| Description |
2 DVDs (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Note |
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. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Alexander, F. Matthias (Frederick Matthias), 1869-1955.
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Alexander, F. Matthias (Frederick Matthias), 1869-1955. |
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Alexander technique.
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Alexander technique. |
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Dance -- Study and teaching.
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Dance -- Study and teaching. |
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Human mechanics.
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Human mechanics. |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added 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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| Added Title |
Alexander technique |
| Note |
Container title: For dancers, the Alexander technique with teacher, Jane Kosminsky |
| ISBN |
0967433517 |
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9780967433516 |
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