| Description |
2 videodisc (DVD)s (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Contents |
The Alexander technique in core movement [including alignment, plié, tendu, extension, bending, twisting, arms and jumping] -- Quick reference to the Alexander principles -- A class: some unanswered questions [including breathing, how to sit on the floor, how to improve turnout, and work on arabesque] -- A conversation with dancers [how Alexander technique may be used in choreographic styles of Martha Graham, Bob Fosse, William Forsythe] -- More about F.M. Alexander |
| Notes |
Logo (phrase with image) at head of title and on discs: The balance of well-being : the Alexander technique |
| Credits |
Teacher: Jane Kosminsky ; Director: Molly McBride ; Director of photography: Juan Barrera ; Editor: François Bernadi ; Lighting design: Ned Hallick ; Sound: Michael Shoskes ; Costumes: David Zyla ; Music: Marianna Rosett, Johannes Brahms ; Assistant teacher: Anne-René Petrarca |
| Performer |
Professional dancers: Brock Labrenz, Gelan Lambert, Jr., Heidi Stoeckley. Student dancers from the Juilliard School: Adam Barruch, Laura Careless, Shamel Pitts, Abbey Roesner, Idan Sharabi, Harumi Terayama, Riley Watts |
| Notes |
DVD. Region unspecified |
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No rating given |
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Available to Deakin staff and students only |
| Subject |
Alexander, F. Matthias (Frederick Matthias), 1869-1955.
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Alexander technique.
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Dance -- Study and teaching.
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Human mechanics.
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction films.
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Instructional films.
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Video recordings.
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| Author |
Kosminsky, Jane, producer, teacher
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McBride, Molly, director
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Barrera, Juan, cinematographer
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Bernadi, François, editor
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Hallick, Ned, lighting designer
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Shoskes, Michael
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Zyla, David, costume designer
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Rosett, Marianna, musician
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Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897.
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Petrarca, Anne-René, teacher
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Labrenz, Brock, dancer
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Lambert, Gelan, dancer
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Stoeckley, Heidi, dancer
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Barruch, Adam, dancer
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Careless, Laura, dancer
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Pitts, Shamel, dancer
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Roesner, Abbey, dancer
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Sharabi, Idan, 1984- dancer
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Terayama, Harumi, dancer
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Watts, Riley, dancer
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Balance of Well-Being (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0967433517 |
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9780967433516 |
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