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In this combination of instruction and demonstration, drummer John Blackwell teaches the basic drumming techniques that helped him learn his instrument, and which he still uses today. To help students apply techniques, Blackwell, along with bassist Baron Browne and Blackwell`s band Matrix, demonstrate the exercises. In addition, this program includes the full performance of Matrix from the Modern Drummer Festival 2002.
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DREAMING IN AMERICA is a document of the trials and tribulations of the indie rock band Lucero, and of the love of playing that compels them to stay on the road despite having earned no money from over 20,000 records sold.
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Mozart`s lively and comedic opera, as produced at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, directed by Stephen Medcalf with music performed by the London Philharmonic.
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The Lester Horton technique of modern dancing is considered an innovative and effective way of learning dance since its inception. A program which focuses on building strength and increasing flexibility as well as teaching dance moves, the Lester Horton method is designed for students and choreographers alike. This instructional session is designed for those on an advanced level of training.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: (unspecified) - English
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Carlos Saura has dedicated a good part of his career to bringing the diverse world of Spanish dance to an international audience. He is perhaps best known for the trilogy of CARMEN, BLOODWEDDING, and A LOVE BEWITCHED, taken from the works of Bizet and Garcia Lorca, but also for SEVILLANAS, which, like FLAMENCO, presents the talents of a variety of artists in a straightforward setting. The beautiful cinematography by Vittorio Storaro, who later shot the spectacular GOYA IN BORDEAUX for Saura, is the only element of the film that strays from its documentary feel. Using an old railroad station in Seville, fitted with mirrors, for the setting, Saura presents 300 singers, dancers and musicians. There are guitarists playing moving and mournful solos, women singing gypsy ballads and, of course, floor pounding, straight shouldered dancers who look right into the camera with those dark, smouldering, Spanish eyes. The clear star of the dance segments is the mesmerizing Joaquin Cortes. Doing what is deemed the New Flamenco style, Cortes combines elements of 18th century classical dance with more recent innovations.
His bare-chested Farruca push the erotic elements to the limit of the style and is certainly the high point of the film. Saura wants to demonstrate not just the flamboyance of flamenco, but the breadth and depth of its integration into Spanish culture, and so he includes a rich variety of styles and performers.DVD Features:Region [unknown]Keep CaseWidescreenText/Image Galleries: Cast and Crew List Flamenco Fact Files FilmographiesInteractive Features: Scene Selections
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