- Back cover.
Asbury, Nick
Exit, pursued by a badger : an actor's journey through history with Shakespeare -- London:
Oberon Books, 2010.
"Nick Asbury was in the ensemble from the Royal Shakespeare Company who, over the course of
two and a half years, performed eight history plays by Shakespeare in repertory, beginning with the
overthrow of Richard II and ending with the death of Richard III: a sequence of productions both
critically acclaimed and watched by over 250,000 people. To keep a record of his involvement in
this extraordinary and ambitious project, Nick wrote a blog which was posted on the RSC
website... Through Nick's engaging, observant, often hilarious words, we experience the
camaraderie of actors, the terror of forgetting lines, technical difficulties, money problems, finding
strange things in the bath, thirty-three broadsword fights and, of course, the ever present threat of
being assaulted by demented badgers after a performance." -- Back cover.
<http://www.rsc.org.uk/explore/blogs/>
Bacher, Hans P
Dream worlds : production design in animation -- Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2008.
"Working with film is challenging as you are creating thousands of pictures. They are all connected
throughout a story with several actors: human or animals, cartoony, realistic or very stylised, and
with lots of emotions, action and fantastic worlds. You are part of a creation process in which a
dream world comes alive... In this book I will try to explain the design process, show you a lot of
examples and will also analyse some art pieces of the "masters." -- Introduction.
Badley, Linda
Lars von Trier -- Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2009.
"Provides concise, well written introductions to directors from around the world and from every
level of the film industry. Its chief aims are to broaden our awareness of important artists, to give
serious critical attention to their work, and to illustrate the variety and vitality of contemporary
cinema. Each volume contains an incisive critical commentary, an informative interview with the
director, and a detailed filmography." -- Series description
Bain, Keith
Keith Bain on movement -- Strawberry Hills, NSW: Currency House, 2010.
"Keith Bain, a born teacher and himself a champion dancer, actor and choreographer, was the first
in Australia to create a comprehensive discipline in the study of Movement for performance. Over
fifty years he has profoundly influenced Australia's actors and dancers for stage and screen and
his book is full of examples of the gentle wisdom recalled by many. With wit and simplicity he
unveils the sources behind his belief in the infinite capacity of the human body to convey emotion
and defy gravity.
His book has been compiled with the help of former students determined to preserve for future
artists the transformative teaching on which they founded their success.... Bain pushes to the outer
limits of the body and mind, discovers the uses of space and time, strength and weakness,
character and gesture." -- Book jacket.
Barton, Robert; Dal Vera, Rocco
Voice : onstage and off -- New York: Routledge, 2011.
"A comprehensive guide to the process of building, mastering and fine tuning the voice for
performance. Every aspect of vocal work is covered, from the initial speech impulse and the
creation of sound, right through to refining the final product in different types of performance...
Accompanied by an all new website, full of audio and text resources." -- Book description First
published 1995 by Harcourt Brace & Company
<http://www.academic.muohio.edu/the233/voice recipe/>
Bowers, Rick
Radical comedy in early modern England : context, cultures, performances -- Aldershot:
Ashgate, 2008.
"Drawing on the generic and mythic strength of comedy and the theories of Bakhtin, Bergson, and
Hobbes, this book identifies the radical nature of early modern English comedy. The satirical
comedic actions... are all driven... by an ability to criticise authority, assert plebeian culture, and
insist on the complexity and innovation of human discourse. The texts examined... simultaneously
create and employ standard comedic elements. Farce, absurdity, excess, over-the-top characters,
unremitting irony, black humour, toilet humour, and tricksters of all types - such features and more
combine to satirise medical, religious, and political authority and to implement necessary social
change... [The author] shows how comic interventions both describe and reconfigure prevalent
authority in its own time while arguing that, through early modern comedy, one can observe the
changes in social behaviour and understandings characteristic of the Renaissance." -- Book jacket.
Brannigan, Erin
Dancefilm : choreography and the moving image -- New York: Oxford University Press, 2011.
"A rich exploration of the choreographic in cinema. It traces the history of the dancefilm form from
some of its earliest manifestations in the silent film era, through the historic avant garde, musicals
and music videos, to contemporary experimental short dancefilms. In so doing it also traverses
some of the most significant collaborations between dancers, choreographers, and filmmakers.
Bringing film theory and dance theory into dialogue, the book argues that the combination of dance
and film produces cine-choreographic practices that are specific to the dancefilm form." -- Back
cover The companion website offers photos, audio files, and videos which accompany the text.
<http://www.oup.com/us/dancefilm>
Briginshaw, Valerie A
Dance, space and subjectivity -- New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
"The roles dance and space play in constructing subjectivity are explored here in close readings of
American, British and European contemporary dances. Informed by ideas from contemporary
critical theories, the book... investigates site-specific dance, the mutual construction of bodies and
spaces, body-space interfaces and "in-between spaces". Alternative subjectivities are suggested by
reading the dances and dance films against the grain to reveal their potential for troubling
conventional notions of subjectivity associated with a white, Western, heterosexual, able-bodied,
male norm. The works of choreographers such as Lea Anderson, Pina Bausch, Trisha Brown,
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, William Forsythe, Shobana Jeyasingh and Mark Morris are
explored alongside the theories of writers such as Mikhail Bakhtin, Gilles Deleuze, Michel
Foucault, Donna Haraway, Julia Kristeva and Henri Lefebvre." -- Back cover.
Burrows, Jonathan
A choreographer's handbook -- Abingdon: Routledge, 2010.
"Invites the reader to investigate how and why to make a dance performance. In an inspiring and
unusually empowering sequence of stories, ideas and paradoxes, internationally renowned dancer,
choreographer and teacher Jonathan Burrows explains how it's possible to navigate a course
through this complex process. It is a stunning reflection on a personal practice and professional
journey, and draws upon five years of workshop discussions, led by Burrows... Gives the reader
access to a range of exercises, meditations, principles and ideas on choreography that allow
artists and dance-makers to find their own aesthetic process." -- Back cover
Chemers, Michael Mark
Ghost light : an introductory handbook for dramaturgy -- Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois
University Press, 2010.
"According to Chemers, dramaturgs are the scientists of the theatre world. Their primary
responsibility is to query the creative possibilities in every step of the production process, from play
selection to costume design, and then research the various options and find ways to transform that
knowledge into useful ideas... Those who choose this profession must possess an acute aesthetic
sensibility in combination with an extensive knowledge of theatre history and practice, world
history, and critical theory, and they must be able to collaborate with every member of the creative
team and theatre administration... Each chapter concludes with a series of practical exercises." -Back cover.
Coyle, Daniel
The talent code : greatness isn't born, it's grown -- [London] Arrow Books, 2010.
"Draws on cutting-edge research to reveal that, far from being some abstract mystical power fixed
at birth, ability really can be created and nurtured. In the process he considers talent at work in
venues as diverse as a music school in Dallas and a tennis academy near Moscow to demonstrate
how the wiring of our brains can be transformed by the way we approach particular tasks. He
explains what is really going on when apparently unremarkable people suddenly make a major leap
forward. He reveals why some teaching methods are so much more effective than others. Above
all, he shows how all of us can achieve our full potential if we set about training our brains in the
right way." -- Back cover.
D'Amboise, Jacques
I was a dancer : a memoir -- New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
"In this rich, expansive, spirited memoir, Jacques d'Amboise, one of America's most celebrated
classical dancers, and former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet for more than three
decades, tells the extraordinary story of his life in dance, and of America's most renowned and
admired dance companies." -- Book jacket.
Fischer, Iris Smith
Mabou Mines : making avant-garde theatre in the 1970s -- Ann Arbor, MI: University of
Michigan Press, 2011.
"The group's founding in 1970 by JoAnne Akalaitis, Lee Breuer, Philip Glass, Ruth Maleczech, and
David Warrilow created new theatrical modes by combining the latest concepts in music, visual
arts, and technology with traditional forms of creative expression: puppetry, text, movement,
theatre design. Over the years, the work... has been pathbreaking, challenging the boundaries of
theatre and performance. From the beginning, the evanescence of performance and the dynamics
of group work attracted Mabou Mines; the traditional process of play production did not. Like much
avant-garde theatre of the 1960s and '70s, most of their early pieces were never recorded, leaving
little documentation of their foundational productions... Focusing on the heady days of the
company's founding and first ten years, the book traces Mabou Mines' intellectual and artistic roots,
frames them within the 1970s avant-garde, and outlines their significance in contemporary
performance." -- Book jacket
Fortier, Mark
Theory/theatre : an introduction -- London: Routledge, 2002.
"Provides a unique and engaging introduction to literary theory as it relates to theatre and
performance...lucidly examines current theoretical approaches, from semiotics and
poststructuralism, through cultural materialism, postcolonial studies and feminist theory." -- Back
cover.
George-Graves, Nadine
Urban Bush Women : twenty years of African American dance theatre, community
engagement, and working it out -- Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2010.
"Provocative, moving, powerful, explicit, strong, unapologetic. These are a few words that have
been used to describe the ground-breaking Brooklyn based dance troupe Urban Bush Women.
Their unique aesthetic borrows from classical and contemporary dance techniques and theatre
characterisation exercises, incorporates breath and vocalisation, and employs space and
movement to instil their performances with emotion and purpose. Urban Bush Women concerts
are also deeply rooted in community activism, using socially conscious performances in places
around the country... to inspire audience members to engage in neighbourhood change and
challenge stereotypes of gender, race, and class." -- Back cover.
Imrie, Celia
The happy hoofer -- London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2011.
"Celia Imrie would rather have been a dancer. As a child she planned to join the Royal Ballet and
marry Rudolf Nureyev. Now she has become one of our finest and funniest performers, on stage,
TV and screen - adored for her roles in 'Acorn Antiques' and 'dinnerladies', as well as films
including 'Calendar girls' and 'Nanny McPhee'. In her hugely entertaining autobiography Celia Imrie
recounts a life hurtling (not always intentionally) into adventures both on stage and off. Whether it's
finding herself on stage with half the scenery stuck to her cardigan, or being kidnapped on her way
to location. Somehow she emerges from the chaos that can lie in her wake almost unscathed.
Acting, she admits, is a mad, chaotic profession and it is her refreshing honesty, sense of mischief,
fun and almost unruffled determination in the face of it all that makes this autobiography a neverending delight." -- Book jacket
Jorgensen, Jay
Edith Head : the fifty-year career of Hollywood's greatest costume designer -- New York:
LifeTime Media, 2010.
"With over 400 films to her credit, Edith Head ruled the Costume Design departments at
Paramount and Universal Studios for nearly six decades, garnering thirty-five Oscar nominations
and winning eight... Brings together rare, never before seen sketches, fabric samples, costume
tests, and behind the scenes photos from the Edith Head archives... Includes quotes and
anecdotes... [and] chronicles the fiery confrontations involved with studio politics, the Oscar
nominations and wins, and Edith's relentless work ethic." -- Book jacket.
Kamenetz, Anya
DIY U : edupunks, edupreneurs, and the coming transformation of higher education -White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2010.
Argues that universities must radically change the way higher education is delivered. Believes that
institutions’ futures lie in developing personal learning networks and paths and in blending
experiential and digital approaches as open-source educational models.
Kaplan, Robert S; Norton, David P
The execution premium : linking strategy to operations for competitive advantage -Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2008.
"Shows that companies using a formal system for implementing strategy consistently outperform
their peers... [The authors] create a comprehensive new management system that companies can
use to sustain world class strategy execution." -- Book jacket
Koegler, Horst
John Neumeier : Bilder eines Lebens = pictures from a life -- Hamburg: Edel, 2010.
"Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, John Neumeier received his first training in his hometown, then
went on to study in Copenhagen and at the Royal Ballet School in London. He received a Bachelor
of Arts in English literature and theatre from Marquette University in Milwaukee, where he also
created his first choreographies. He was brought to Hamburg in 1973 by August Everding, and
under Neumeier's direction the Hamburg Ballet has become one of Germany's leading companies,
as well as receiving international recognition." -- Book jacket. In German and English.
Leon, Ruth
The sound of musicals -- London: Oberon Books, 2010.
"The great musicals - 'Oklahoma!', 'Gypsy', 'Showboat', 'My fair lady', 'West side story', 'Guys and
dolls' - are less theatrical experiences than permanent residents in our hearts. Their songs
transport us to worlds we have never inhabited but which are familiar. No other branch of theatre is
as personal as a well-loved show and no Shakespeare fan is as vociferous as a music theatre
addict. Why are the perfect musicals so venerated? Why, when on the surface they seem so
different from one another, do they affect us in the same emotional way? What do they have in
common? Who are the men and women whose imagination gave them life and why did they
choose this particular way of expressing themselves? What are the elements which make up the
magic that is the musical theatre?" -- Book jacket
Li, Cunxin
Mao's last dancer -- London: Puffin, 2005.
"In a desperately poor village in north-east China, a small boy is randomly chosen to study ballet at
the Beijing Dance Academy. Scared and lonely, Li hates the strict training routines and the strange
place he is sent to, yet he's determined to succeed. With enormous self-discipline and hard work,
Li strives to reach his goal and become a world-famous ballet star." -- Back cover.
Lille, Dawn
Equipoise : the life and work of Alfredo Corvino -- New York: Dance and Movement Press,
2010.
"Alfredo Corvino, a dancer who performed with some of the greatest companies of the twentieth
century, was also one of the most important classical dance teachers of his age. From his
experiences dancing with the iconoclastic German choreographer Kurt Jooss to his years
performing with the famed Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, he embodied the work of some of the
greatest choreographers of the century, including Fokine, Massine, Balanchine, Nijinska, and de
Mille. From these influences, Corvino...evolved his own approach to classical ballet technique,
which informed budding and seasoned professionals alike for more than fifty years. Through his
long term faculty positions at the Metropolitan Opera Ballet and the Dance Division of the Juilliard
School and as ballet master for Tanztheater Wuppertal/Pina Bausch, Corvino exerted a steady,
foundational influence on generations of dancers, choreographers and teachers." -- Book jacket.
Mander, Raymond; Mitchenson, Joe
Guide to the Maugham collection of theatrical paintings -- London: Heinemann; National
Theatre [London] 1980.
"This book celebrates an extraordinary gift by the world-renowned novelist and playwright, W
Somerset Maugham. Some years before his death he bequeathed to the long-awaited National
Theatre of Great Britain his remarkable collection of theatrical paintings... The paintings provide a
vivid and fascinating record of a golden age of actors and acting from 1759 to 1846... Among the
actors shown in performance are Garrick, Macklin, Mathews, Siddon, Edmund Kean, Macready,
Liston, and Elliston... There are authoritative and entertaining notes on each painting." -- Back cover.
La Motte, Richard
Costume design 101 : the business and art of creating costumes for film and television -Studio City, CA: Michael Wiese Productions, 2010.
"Written by an industry veteran with 40 years of experience... takes readers by the hand and leads
them, step by step, through the process of becoming a professional costume designer for film and
television. Starting with how to get into the business, conduct interviews, make costume
presentations to producers and directors, break down scripts for requirements and budgets, hire
and run costume departments, engage in manufacture, work with rental companies, and run onset production." -- Back cover.
Mune, Ian
Mune : an autobiography -- Auckland: Craig Potton Publishing, 2010.
"Ian Mune is an institution in the world of New Zealand theatre, television and film. Known to
generations of New Zealanders, he has been a central figure of the stage and screen in this
country since the mid-1960s... Deeply insightful about the personal process, the challenges and the
rewards of the acting and directing life. But Ian Mune's story also has much wider significance, as
it provides a unique insider's view of the roots and development of contemporary theatre, and the
modern television and film industry in New Zealand." - Book jacket.
Nakamichi, Tomoko
Pattern magic -- London: Laurence King, 2010.
"Step by step projects show you how to create stunning, sculptural clothes, using a creative
approach to pattern making. All the information you need to start pattern making is included, from
the basic sloper to measurements and scaling. Each project is beautifully illustrated with clear
diagrams and photographs showing the stages of construction, the muslins, and the finished
garments." -- Book jacket English language edition. Original Japanese edition published by Bunka
Publishing Bureau, 2005.
Neelands, Jonothan
Creating democratic citizenship through drama education : the writings of Jonothan
Neelands -- Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham Books Ltd, 2010.
"This selection of the seminal texts of Jonothan Neelands is essential reading for everyone involved
in drama education. It showcases the classroom participatory democracy through ensemble based
theatre education which Neelands developed over 25 years. Readers will find: Neeland's
development in the 1980s of the conventions approach which made Dorothy Heathcote's and
Gavin Bolton's 'living through drama' more accessible and which has come to dominate drama
curricula across the globe; his defence - along with Cecily O'Neill - of progressive drama
education; his arguments for drama as both pedagogy and discipline; his calls for theatre education
to be both presentational and representational; his pleas for drama's place within the English rather
than the arts curriculum; his responses to 9/11: drama is crucial in an age of uncertainty and
intolerance and the defining humanising and democratising principles of drama in education are a
potent challenge to extremism." -- Back cover
Noisette, Philippe
Talk about contemporary dance -- Paris: Flammarion, 2011.
"This richly illustrated book offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to contemporary
dance, outlining its origins, current movements, and emerging trends emanating from across the
globe." -- Back cover. Includes short profiles on Ushio Amagatsu; Pina Bausch; Jerome Bel; Bruno
Beltrao; Trisha Brown; Boris Charmatz; Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui; Marie Chouinard; Merce
Cunningham; Philippe Decoufle; Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker; Mats Ek; Jan Fabre; William
Forsythe; Israel Galvan; Raimund Hoghe; Gilles Jobin; Akram Khan; Susanne Linke; Russell
Maliphant; Maguy Marin; Mourad Merzouki; Mathilde Monnier; Jose Montalvo and Dominique
Hervieu; Josef Nadj; Lloyd Newson; Alain Platel; Angelin Preljocaj; Meg Stuart; Saburo
Teshigawara. Originally published in French as 'Danse contemporaire: mode d'emploi",
Flammarion, Paris, 2010
Pease, Allan; Pease, Barbara
The definitive book of body language -- Bhopal: Manjul Publishing House, 2005.
"People's body language reveals that what they say is very often different from what they think or
feel... Learn the secrets of body language to give you more confidence and control in any situation from negotiating a deal to finding the right partner. Discover the techniques that will show you how
to interpret gestures, read the underlying thoughts and emotions - and reach the right conclusions."
-- Back cover
Pendergrast, Mick
Te mahi kete : Maori flaxwork for beginners -- Auckland: Raupo, 2000.
"Learn how to make a plaited kete, one of the oldest and most popular of Maori art forms, from the
leaves of New Zealand flax (phormium tenax). 'Te Mahi Kete' gives detailed, step-by-step
instructions... for preparing the flax and plaiting two simple types of kete. It also shows variations in
technique for starting and finishing, making the handles and incorporating a decorative pattern." -Back cover Originally published by Reed Books, 1975
Pollet, Cedric
Bark : an intimate look at the world's trees -- London: Frances Lincoln, 2010.
"Here are the most spectacular, striking and remarkable examples of bark found across five
continents. From the Silver Birch to the Nambian Grape, each image is a work of art in itself, and is
accompanied by a photograph of the tree in its natural environment, along with information about
its origins and uses." -- Book jacket Originally published in France as "Ecorces: voyage dans
l'intimite des arbres du monde"
Rewi, Poia
Whaikorero : the world of Maori oratory -- Auckland: Auckland University Press,
"Explores the origin and history of whaikorero and describes the structure, language and style of
delivery of this theatrical speech... Explains the rites associated with the selection and qualification
of its exponents, looking at who may speak and where speech can occur. The book's informants
include kuia and koroua from Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Kahungunu, Te Arawa, Ngati Porou, Ngati Awa,
Waikato-Maniapoto, Te Whakatohea, Nga Puhi and Ngati Whare. Featuring a range of sample
whaikorero drawn from both oral and literary sources, the book provides examples of language for
learners of Maori wishing to improve their whaikorero skills as well as being a major resource for all
readers interested in Maori culture." -- Cover
Roca, Octavio
Cuban Ballet -- Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith, 2010.
"This beautifully illustrated book explores the history of Cuban ballet, focusing on the life and
career of the indomitable Alicia Alonso. It also spotlights many of the young dancers who are
changing the face of ballet with their superb technique, impeccable work ethic, and spectacular
performances: Lorena Feijoo, Lorna Feijoo, Joan Boada, Taras Domitro, Jose Manuel Carreno,
Rolondo Sarabia, and Carlos Acosta... While focusing on the artistry and spirit of Cuban dancers,
both within and out of Cuba... deftly explores the political realities artists face in Cuba and why so
many need to leave their beloved home to reach their full potential, taking their grace, beauty,
strength, and style with them." -- Book jacket.
Rush, David
Building your play : theory and practice for the beginning playwright -- Carbondale, IL:
Southern Illinois University Press, 2010.
"Takes beginning playwrights through the first draft of a play and deep into the revision process.
Drawing on examples... provides detailed models for writers to evaluate their work for weaknesses
and focuses on the in-depth development of their plays. Rush encourages writers to make sure
their plays are clear and focused. He shows how to keep plays dramatically compelling and offers
ways to avoid common mistakes that make them dull, confusing, or ineffective. He then distils the
essence of traditional revision into key questions and discusses frequently overlooked tools, terms,
and strategies that go beyond established methods of evaluation." -- Back cover.
Simons, Robert
Seven strategy questions : a simple approach for better execution -- Boston, MA: Harvard
Business Review Press, 2010.
To be successful, companies need to prioritise where they put their effort, striking a balance
between innovation and control, and make sure that everyone has the same objectives. Simons
has identified seven key questions which will force you to re-examine the assumptions underlying
your strategic plan, identify critical gaps in achieving it, and help you to focus on the most important
choices.
Smith-Autard, Jacqueline M
Dance composition -- London: Methuen, 2010.
"Dance composition - the discipline that translates ideas into dances - is an important part of dance
education. This book... is a practical guide to creative success in dance making and is a popular
textbook for all those who are interested in dance composition, from secondary school to
university. This new edition includes a DVD with video taken from Choreographic Outcomes, a
groundbreaking advanced technology resource pack aimed at comprehensively improving
students' choreography. The book has been revised, redesigned and expanded and includes new
assignments based on the video material." -- Back cover.
Stevenson, Jack
Dogme uncut : Lars von Trier, Thomas Vinterberg, and the gang that took on Hollywood -Santa Monica, CA: Santa Monica Press, 2003.
"In 1995, Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier and three fellow Danish directors swore allegiance to a
"vow of chastity" aimed at jolting filmmakers around the world who had become stuck in the mire of
slick, emotionally manipulative, bombastic, and high-concept movie productions. They named their
philosophy "Dogme 95", and its tenets demanded a return to the basic core of filmmaking; the use
of natural lighting and a hand-held camera, and the refusal to use special effects, a soundtrack of
any kind (only natural sounds found on location were acceptable), and movie sets (all shooting was
to take place on location.)" -- Back cover.
Stevenson, Jack
Lars von Trier -- London: British Film Institute, 2002.
"Lars von Trier has established himself as one of the most provocative and daring film directors
working today. The founding father of Dogma 95, he made the movement's most controversial film,
'The idiots' (1998), and has played a leading role in the recent resurgence of Danish cinema. Yet
despite his success, von Trier remains something of a polarising and enigmatic figure hailed as the
new Godard by some and a charlatan by others... The book follows von Trier from his early life as a
troubled son of 'Cultural Radical' parents through to his student days at the Danish Film School,
diligently spent making films that were as innovative and disturbing as his later features have
proven to be. These films... are fully examined together with considerations of his creative detours
into other media and his current work in progress, 'Dogville'." -- Back cover.
Syed, Matthew
Bounce : the myth of talent and the power of practice -- London: Fourth Estate, 2011.
"Can we really ALL be the best? Is the idea of innate ability holding us back? Could the ability to fail
- and then get over it - be fundamental to success?" Matthew Syed... takes us on a revelatory
exploration of being the best and the true nature of talent. In so doing he debunks many cherished
myths - that we can be born brilliant... that we are restricted by our genetic make-up; and that
social background matters. He also makes some surprising discoveries, including the impact on
performance of intense religious belief, why athletes and others "choke"... 'Bounce' reveals how we
can ALL be exceptional." -- Back cover
Tan, Huaixiang
Character costume figure drawing : step-by-step drawing methods for theatre costume
designers -- Amsterdam: Focal Press, 2010.
"Step-by-step visuals illustrate the how-tos of drawing body parts, costumes, accessories, faces,
children, and more... The keys to success are body proportion, bone structure, body masses, facial
expressions, and appendages and these foundations are shown to you in detail." -- Back cover.
Whitlock, Cathy
Art Directors Guild
Designs on film : a century of Hollywood art direction -- New York: HarperCollins, 2010.
"Through the use of film design - called both art direction and production design in the film industry movies can transport us to new worlds of luxury, highlight the ornament of the everyday, offer a
vision of the future, or evoke the realities of a distant era. In Designs on Film, journalist and interior
designer Cathy Whitlock illuminates the often undercelebrated role of the production designer in
the creation of the most memorable moments in film history. Through a lush collection of rare
archival photographs, Whitlock narrates the evolving story of art direction over the course of a
century - from the massive Roman architecture of Ben-Hur to the infamous Dakota apartment in
Rosemary’s Baby to the digital CGI wonders of Avatar’s Pandora. Drawing on insights from the
most prominent Hollywood production designers and the historical knowledge of the venerable Art
Directors Guild, Whitlock delves into the detailed process of how sets are imagined, drawn, built,
and decorated." -- Book jacket
Wilson, Michael Henry
Eastwood on Eastwood -- [Paris] Cahiers du cinema, 2010.
"Actor, producer, composer and director, Clint Eastwood defies categorisation. Rigorously
reassessing himself with each new project, his work continues to evolve and develop in
unexpected directions... 'Eastwood on Eastwood', which is the fruit of a nearly thirty year long
collaboration with Michael Henry Wilson, traces this development. Eastwood engages in question
and answer sessions... This dialogue with Wilson allows Eastwood to expand on the subjects
closest to his heart: jazz and cinema, Carmel and Hollywood, America past and present... Offers a
complete survey of his prolific career as an actor and as a director. " -- Book jacket
Wolfe, Richard; Barnett, Stephen
Classic Kiwiana : an essential guide to New Zealand popular culture -- Auckland: Penguin
Books, 2001.
"Kiwiana is a name that identifies quirky objects and images that have endured changing fads and
trends to become our icons, stored in the memories of generations of New Zealanders and
recalled with amusement and affection." -- Back cover
Woolf, Vicki
Dancing in the vortex : the story of Ida Rubinstein -- Amsterdam: Harwood Academic
Publishers, 2000.
"Here was a woman who scandalised society from Paris to St Petersburg, whose charisma
attracted people from Marc Chagall to Sarah Bernhardt and Jean Cocteau to the first Lord Moyne;
here was a woman who for a quarter of a century dominated centre stage... Virtually untrained as a
dancer, Ida Rubinstein's qualities as a performer warranted her a place in the first triumphant
Parisian season of the Ballets Russes and her charisma and creative energy attracted
collaborators of the quality of Debussy, Stravinsky, Ravel, Cocteau, Bakst and Benois." -- Back
cover
Journal articles
Audition -- In: Dance Europe. n.151, May 2011 : p.64-65
Ted Brandsen, Director of Dutch National Ballet, Adam Sklute of Ballet West, and Karen P. Brown
of Kansas City Ballet, as well as several dancers participating in the event, comment on the
standard and usefulness of the first YAGP Job Fair, held in March 2011.
Queen of the Wilis : 'Giselle', Act II -- In: Dance Europe. n.151, May 2011 : p.40-43
Interviews repetiteur Yoko Ichino about the role of Myrtha, Queen of the Wilis, for which she is
coaching Georgina May of Northern Ballet. Comments on the need to adjust for different venues
when touring. The dancer talks about the role from her perspective. Includes some background
information about the ballet itself.
Aacht, Kweku
Rooted visionaries -- In: Animated. Spr 2011 : p.17-20
Aacht interviews three young artistic directors from the African diaspora in England: Tony Digun of
Avant Garde Dance, Freddie Opoku-Addaie of Jagged Antics, and Alesandra Suetin of Vocab
Dance Company. They discuss identity, community, and the inspiration and aspirations for their
work.
Anonymous
What AV guys do bad (when messing with vision!) -- In: CX. n.59, Apr/Jun 2011 : p.38, 40-41
Covers some key aspects of television broadcasting which are often not well understood by AV
companies. Topics include aspect ratio, high definition signals, lighting, audio delay, and
communications requirements.
Bain-Burnett, Jeanette
Take a closer look : diversity in the diaspora -- In: Animated. Spr 2011 : p.6-8
The director of the Association of Dance of the African Diaspora (ADAD) introduces her
organisation and some of the events with which it is associated, including: intensives held at
L'ecole des sables in Senegal; the African Crossroads stream in London's Dance Umbrella festival
of contemporary dance; and London's Batuke Festival, which celebrates the culture of the LusoAfrican (Portuguese-speaking) diaspora. <http://www.adad.org.uk/>
Blash, Lucia
East meets west -- In: Animated. Spr 2011 : p.32-34
Participants in Elevate:Integrate, organised by Eastleigh's The Point, describe the benefits of this
week-long workshop which focused on integrated dance. The dancers came from both England
and Cambodia, and report that the cultural exchange was an important part of their learning.
Clark, Julia Stewart
Neuroscience and the healing art of dance -- In: Animated. Spr 2011 : p.26-27
Notes that chance observations of how music and rhythm affect the movement of dementia
patients have led to scientific research in this area. Explains how advances in technology are now
allowing scientists to demonstrate what happens in the brain when we dance.
Coaten, Richard
Going by way of the body in dementia care-- -- In: Animated. Spr 2011 : p.24-25
Sets out the benefits of dance, music and movement to dementia patients, and makes some
suggestions for increasing the number of people who could undertake this work.
Coleman, Brian
Diesel : Australia's great technician of rock 'n' soul rolls on -- In: CX. n.59, Apr/Jun 2011 :
p.26-30, 32-33
Johnny Diesel of the Australian band Diesel discusses what sound equipment he likes to use and
why. Talks about both live performance and studio production. Also mentions lighting and personal
issues with LEDs.
Curry, Paul
A simple projector shutter -- In: CX. n.59, Apr/Jun 2011 : p.24-25
Illustrated instructions for creating an electronic circuit that can be used to control a CD drive as a
projector shutter.
Derbyshire, Fleur
Overcoming national boundaries : sharing practice -- In: Animated. Spr 2011 : p.35-38
Backgrounds a three-day pilot project at Providence Garden for Rehab (PGR) in Hong Kong in
which members of English National Ballet (ENB) trained Hong Kong social workers and special
needs teachers together with their adult clients (who were residential patients with mental health
issues) in using dance as therapy. Discusses challenges that arose through cultural difference particularly the way that the Chinese "trainers" were used to relating to their clients - and how
these were largely overcome.
Dixon, Mike
Martha Leebolt -- In: Dance Europe. n.151, May 2011 : p.10-11, 130
Interviews the US-born ballerina who has danced with England's Northern Ballet since 2001.
Foyer, Maggie
David Dawson -- In: Dance Europe. n.151, May 2011 : p.14-15, 17
English choreographer David Dawson, talks about the inspiration for his most recent work,
'Timelapse', which he is creating on Dutch National Ballet. He discusses his creative processes.
Glean, Beverley; Lehan, Rosie
Pathways to education and employment through African People's Dance -- In: Animated.
Spr 2011 : p.13-16
Traces the history of black dance in the United Kingdom, focusing on issues around getting
recognition for African People's Dance (APD) as an art form as well as a community activity.
Identifies a lack of training pathways in African and Caribbean dance and outlines the initiative by
IRIE! dance theatre (in partnership with City & Islington College and London Metropolitan
University) to deliver a Foundation Degree (FdA) in these dance forms.
Grafton, Julius
Wind, rain, dinosaurs and CCU : what it's like being blonde, female and working on outside
broadcasts -- In: CX. n.59, Apr/Jun 2011 : p.36-37
Freelance Camera Control Unit (CCU) operator Jessica Colley explains what the job entails and
recounts her experience as a young woman in that role.
Hurrell, Jeanne
From acoustic to amplified -- In: CX. n.59, Apr/Jun 2011 : p.46-47
Assesses the amplification and mixing of sound for an international guitar festival held at the
Adelaide Festival Centre. Notes the challenge of adapting to many different types of guitar and
styles of playing. Includes the tech specs for the occasion.
Kruczkowska, Funmi Adewole
More conversations please! -- In: Animated. Spr 2011 : p.10-12
Identifies changes in the discourse around "black dance" and African People's Dance (APD) over
the past fifteen years. Reviews the influence that the community dance sector has had on raising
the profile of APD. Champions discussion and exchange amongst the many different artists
working in APD.
McCormick, Jacqueline
Ah! a dose of dance : medicine for the body and soul -- In: Animated. Spr 2011 : p.28-31
Reports on Dosage Residential, a project to improve family health initiated by Cheshire Dance.
Dance artists met for three days of training before whole families arrived for a residential weekend
of dance and other (mainly physical) activities. Describes the aims of the project and the approach
taken by the facilitators.
Nagano, Yuki
Asuka Tsuchida -- In: Dance Europe. n.151, May 2011 : p.59
The winner of Dance Europe's Outstanding Artistry Award at the 2011 Youth America Grand Prix
talks about the competition.
Rogers, Rachel
Our dancing days are (not) done-- -- In: Animated. Spr 2011 : p.21-23
Reports on a three month project, a joint initiative between Merseyside Dance Initiative (MDI) and
Liverpool Primary Care Trust (PCT), where weekly sessions involving breathing exercises,
stretching, meditation, dance and reminiscence were held with older members of the (largely)
Caribbean community in one of the poorest areas of Liverpool. Emphasises the importance of
building trust and taking time over introducing new concepts. Notes the lack of culturally specific
dance work in the field of health care for the elderly.
Walne, Graham
Albany shapes up : WA celebrates another brand new PAC -- In: CX. n.59, Apr/Jun 2011 :
p.42-44
Features the new Albany Entertainment Centre, located on the waterfront in the Western
Australian city of Albany. Discusses the performance spaces and their equipment, and mentions
some cost-saving compromises which have had unfortunate consequences.
Weiss, Deborah
Adeline Pastor -- In: Dance Europe. n.151, May 2011 : p.38-39
Profiles the French ballerina, a soloist with Aalto Ballett Essen.
Plays
Afzal-Khan, Fawzia; Sharif, Bina
Jihad against violence : a one-act play -- In: The drama review. v.54, n.2 (T206) Sum 2010 :
p.51-59
Cast: 2w
"A collaboration between two Pakistani American women... A dramatic and poetic depiction of the
struggle (emotional, physical, and psychological) against violence of any kind toward women in
Pakistani culture."--Online abstract. It is a reworking of Afzal-Khan's earlier collaboration 'Sext of
Saudade', re-using her portion of the work with a different collaborator.
Afzal-Khan, Fawzia; Lanzillotto, Annie Rachele
Sext of Saudade -- In: The drama review. v.54, n.2 (T206) Sum 2010 : p.51-59
Cast: 2w
"A collaboration between a Pakistani-American woman and an Italian-American woman. The play
interrogates the contradictions and corroborations within a butch/femme dynamic informed by
various identity markers including gender, sexuality, class, and race."--Online abstract.
Basden, Tom
Joseph K -- London: Nick Hern Books, 2010.
Cast: 3m 1w doubling
"On his thirtieth birthday, Joseph K has his sushi home delivery intercepted by two unidentified
men who inform him he is under arrest. He has no idea what he's done wrong but he's determined
to clear his name. As he tries to make sense of his situation and to confront those who threaten his
freedom, Joseph is thrown headlong into a fight against an invisible and illogical law." -- Back cover
Bean, Richard; Mamet, David
House of games -- London: Oberon Books, 2010.
Cast: 6m 2w doubling
"Harvard educated psychotherapist Margaret Ford is celebrated for her best selling book 'Driven!
Compulsion and obsession in everyday life'. Stepping in to help one of her patients settle his
gambling debts, she compromises her professional reputation and is drawn into the seedy
underworld of the House of Games poker club. Seduced by charismatic hustler Mike, Margaret
convinces herself that she can make an academic study of the con. Before she realises it. Margaret
is entangled in a fast-paced complex thriller." -- Back cover
Dolginoff, Stephen
Thrill me : the Leopold & Loeb story -- New York: Dramatists Play Service, c2006.
Cast: 2m + voices
"Two character musical drama that recounts the chilling true story of the legendary duo who
committed one of the most infamous and heinous crimes of the twentieth century. Focusing on
their obsessive relationships and utilising Leopold's 1958 parole hearing as a framework, 'Thrill me'
reveals the series of events in 1924 Chicago that led about-to-be law students Leopold and Loeb
to be forever remembered as "the thrill killers". Nathan Leopold was passionate about Richard
Loeb who was passionate about crime and excitement. They created a secret agreement to satisfy
each other's needs." -- Back cover
Doran, Gregory; Cervantes, Miguel de; Shakespeare, William
Cardenio : Shakespeare's lost play re-imagined -- London: Nick Hern Books, 2011.
Cast: 12m 5w
"Set in the heat and dust of Andalusia in seventeenth-century Spain, Cardenio is the story of a
friendship betrayed, with all the elements of a thriller: disguise, dishonour and deceit. A woman is
seduced, a bride is forced to the altar, and a man runs mad among the mountains of the Sierra
Morena. The history of the play is every bit as thrilling, and this text is the result of a masterful act of
literary archaeology by the Royal Shakespeare Company's Chief Associate Director Gregory
Doran, to re-imagine a previously lost play by Shakespeare. Based on an episode in Cervantes'
Don Quixote, the play known as 'Cardenio' by Shakespeare and John Fletcher was performed at
court in 1612. A copy of their collaboration has never been found; however, it is claimed that
'Double falshood' by Lewis Theobald is an eighteenth-century adaptation of it. Since Theobald's
play misses out some crucial scenes in the plot, Doran has turned to the Cervantes original to
supply the missing episodes, using the original English translation by Thomas Shelton (1612) that
Fletcher and Shakespeare must themselves have read." -- Back cover "'Cardenio' Shakespeare's
lost play re-imagined; after 'Double falshood; or the distrest lovers' by Lewis Theobald (1727);
apparently revised from a manuscript in the handwriting of John Downes and conceivably adapted
by Sir William Davenant for Thomas Betterton from 'The history of Cardenio' by Mr Fletcher and
Shakespeare (1612) performed at Court in 1612/13; which may have been based on an episode in
'Don Quixote' by Miguel de Cervantes which was translated into English by Thomas Shelton, first
published in 1612; and here adapted and directed by Gregory Doran for the Royal Shakespeare
Company with additional Spanish material supplied by Antonio Alamo via a literal translation by
Duncan Wheeler and developed in rehearsal by the original cast." -- pg.1 This text went to press
before the end of rehearsals and so may differ slightly from the play as performed.
Eldridge, David
The knot of the heart -- London: Methuen Drama, 2011.
Cast: 1m 4w doubling
"Beautiful and privileged, Lucy is enjoying a burgeoning career in television. but her social drug
habit has become a hard drug addiction, casting a dark shadow over her future happiness. As her
charmed life begins to slip away Lucy comes to realise that the devoted support of her family does
not come without a price." -- Back cover
Hayes, Rob
A butcher of distinction -- London: Oberon Books, 2011.
Cast: 3m
"Two orphaned twins are forced out of the rural wilderness they know and into a bleak, brutal
London that they don't. Seeking refuge in a dank pub basement, they begin to plan their escape,
only to find themselves locked in a nightmarish battle with a grieving stranger over their dead
father's sordid legacy." -- Back cover.
Hickson, Ella
Hot mess -- In: Precious little talent; &, Hot mess; Nick Hern Books, 2011. : p.81-141
Cast: 2m 2w
"Twins Polo and Twitch were born with only one heart between them: where Polo is not looking to
be loved, Twitch can do nothing but."--Back cover.
'Hot mess' focuses on the dialectic between those that love and those that fuck and proposes that
if casualness becomes the norm, then love must be marginalised... If we make freaks of those that
are still capable of connection, then what will those people be driven to?"--Author's note, p.78.
Hickson, Ella
Precious little talent -- In: Precious little talent; &, Hot mess; Nick Hern Books, 2011. : p.5-73
Cast: 2m 1w
English Joey's a little cynical. Despite her first class degree, she's ended up working in a pub with
little hope of paying off her large student debt. She heads to New York to spend Christmas with her
ex-pat Dad and gradually realises the desperate secret that he can no longer hide from her. And
then there's Sam - optimistic, idealistic, and all-American.
Hickson, Ella
Precious little talent; &, Hot mess : two plays -- London: Nick Hern Books, 2011.
Holman, David; Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich
The diary of a madman -- Strawberry Hills, NSW: Currency Press, 2010.
Cast: 1m 1w doubling
"Saint Petersburg in the time of the Czar. Poprishchin is a kind of human photocopier: he spends
his days writing what’s on one page onto another page for endless thousands of pages. Towering
above him is the most insane and terrifying hierarchy in human history. Down the bottom with him
are millions of other clerks. But Poprishchin’s a little bit different. Poprishchin’s got love and he’s on
his way to the very top. In an age of ridiculous ambition and ubiquitous work, Gogol’s comic tale is a
loser’s 'Hamlet'. It burrows into our wildest fantasies and finds wonderful play in the gap between
who we are and who we think we are."--Back cover.
Adapted from the short story written by Gogol.
Kenny, Mike; Nesbit, E. (Edith)
The railway children -- London: Nick Hern Books, 2010.
Cast: 5m 5w doubling
"This story of a prosperous Edwardian family - mother and three children - forced into near penury
in the rural north of England captures the anxieties and exhilarations of childhood with great
tenderness and insight." -- Back cover
McGee, Greg
Me & Robert McKee -- Wellington: The Play Press, 2011.
Cast: 2m
"For a writer, no matter what the experience, each word in each sentence begins from ground
zero. And it's not just craft that gets the words across the line. Billy also knows... that as well as
craft, there has to be what he calls 'magic', some inexplicable metaphysical intervention, to give
the words life... If Billy staggers through life bleeding entertainingly from his wounds, Paul
MacManaman's are unseen. Mac, Billy's boyhood friend, a banker, seems the polar opposite of
Billy: financially secure, happily married... Mac takes Billy in at a low moment in his life and offers
him a project which appears to hold out creative and financial redemption... Billy thinks he's driving
the script... what he doesn't know, is that there's an entirely different script being written. By Mac.
Which Billy may or may not have a part in." -- Introduction.
"The eponymous Mr McKee is a creative writing instructor who has travelled the world with his
popular "story seminar" for script writers."--p.iv
Rozo, Pedro Miguel; Scardifield, Simon
Our private life : a family parable in three acts and an epilogue -- London: Oberon Books,
2011.
Cast: 5m 2w
"When a rumour spreads like wildfire through a Colombian village, a respectable family start to
wither in the heat. As long-buried secrets begin to surface, their efforts to discern truth from
slander become fused with a desire for justice. A new black comedy of twisted morality set in
modern Colombia." -- Back cover.
Scherbak, Aleksey; Mullarkey, Rory
Remembrance day -- London: Oberon Books, 2011.
Cast: 7m 2w
"Can you be a hero if you fought for Nazi Germany? The Latvians who fought for the Third Reich
and halted the Red Army parade as heroes every year through the streets of Riga. As a growing
number of young Russians campaign to halt the 'fascist' march, their Latvian counterparts join the
veterans in commemoration. When teenager Anya becomes a political activist, her father's
attempts to calm the situation stir up a storm of extremist patriotism." -- Back cover
Shakespeare, William
Shakespeare monologues for men -- London: Nick Hern Books, 2009.
"As an actor at any level... you are likely to be called upon to perform one of more monologues and often a speech from Shakespeare is specified. A great deal will depend on your coming up
with something fresh that is suited both to your particular performing skills and to the purposes of
the audition... Dixon has chosen fifty monologues for male actors from across the whole of
Shakespeare's canon... Each monologue is prefaced with a neat summary of the vital information
you need to place the piece in context and to perform it to maximum effect and in your own unique
way... Also features a user-friendly introduction on the whole process of selecting your speech,
tackling Shakespeare's language and approaching the audition itself." -- Back cover.
Shakespeare, William
Shakespeare monologues for women -- London: Nick Hern Books, 2009.
"As an actor at any level... you are likely to be called upon to perform one of more monologues and often a speech from Shakespeare is specified. A great deal will depend on your coming up
with something fresh that is suited both to your particular performing skills and to the purposes of
the audition... Dixon has chosen fifty monologues for female actors from across the whole of
Shakespeare's canon... Each monologue is prefaced with a neat summary of the vital information
you need to place the piece in context and to perform it to maximum effect and in your own unique
way... Also features a user-friendly introduction on the whole process of selecting your speech,
tackling Shakespeare's language and approaching the audition itself." -- Back cover
Videorecordings
After the waterfall -- [Auckland] Vendetta Films, 2011.
"John Drean, [is] a forest ranger living close to Piha with his wife, who hasn't integrated quite so
happily into the tiny isolated community, and their bright spark of a four year old daughter, Pearl.
When Pearl disappears suddenly, possibly irrevocably, everything else that defined John's life
beings to disappear too." -- Container. Based on the book 'The paraffin child' by Stephen
Blanchard. Performed by: Antony Starr, Sally Stockwell, Peter McCauley, Cohen Holloway;
produced by Trevor Haysom. Costume designer Kirsty Cameron; production designer Andy
McLaren; director of photography Jac Fitzgerald. Region 4, PAL. In English with closed captions for
the hearing impaired. Rated M: suitable for mature audiences16 years and over. Note: contains
violence, offensive language and drug use.
La bayadere -- Heathfield, East Sussex: Opus Arte, 2011.
"Marius Petipa's exotic ballet, set in legendary India, is a story of love, death and vengeful
judgement. Natalia Makarova's sumptuous recreation of Petipa's choreography, with atmospheric
sets by Pier Luigi Samaritani and beautiful costumes by Yolanda Sonnabend, stars Tamara Rojo as
the Bayadere (temple dancer), Carlos Acosta as Solor, and Marianela Nunez as Gamzatti, whose
alluring presence challenges Solor's love for Mikiya." -- Container. Recorded live at the Royal
Opera House, Covent Garden, London, on 15 and 19 January 2009. Warning: strobe lighting is
used in this production Extra features: Cast gallery; Tamara Rojo on dancing 'La bayadere';
Leanne Cope and Francesca Filpi on the corps de ballet; Tamara Rojo and Carlos Acosta
rehearse; Natalia Makarova on choreographing 'La bayadere' Performed by Tamara Rojo, Carlos
Acosta, Marianela Nunez; artists of The Royal Ballet; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House;
conductor, Valeriy Ovsyanikov Music by Ludwig Minkus; orchestrated by John Lanchbery; set
designs Pier Luigi Samaritani; costume designs Yolanda Sonnabend; lighting design John B. Read;
revival staging Olga Evreinoff. All regions; NTSC; widescreen
Cafe Muller : une piece = ein Stuck = a piece -- Paris: L'Arche, 2010.
"In terms of subject matter...'Cafe Muller' ties various threads together: dealing with loneliness and
compulsive behaviour but also the search for another dance, another theatre, no longer obliged to
serve a beautiful illusion, instead exploring the depths of emotion." -- p.74 Direction and
choreography, Pina Bausch; sets and costumes, Rolf Borzik; music, Henry Purcell. Performed by
Malou Airaudo, Pina Bausch, Dominique Mercy, Jan Minarik, Nazareth Panadero, Jean-Laurent
Sasportes. First performed 20 May 1978 at the Opera House, Wuppertal. Recorded from May 18
to May 21, 1985 at the Opera House, Wuppertal. First broadcast on television channel
Norddeutscher Rundfunk on 15 December 1985. Booklet and DVD subtitles in French, German,
English Region 0; NTSC
Cinderella -- West Long Branch, NJ: Kultur, 2010.
"Designer John Macfarlane conjures up a magical world, transforming the cold grey kitchen into a
dreamlike fantasy... The glittering coach, gleaming with frost, is brought on by mice and lizards.
The ball scene is a feast of swirling decadence, and Cinderella vanishes at the stroke of midnight
through the whirring mechanism of a simply amazing clock. But the show is made truly
heartwarming through the vision of Cinderella's suffering being transformed into deserved joy as
she meets her Prince and lives happily ever after." -- Container. Featuring Elisha Willis, Iain
Mackay, Gaylene Cummerfield, Carol-Anne Millar; performed by Birmingham Royal Ballet and
Royal Ballet Sinfonia ; conductor Koen Kessels. All regions; NTSC
Contemporary dance & improvisation : advanced level, volume I -- [New York] Tezoro
Productions, 2007.
"Legendary dancer Desmond Richardson... will teach you an innovative contemporary dance
combinations. Desmond also shares his tips on how to incorporate improvisation into the
movement with detailed explanations." -- Container Presenter and dancer, Desmond Richardson.
Produced and directed by Michele Assaf ; edited by Justin Adler ; music by Scotty Nguyen. All
regions, NTSC
Creature comforts : the complete series 1 & 2 -- [Sydney] Roadshow Entertainment, 2009.
"Featuring the inimitable Aardman style of plasticine animation, this hugely entertaining series puts
the voices of ordinary people into the mouths of the largest cross section of plasticine animals ever
seen on the small screen to reveal the issues closest to the hearts of our finned, furry and
feathered friends." -- Container Year of production, 2003; copyright to Aardman Animations, 2002
and 2007. Executive producers David Sproxton, Peter Lord and Nick Park. Music written and
performed by Rory McLeod. Series 1 special features: Who's missing? game; Oscar winning
short; CD-ROM section including posters, sound bites and much more!; Favourite bits - the
director's choice of best clips; Bringing 'Creature comforts' to life; Who said that? - a game; Say
that again - downloadable phrases. Series 2 special features: Eyeballs and fishlips: the making of
'Creature comforts 2'; The people behind the puppets; Creating 'Creature comforts 2: rehearsals;
Countryside code short; Who said that? game; Play by character; Animated conversations; Mobile
phone game info; kid's corner featuring colouring in sheets & downloadable wallpapers Region 4,
PAL, Widescreen English subtitles (except series 2, part 2.) Rated PG: parental guidance
recommended for younger viewers. Note: Contains low level offensive language.
<http://www.creaturecomforts.tv/uk/>
The cult : the complete first season -- [Auckland] Vendetta Films, 2010.
"A group of 20-somethings are trapped within a bizarre cult. As the "mysterious" Enhancement Day
approaches - some members desperately want to get out. But they can't-- the Leader is deranged;
the rules of engagement have changed. Cult members are factionalised - so turning against the
charismatic Leader isn't as easy as it sounds. And those trapped within the cult are starting to
unearth some unseemly secrets..." -- Container. Performed by Renato Bartholomei, Latham
Gaines, Gareth Reeves, Kate Elliott, Danielle Cormack, Scott Wills, Lisa Chappell and Chelsie
Preston Crayford. Series presented by Great Southern Film and Television ; network executive
Kathleen Anderson ; director of photography Simon Reira Originally broadcast on TV2, SeptemberDecember 2009 Region 4; PAL Rated M: Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over. Note:
content may disturb
The dead brother : a work demonstration -- Holstebro: Odin Teatret Film, 1993.
"The performance about how performances are made at Odin Teatret... Describes the stages of
the work, which starting from a poetic text become "poetry in space": the performance. It presents
the different stages of the process in which text, actor and director interact. It shows the first steps
of how the actor creates her own stage presence to the last step in which the text, through the
form and precision of the actions, acquires rhythms and density of meaning. The spectator's
energies can then dance, mentally and sensorially. The unrecognised creator in theatre is the
spectator." -- Container. Performed by Julia Varley. First performed in 1992. In English, Italian.
Don Quichot (Don Quixote) -- Berlin: Arthaus Musik, 2011.
Live recording from the Amsterdam Music Theatre, 2010. Performed by Anna Tsygankova,
Matthew Golding, Peter de Jong, Karel Rooij, Dario Mealli, Altin Kaftira, Natalia Hoffmann, Moises
Martin Cintas, Maiko Tsutsumi, Nadia Yanowsky, Maia Makhateli, Sasha Mukhamedov; Dutch
National Ballet; Holland Symfonia, conductor Kevin Rhodes. Decor and costume design, Jerome
Kaplan. Special features: Behind the scenes filmed by a dancer using a bodycam during rehearsal;
interviews with the actors and principal dancers. Region 0; NTSC; widescreen. Booklet in English,
French and German.
The echo of silence -- Holstebro: Odin Teatret Film, 1993.
"'The echo of silence' is a performance which describes the vicissitudes of the voice of an actor and
the strategy she invents to "interpret" a text. The voice of the actor and the text presented to the
spectators compose the music of a performance. In theatre, which is apparently free of the codes
that we know in music, the actor needs to create a labyrinth of rules, references and resistance to
follow or refuse so as to achieve a personal expression and recognize her own voice. 'The echo of
silence' touches on some of the moments of this process by letting the perception of the spectator
slip through the technical discipline, thus revealing the person behind the actor and the silence
behind the voice." -- Container. Performed by Julia Varley In English, Italian.
The genius of design : the compelling five part series on designs that shaped our lives -[Australia] Acorn Media, 2009.
"This compelling five part series tells the story of design from the Industrial Revolution through 20s
modernism, the impact of war and freedoms of a post-war world, the swinging 60s, the designer
80s and up to the present day." -- Container First broadcast on BBC 2 in 2010. Narrated by Denis
Lawson. Programme producers & directors: Chris Wilson, Peter Sweasey, Chris Rodley, Hattie
Bowering. English subtitles Region 4; PAL; widescreen Rated G: suitable for general audiences
Go girls, series one -- [Auckland] South Pacific Pictures, 2009.
"Rich, famous and married-- in just 365 days and counting. Amy, Britta and Cody are three young
women suffering their quarter century crisis: 25 and what have they achieved? At the end of their
worst week ever, the girls make a vow that in one year, Amy will be rich, Britta famous and Cody
married. Their mate since childhood Kevin, admires their pluck but, to be honest, since Amy, Britta
and Cody are currently Tragically Poor, Tragically Unknown, and Tragically Single, he reckons it's
going to be a bit of an ask." -- Container. Starring: Jay Ryan, Anna Hutchison, Alix Bushnell and
Bronwyn Turei ; and including Matt Whelan, Tania Nolan, Stephen Lovatt, Theresa Healey,
Bronwyn Bradley
Special features: audio commentary on episodes 1 and 13 with the show's creators, Rachel Lang
and Gavin Strawhan and producer Chris Bailey ; photo gallery Originally broadcast on TV2,
February-May 2009. Region 4, PAL; 16:9 widescreen Rated M: Suitable for mature audiences 16
years and over. Note: contains violence, offensive language and sex scenes. <http://www.gogirls.tv/>
Go girls, the complete second series -- [Auckland] South Pacific Pictures, 2010.
"Rich. Famous. Married. That was the plan. But-- it'd be fair to say things didn't exactly go to plan,
eh?... Amy's attempt to become rich only caused debt, disaster and heartache. So she will spend
this year helping others - whether they want her to or not. Britta realised she's been too kind to get
famous. But this year she is going to find her true love. Cody got married, which was what she
wanted, but her quest for this year is to make her marriage work. Kevin had to admit that he was
after more than a sports steering wheel. This year, his quest is to aim higher, in all areas of his life.
The question is: will it make him happy? Especially as his tight gang of friends is about to
expand... Olivia is a high flyer who's forced to return to the Shore to face her demons. And there
there's Brad. He finally gets the jolt he needs to realise that Amy is the girl for him - but has he left it
too late?" -- Container. Starring Jay Ryan, Anna Hutchison, Alix Bushnell and Bronwyn Turei ;
including Matt Whelan, Tania Nolan, Stephen Lovatt, Theresa Healey, Bronwyn Bradley, Esther
Stephens. Episodes variously written by Kate McDermott, Rachel Lang and Gavin Strawhan.
Special features: cast audio commentaries on episodes nine and twelve Originally broadcast on
TV2, March-June 2010. All regions, PAL; 16:9 widescreen Rated R16: Restricted to persons 16
years and over. Note: contains offensive language and sex scenes <http://www.go-girls.tv/>
Great stars of Russian ballet, volume 1 : historic performances 1971-1983 -- New York:
Video Artists International, 2011.
Region 0, NTSC Audio : Mono
Great stars of Russian ballet, volume 3 : historic performances 1972-1992 -- New York:
Video Artists International, 2011.
Region 0, NTSC Audio : Mono
Great stars of Russian ballet, volume 4 : historic performances 1968-1992 -- New York:
Video Artists International, 2011.
Region 0, NTSC Audio : Mono
Happiness -- [United States] Lions Gate Home Entertainment, 2003.
"The search for happiness connects lonely lives in this subversively funny film. Meet three sisters at
the centre of a struggle with the secret demons of middle class perfection. There's Joy who is
rebounding from a breakup with her latest loser boyfriend, Helen, a glamorous writer looking for
drama in a relationship with a slovenly obscene phone caller, and then there's Trish, the housewife
who appears to have it all, including a shrink husband who has an unnatural obsession which he
manages to keep secret from his family and friends." -- Container. DVD of a motion picture first
released in 1998. Performed by Jane Adams, Elizabeth Ashley, Dylan Baker, Lara Flynn Boyle,
Ben Gazzara, Jared Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Louise Lasser, Jon Lovitz, Camryn
Manheim, Rufus Read, Cynthia Stevenson Costume designer Kathryn Nixon; production designer
Therese Deprez; director of photography Maryse Alberti; editor Alan Oxman. Spanish, English and
French subtitles. Recommended for mature audiences only.
The insatiable moon -- Auckland: Vendetta Films, 2011.
"When Arthur, self-proclaimed second son of God, sets out to save the world he loves, miracles
can happen. He brings wonder and hope to his enchanted urban life, shadowed by his devoted
band of boarding house friends and foul-mouthed house manager Bob, who cares for the men with
a rough sort of love. When the closure of his communal home is threatened, he sees an
opportunity to prove his heavenly credentials. Arthur preaches his vision to those who would
destroy his world. Just when it seems he has worked another of his miracles, his own interior world
begins to disintegrate. Has it all come to nothing? Was Arthur's message in vain? But even in the
face of despair, it seems that Arthur's magic continues--" -- Container Based on the novel by Mike
Riddell. DVD of the motion picture first released in 2010. Performed by Rawiri Paratene, Sara
Wiseman, Ian Mune, Greg Johnson. Costume designer Chantelle Gerrard; production designer
Brent Hargreaves; director of photography Thomas Burstyn. Special features: trailer; interviews;
outtakes; deleted scenes; image gallery Region 4; PAL In English with closed captions for the
hearing impaired Rated M: suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over. Note: offensive
language and content that may disturb <http://www.theinsatiablemoon.com/>
Kaosmos : a production by Odin Teatret (1993-97) -- Holstebro: Odin Teatret Film, 1998.
"A village in the heart of Europe; doors like walls and walls like doors. Every Spring the villagers
perform 'The ritual of the door'. The theme of the performance is a common one in mythology and
folklore - a man, or a woman, asks to be admitted to the Realm of Happiness or Salvation. In 'The
ritual of the door' a doorkeeper asks the protagonist to wait. The waiting lasts a lifetime,
representing both the richness and waste of existence." -- Container.
Performed by: Kai Bredholt, Roberta Carreri, Jan Ferslev, Tina Nielsen, Iben Nagel Rasmussen,
Isabel Ubeda, Julai Varley, Torgeir Wethal, Frans Winther. Camera and light, Mark Howe.
Lifts : intermediate/advanced level, volume I -- [New York] Tezoro Productions, 2007.
"Jeff Amsden teaches the proper technique for executing lifts. Join him as he covers such topics
as hand placement, the use of your legs while lifting, supporting your lower back, timing and many
other important factors necessary to execute lifts safely. The lifts featured in this video range from
intermediate to advanced in difficulty with a special section that covers girls lifting girls." -- Container.
Performed by: Jeff Amsden and Katy Spreadbury ; with Brittany Kern. Producer, Allison Ellner ;
directed by Michele Assaf ; music by Justin Adler.
All regions, NTSC.
Mad men, season four -- [United Kingdom] Lions Gate Home Entertainment, 2011.
"Jon Hamm and the rest of the breakout ensemble cast continue to captivate us as they grapple
with an uncertain new reality." -- Container Originally broadcast on television as individual episodes
in 2009. Performed by: Jon Hamm, January Jones, John Slattery, Elisabeth Moss, Christina
Hendricks, Vincent Kartheiser. In English, with optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired.
Special features: Marketing the Mustang: an American icon; 1964 presidential campaign; Audio
commentaries with cast and crew. Region 2, PAL.
Nights in the gardens of Spain -- [Auckland] TVNZ; Cinco Cine Conbrio Ltd, 2010.
"The story of a family in crisis. Handsome, successful, Kawa and his beautiful wife Annabelle live
in an elegant house in a seemingly perfect world. Teenage son Sebastian is a champion swimmer
and seven year old Miranda is the light of her daddy's life. But Kawa has a secret. He is gay. He
always has been. And now his lover Chris has had enough of the secrecy - so everyone's life is
about to change." -- Container Adapted by screenwriter Kate McDermott from Witi Ihimaera's novel
'Nights in the gardens of Spain'. Originally broadcast on TV1, December 2010 as part of the
'Sunday theatre' series Performed by Calvin Tuteao, Nathalie Boltt, Dean O'Gorman, George
Henare, Vicky Haughton. Rated M: Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over. Note:
offensive language, sexual references and drug use. Region 0; PAL
Parsifal : ein Buhnenweihfestspiel = a sacred stage festival play = un festival scenique
sacre -- Hamburg: Deutsche Grammophon, 2002.
Amfortas, king of the knights who guard the Holy Grail, has succumbed to the temptation of Kundry
- a terrible and beautiful woman forced to lead a double life as both a seductress in the service of
the evil magician Klingsor, and as a penitent in the service of the Grail. In his fall from grace,
Amfortas has not only lost the Sacred Spear that pierced Christ on the cross, but has been
mortally wounded with it. His torment can be cured only by "a blameless fool made wise through
pity". Enter Parsifal...
Produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, March 1992.
Performed by: Bernd Weikl, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Kurt Moll, Siegfried Jerusalem, Franz
Mazura, Waltraud Meier ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ; conductor,
James Levine. Stage production, Otto Schenk ; set and projection designer, Gunther SchneiderSiemssen ; costume designer, Rolf Langenfass.
Sung in German with German, English, French, Spanish, and Chinese subtitles. Booklet in
English, German, and French.
All regions, NTSC.
Rhythm is it! : you can change your life in a dance class -- [Berlin] Boomtown Media, 2005.
"Berlin, one cold January day. Amazing things are happening in the Arena down at Berlin’s
industrial harbour. 250 Berlin schoolchildren from 25 different nationalities and socially difficult
neighbourhoods are dancing to Stravinsky‘s 'Rite of Spring' choreographed by Royston Maldoom
and accompanied by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under its chief conductor, Sir Simon Rattle.
Through the eyes of three young protagonists we take part in the project‘s development, its ups
and downs, doubts and enthusiasms, uncertainties and renewals of self-confidence. Marie, 15, who
is desperately trying to pass her secondary school exams; Olayinka, 16, who has recently arrived
as a war-orphan from Nigeria and Martin, 19, who is battling to overcome his inhibitions. They
never had a chance so far, but as dancers they suddenly discover their real potentials." -Boomtown Media website. Directed by: Thomas Grube, Enrique Sanchez Lansch ; score
composed by Karim Sebastian Elias ; original score, Igor Stravinsky 'Le Sacre Du Printemps' ;
producers: Uwe Dierks, Thomas Grube, Andrea Thilo ; choreographer, Royston Maldoom ; Berlin
Philharmoniker ; conductor, Sir Simon Rattle. Region 2, PAL In German and English, with German
subtitles.
Scared sacred -- [Canada] Scared Sacred Films; National Film Board of Canada, 2005.
"How do humans find meaning in the face of overwhelming horror and tragedy?... Takes
audiences on a journey to the "Ground Zeros" of the world, searching for stories of hope and
significance... Travels to the killing fields of Cambodia, war-torn Afghanistan, the toxic wasteland
of Bhopal, post-9/11 New York, Bosnia, Hiroshima and others. Interweaving visually stunning
footage with insightful interviews with people determined to heal themselves and those around
them, the film becomes a remarkable testament to the human spirit." -- Container. Directed and
written by Velcrow Ripper; cinematography, Velcrow Ripper and Guillermo Escalon; producers
Cari Green, Harry Sutherland and Tracey Friesen. Special features: Audio commentary by director
Velcrow Ripper; director's Q&A; "Forgiveness, justice, and genocide": a panel discussion with
Velcrow Ripper, filmmaker Atom Egoyan and writer Handani Ditmars; guided Tonglen meditation
session; theatrical trailer; downloadable user's guide; filmmaker bios and weblinks Region 1;
NTSC French and English subtitles
Summer Heights High -- [Australia] Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2007.
"In this mockumentary Chris plays three characters whose lives are documented over one school
term in a public high school - Jonah, a 13 year old delinquent breakdancer from Tonga; Mr G, an
ego-driven drama teacher with delusional showbiz dreams; and Ja'mie, a bitchy private schoolgirl
on a student exchange." -- Container. Includes the entire 8 episode series; over 3 and a half hours
of deleted scenes, outtakes and bloopers Writer/creator: Chris Lilley; director: Stuart McDonald;
producer: Laura Waters; executive producers: Bruce Kane; Laura Waters Region 4; PAL Rated M:
Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over. Note: contains offensive language
This is England -- [Australia] MadMan, [2008]
"Tells the story of Shaun, a 12 year old kid growing up without a father in the north of England. Set
during the summer holidays of 1983, the film charts his rites of passage from a scruffy misfit
grieving the loss of his father into a shaven headed thug whose anger and pain are embraced by
the local skinhead fraternity. With a shell of a mother and no father to guide him, Shaun seems set
for self-destruction but it is not long before things turn sour with his new found "friends" and Shaun
discovers that violence is the coward's answer. -- Container. Performed by: Thomas Turgoose,
Stephen Graham Written and directed by Shane Meadows; costume designer Jo Thompson;
production designer Mark Leese; director of photography Danny Cohen Special features:
commentary with Shane Meadows, Mark Herbert & Thomas Turgoose; Deleted scenes; Behind
the scenes; Auditions & rehearsals; Interviews w/ Director & Producer, Hair, Make-up and Design
Departments Region 4, PAL, widescreen English subtitles Rated R16: Restricted to persons 16
years and over. Note: contains violence, offensive language and drug use.
Three McGregor ballets : Chroma; Infra; Limen -- [Heathfield, East Sussex] Opus Arte, 2011.
A showcase for the talent of choreographer Wayne McGregor, who choreographed all three works
for the Royal Ballet.
Chroma (2006). Performed by; Mara Galeazzi, Sarah Lamb, Tamara Rojo, Frederico Bonelli,
Edward Watson and members of the Royal Ballet; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House,
conducted by Daniel Capps. Produced and directed by Margaret Williams. Music, Joby Talbot and
Jack White; set designs, John Pawson; costume designs, Moritz Junge; lighting design, Lucy
Carter. Recorded live at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden 10 and 11 June 2010.
Infra (2008). Performed by: Leanne Benjamin, Lauren Cuthbertson, Mara Galeazzi, Melissa
Hamilton, Edward Watson, Eric Underwood and members of the Royal Ballet; pianist, Robert Clark
; The Max Richter Quartet. Directed by Jonathan Haswell in a BBC/Royal Opera House coproduction. Music, Max Richter; set designs, Julian Opie; costume designs, Moritz Junge; lighting
design, Lucy Carter; sound design, Chris Elkers. Recorded live at the Royal Opera House Covent
Garden 13 and 14 November 2008.
Limen (2009). Performed by: Leanne Benjamin, Sarah Lamb, Steven McRae, Eric Underwood,
Edward Watson and members of the Royal Ballet; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House,
conducted by Barry Wordsworth; solo cello, Anssi Karttunen. Produced and directed by Margaret
Williams. Music, Kaija Saariaho ; set and video designs, Tasuo Miyajima; costume designs, Moritz
Junge; lighting design, Lucy Carter. Recorded live at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden 13
and 17 November 2009.
Extra features: Introduction to each ballet by Wayne McGregor.
Booklet in English, French and German; notes by Luke Jennings.
NTSC. All regions.