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Modern dance choreographer Hans van Manen infuses his pieces with a politics of sexual difference. The two pieces on this video, Concertante and Black Cake, are both illuminating physical explorations of gender conventions and male-female relationships. Filmed at Munich's Prinzeregententheater, Concertante has male and female dancers posturing as upper-class ballroom goers, while Black Cake cultivates a tenser, more aggressive confrontation between the sexes.DVD Features:Region 1Snap CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.78Audio: Stereo - English
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Madonna tackles the title role in Alan Parker's ambitious recounting of the brief, amazing life of former Argentine first lady Eva Peron. Presented almost entirely in song and narrated by Antonio Banderas as a fictional everyman, the film charts the alternately revered and reviled Evita's rise from poverty to become a film and radio actress; her relationship with President Juan Peron (Jonathan Pryce); and her tragic death from cancer at age 33.Banderas, a surprisingly moving singer, and the inimitable Madonna, who took voice lessons before filming commenced to expand her vocal range, provide the emotional bedrock for the eminently enjoyable film with their charismatic screen presences. The music, including the Oscar-winning song You Must Love Me, weaves an entrancing web, and the sets and costumes are awe inspiring. Parker does a fine job of adapting Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical for the big screen. The director's vision shines clearly here: Like PINK FLOYD: THE WALL, EVITA is an enchanting mixture of epic fairy tale and sociopolitical psychodrama.DVD Features:Region 1 EncodingKeep Case
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Switzerland`s Lucerne Festival is one of the most important annual festivals of classical music in the world. Set in the rarified beauty of the lakeside town of Lucerne, where tourists come to gaze at the medieval castles and covered bridges, the Festival attracts the most acclaimed and famous classical musicians in the world. In 2003, the Festival Orchestra was conducted by the renowned Claudio Abbado, who led his expert musicians in a gorgeous performance of Mahler`s second symphony,
Resurrection.
Captured here in all of its visual and aural beauty, the fine performance also featured the talents of soprano Eteri Gvazava and Anna Larsson.
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Volume one of this three-part instructional series is aimed at the total beginner. Over 90 minutes, viewers are introduced to all the essential basics of playing jazz-style piano. Instructor Warren Bernhardt covers a wide range of topics, including standard tuning, correct fingering, improvisation, scales, and chord progressions. Each lesson is explained in easy-to-understand terms, and players are not expected to know how to read music.
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Giuseppe Sinopoli conducts this masterful production of Puccini's opera, from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Features the unbeatable combination of Opera legends Kiri Te Kanawa and Placido Domingo.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1:33Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access
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