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Theatre


Theatre and Performance



CREATING COMEDY: TECHNIQUES AND EXERCISES

This Double DVD provides strategies and ideas for creating comedy for devised and scripted performances. Using interviews, workshops and performance footage from leading international comedy practitioners, this resource will guide students through the entire process, from the initial stages of researching, exploring and testing ideas through to rehearsal and final performance. Specific comedy generating strategies, like games and play, rhythm, timing and surprises, crossed objectives, double acts, major/minor and creating comedy characters are all explained, with performed examples. Includes top-band student performances and ready-to-use teaching materials.

2 DVDs / 2014 / 120 minutes

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EXPRESSIVE ACTOR - EXPRESSIVE ACTION

The study of acting should begin with physical action - a specialized, structured, flexible and adaptable physical action that is enlisted in the direct service of the expression of thought and feeling. I call this integrated physical action an expressive action).-Michael Lugering. A group of actors work through a series of carefully structured exercises and improvisations that unlock the physical, raw materials that make human expression possible. Whether the actor is expressing love, loss, rage or joy, unlocking these universal will provide the building blocks for captivating and dynamic acting.

DVD / 2014 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 70 minutes

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EXPRESSIVE ACTOR - IMPROVISATION

A group of actors demonstrate a variety of improvisatory techniques and exercises designed to expand the actors imagination and expressive power. Rooted in impulse, spontaneity, and creativity, the improvisations will lead you to new and unfamiliar methods of expression never thought possible and many of which you have never experienced in your personal life. These basic exercises can easily be modified and adapted for on-going growth and development. All the while, your acting repertoire increases and becomes more nuanced and sophisticated.

DVD / 2014 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 70 minutes

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EXPRESSIVE ACTOR - THE LUGERING METHOD

Joan Melton, an internationally recognized actor trainer and author, interviews Master Teacher Michael Lugering in a theoretical discussion of recent discoveries in philosophy, somatic psychology, neuroscience and aesthetics that underpin the integrated voice, movement and acting method presented in this series.

DVD / 2014 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 35 minutes

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OEDIPUSSY: MAKING PHYSICAL COMEDY WORK

This double DVD gives a unique insight into the hilarious inventiveness of internationally acclaimed physical comedy company, Spymonkey. Produced by Spymonkey and using original rehearsal footage and interviews, the resource follows the creative process from the first moments of inception through rehearsal to performance as the company turns Sophocles' most famous tragedy into a Bowie-esque space ballad. The DVD also includes a live recording of Oedipussy with commentary, as well as interviews with the artistic directors as they explore the influences on their work and the creative roles of director, writer and designer.

DISC 1 OEDIPUSSY recorded at Brighton Festival:
ACT 1 66min
ACT 2 45min (with optionalcommentary)
Promo trailer 4'27"
Audience voxpops 2'24"

DISC 2 OEDIPUSSY IN DEVELOPMENT
Starting Points 11'43"
Music & Choreography 9'24"
Creating in Collaboration 7'12"
Writing Tools 15'07"
Killing Your Darlings 14'47"
GLOSSARY 30'00"
REHEARSAL COMMENTARY by director and cast 2'28"


2 DVDs / 2014 / 100 minutes

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GRAEME MURPHY'S ROMEO AND JULIET

Romeo and Juliet is perhaps the greatest love story ever told - but it hasn't been told by one of Australia's greatest storytellers...until now.

Graeme Murphy (Swan Lake, Nutcracker) adds another ballet classic to his list of audacious reinventions with this much-anticipated creation for The Australian Ballet. Traversing time and place, Murphy's ballet follows 'a feisty girl and a feisty boy who are willing to take a stand for their love.' Young passion smoulders at its core, but Murphy also tackles the consequences of greed, war, and what happens to humanity when love dies. Of course, a grand story demands grand surrounds, and who better to create the costumes than Australian fashion luminary Akira Isogawa.

Romeo & Juliet is a masterpiece from first blush to final devastation.


DVD / 2011 / 140 minutes

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STANISLAVSKY FROM THE OUTSIDE IN REACT & ACT: A TRADITION OF ACTING

Tells the amazing story of the progression of Stanislavsky acting training in the United States and how some of the major Stanislavsky-influenced acting techniques relate to each other and to Stanislavsky from the Outside In.

Teaches: Stanislavsky studying actors; Moscow Art Theater & the Russian Revolution; Stella Adler; Group Theater & the American Great Depression; Lee Strasberg; Sanford Meisner.


DVD / 2011 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 14 minutes

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ANTONIN ARTAUD: PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO A THEATRE OF CRUELTY

This two-disc DVD set showcases practical approaches to working with Artaud and the Theatre of Cruelty. It provides examples of students' work that scored 100% in their A level practical examinations. These are combined with a wealth of performance footage from professional companies, interviews and practical exercises from leading Artaud practitioners, as well as an overview from Stephen Barber, Artaud's biographer and author of three books on Artaud. A unique resource that will be invaluable for all drama teaching

2 DVDs / 2010 / 120 minutes

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YOUR SOUND - THE ART OF MIXING LIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THEATRE SOUND & SYSTEM

A comprehensive instructional course teaching "live sound" made easy. This series is a complete teaching tool and "must have" for students and instructors, theatres, beginner technicians and production houses. Discover some of the best techniques in both concert and theatrical sound. Instructor Dave West teaches how to be creative and enjoy the art of mixing live entertainment. With his instantly applicable techniques, easy to understand analogies and hands-on demonstrations, you'll learn how to solve common sound problems with ease. This series teaches the fundamentals of live sound and highlights the components of a sound system. From microphones to console amplifiers and speakers, this series will give you the best tips and strategies for both concert and theatrical sound.

Subjects Covered Include:
  • Theatre Sound
  • System Design
  • Readable Materials
  • Farwell

    DVD / 2010 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 20 minutes

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    PRODUCING FOR THE THEATER: THE FORCES WHO RUN THE THEATRE - GLENN CASALE & GERRY SCHOENFELD

    This series examines the roles and responsibilities of the people who control the venues, content, and talent in theatre and provide a wide panorama of what theatre is and who "makes it happen." Features Gerald Schoenfeld of the Shubert Organization, who addresses the relationship between theatre owners and producers; Gordon Davidson of the Center Theatre Group, who discusses the development of live theatre in Los Angeles; Michael Ritchie, who describes the development of regional theatres, their influence on Broadway, and the changing profile of theatre enthusiasts; and Susan Smith, agent to such actors as Brian Dennehy and Kathy Bates, who explains the roles of agents.

    DVD / 2008 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 58 minutes

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    PRODUCING FOR THE THEATER: THE FORCES WHO RUN THE THEATRE - GORDON DAVIDSON

    This series examines the roles and responsibilities of the people who control the venues, content, and talent in theatre and provide a wide panorama of what theatre is and who "makes it happen." Features Gerald Schoenfeld of the Shubert Organization, who addresses the relationship between theatre owners and producers; Gordon Davidson of the Center Theatre Group, who discusses the development of live theatre in Los Angeles; Michael Ritchie, who describes the development of regional theatres, their influence on Broadway, and the changing profile of theatre enthusiasts; and Susan Smith, agent to such actors as Brian Dennehy and Kathy Bates, who explains the roles of agents.

    DVD / 2008 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 50 minutes

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    PRODUCING FOR THE THEATER: THE FORCES WHO RUN THE THEATRE - MICHAEL RITCHIE

    This series examines the roles and responsibilities of the people who control the venues, content, and talent in theatre and provide a wide panorama of what theatre is and who "makes it happen." Features Gerald Schoenfeld of the Shubert Organization, who addresses the relationship between theatre owners and producers; Gordon Davidson of the Center Theatre Group, who discusses the development of live theatre in Los Angeles; Michael Ritchie, who describes the development of regional theatres, their influence on Broadway, and the changing profile of theatre enthusiasts; and Susan Smith, agent to such actors as Brian Dennehy and Kathy Bates, who explains the roles of agents.

    DVD / 2008 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 50 minutes

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    PRODUCING FOR THE THEATER: THE FORCES WHO RUN THE THEATRE - SUSAN SMITH

    This series examines the roles and responsibilities of the people who control the venues, content, and talent in theatre and provide a wide panorama of what theatre is and who "makes it happen." Features Gerald Schoenfeld of the Shubert Organization, who addresses the relationship between theatre owners and producers; Gordon Davidson of the Center Theatre Group, who discusses the development of live theatre in Los Angeles; Michael Ritchie, who describes the development of regional theatres, their influence on Broadway, and the changing profile of theatre enthusiasts; and Susan Smith, agent to such actors as Brian Dennehy and Kathy Bates, who explains the roles of agents.

    DVD / 2008 / (Grades 9-Adult) / 48 minutes

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    CREATING PHYSICAL THEATRE

    An inspiring guide to some of the ideas, strategies and methods that can be used in both professional and educational contexts to add physical dimensions to performance.

    Disc 1 includes interviews, rehearsal footage, demonstrations and performances from some of the world's best and most physical practitioners. It provides examples of games, strategies and methods used to generate physical action and looks at the relationship between text and movement. It also explores the choreographing and scoring of physical action, including proxemics and sequencing.

    Disc 2 contains numerous workshop examples showing ideas and techniques that can be used to encourage students to add physicality to their performance. It also contains examples of student work.


    2 DVDs / 2006 / 90 minutes

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    ITALY: ORIGINS OF THEATRE TO PIRANDELLO

    Traces the evolution of the physical theatre from Ancient Greece to the Italian Renaissance. The film presents the theatres of Delphi, Greece; Teatro Farnese, Parma; and Teatro Goldini, Venice. Pirandello's Enrico IV reveals the innovative way in which modern Italian theatre questions illusion and reality.

    DVD (Color) / 20 minutes

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    MEDIEVAL THEATRE: MARY OF NIJMEGHAN

    Traces the evolution and characteristics of the theatre of the Middle Ages, including references to the York Mystery cycle and the play Everyman. Johann de Meester directs scenes from Mary of Jijmeghan. The film is invaluable for staging a Medieval or pre Shakesperian play.

    DVD (Color) / 16 minutes

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    SHAKESPEARE'S THEATRE AND MACBETH

    Footage of Stratford-upon-Avon and a depiction of the globe Theatre provide an understanding of the elements that influenced the style of Shakespeare's Macbeth.

    DVD (Color) / 16 minutes

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