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Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
1973.
Language
English
Description
In the fall of 1973 we had an opportunity to visit Jean Dubuffet in his studio while he was at work on a detail for his musical theater piece Coucou Bazar. The production, which Dubuffet saw as an animated painting, featured performers in costumes resembling figures in his paintings and sculptures. The piece had a successful premiere at New York’s Guggenheim earlier that year, alongside a retrospective of Dubuffet’s previous works, and later would...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
What do Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Patti LuPone and Alex Sharp have in common? They are but a few of the extraordinary actors who have studied under Moni Yakim at Juilliard, America's greatest performing arts school. With interviews with Laura Linney, Anthony Mackie and Kevin Kline, this compelling portrait of the master teacher-the sole remaining founder of the school's legendary Drama Division-takes us inside the drama classes where Moni and...
63) Passing Strange
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Spike Lee's adaptation of the Broadway show "Passing Strange" presents the portrait of a musician as a young man. In 1970s Los Angeles, a talented but rebellious middle-class African-American discovers punk rock. Through the intervention of a sincere choir director, the young man travels to Europe, where his talents blossom, but at the expense of those who care for him. The film is based on the life of musician Stew, who appears as narrator and commentator...
Publisher
Yukon Film Society
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
THE GRUBSTAKE REMIX reimagines Nell Shipman's 1923 northwoods melodrama as a dramatic comedy where the on-screen characters speak in Shakespearean English and French. A young woman - played on screen by Nell Shipman and in voice by Vancouver's Sarah Moore - goes north to the Klondike to seek her fortune only to be deceived and manipulated in a world dominated by men. Grubstake Remix is a unique cinema hybrid that crosses between the worlds of performance...
65) The Bolero
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
One of the most honored films of its time and winner of an Academy Award, THE BOLERO captures the essence of an orchestra as Zubin Mehta conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a stellar performance of Ravel's classic. Viewers gain insights into the music, the workings of a great orchestra, and leadership style and teamwork, all by observing a world renowned conductor in rehearsal and performance with a world class orchestra.
Author
Publisher
Sarabande Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"A book-length essay on the mime Marcel Marceau, informed by interviews with his students, closely observed performances, and archival research. Remarkably innovative in structure and style, the book employs lists, prose poems, syllabi, a travel itinerary, a catalog of his possessions, and more. A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause is a celebration of Marceau's transcendent creation"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"Critically acclaimed, award-winning British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard details his childhood, his first performances on the streets of London, his ascent to worldwide success on stage and screen, and his comedy shows which have won over audiences around the world"--
Izzard has built an extraordinary fan base that transcends age, gender, and race. Here he details his childhood, his first performances on the streets of London, and his ascent...
69) The Red Shoes
Publisher
Illuminations
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Filmed at Sadler’s Wells in 2019, Matthew Bourne’s THE RED SHOES is a triumphant adaptation of the legendary 1948 feature film by Micheal Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The double Olivier Award-winning show is Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of obsession, possession, and one girl’s dream to be the greatest dancer in the world. Victoria Page, played by Ashley Shaw who won a National Dance Award for her performance, lives to dance, but her ambitions...
71) First Position
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The inspirational & touching true story of 6 gifted young dancers competing for placement in the world's most prestigious dance schools and companies.
72) All by Myself
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
"I don't know why the gods chose me to be in this business but there must have been a reason and I'm still enjoying it so tremendously,” says Eartha Kitt in this intimate and eye-opening portrait. Filmed in 1982 at the singer’s remote home and multiple live performances, ALL BY MYSELF: THE EARTHA KITT STORY is a deeply moving and personal account of the iconic star’s life and career. Known worldwide for her raspy, sultry voice and theatrical...
Publisher
New Day Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Anthony Lopez and Rachel Handler, two disabled actors (both amputees), intend to restart their careers after a long hiatus. Rachel was a promising young actress before surviving a car accident two years ago. Anthony was born with his physical disability and has been taking a break from acting due to a persistent lack of confidence. Both meet each other at the Nicu's Spoon Theater - a company whose mission is to provide opportunities to both disabled...
74) An Honest Liar
Publisher
Kinonation
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The incredible true story of the renowned magician turned skeptic and exposer of frauds and hoaxes, James "The Amazing" Randi.
75) On Broadway
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
For anyone who loves theater, this contemporary history of Broadway is a pure joy! As audiences prepare for the return of live theater after an unprecedented absence of 18 months, an all-star cast tells the inside story of the last time Broadway came back from the brink. ON BROADWAY shows how this revival helped save New York City, thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion, and the sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce. Interviews...
Publisher
Distrib Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Italiano
Description
An exhilarating account of the creative process and a rousing, uniquely accessible rendition of Verdi’s glorious opera. Director Béziat, known for his innovative documentaries on classical music, trains his cameras on a 2011 production of La Traviata helmed by celebrated stage director Jean-François Sivadier. We get a behind-the-scenes look at such areas as set design and musical direction, but the heart of the film is the intense collaboration...
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Eight times a week, from 1960 to 2002, the Sullivan Street Playhouse in New York City’s Greenwich Village played midwife to a musical theater ritual that attracted theater-goers from across the globe. That show was the legendary and beloved Fantasticks, and for 42 years and 17,162 performances, a legion of performers—including future luminaries such as F. Murray Abraham, Ricardo Montalban, Elliott Gould, Liza Minnelli, Glenn Close, Richard Chamberlain...
78) Juilliard
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
1971.
Language
English
Description
A visit in 1971 to the classrooms of the Juilliard School, the prominent music academy, introducing some of the gifted students and many of the brilliant faculty including: Paul Mann, Peter Mennin, Rosina Lhévinne, Jennie Tourel, Jose Limon, John Houseman, Ivan Galamian, Ania Dorfmann, Saul Goodman, and Beverley Johnson. A meaningful documentation of the school that was founded in 1905 as the Institute of Musical Art. The composer Peter Mennin became...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
RESTLESS CREATURE: WENDY WHELAN offers an intimate portrait of prima ballerina Wendy Whelan as she prepares to leave New York City Ballet after a record-setting three decades with the company. One of the modern era’s most acclaimed dancers, Whelan was a principal ballerina for NYCB and, over the course of her celebrated career, danced numerous ballets by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, as well as new works by more modern standout choreographers...
80) Cecil B. DeMille
Publisher
A&E®
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Profile of the Hollywood directing legend who became known for his "spectaculars", making such lavish productions as The Ten Commandments and The Greatest Show on Earth. Cecil B. DeMille helped establish Hollywood as the movie-making capital of the world, and contributed many innovations to film, including the use of color and "Rembrandt lighting"—a technique for lighting part of a character's face for accent.
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