Just as our book collection continues to grow, so too does our collection of DVDs. Here are a few recent arrivals to whet the appetite, covering everything from the sleeping habits of superstars to ballets based on Proust and sculpture festivals at Bondi Beach. They can all be requested through the Library’s catalogue and viewed in the Audio-Visual Centre in the Arts Reading Room.
Irving Berlin: an American song
A&E Home Video, 2005In bed with Madonna
MGM Home Entertainment, 2002The hard nut: music by Tchaikovsky, choreography by Mark Morris
Elektra Entertainment, 2002What the universe tells me: unravelling the mysteries of Mahler’s Third Symphony
Arts Video Productions, 2003Hype: directed by Doug Pray
Republic Pictures, 2004Three ballerinas: Lucette Aldous, Marilyn Jones and Marilyn Rowe
Quantum Leap, 2004The future is unwritten: a film by Julian Temple
Sony BMG, 2008Proust ou Les intermittences du cœur: by Roland Petit with The Paris Opera Ballet
Belair Classiques, 2008Rosas danst rosas: choreography by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker
Editions à Voir, 2002Haunting Douglas: documentary about Douglas Wright, New Zealand choreographer, dancer, artist
Spacific Films, 2003Sculpture by the sea
Rebelstudio & Sculpture by the Sea, 2007
If you’re a fan of our W.G.Alma Conjuring Collection, here are a few new DVDs in our ever-growing collection to help with all of your prestidigitation needs!
Suzy Wandas: the lady with the fairy fingers
Miracle Factory, 2009Hobson: fabulous mysteries
Miracle Factory, 2010What, no rabbits?
Okay, just this one! A lovely image from the W.G.Alma Collection.
Will Alma and “”Corinella”” – Sunbeamer’s Club, 1963
