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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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In an American suburb in the early 1980s, students at a highly competitive performing arts high school struggle and thrive in a rarified bubble, ambitiously pursuing music, movement, Shakespeare, and, particularly, their acting classes. When within this striving "Brotherhood of the Arts," two freshmen, David and Sarah, fall headlong into love, their passion does not go unnoticed--or untoyed with--by anyone, especially not by their charismatic acting...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Like many others on the autism spectrum, 20-something stand-up comic Michael McCreary has been told by more than a few well-meaning folks that he doesn't "look" autistic. But, as he's quick to point out in this memoir, autism "looks" different for just about everyone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Diagnosed with ASD at age five, McCreary got hit with the performance bug not much later. During a difficult time in junior high, he started journaling,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Description
187 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In the third book of his popular trilogy on creating and sustaining arts organizations, Michael Kaiser reveals the hidden engine that powers consistent success. According to Kaiser, successful arts organizations pursue strong programmatic marketing campaigns that compel people to buy tickets, enroll in classes, and so on--in short, to participate in the organization's programs. Additionally, they create exciting activities that draw people to the...
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (66 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
J.F. Harris is live in Florida for his first full length special & goes on about spending the COVID pandemic in Florida with his parents, weird fixations on the Confederate Flag, being the grossest 20 year old, expensive weddings & more.
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (58 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Award winning comedian, actor, screenwriter and presenter Simon Amstell puts his emotions on the line in this very special performance of his stand-up show, Numb, which he has toured round the UK and taken to New York. Recorded at the famous BBC TV Centre, it's a stripped-down, intimate performance, as he reflects on his inability to connect with people, including family and lovers. Amstell attempts to heal himself in public in a raw and honest routine...
7) Dead Souls
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (131 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Russian
Description
Roman Kocherzhevsky's endlessly inventive reimagining of Gogol's classic Russian poem shakes off a layer of dust from the revered work to help us answer questions we all face today. It doesn't matter whether Kocherzhevsky has dressed his actors in waterproof trench coats or embroidered tailcoats, furnished the stage with delicate antiquities or Danish modern. In the end, as Gogol himself asks of us, "Isn't there some part of Chichikov in me too?"
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (78 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A man discovers his inner self in more ways than one. A near tragedy is masterfully transformed into a one-man comedy, perfectly portrayed by Ed Asner in his hilarious visit to the hospital in preparation for surgery he doesn't want.
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (98 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
MATTHEW BOURNE'S THE CAR MAN is one of modern dance's most thrilling and entertaining shows and a signature production for New Adventures. First seen in 2000, when it won the Evening Standard Award for "Musical Event of the Year", it has proved to be a smash-hit in the UK and around the world. This recording for Sky Arts was made at Sadler's Wells during the production's most recent revival. The show is loosely based on Bizet's popular opera Carmen...
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (86 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Russian
Description
Valery Ushakov's endlessly fascinating MÁRQUEZ WITHOUT WORDS is a philosophical parable narrated by the language of the body and music. The protagonist, Aureliano, notices one day that the world around him has turned upside down. To understand what is happening, he turns to a series of boxes that store memories of his past. Opening them one by one, he embarks on a journey through his life, his loves, his losses, his childhood and his regrets, all...
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (75 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Directed by Elizabeth LeCompte, TO YOU, THE BIRDIE! (Phèdre) is The Wooster Group's **OBIE**-winning production of Paul Schmidt's version of Racine's Phèdre, re-set in a mobile modernist landscape of sliding plexiglass panels, omnipresent monitors, and hidden cameras. Winner of 2002 **OBIE** and **BESSIE** awards for Best Production and Best Performer (Kate Valk)! *An "exhilarating dissection of Racine's tragedy"* - **The New York Times**
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (90 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
MATTHEW BOURNE'S ROMEO + JULIET is a passionate and contemporary re-imagining of Shakespeare's classic story of love and conflict. Set in the not-too-distant future in 'The Verona Institute' and mysteriously confined against their will by a society that seeks to divide and crush their youthful spirits, our two young lovers must follow their hearts as they risk everything to be together. A timeless story about repressed emotions and teenage discovery...
13) King Lear
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (167 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Russian
Description
Yury Butusov's brilliant, award-winning staging of KING LEAR tells us a story in which the collapse of a family, the collapse of a country, and the collapse of an individual are all connected to each other. In Shakespeare's classic work, Lear imagined himself to be God's equal - and so he divided his kingdom between his daughters just to see what would happen. Featuring four time Golden Mask Award-winning actor Konstantin Raikin as Lear.
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (67 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Matt Braunger might not be the biggest name in comedy, but his streaming numbers are. Over 100 million on Pandora, for starters. Why? Repeat watches and listens
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (141 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Russian
Description
Igor Sergeev and Vladimir Kuznetsov's multi-award nominated production of Ivan Vyrypaev's thought-provoking and timely "Iran Conference" takes place at a symposium in Denmark where influential public figures and scientists gather to discuss the current clash of modern Western liberal ideology with traditional religious consciousness and way of life. An attempt to present reports prepared by the lecturers quickly transforms into a lively conversation...
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (67 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Matt Rife is a 26 year old veteran of standup comedy. Beginning at the age of 15, Matt has developed an extremely unique perspective on everything from women, self awareness, race,and some of the worlds darker issues. And he delivers these ideas with a quick witted, almost charmingly naive performance that you don't want to miss.
17) Hamlet
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (192 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
A film of the ground-breaking Royal Exchange Theater production of Hamlet, with renowned British actress Maxine Peake in the title role. *"Peake's delicate ferocity, her particular mixture of concentration and lightness, ensure that you to follow her whenever she appears." - Susannah Clapp, **The Guardian***
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (48 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
From his massive 2012 tour 'What's Happening White People?' join Paul Chowdhry live and uncensored from his huge sell-out show at the legendary Hammersmith Apollo. Paul dissects all the issues of growing up and living in multicultural Britain with his own brand of edgy and highly charged comedy. From reusing margarine tubs to passive racism to breaking down racial barriers, there are no holds barred and nothing is left unturned as Paul tackles them...
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (146 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
From the mind of award-winning director Julie Taymor (The Lion King on Broadway, Frida, Titus) comes a Shakespeare adaptation like none other, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Rich with Taymor's trademark creativity, this immersive and darkly poetic cinematic experience brings the play's iconic fairies, spells and hallucinatory lovers to life. Filmed at her sold-out stage production with cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto (Argo, Frida) and music by Academy...
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