Jane Sloan Media Librarian jsloan@rci.rutgers.edu

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New Acquisitions - July 2006

All about Darfur 2005

Civil strife in Sudan is explored in personal detail in this film from British-Sudanese filmmaker Taghreed Elsanhouri.

1 videocassette (82 min.)

MEDIA 2-7464

All points of the compass 2006

Nine children of Tr àn Van Lâam, former foreign minister of South Vietnam, talked about their experience of dislocation, of their lives in new countries: America, the U.K., Canada, France, and Australia.

1 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 2-7478

Athleticism in dance 1984

Event Note: Recorded on November 1, 1984 in the studios of WNYC-TV, New York. Telecast on Movember 18, 1984Daring dancers doing contact improvisation, modern and aerial dance.

1 videocassette (28 min.)

MUSIC 569

Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen Even dwarfs started small 1999

"The inmates have taken over an institution in a bleak and savage world in which everyone's a dwarf. As one of the institution's directors holds a rebel hostage while issuing orders for calm, the other inmates run amok, smashing equipment, setting fires, fighting for power and tormenting two blind prisoners. In this land of reversed proportions, these revolutionary outcasts not only destroy the symbols of civilization-- cars, typewriters and dinner plates-- but trees and flowers and animals as well."--Container.

1 videodisc (96 min.)

MEDIA 10-647

August Wilson 1994

Playwright August Wilson talks about his roots in the black community, how his plays express the African-American experience, how the African heritage of Black Americans is both expressed and repressed in American society today, and the importance of blues as cultural expression.

1 videocassette (ca. 22 min.)

MEDIA 2-7461

August Wilson 2003

Bill Moyers interviews playwright August Wilson on the importance of the blues in Wilson's life and his writing. Also talks about finding an African-American cultural identity and what Wilson sees as the false portrayal of black Americans on television.

1 videodisc (30 min.)

MEDIA 10-643

Awake and sing 2001

A portrait of a Jewish family in a Bronx tenement perfectly captures the spirit of the Depression years.

1 videocassette (100 min.)

MEDIA 2-7467

Behind the scenes 1983

Event Note: Videotaped at the studios of WNYC-TV, New York, on October 25, 1983. Telecast on November 14, 1983Discussions of the creative challenges faced by company managers and costume designers.

1 videocassette (28 min.)

MUSIC 564

Beloved 1999?

After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved". Sethe & Denver take her in and then strange things start to happen.

1 videodisc (171 min.)

DANA 311

Brecht on stage 2002

Performer Note: Commentary: Helene Weigel, Karl Weber, Hans MayerBertolt Brecht wrote plays to challenge an audience, to make them think and see the possibilities of change -- what he called "dialectical theater." In this documentary contemporaries and scholars discuss his work and the methods he used to revolutionize drama in the 20th century, and its impact on modern theater.

1 videocassette (24 min.)

MEDIA 2-7459

Care & feeding of dancers: Changing habits 1981

Event Note: Recorded on April 1, 1981. Telecast on April 16, 1981Richard Bachrach, an osteopath, and Irene Dowd, who teaches neuromuscular re-education and functional anatomy, explain how their specialities help dancers achieve better movement patterns and avoid the recurrence of injuries. Dowd describes her studies with Lulu Sweigard, and both guests give a practical demonstration of their methods with the help of Pam Parkhurst.

1 videocassette (27 min.)

MUSIC 545

Care & feeding of dancers: Dancers' injuries 1981

Event Note: Recorded on March 15, 1981. Telecast on April 2, 1981Discussions on the rehabilitation of injured dancers. Deals primarily with physical problems of professional ballet dancers.

1 videocassette (29 min.)

MUSIC 543

Care & feeding of dancers: Misconceptions 1981

Event Note: Recorded on April 1, 1982. Telecase on April 9, 1981Discussions exposing misconceptions regarding good health care for dancers. Explores the special problems and needs of dancers' health.

1 videocassette (26 min.)

MUSIC 544

Care & feeding of dancers: Role of movement habits 1981

Event Note: Recorded on April 1, 1981. Telecast on April 23, 1981Linda Roberts, a dancer and muscular therapist, and Jessica Wolf, an instructor of Alexander technique, discuss how their specialities can help dancers and non-dancers counteract detrimental movement habits. Roberts suggests some ways of releasing tension; Wolf demonstrates some patterns of misuse and ways to correct them. They also touch upon the topics of warming up, massage, and eliminating pain.

1 videocassette (27 min.)

MUSIC 546

Center stage physicality and theatricality 1986

Event Note: Recorded March 20, 1986 in the studios of WNYC-TV, New York. Telecast on May 2, 1986Guests discuss the desire to perform and the skills required to balance performances charged with physicality and theatricality.

1 videocassette (29 min.)

MUSIC 576

Changing images of men and women dancing 1982

Event Note: Program 70: Videotaped at ARC Video Studio, New York City, on December 7, 1982. Telecast on December 13, 1982 Event Note: Program 71: Videotaped at ARC Video Studio, New York City, on November 22, 1982. Telecast on December 20, 1982Program 68: Comparison of work actions (strikes) by ABT dancers and NFL football players / George Martin, Frank Smith, Christine Spizzo, Leonard Liebowitz. Program 69: Changing psychology and attitudes in the ballet world / Mel Tomlinson Delia Peters, Judith Kupersmith. Program 70: Choreographers' expression of their environments and the emergence of "break dancing" / John Bernd, Johanna Boyce, Julie Fraad, Richard Williams. Program 71: New expressions of female identity in dance / Blondell Cummings, Meg Harper, Elizabeth Streb. Program 72: George de la Pen~a and Rebecca Wright, former dancers with American Ballet Theatre who have now branched out into musical theater and films, relate why and how they made their decisions / George de la Pen~a, Rebecca Wright.

5 videocassettes (ca. 28 min. each)

MUSIC. MUSIC 557 cassette 1 557 cassette 2

Chekhovskie motivy Chekhovian motifs 2003

Performer Note: Sergei Bekhterev, Nina Ruslanova, Natal ia Buz ko, Filipp PanovTatiana Repina appears at her former lover's wedding, despite her recent suicide.

1 videodisc (120 min.)

MEDIA 10-649

Collaborations 1983

Event Note: Videotaped in the studios of WNYC-TV, New York, on September 15, 1983. Telecast on October 10, 1983Visual and music artists working with the Hawkins Company discuss artistic relationships and collaborations.

1 videocassette (29 min.)

MUSIC 563

Comedy and outrage in dance 1982

Contents: Program 53 -- Program 54 Event Note: Program 53: Videotaped at ARC Video Studio, New York City, on April 1, 1982. Telecast on May 10, 1982 Event Note: Program 54: Videotaped at ARC Video Studio, New York City, on May 1, 1982. Telecast on May 17, 1982Program 52: Viewpoints on comedy in dance / James Cunningham, Matthew Nash. Program 53: Views and criticism on comedy and outrage in dance / Martha Clarke, Senta Driver. Program 54: Interviews with dancers/choreographers / Bill T. Jones, Bill Irwin. Program 55: Interviews with choreographers of comedy dance / Bob Bowyer, JoAnn Bruggeman, Mitchell Rose.

4 videocassettes (ca. 28 min. each )

MUSIC. MUSIC 553 cassette 1 553 cassette 2

A conversation with Koko 1999

Performer Note: Narrator: Martin SheenDocuments Koko's ability to understand English and communicate using facial expression, body language, and a vocabulary of over 1,000 word signs based on American Sign Language.

1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 2-7136

Dance and social consciousness in the 30's & 40's 1984

Event Note: Recorded on April 15, 1984 in the studios of WNYC-TV, New York. Telecast on April 23, 1984Dancers who began their careers in the 1930's and 1940's discuss promoting of social awareness through dance.

1 videocassette (29 min.)

MUSIC 566

Dance in religion & ritual 1983

Performer Note: Host: Julinda Lewis ; guests: Desak Ketut Suarni, Du-Yee Chang and Chiang Ching Event Note: Videotaped at ARC Video Studio, New York City, on April 19, 1983. Telecast on May 9, 1983Ritual dance in oriental cultures.

1 videocassette (27 min.)

MUSIC 562

Dance on television 1983

Event Note: Program 77: Videotaped at ARC Video Studio, New York City, on February 22, 1983. Telecast on March 7, 1983 Event Note: Program 80: Videotaped at ARC Video Studio, New York City, on February 24, 1983. Telecast on March 28, 1983Program 77: The experience of working with television / Meredith Monk, Laura Dean. Program 78: The roots of dance on television / Mary Anthony, Bettie De Jong. Program 79: The opportunities presented by television / Rhoda Grauer, John Job. Program 80: A discussion on interfacing choreographers with the new technology and computer generated graphics / Rebecca Allen, Dianne McIntyre.

4 videocassette (ca. 29 min. each)

MUSIC. MUSIC 561 cassette 1 561 cassette 2

Dance on TV and film 1985

Event Note: Recorded on February 1, 1985 at the studios of WNYC-TV, New York. Telecast on February 11, 1985Don Pennebaker, an independent filmmaker, and Kenneth Robbins, who has worked on videos involving dance, discuss why they chose dance as a subject and their approaches to recording it.

1 videocassette (28 min.)

MUSIC 550

Dance on TV & film: 145 1985

Event Note: Produced at the studios of WNYC-TV, New York, on January 15, 1985. Telecast on February 4, 1985Discussion on how choreographers collaborate on video dance projects.

1 videocassette (28 min.)

MUSIC 558

Dance on TV & film: 147 1985

Event Note: Videotaped at the studios of WNYC-TV, New York, on January 28, 1985. Telecast on February 18, 1985Discussion on the use of video in combination with live dance performance.

1 videocassette (28 min.)

MUSIC 559

Dance on TV & film: 148 1985

Event Note: Videotaped at the studios of WNYC-TV, New York on January 28, 1985. Telecast on February 25, 1985Creating dance for television.

1 videocassette (28 min.)

MUSIC 560

Dance on TV & film: 47 1982

Explores the future of dance on film in television.

1 videocassette (29 min.)

MUSIC 551

Dancers' bodies 1984

Event Note: Recorded on June 1, 1984 in the studios of WNYC-TV, New York. Telecast on June 18, 1984Conditioning and weight training for dancers.

1 videocassette (29 min.)

MUSIC 568

Dancers' health and well-being 1982

Contents: Program 49. Sports aspects -- program 50. Psychology and movement Event Note: Program 49: Videotaped at ARC Video Studio, New York City on April 1, 1982. Telecast on April 12, 1982 Event Note: Program 50: Videotaped at ARC Video Studio, New York City on April 1, 1982. Telecast on April 19, 1982Program 49: Risa Friedman and Peter Justice, specialists in physical training, discuss warm-up and stretching exercises, including their purposes and functions, and the best times to do them. Program 50: Carol Lynne Moore and Howard Siegel discuss psychology and movement.

4 videocassettes (28 min. each)

MUSIC. MUSIC 549 cassette 1 549 cassette 2

Dancing families 1983

Event Note: Videotaped at ARC Video Studio, New York City, on January 31, 1983. Telecast on February 28, 1983Discussion of the dynamics and personalities found in dancing families.

1 videocassette (28 min.)

MUSIC 556

Dans les tranchées, l'Afrique l'aventure ambiguë 2004

Jean-Pierre Koita tells a moving story about his father, Demba Koita, a sixteen-year-old youth from Senegal who fought in World War I for France. It is the first time that French soldiers and colonial soldiers fought together in the trenches.

1 videodisc (52 min.)

MEDIA 10-653

Demystifying the man Louis Horst 1985

Event Note: Recorded on January 1, 1985 in the studios of WNYC-TV, New York. Telecast January 6, 1985Three dancers talk about Louis Horst, dancer/choreographer, who shaped modern dance in America.

1 videocassette (28 min.)

MUSIC 570

Dôlè 2001

Performer Note: David Ngnema Nkoche, Emile Mepango Matala, Roland NkeyiThis film reveals that here or abroad, causes of youthful disaffection are remarkably similar. When four boys decide to up their odds by robbing the lottery kiosk, this gentle comedy turns tragic.

1 videcassette (ca. 80 min.)

MEDIA PN1997 .D65 2001 791.4372 2-7463

The education of Shelby Knox a documentary 2005

Documentary which presents the political activism of high school student Shelby Knox. The film begins in 2001 when Shelby Knox, a 15-year-old high school sophomore, joins the Lubbock Youth Commission, a group of high school students empowered by the mayor to give Lubbock's youth a voice in city government. Knowing that Lubbock, Tex. had one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease in the nation, the Youth Commission questioned Lubbock's abstinence-only sex education policy. Shelby, a politically conservative Southern Baptist who had pledged abstinence until marriage, became the group's most vocal proponent of comprehensive sex education. The documentary explores other issues beyond the debate over abstinence-only versus comprehensive sex education. It portrays Shelby's family's struggle with teen independence; Shelby's struggle with her Christian faith; Shelby's widening activism into other issues, such as the creation of a Gay/Straight Alliance at her high school; issues of tolerance; and the power of political activism.

1 videocassette (76 min.)

MEDIA 2-7462

Everyday use 2003

A poignant film adaptation of Alice Walker's widely studied short story, "Everyday Use.".

1 videocassette (26 min.)

MEDIA PS3573.A425 E9 2003 813.54 WAL 2-7460

The experimentalists 1982

Contents: Program 64 -- program 65 Event Note: Program 64: Videotaped at ARC Video Studio, New York City, on October 19, 1982. Telecast on November 1, 1982 Event Note: Program 65: Videotoaped at ARC Video Studio, New York City, on October 20, 1982. Telecast on November 8, 1982Program 64: Dancers and choreographers redefining form in contemporary terms for our time / Tim Miller, Pooh Kaye, Ishmael Houston Jones. Program 65: Interviews of choreographers, punctuated by dances which illustrate improvisation and other dance techniques / Molissa Fenley, Marta Renzi, Dana Reitz. Program 66: Dancers and choreographers redefining form in contemporary terms for our time / Ping Chong, Douglas Dunn. Program 67: Dancers and choreographers redefine form in contemporary terms for our time / Robert Dunn, Kenneth King.

4 videocassettes (28 min. each)

MUSIC. MUSIC 555 cassette 1 555 cassette 2

George Balanchine's relationship with music 1985

Event Note: Recorded on December 12, 1985 at the studios of WNYC-TV, New York. Telecast on January 17, 1986Balanchine's choreographic response to music is discussed by composer/author George Perle, Robert Irving, conductor of the New York City Ballet, and Joseph Duell, principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. Discussion centers around Balanchine's use of modern music, particularly his collaboration with Igor Stravinsky on the ballets Agon and Movements for piano and orchestra. David Bintley, of the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet, discusses his interpretation of the title role of Fokin's Petrouchka.

1 videocassette (29 min.)

MUSIC 578

Girl hood 2004

Director Liz Garbus presents the coming-of-age stories of two girls trying to make a life for themselves both inside and outside of Baltimore's juvenile justice system.

1 videodisc (82 min.)

MEDIA 10-650

The Harold Lloyd comedy collection: Bonus disc 2005

Collection of special features that accompany the Harold Lloyd comedy collection. Includes: a guided tour through the life and work of Harold Lloyd by Leonard Maltin; interviews with celebrities and friends; vintage Harold Lloyd interviews and home movies; video biographies of Lloyd's collaborators; photo and publicity galleries; Lloyd's Academy Award speech; USC's Delta Kappa Alpha tribute; audio clips from radio segments.

1 videodisc (ca. 180 min.)

MEDIA 10-648 v.4

The Harold Lloyd comedy collection: Volume 1 2005

Eight feature films starring silent screen comedian Harold Lloyd.

2 videodiscs (ca. 402 min.)

MEDIA 10-648 v.1

The Harold Lloyd comedy collection: Volume 2 2005

Harold Lloyd's genius is brought to life with this collection of films. Contains 9 groundbreaking comedies. Rediscover the genius of one of Hollywood's master comedians.

2 videodiscs (466 min.)

MEDIA 10-648 v.2

The Harold Lloyd comedy collection: Volume 3 2005

The genius of Harold Lloyd is brought to life. Contains 11 groundbreaking comedies. Rediscover the genius of one of Hollywood's master comedians.

2 videodiscs (511 min.)

MEDIA 10-648 v.3

I Paladini storia d'armi e d'amori 1985

Magic, knights, and medieval fights between Moors and Christians, over women and honor.

1 videocassette (101 min.)

MEDIA 853.914 2-7476

Jeanne Dielman 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 1975

Minutely details three days in the life of a housewife/prostitute. When her daily routine is disrupted, her reactionis extreme.

2 videodisc (200 min.)

MEDIA 10-652

Jeanne Dielman 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 1975

This video minutely details three days in the life of a housewife/prostitute. When her daily routine is disrupted, her reaction is extreme.

1 videocassette (200 min.)

MEDIA. MEDIA D-420 cassette 1 D-421 cassette 2

John Cassavetes five films 2004

Performer Note: Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Fred Draper, Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey, Joan BlondellShadows. Revolves around an interracial romance between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman living in New York with her two brothers, and Tony, a white man. The relationship crumbles when Tony meets Lelia's brother Hugh, a talented dark-skinned jazz singer struggling to find work, and discovers the truth about Lelia's racial heritage. Faces. The film follows the futile attempts of captain of industry Richard and his wife Maria to escape the anguish of their empty marriage in the arms of others. A woman under the influence. A devastating drama detailing the emotional breakdown of a suburban housewife and her family's struggle to save her from herself. The killing of a Chinese bookie. A gentlemen's club owner Cosmo Vitelli, a man dedicated to pretenses of composure and self-possession, runs afoul of a small-time gangster. He is forced to commit a horrible crime in a last-ditch effort to save his beloved club and his way of life. Opening night. Broadway actress Myrtle Gordon rehearses for her latest play about a woman unable to admit that she is aging. When she witnesses the accidental death of an adoring young fan, she begins to confront the personal and professional turmoil she faces in her own life. A constant forge : the life and art of John Cassavetes. A detailed journey through the career of one of film's greatest pioneers and iconoclasts. Assembled from candid interviews with Cassavetes' collaboators and friends, rare photographs, archival footage, and the director's own words, the film paints a revealing portrait of a man whose fierce love, courage, and dedication changed the face of cinema forever.

8 videodiscs (ca. 837 min.)

MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA. MEDIA 10-651 v.1 10-651 v.2 10-651 v.3 10-651 v.4 10-651 v.5 10-651 v.6

Laban for actors the 8 effort actions 1997

Presentation of a workshop for actors in the use of part of Rudolf von Laban's system to add variety and clarity to their physical work.

1 videocassette (ca. 32 min.)

MEDIA 2-7137

Liberia a fragile peace 2006

"Chronicles the period from the departure of [dictator] Charles Taylor to the election of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first African woman head of state, and presents the difficulties of rehabilitating a nation destroyed by war"--Container.

1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 2-7466

The long ships 2003

Viking brothers steal the Norse king's funeral ship as well as his beautiful daughter and head off in search of the fabled "Mother of Voices," a huge solid-gold bell "as tall as three tall men." The brothers battle a maelstrom, a mutinous crew and vengeful Moorish troops led by Prince El Mansuh.

1 videodisc (ca. 125 min.)

DANA 791.43/72 22 306

A midsummer night's dream Le songe d'une nuit d'été : opéra en trois actes = Ein Sommernachtstraum : Oper in drei Akten 2005

Event Note: Recorded in performance, Apr. 2005, Gran Teatre del Liceu2 videodiscs (157 min.)

MUSIC 83

The night Tulsa burned 2002

Recalls the race riot of May 31, 1921 and the destruction of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa, OK.

1 videodisc (ca. 50 mins.)

DANA 312

Nubia and the mysteries of Kush 2001

Archaeologists explore ancient Nubia, a region which spanned the southern part of Egypt and the northern part of the Sudan, and its golden age, the kingdom of Kush which existed from approximately 800 B.C. to 350 A.D. They display and discuss the results of excavations, including pottery, pyramids and other buildings.

1 videocassette (27 min.)

MEDIA 2-7135

Nurturing new generations of dancers 1986

Event Note: Recorded on October 9, 1986 in the studios of WNYC-TV, New York. Telecast on October 31, 1986Dancers give their views on past and present in the dance world.

1 videocassette (29 min.)

MUSIC 577

Passing on dance 1982

Event Note: Program 60: Videotaped at ARC Video Studio, New York City, on September 28, 1982. Telecast on October 4, 1982 Event Note: Program 61: Videotaped at ARC Video Studio, New York City, on September 28, 1982. Telecast on October 11, 1982 Event Note: Program 62: Videotaped at ARC Video Studio, New York City, on September 29, 1982. Telecast on October 18, 1982 Event Note: Program 63: Videotaped at ARC Video Studio, New York City, on September 30, 1982. Telecast on October 25, 1982Program 60: Recreating the earliest modern dances / Millicent hodson, Annabelle Gamson. Program 61: Using dance notation to reconstruct choreography / Phoebe Nelville, Tom Brown, Muriel Topaz. Program 62: Reconstruction of early ballet repertory / Donna Baldwin, Isabelle Fokine, Gretchen Shumaker. Program 63: Carrying on tradition in a company dedicated to its founding choreographer, José Limón / Carla Maxwell, Daniel Lewis, Milton Meyers.

4 videocassettes (ca. 28 min. each)

MUSIC. MUSIC. MUSIC. MUSIC 554 cassette 1 554 cassette 2 554 cassette 3 554 cassette 4

Peter Stein in Moscow 1995

Shows in-depth interviews with Russian actors and Stein discussing his work on the first-ever Russian staging of Aeschylus's tragedy, the Oresteia. He explains the turbulent history of setting up this cultural exchange and the practical difficulties it involved.

1 videocassette (41 min.)

MEDIA 2-7473

Political & social comment in dance 1984

Event Note: Recorded on April 1, 1984 at the studios of WNYC-TV, New York. Telecast on April 16, 1984Discussion on how performance art is a way to comment on society.

1 videocassette (29 min.)

MUSIC 567

A question of fairness 2004

Bill Moyers investigates the growing gap between rich and poor by focusing on three cases: the impact of NAFTA on a Pennsylvania mill town; the collapse of WorldCom due to the financial deragulation in the 1990s; and the attempt to reform Alabama's state income tax system.

1 videorecording (58 min.)

MEDIA HC110.I5 Q47 2004 339.2 2-7470

Reluctant saint Francis of Assisi 2003

"'Don't make a saint of me,' Francis of Assisi told a friend-- even as his charisma and holiness were dazzling his contemporaries and generating a legend that has lasted almost a millennium. Reluctant saint shows us a Saint Francis who transcends the image familiar to even the least religious among us: wealthy playboy, soldier, businessman, preacher, defender of the poor, mystic and -- later -- an inspiration to lovers of nature and the earth"--Container.

1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.)

MEDIA 10-654

Sam Shepard stalking himself 1998

Performer Note: Participants, Edward Albee, Ethan Hawke, Gary Sinise, Ed HarrisA documentary of the life and works of Sam Shepard; features excerpts from performances, Shepard reading from his own work, and interviews with famous friends and fans.

1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA PS3569.H394 Z89 1998 928 2-7474

Second time around career options for dancers 1981

Event Note: Program 35: Videotaped at ARC Videodance Studio, New York City, on November 15, 1981. Telecast on December 3, 1981Program 35: Discusses the options and opportunities available to dancers seeking second careers.

4 videocassettes (28 min. each)

MUSIC 552

Shackles of memory the Atlantic slave trade 1994

From the port of Nantes, located on the French Atlantic coast, more than 1800 slave ships plied their human cargo during the 18th and 19th centuries. These French ships circled the coast of Africa, exchanging trade merchandise for black captives whom they later sold to the colonies being established in the New World.

1 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 2-7471

Shaping today with yesterday 1985

Event Note: Recorded on April 29, 1985 in the studios of WNYC-TV, New York. Telecast on May 13, 1985Discussion on and demonstrations of the Morris dance and ancient ritual English dances.

1 videocassette (29 min.)

MUSIC 571

Social dancing American Indian, square dancing, and swing 1985

Event Note: Recorded on February 25, 1985 in the studios of WNYC-TV, New York. Telecast on March 18, 1985Examination of the social dances of the American Indian, square dancing, and the "swing" era.

1 videocassette (29 min.)

MUSIC 573

Social dancing In the baroque era 1985

Event Note: Recorded February 21, 1985 in the studios of WNYC-TV, New York. Telecast March 4, 1985Demonstration and discussion of social dance in the Baroque period.

1 videocassette (29 min.)

MUSIC 572

Spike Lee collection: Crooklyn a Spike Lee joint! 2000

Director Spike Lee fashions a bold, flavorful picture of family life in a crowded but cozy Brooklyn neighborhood nicknamed "Crooklyn" by the Carmichaels, who experience one very special summer in their hometown under difficult but often wonderful circumstances.

1 videodiscs (144 min.)

DANA 313 v.1

Spike Lee collection: Jungle fever 2000

A black architect begins an affair with his working class Italian secretary. Their relationship causes them to be scrutinized by their friends, cast out from their families and shunned by their neighbors.

1 videodisc (89 min.)

DANA 313 v.2

Spike Lee collection: Mo' better blues 2000

Talented trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed by his music and indecisive about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.

1 videodisc (140 min.)

DANA 313 v.3

Stella Adler awake and dream! 200

A profile of the legendary acting teacher, Stella Adler. Includes personal interviews, film clips, and videos of her at work with her students.

1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-7472

Story of a cloistered nun 2004

Tragic story of a young girl confined to a convent for going against her parents wishes to marry the man they have chosen.

1 videocassette (93 min.)

MEDIA 2-7477

Third world dance: Beyond the white stream 1981

Event Note: Program 19: Recorded on April 15, 1981. Telecast on May 7, 1981 Event Note: Program 20: Recorded on May 1, 1981. Telecast on May 14, 1981 Event Note: Program 21: Recorded on May 15, 1981. Telecast on May 21, 1981 Event Note: Program 22: Recorded on May 15, 1981. Telecast on May 28, 1981Program 19. Karel Shook, co-director of the Dance Theater in Harlem, and Joe Nash, dance historian, discuss the establishment of American black dance companies, the difficulty of black classical dancers. Program 20. Define black dance in the United States from two perspectives: original modern dance and historical African tribal dance. Program 21. Ethnic dance and how those of other cultures see it. Program 22. Dance critic Sally Sommer and Beate Gordon, director of the Performing Arts Dept. of the Asia Society, discuss different definitions of the term ethnic dance.

4 videocassettes (ca. 28 min. each)

MUSIC. MUSIC. MUSIC. MUSIC 547 cassette 1 547 cassette 2 547 cassette 3 547 cassette 4

Third world dance: Tracing roots 1981

Event Note: Program 28: Videotaped at ARC Videodance Studio, New York City on October 1, 1981. Telecast on October 12, 1981 Event Note: Program 30: Videotaped at ARC Videodance Studio, New York City on October 15, 1981. Telecast on October 26, 1981Program 28: Discusses the origins and influences of three types of ethnic dance: Middle Eastern, Balinese and Spanish. Program 30: Discusses legendary women of dance: Syvilla Fort and Thelma Hill.

4 videocassettes (ca. 28 min. each)

MUSIC. MUSIC 548 cassette 1 548 cassette 2

Uta Hagen's acting class 2002

Uta Hagen explains and demonstrates her approach to acting. Teaching examples are selected from almost two hundred hours of recorded classes. Scenes as well as all ten of her famous 'object exercises' are performed by her students, critiqued and then reworked.

2 videodiscs (ca. 180 min.)

MEDIA 10-646

Witches in exile 2005

Belief in witchcraft continues to terrorize women. This film introduces us to five women who have taken refuge in the Kukuo witches' camp and who represent a cross section of the 'witch' population of Northern Ghana today.

1 videocassette (ca. 78 min.)

MEDIA 2-7465