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  1. Instruments of the Orchestra (1946 Video)

    aka: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 21 min.

    Contains the Benjamin Britten composition ‘Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell’ better known as ‘The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra’. Through the co-operation of the composer,...

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  2. Sounds and Sweet Airs (1994)

    Series
    Sounds and Sweet Airs
    Producer
    Radek Boschetty

    Six-part radio series in which presenter Gordon Stewart examines the role music plays in Shakespeare’s works and the musical compositions (tone poems, ballet, incidental music and songs) they have inspired...

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  3. Top of the Town (1937 Film)

    Director
    Ralph Murphy; Walter Lang

    Musical set in Manhattan. An heiress plans a ballet in the famous Moonbeam ballroom located on the top of a 100-storey skyscraper. Extravagantly produced and a huge flop. Includes a scene in a nightclub in...

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  4. BALLETOMINES

    Date released
    Aug 1954
    Series name
    Mining Review 7th Year
    Issue no
    12
    NoS ID
    345840
    Story no
    4 / 4

    BFI synopsis: miners dancing ballet. Miners from the West Riding Colliery give performance of Delibes’ "Coppelia" for charity at Normanton Central Town Club. NCB Commentary - Many times in the past have...

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  5. Spring Re-Loaded 1 (8 Parts) (1994)

    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    out of distribution

    Recordings of contemporary dance performances from the 1994 Spring Loaded season held at The Place, London. The two-camera live mix version does not interpret the work but does capture the spontaneity of...

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  6. BUFVC Weekly Top 5 TV and Radio Programme Requests

    Date
    14 Dec 2011, 11:01
    Author
    Markeda Cole
    Post Type
    Post

    For the week ending 9 December 2011 the most requested titles from the BUFVC Off-Air Back-Up Service include programmes on the banking, education and ballet. 1 EDUCATING ESSEX (CHANNEL 4) View TRILT...

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  7. The Sounds of Early Cinema in Britain

    Date
    24 Feb 2011, 17:28
    Author
    bufvcsergio
    Post Type
    Post

    The Sounds of Early Cinema in Britain: Performance, Realisation and Reception 7-8 April 2011 Institute of Musical Research (IMR) and the Barbican Centre, London Speakers include: Professor Rick Altman...

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  8. Tempest, The (1939 Television)

    Director
    Dallas Bower
    Producer
    Dallas Bower

    A televised adaptation of the play with some technical flaws. Presented with music by Sibelius and dancing support from the London Ballet.

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  9. Surrealism and Science: The Weird World of Jean PainlevÉ (1995 Video)

    Director
    Jean Painlevé
    Subject
    Biology; Media studies
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 95 min.

    A compilation of nine short films relating to surrealism and science made by Jean Painlevé between 1926 and 1976. Trained as a biologist, Painlevé made nearly 200 scientific films, but he soon became...

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  10. Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1946 Television)

    Director
    Robert Atkins
    Producer
    Robert Atkins

    Televised recording of an open-air theatre production directed by Robert Atkins and performed by the Bankside Players at Regent’s Park, London. The performance includes a fairy ballet dancing to...

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