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Summary: An exploration of the success of Marvel Comics and a behind-the-scenes look at the way superheroes are produced, including Spider-Man, Captain America, and the Incredible Hulk. Includes an interview with legendary superhero creator Stan Lee.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur Films 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.2 MAR

Summary: "Learn to Swing, Rumba, Cha-Cha, Waltz & Fox Trot at home!!!"

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.33 INT

Summary: Examines the life of the controversial master of the Broadway musical and ballet choreographer Jerome Robbins. Features excerpts from Robbins' work, including never-before-seen rehearsal footage, and interviews with Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jacques d'Amboise, Suzanne Farrell, Arthur Laurents, Peter Martins, Frank Rich, Chita Rivera, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harrick, Joseph Stein, and...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2009

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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS JER

Summary: Zoditch, a lonely minor functionary in a publishing house is given a diary to take home and read overnight.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2002

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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA JOU

Summary: A Peter Wright production of the ballet, The Nutcracker, performed at Covent Garden.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 1994

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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS NUT

Summary: Salsa Caliente with Olga is the recipe to help you spice up your dance moves! With easy step-by-step instruction, you will learn the salsa and merengue, while keeping fit at the same time.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793 SAL

Summary: Three entertainment legends are captured at the height of their careers in this remarkable, Emmy-nominated 1962 television special.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2001

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV JUD

Summary: Examines the myth and reality of Che Guevara including his friendship with Castro, his world travels, his days as guerilla leader and his death at age 39.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 1997

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHE

Summary: The story encompasses the gruesome detail, horror, passion, and torment that characterized works of the German Expressionist movement. Wozzeck is an impoverished soldier driven insane by his manipulative superiors and his mistress' infidelity. In a jealous rage, he stabs her, then drowns when he tries to wash the blood from his hands.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2009

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA WOZ

Summary: Profiles the New York City Ballet, led by Ballet in Chief Peter Martins, during its 2003 engagement at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, marking the 20th anniversary of the death of ballet legend and New York City Ballet co-founder George Balanchine. Martins, members of the company, and various Russian dancers share their memories of Balanchine and discuss his influence. Includes...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2009

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BRI

Verdi, Giuseppe

Summary: The four parts of the opera have the titles The Duel, The Gypsy, The Gypsy's Son and The Execution. Ferrando tells the story of the revenge taken by a gypsy for the death of her mother, the apparent destruction in the fire of the son of the old Count di Luna. In the palace gardens Leonora waits for her lover, the troubadour Manrico, mistaking the Count di Luna, who also loves her, for him, an...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2009

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA TRO

Summary: "Nutcracker Sweeties" is Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington's big band attack on Tchaikovsky. "The Judas Tree" was Kenneth MacMillan's last ballet, created especially for Irek Mukhamedov.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2006

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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS NUT

Summary: Hosted by Penelope Hobhouse, a garden writer, designer, historian, lecturer and gardener. Includes Roses For the Garden; Visions of Nature; The Summer Garden; Design Basics; Planting the Bones of a Garden; and more.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 635 ART

Summary: HMS Pinafore: Ralph Rackstraw, a humble sailor, is smitten with the captain's daughter, Josephine, a woman far above his social rank. When Josephine declares her love for Ralph, the couple decide to elope. Their plans are thwarted, but the lovers are reunited when Ralph's true social position is revealed. Trial by jury: Jurors and reporters gather in a courtroom for a much-publicized case...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2005

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA GIL

Summary: This classic show was one of Judy's last appearances at the historic London Palladium. This unforgettable night also marked a young Liza Minnelli's first public stage performance with her legendary mother.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2002

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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC JUD

Summary: Benjamin Britten was one of the most extraordinary composers of the 20th century. He produced opera, symphonies, concerti, a War Requiem and children's pieces, all tuneful with an acutely modern flavor. This film is both a celebration of Benjamin Britten's life and work, and a first hand account of his inspired and inspiring relationship with Sir Peter Pears.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2006

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TON

Donizetti, Gaetano

Summary: "In a feud between the Scottish families of Ravenswood and Lammermoor, Enrico has gained the upper hand over Edgardo, murdering his kinsmen and usurping his estates. By the time of the opera's action, in the late 17th century, Enrico's fortunes have begun to wane; in political disfavor, he stakes all on uniting his family with that of Arturo, whom he means to force his sister, Lucia, to...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2006

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA LUC

Offenbach, Jacques

Summary: Offenbach's parody of the origins of the Trojan War. With clever visual humor and Laurent Pelly's staging and costume ideas, the viewer is placed in the imagination of a sex-starved housewife. Stars Dame Felicity Lott.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2004

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA BEL

Summary: Ballet made fun and easy! These acclaimed programs created especially for preschoolers. Basic ballet steps are associated with adorable flower and animal characters that make it easy to remember ballet terminology. Picture to stimulate the child₂s creativity and imagination! Basic ballet steps include a warm-up, stretching/strengthening exercises, and fundamentals skills and creative movement....

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2013

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Summary: The life and the career of John Muir come to life through this inspiring and beautiful documentary set against the magnificent landscapes of the American West. The Scottish-born naturalist was one of the first nature preservationists in American history, inspiring others through his writing and his advocacy to keep the wilderness wild.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur 2011

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV JOH

Summary: The parody of British Victorian life, spiced with the usual topical allusions to English customs and institutions, set in a Japanese Never-Never Land, is performed by The Australian Opera.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Australian Opera 2008

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1 available in Opera DVDs, Call number: DVD OPERA MIK

Summary: The history of the Normans is a chronicle of the roots of modern society, religion and politics. This landmark three-part series presents the epic story of the Normans as it has never been told before.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2008

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NOR

Summary: Brings to life Primo Levi's great testament to his year in Auschwitz.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur International Films 2005

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC PRI

Summary: Othello: Shaespeare's tragic story of how a great man's vanity is manipulated by a jealous aide to bring about his downfall.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Kultur International Films 2014

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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS SIR

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