(All summaries are from publishers/catalogue unless otherwise stated)

DANCE

Dancing the fairy tale : producing and performing The Sleeping Beauty
Creators: Laura Katz Rizzo (author)
Call No.:English 792.82 KAT -[ART]
Publisher:  Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2015
Summary:
In Dancing the Fairy Tale, Laura Katz Rizzo claims that The Sleeping Beauty is both a metaphor for ballet itself, and a powerful case study for examining ballet and its production and performance. Using Marius Petipa and Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s classical dance-specifically as it was staged in Philadelphia over nearly 70 years-Katz Rizzo looks at the gendered nature of women staging, coaching, and reanimating this magnificent ballet, and well as the ongoing push-pull between tradition and innovation within the art form. Using extensive archival research, dance analysis, and American feminist theory, Dancing the Fairy Tale places women at the center of a historical narrative to reveal how the production and performance of The Sleeping Beauty in the years between 1937 and 2002 made significant contributions to the development and establishment of an American classical ballet. Katz Rizzo highlights not only what women have done not only behind the scenes, as administrators, producers, or directors of ballet companies and schools, but also as active interpreters embodying the ballet’s title role. In the process, Katz Rizzo also emphasizes the importance of regional sites outside of locations traditionally understood as central to the development of ballet in the United States.

Hip hop : dancing in your chair
Creator: Nancy Nair, Richard L., II Montgomery, Neha Patel, and  Xiong Chee Meng (teachers)
Call No.: English 613.719 HIP -[HEA]
Publisher: [United States] : Learning ZoneXpress, [2007]
Format: DVD
Summary:
Here’s an exercise that’s funky and fun, and no one has to leave their seat to get into it. An exciting, all-original soundtrack, innovative choreography and dynamic dancers deliver a rhythmic workout that energizes and inspires.

So you want to be a dancer : practical advice and true stories from a working professional
Creator: Matthew Shaffer (author)
Call No.: English 793.3023 SHA -[REC]
Publisher: Lanham : Taylor Trade Publishing, [2015]
Summary:
Matthew Shaffer’s more than twenty years as a performer, choreographer, director, Broadway collaborator, writer, and producer has allowed him opportunities to work with celebrities like Megan Mullally, Ben Stiller, and the elite competition team of Dance Moms. So You Want to Be a Dancer is the ultimate book for anyone who has to fight the urge to sashay down grocery store aisles or school hallways. Shaffer discusses everything from how to break into the industry to practical advice from how to audition and book a job to dealing with movie stars on-set. So You Want To Be A Dancer is a must-read for any creative entrepreneur, aspiring artist pursuing a career in today’s social media-savvy society, or anyone who savors the heartfelt journey of an artist.

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FILM

How I met your mother. The ninth and legendary final season 
Rating: M18
Formats Available: DVD
Call No.: English 791.4575 HOW -[ART]
Summary:
Surprising answers to hilarious questions will be revealed during one epic wedding weekend. Can Marshall complete a cross-country road trip and make it to the ceremony? Is Lily hiding a shocking secret? Will Robin and Barney really tie the knot? It all builds to a climactic two-part series finale, leading to one of the most talked about endings in TV history.

Very Good Girls 
Director: Naomi Foner
Rating: NC16
Formats Available: DVD
Call No.: English 791.4372 VER -[ART]
Summary:
New York City girls make a pact to lose their virginity after high school and end up falling for the same guy. The long time friendship is tested for the first time.

The Women on the 6th floor 
Director: Philippe Le Guay
Rating: NC16
Formats Available: DVD
Call No.: Others 791.4372 WOM -[ART]
Summary:
Paris, 1960. Jean-Louis lives a bourgeois existence with his neurotic socialite wife Suzanne while their children are away at boarding school. The couple’s world is turned upside down when they hire Maria, a Spanish maid who introduces Jean-Louis to an alternative reality a few stories up on the sixth floor. Befriending a group of sassy Spanish maids, the women teach him there’s more to life than stocks and bonds, and their influence on the house ultimately transforms everyone’s life.

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MUSIC

Elton John : the million dollar piano   
Composer/Performer: Elton John
Producer/director: Chris Gero
Call No.:English 782.42164 ELT -[ART]
Publisher: [Wandsworth, London] : Eagle Vision, [2014]
Formats Available: Blu-ray / DVD
Rating: PG
Summary:
Elton John’s spectacular ‘The Million Dollar Piano’ show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas is the culmination of his decades-long partnership with Yamaha pianos.

Hits : play 8 pop favorites with sound-alike audio tracks 
Contributors: arranger of music, Lindsey Stirling
Call No.: Others 787.2 STI -[ART]
Publisher: Milwaukee, WI : Hal Leonard, [2014]
Format: Music Score
Summary:
The Violin Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music, listen to the demonstration tracks to hear how the violin should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The purchase price includes online access to audio for download or streaming.
Songs in this volume include: All of Me • Don’t You Worry Child • Fix You • Good Feeling • My Immortal • Pokemon Theme • Radioactive • Star Wars® Medley.

Katy Perry the movie : part of me  
Director: Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz
Producer: Brian Grazer, Katy Perry
Actor: Katy Perry
Call No.: English 782.42164092 KAT -[ART]
Publisher: Hollywood, California : Paramount pictures, [2012]
Format: Blu-ray
Summary:
“Katy Perry is living proof that if you just be yourself, you can be anything. Get an inside look into the real Katy Perry and find out how this regular California girl with big dreams became one of the biggest stars in the world.” – Container

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THEATRE

Applied Theatre: Development (The Applied Theatre Series) 
Author/Editor: Tim Prentki
Call No.: English 792.022 PRE -[ART]
Publisher: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2015
Summary:
The Applied Theatre series is a major innovation in applied theatre scholarship, bringing together leading international scholars that engage with and advance the field of Applied Theatre. Each book presents new ways of seeing and critically reflecting on this dynamic and vibrant field. Volumes offer a theoretical framework and introductory survey of the field addressed, combined with a range of case studies illustrating and critically engaging with practice. Available titles include:
Applied Theatre: Resettlement : Drama, Refugees and Resilience
Applied Theatre: Research: Radical Departures
Applied Theatre: Aesthetics.

Blue-collar Broadway : the craft and industry of American theater   
Author/Editor: Timothy R. White
Call No.: English 792.097471 WHI -[ART]
Publisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015
Summary:
Behind the scenes of New York City’s Great White Way, virtuosos of stagecraft have built the scenery, costumes, lights, and other components of theatrical productions for more than a hundred years. But like a good magician who refuses to reveal secrets, they have left few clues about their work. Blue-Collar Broadway recovers the history of those people and the neighborhood in which their undersung labor occurred. Featuring case studies of iconic productions such as Oklahoma! (1943) and Evita (1979), and an exploration of the craftwork of radio, television, and film production around Times Square, Blue-Collar Broadway tells a rich story of the history of craft and industry in American theater.

Replay : classic modern drama reimagined  
Author/Editor: Toby Zinman
Call No.: English 792 ZIN -[ART]
Publisher: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2015
Summary:
Replay: Classic Modern Drama Reimagined spans over a century of great theatre to explore how iconic plays have been adapted and versioned by later writers to reflect or dissect the contemporary zeitgeist. The spine of plays  includes landmark works as Strindberg’s Miss Julie , Oscar Wilde’s comic The Importance of Being Earnest , Chekhov’s Three Sisters and Uncle Vanya , Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun , the Rattigan centenary revivals, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town , ultimately arriving at Beckett’s Waiting for Godot . Through the course of this groundbreaking study we discover not only how theatrical styles have changed but how society’s attitude towards politics, religion, money, gender, sexuality and race have radically altered over the course of the century.

Unmasking Theatre Design: A Designer’s Guide to Finding Inspiration and Cultivating Creativity 
Author/Editor: Lynne Porter
Call No.: English 792.0233 POR -[ART]
Publisher: Burlington, MA : Focal Press, 2015
Summary:
Every great design has its beginnings in a great idea, whether your medium of choice is scenery, costume, lighting, sound, or projections. Unmasking Theatre Design shows you how to cultivate creative thinking skills through every step of theatre design – from the first play reading to the finished design presentation. Revealing the inner workings of the design process, both theoretically and practically, Unmasking Theatre Design will jumpstart the creative processes of designers at all levels, from student to professionals, as you construct new production designs.

MASTERS OF MODERN THEATRE

Konstantin Stanislavsky (1863 – 1938)
Stanislavsky was a Russian stage actor and director who developed the naturalistic performance technique known as the “Stanislavsky method” or method acting. He co-founded the Moscow Art Theatre in 1897, where he honed his craft of psychological realism in acting.

Emile Zola (1840 – 1902)
Zola was a French writer and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism. He was nominated for the first and second Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901 and 1902.

E. Gordon Craig (1872 – 1966)
Craig was an English modernist theatre practitioner who believed that the director was “the true artist of the theatre“. He propounded an art of the theatre in which reality, instead of being reproduced by traditional representational methods, would be transcended and interpreted by symbols. Craig’s stage productions and writings strongly influenced the anti-naturalist trends of modern theatre in the first half of the 20th century. 

Jacques Copeau (1879 – 1949)
Copeau was a French actor, literary critic, stage director, and dramatic coach who led a reaction against realism in early 20th-century theatre. One of Copeau’s greatest contributions to the theatre was his idea of a permanent architectural stage for modern productions.

Bertolt Brecht (1898 –1956)
Brecht was a German poet, playwright, and theatrical reformer who developed theatre as a political medium. His idea of “epic theatre” proposed that a play should not cause the spectator to identify emotionally with the characters or action before him or her, but should instead provoke rational self-reflection and a critical view of the action on the stage.

Antonin Artaud (1896 – 1948)
Artaud was a French dramatist, poet, actor, and theoretician of the Surrealist movement who attempted to replace “bourgeois” theatre with his “theatre of cruelty”, a sensorial experience intended to liberate the human subconscious and reveal man to himself. Artaud drew heavily on Eastern forms of theatre, particularly the Balinese, to develop his theories, which eventually led to the collection of essays, The Theatre and Its Double.

Samuel Beckett (1906 – 1989)
Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet, who lived in Paris for most of his adult life and wrote in both English and French. He is sometimes considered the last of the Modernists, however, as his body of work influenced many subsequent writers, he is also considered one of the fathers of the Postmodernist movement. He is often associated with the idea of the “Theatre of the Absurd” and is best known for his play “Waiting for Godot”.

Jerzy Grotowski (1933 – 1999)
Grotowski was a Polish theatre director and leading figure of the theatrical avant-garde, One of his central ideas was the notion of the ‘poor’ theatre, in which the fundamental concern was the work of the actor with the audience, not the sets, costumes, lighting or special effects. He is considered one of the greatest reformers of 20th century theatre.

REFERENCES

Theatre, theory, theatre : the major critical texts from Aristotle and Zeami to Soyinka and Havel 
ENG 792.01 THE -[ART]

Experimental theatre from Stanislavsky to Peter Brook
ENG 792.022 ROO -[ART]

The theory of the modern stage : an introduction to modern theatre and drama
ENG 809.2 THE

Makers of modern theatre : an introduction 
ENG 792.0904 LEA -[ART]

Stanislavski : an introduction 
ENG 792.028 BEN -[ART]

Meyerhold on theatre 
ENG 792.09 MEI -[ART]

Bertolt Brecht journals
ENG 832.912 BRE

The theater and its double by Antonin Artaud
ENG 792 ART -[ART]

The empty space by Peter Brook
ENG 792.01 BRO -[ART]

Towards a poor theatre by Jerzy Grotowski
ENG 792.028 GRO -[ART]

MASTERS OF CINEMA

D. W. Griffith (1875 – 1948)
Griffith made history with his film “The Birth of a Nation” (1915), which pioneered the use of advanced camera and narrative techniques. Although it was controversial for its negative depiction of African Americans, the film set the stage for the emergence of feature length films in America, and was also the first ever blockbuster. Griffith was also one of the first to understand how the use of various film techniques could be used to create an expressive language.

Orson Welles (1915 – 1985)
Best known for the iconic film “Citizen Kane” (1941), Welles was an American director, producer, writer and actor. His distinctive directorial style featured the innovative use of lighting, layered and non-linear narrative forms, and unusual camera angles such as deep focus and low-angle shots. He is also known for his work in radio, most notably for his adaptation of “The War of the Worlds” for the radio anthology series “The Mercury Theatre on The Air”,

Alfred Hitchcock (1899 – 1980)
The English director and producer, known as the “Master of Suspense”, pioneered many techniques in the psychological thriller and suspense genres. Through his point of view shots, his viewers are forced to engage in a form of voyeurism in his films. His shots were framed to maximise fear, anxiety or empathy, and were seamlessly pieced with innovative film editing and sound design which assisted in evoking these emotions from his viewers. Through his cameo appearances in his own films, Hitchcock became a cultural icon.

Stanley Kubrick (1928 – 1999)
The American director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and editor was part of the New Hollywood wave of film-making. Noted for unique cinematography, attention to detail and the evocative use of music, Kubrick’s films cover a variety of genres ranging from black comedies, science fiction, romance, war and literary adaptations. His film “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968) broke new ground in cinematography, with innovative visual effects and scientific realism.

Francis Ford Coppola (1939 – )
A director, producer and screenwriter who is also part of the New Hollywood wave, Coppola revolutionized movie-making in the gangster genre with his cult classic “The Godfather”. “The Godfather II” became the first sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Martin Scorsese (1942 – )
The American director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and film historian, is also part of the New Hollywood wave of film-making. Scorsese’s films address themes such as Italian-American identity, gang conflict, modern crime and Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption. He is also the most nominated living director to date.

Steven Spielberg (1946 – )
Considered one of the leading pioneers of the New Hollywood wave of film-making, the American director, screenwriter, and producer is one of the most popular and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Spielberg’s early films were seen as archetypes of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking, and in his later years, he began addressing humanistic issues such as the Holocaust, war and terrorism.

REFERENCES

A cinema of loneliness : Penn, Stone, Kubrick, Scorsese, Spielberg, Altman
ENG 791.43750973 KOL -[ART]

The director’s idea : the path to great directing
ENG 791.430233 DAN -[ART]

Hitchcock and the cinema of sensations
ENG 791.430233092 ELL

Discovering Orson Welles
ENG 791.430233092 ROS

Conversations with Scorsese : updated and expanded
ENG 791.430233 SCH -[ART]

MASTERS OF MODERN DANCE

Loie Fuller (1862 – 1928)
Fuller was a pioneer of modern dance who developed a form of natural movement and improvisation which was used in conjunction with her revolutionary lighting equipment and translucent silk costumes. She emphasized visual effect rather than storytelling or expressing emotions.

Isadora Duncan (1877 – 1927)
Considered the founding mother of American modern dance, Duncan spoke of her dancing not as entertainment but as art with a high moral purpose. She discarded the corset, slippers, and tutu of conventional ballet dress, adopting instead tunics that freed the body and revealed its movement.

Martha Graham (1894 – 1991)
An American modern dancer and choreographer, Graham danced and choreographed for over seventy years and was the first dancer ever to perform at the White House. By 1930, Graham identified a new system of movement she called “contraction and release” which gave her dances and dancers a hard, angular look that contrasted with the smooth, lyrical bodily motions of Isadora Duncan.

Doris Humphrey (1895 – 1958)
Humphrey was a choreographic master, theoretician, and creator of the technique known as “fall and recovery”. From the start, her work demonstrated an unerring sense of form, as well as an interest in large‐scale abstract works.

Lester Horton (1906 – 1953)
A pioneer of American modern dance, Horton was greatly influenced by Native American cultures. He founded The Lester Horton Dance Group in 1932, which became known for its individual technique and theatrical style that embraced themes of social and political nature.

Merce Cunningham (1919 – 2009)
Cunningham has been a dominant force in modern dance since the 1960s. He danced with the Martha Graham Company from 1939 to 1945. Cunningham’s controversial choreographic methods and technique, which emphasized balletic leg action and flexibility of the back and torso, influenced generations of dancers and choreographers.

Alvin Ailey (1931 – 1989)
Ailey was an African-American choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1958. He is credited with popularizing modern dance and revolutionizing African-American participation in 20th-century concert dance. In 2014, President Barack Obama selected Ailey to be a posthumous recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

REFERENCES
On stage alone : soloists and the modern dance canon
ENG 792.8 ON -[ART]

The twentieth century performance reader
ENG 791 TWE -[ART]

Reading dance : a gathering of memoirs, reportage, criticism, profiles, interviews, and some uncategorizable extras
ENG 792.8 REA -[ART]

BALLET AUSTIN, ONLINE RESOURCE
www.balletaustin.org/EDUCATION

Body stages : the metamorphosis of Loie Fuller
ENG 792.8092 BOD -[ART]

Isadora Duncan [videorecording] : masterworks, 1905-1923
ENG 792.8 ISA -[ART]

Doris Humphrey, an artist first : an autobiography
ENG 793.32 HUM -[REC]

Lester Horton technique [videorecording] : advanced level
ENG 792.807 LES -[ART]

Martha Graham, a dancer’s life
ENG 792.8028 FRE

Merce Cunningham [videorecording] : a lifetime of dance
ENG 792.82092 MER -[ART]

An Evening with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater [videorecording]
ENG 792.84 EVE -[ART]

Time: 11am to 9pm

Venue: Innovation Gallery, library@esplanade

For the month of March, stop moving for a moment.

Run this way and catch up with RAW Moves in a photography exhibition at library@esplanade that captures the vibrant and exciting art of this four-year old Singapore contemporary dance company.

Whether it is a couple in embrace, a girl in anguish or a young man caught in mid-­air, the images in this exhibition show why RAW Moves is “quickly proving to be one of the most interesting one to watch” among emerging dance companies.

For this month of March, keep yourself free and run this way.

To tie in with the exhibition, a programme “Floating and Still, in the Air” by RAW Moves will be held on 7 March 2015 (Sat) at 5-6pm at the Open Stage in library@esplanade. Mark your diary & see you there!!!

Titles Available at library@esplanade for Contemporary Dance

Talking dance : contemporary histories from the Southern Mediterranean (Call No: 793.31953 ROW -[REC])

Choreographers in motion : retrospective and perspectives (Call No: 792.82092 CHU -[ART])

Poetics of contemporary dance (Call No: 792.8 LOU -[ART])

The dance experience : insights into history, culture, and creativity (Call No: 792.8 DAN -[ART])

Choreographing difference : the body and identity in contemporary dance (Call No: 792.8 ALB -[ART])

Dancing female : lives and issues of women in contemporary dance (Call No: 792.8082 DAN -[ART])

The Catherine wheel [videorecording] (Call No: 792.8 CAT -[ART])

Contemporary dance & improvisation. Vol. II : advanced level (Call No: 792.8 CON -[ART])

Dance Vivaldi [videorecording] : a contemporary Baroque ballet (Call No: 792.842 DAN -[ART])

Alston [videorecording] : in overdrive (Call No: 792.8 ALS -[ART])

Faultline [videorecording] (Call No: 792.8 FAU -[ART])

Zero degrees [videorecording] (Call No: 792.8 ZER -[ART])

Cursive II [videorecording] (Call No: 792.8 CUR -[ART])

(All summaries are from publishers/catalogue unless otherwise stated)

DANCE

Creative Movement and Dance : The García-Plevin Method
Creators: Mari..a Elena Garci..a, Marcia Plevin, and Patrizia Macagno (authors)
Call No.:English 792.8 GAR -[ART]
Publisher:  Rome : Gremese, [2012] ℗♭2012
Summary:
An instrumental tool for both educators and dancers, this book presents creative movement as a new dance discipline that has the aim to develop, through the means of improvisation, the body’s expressive and creative potentials. The first two parts of the book analyze the theoretical and practical fundamentals of the Garcìa-Plevin new method as well as the most important didactic applications. The third section explains the value of the method and concerns the training of dancers and teachers. This method particularly emphasizes the ability to reduce psychological and technical preconditioning of the students and helps to liberate their imagination and sensitivity.

Dance Integration : 36 dance lesson plans for science and mathematics 
Creator: Karen A. Kaufmann
Call No.: English 793.307 KAU -[REC]
Publisher: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2014]
Summary:
Written for K-5 teachers who are looking for creative ways to teach the standards, “Dance Integration” will help you bring your mathematics and science content to life as you guide your students to create original choreography in mathematics and science and perform it for one another. In doing so, you will help spark new ideas for your students out of those two curriculums –no more same-old same-old And in the freshness of these new ideas, students will increase comfort in performing in front of one another and discussing performances while deepening their understanding of the core content through their kinesthetic experiences. The creative-thinking skills that you will teach through these lesson plans and the innovative learning that dance provides are what set this book apart from all others in the field.

Evolving synergies : celebrating dance in Singapore
Creator: Stephanie Burridge and Caren Carino (Editors)
Call No.: SING English 792.8095957 EVO
Publisher: London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014
Summary:
A comprehensive overview of the dance culture of Singapore, this book embodies storytelling, personal reflections, memories, and histories of the artists. The extensive calendar of events encompassing companies and soloists from diverse dance practices, such as Indian, Malay and Chinese and a variety of Western contemporary dances, underline Singapore as a vibrant player in the evolution of Asian culture.

Great choreographers–interviews 
Creator: Natasha Hassiotis (author)
Call No.: English 792.82092 HAS -[ART]
Publisher: Bloomington, IN : AuthorHouse, 2014
Summary:
In this book, the reader will find some of the most important choreographers, artists who helped to shape the dance scene as it is today, from icon Pina Bausch to still-thriving figures such as Xavier Le Roy, Sasha Waltz, and more. Through this compilation of interviews conducted over the course of twenty years, Natasha Hassiotis aims to show on the one hand the choices made by the audience, the agents, and the festivals, and on the other hand, to show through discussions with choreographers what they have to say about their relation to their art, their audiences, and their dancers. A readable material by specialists and non-specialists alike, this work may help people who think of contemporary dance as a difficult-to-decipher “idiom” to familiarize themselves with this very old and popular art form.

现代舞技术训练教学法 = Teaching method of modern dance techniques
Creator(s):  Zhang Shouhe  and  Li Lingyan  (authors)
Call No.: Chinese 792.8071 ZSH -[ART]
Publisher: 北京市 : 中国戏剧出版社, 2013
Summary:
同样都是一堂课，同样的教学内容，不同的教师，却有着千差万别。作为教师就要研究和思考教学，研究教学的对象、方法、语言、技术等。教师和学生都是“鲜活”的，如何把课上“活”，把理念、信念、兴趣、理想、价值、观念通过训练课堂传递给学生，这就是《现代舞基训系列教材：现代舞技术训练教学法》的学问。

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FILM

Brick Mansions 
Director: Camille Delamarre
Rating: PG13
Formats Available: DVD/Blu-Ray
Call No.: English 791.4372 BRI-[ART]
Summary:

Damien is an undercover cop determined to bring down Tremaine, the crime lord who murdered his father. Tremaine rules the violent criminal compound known as ‘Brick Mansions’, but he’s thwarted at every turn by a heroic ex-convict named Lino. Their paths never should have crossed, but when Tremaine kidnaps Lino’s girlfriend, Damien and Lino become unlikely allies, and must work together to stop Tremaine’s sinister plot to devastate the entire city.

The Fault in Our Stars 
Director: Josh Boone
Rating: PG13
Formats Available: DVD / Blu-Ray
Call No.: English 791.4372 FAU -[ART]
Summary:
Hazel and Gus share a sarcastic sense of humor, a distaste for the conventional, and ultimately a love that sweeps them on an unforgettable journey. Although the two teens face unlikely challenges with their health, their courage and dedication to each other prove that while life isn’t perfect, love can still be extraordinary in this powerfully moving film based on John Green’s New York Times best-selling novel.

Instructions Not Included 
Director: Eugenio Derbez
Rating: PG13
Formats Available: DVD
Call No.: English 791.4372 INS -[ART]
Summary:
A man who has made a new life for himself and the daughter left on his doorstep 6 years ago finds his family threatened when the birth mother resurfaces.

The Invisible Woman
Director: Ralph Fiennes
Rating: NC16
Formats Available: DVD/Blu-Ray
Call No.: English 791.4372 INV -[ART]
Summary:
Nelly, a happily-married mother and schoolteacher, is haunted by her past. Her memories, provoked by remorse and guilt, take us back in time to follow the story of her relationship with Charles Dickens with whom she discovered an exciting but fragile complicity.

X-Men : Days of Future Past
Director:Bryan Singer
Rating: PG13
Formats Available: DVD/Blu-Ray
Call No.: English 791.4372 XME -[ART]
Summary:
As armies of murderous Sentinel robots hunt down mutants and humans alike, the unstoppable characters from the original X-Men film trilogy join forces with their younger selves in an epic struggle to change the past–and save our future.

Wrinkles 
Director: Ignacio Ferreras
Rating: PG
Formats Available: DVD
Call No.: Others 791.4372 WRI -[ART]
Summary:
The story opens with former bank manager Emilio being dispatched to a retirement home by his family. Hie new roommate is a wily wheeler-dealer named Miguel, who cheerfully swindles small amounts of cash from the more befuddled residents, but is also full of handy insider tips that are crucial to survival. We are introduced to daily pill regimens, electric gates and nighttime joyrides as the reality of Emilo’s future life begins to sink in.

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MUSIC

Eric Clapton guitar festival : crossroads   
Director: Martyn Atkins
Producer/performer: Eric Clapton
Publisher: Crossroads Concert, [2013?]
Format: Blu-ray
Call No.: English 787.87 -[ART]
Summary:
Recorded live, Madison Square Garden, New York, April 12 & 13th, 2013.

Marvin Hamlisch : what he did for love 
Contributors: writer & director, Dori Berinstein ; producer, Dori Berinstein.
Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2014]
Format: DVD
Call No.: English 780.92 MAR -[ART]
Summary:
Composer, conductor, genius, and mensch: Marvin Hamlisch earned four Grammys, four Emmys, three Oscars, three Golden Globes, a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize before his untimely death, making him one of only two PEGOT winners ever. Hit after hit–The way we were, Nobody does it better, and scores for The sting, Sophie’s choice, and the Broadway juggernaut A chorus line, made him the go-to composer and performer for film, Broadway, every U.S. President since Reagan and concert halls worldwide. Includes interviews with Hamlisch’s family, friends, and collaborators, including his wife Terre Blair Hamlisch, Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon, Steven Soderbergh, Quincy Jones, Christopher Walken, Sir Tim Rice, Joe Torre, Woody Allen, John Lithgow, Lucie Arnaz, Ann-Margret, Sir Howard Stringer, Kelli O’Hara, Brian D’Arcy James, Idina Menzel, Melissa Manchester, Carole Bayer Sager, and others.

The piano guys  
Performer:  Piano Guys (Musical group)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Masterworks, 2012
Format: Compact Disc
Call No.: Others 782.42163 PIA -[ART]
Summary:
Titanium ; Pavane (4:49) — Peponi ( Paradise) (4:11) — Code name Vivaldi (4:05) — Beethoven’s 5 secrets (5:09) — Over the rainbow ; Simple gifts (3:43) — Cello wars (3:31) — Arwen’s vigil (3:55) — Moonlight (3:26) — A thousand years (4:36) — Michael meets Mozart (5:18) — The cello song (3:15) — Rolling in the deep (3:51) — What makes you beautiful (2:53).

Yes! 
Contributor: Jason Mraz (composer/singer)
Publisher: Milwaukee, Wisconsia : Hal Leonard Corporation, [2014]
Format: Book
Call No.: English 782.42164 MRA -[ART] (piano, vocal, guitar) / English 782.42166 YES -[ART] (Hal Leonard guitar recorded versions)
Summary:
14 songs are featured on the 2014 release by Mraz, including the first single “Love Someone,” a cover of Boyz II Men’s “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” and 12 more: Back to Earth • Everywhere • Hello You Beautiful Thing • Long Drive • Out of My Hands • Rise • 3 Things • You Can Rely on Me • and more.

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THEATRE

Furious cool : Richard Pryor and the world that made him 
Author/Editor: David Henry and Joe Henry
Call No.: English 792.702809 HEN -[ART]
Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2014
Summary:
Richard Pryor was arguably the single most influential performer of the second half of the twentieth century, and certainly he was the most successful black actor/comedian ever. Controversial and somewhat enigmatic during his life, Pryor’s performances opened up a whole new world of possibilities, merging fantasy with angry reality in a way that wasn’t just new–it was theretofore unthinkable. Now, in this groundbreaking and revelatory work, Joe and David Henry bring him alive again both as a man and as an artist, providing an in-depth appreciation of his talent and his lasting influence, as well as an insightful examination of the world he lived in and the myriad influences that shaped both his persona and his art.

Rent : filmed live on Broadway  
Creator(s): Michael John Warren (Director)
Rating: M18
Format: DVD / Blu-ray
Call No.: English 782.14 REN -[ART]
Publisher: Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment [2009]
Summary:
In this unforgettable theatrical experience, take an intimate journey through a single year in the lives of a small circle of friends and artists living their dreams, battling their demons and celebrating life on the streets of New York City’s East Village. Meet would-be filmmaker Mark, sweet transvestite Angel, exotic dancer Mimi and a host of other unforgettable characters as they confront the challenges of poverty, mortality and…paying the RENT. This stunning performance shot in High Definition puts you in the front row as the smash hit RENT brings down the curtain on its history-making, 12-year run.

Three comedies : Rohini ; Beg’um, Begum! ; Misprision 
Author/Editor: Geraldine Song
Call No.: SING English S822 SON
Publisher: Singapore : Metonymy Press [2014]
Summary:
The three comedies are all about Rohinilatha Seethalakshmidevi, daughter of Balasubramaniam Shivaramakrishnan. Why are the three comedies all about Rohini? Who is Rohini and what is she? She is the star, the catalyst of misprision, the epitome of the map of mislaughing, and the prophylaxis for the anxiety of comedy.

The trial of Hang Tuah the great : a play in nine scenes 
Author/Editor: Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof
Call No.: English M822 GHU
Publisher: Singapore : Partridge, a Penguin Random House Company [2014]
Summary:
The Trial of Hang Tuah the Great, a prize-winning play, uses an ancient story of the Malay hero, Hang Tuah, to re-examine of some of the issues connected with identity prevailing in Malaysian society over the past fifty years or so since the independence of Malaya and the establishment of Malaysia. It is an imaginative retelling of the story of Hang Tuah, associated with the Melaka Sultanate of the fifteenth century who, myth and legend maintains, never died, while historians, time and again questioning Hang Tuah’s very existence, have recently declared that such a figure never actually existed. The play’s text is a powerful and stunning confrontation of myth in the manner of Grotowski (Poor Theatre). In terms of staging, as envisioned by its author, The Trial of Hang Tuah the Great is based upon modern western theories and techniques, such as those of Bertolt Brecht (Epic Theatre) and Antonin Artaud (Theatre of Cruelty). In both senses, The Trial of Hang Tuah the Great is a groundbreaking Malaysian play.

Women of Asia  
Author/Editor: Asa Palomera
Call No.: English 822.92 PAL
Publisher: Twickenham, UK : Aurora Metro Publications Ltd, 2014
Summary:
Inspired by true stories, this critically acclaimed modern play explores the everyday abuse and exploitation of Asian women and their struggles to obtain freedom. Presented through a highly theatrical mixture of dance, comedy and tragedy, the play questions the myths and stereotypes which underpin the continuing oppression of women in the region.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped in a spell placed by an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

From the producers of “The Lion King”, the award-winning production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” comes to Singapore in March 2015. This new touring production has been put together by the original creators of the Broadway production, including the Tony Award® winning costumes from Ann Hould-Ward. Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” features the animated film’s Academy Award®-winning score with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, with additional songs with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice.

This promotion is held in collaboration with BASE Entertainment Asia. For more information, please visit http://www.sistic.com.sg/events/beauty0515

Get ready to be enchanted with titles from our Disney and Broadway collection:

Beauty and the beast [videorecording] – Call No: 791.4372 BEA -[ART]
Beauty & the beast : [screenplay] – Call No: q791.4372 WOO -[ART]
Disney’s Beauty and the beast : a new musical - Call No: 782.14 MEN -[ART]
The 20th century. Broadway – Call No: 782.42155 TWE -[ART]
Broadway gold 100 : 100 of the best – Call No: 782.14 BRO -[ART]
Show tunes : the songs, shows, and careers of Broadway’s major composers – Call No: 782.14092273 SUS
Disney and his worlds - Call No: 791.0680973 BRY -[ART]
Once upon a time : Walt Disney - Call No: 791.4334 ONC -[ART]
The art of Walt Disney : from Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms and beyond – Call No: 791.43092 FIN

For other adaptations of “Beauty and the Beast”:

Beauty & the beast : a fairy-tale thriller – Call No: 822.914 BOS
No worries ; The small poppies ; Beauty and the beast – Call No: 822.914 HOL
Beauty and the beast : a pantomime - Call No: 782.140268 CRE -[ART]
Beauty and the beast : diary of a film/ by Jean Cocteau - Call No: 791.4372 COC -[ART]
Belle et la bête [videorecording] – Call No: 791.4372 BEL -[ART]

Date: 31 January 2015, Saturday

Time: 4-5pm

Venue: Open Stage, library@esplanade

A gathering of different generations of dancers in the Arts Fission family in a lively conversation.  What’s it like to begin one’s professional career:  clueless, trepidation, or full-steams ahead?  And what’s it like when one’s dancing days turn a different path?  Stop by and eavesdrop at the homecoming chitchats of past and present Arts Fission Dancers, and share a laugh (or sigh) or two on the audacious dance journeys of these dance artists.

The programme is free for all to attend.

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Exhibition: The Arts Fission Experience – Where dance inspires the everyday

Period on display: 12 January – 8 February 2015 (*update: exhibition at Innovation Gallery is extended to 26 February)

Venue: Innovation Gallery and Gallery Wall, library@esplanade

Come to library@esplanade and be immersed in The Arts Fission Experience, where cultures of old and new interface with urban living in a jubilant dance of the everyday.

Learn about the company’s 20 years of cutting-edge dance making and the innovative community arts outreach the company has created for people of all ages.

Find out what makes the company dancers tick and get a sneak peep of Arts Fission’s upcoming 20th Anniversary project:  an extensive 10-day affairs in MAKE IT NEW.

Resources Available in library@esplanade:

The rite of spring [sound recording]; Apollon musagète – Call Number: 784.21556 STR -[ART]

The rite of spring : for piano four hands [music score] – Call Number: 786.2 STR -[ART]

Le sacre du printemps [videorecording] = The rite of spring; Symphonies d’instruments a vent = Symphonies of wind instrument – Call Number: 784.2184 STR -[ART]

Sweet-breathed minstrel : a mystic poem of  Rumi : for gamelan slendro, viola obbligato, male & female voices – Call Number: 785.68 MAC -[ART]

Wo de mei li yu ai chou [videorecording] = The peony pavilion – Call Number: 791.4372 PED -[ART]

An outdoor overture [sound recording] ; Appalachian spring : suite ; Eight poems of Emily Dickenson [i.e. Dickinson] – Call Number: 784.2 COP -[ART]

Poetics of Contemporary Dance [book] by Laurence Louppe – Call Number: 792.8 LOU

Talking dance : contemporary histories from the Southern Mediterranean [book] by Nicholas Rowe, Ralph Buck, and Rose Martin – Call Number: 793.31953 ROW -[REC]

ARTS ALIVE COLLECTION featuring The ARTS FISSION COMPANY VIDEOS

Bleu en rouge – Call Number: 792.8 BLE

Mahabharata: a grain of rice – Call Number: 792.8 MAH

1000 Camels – Call Number: 792.8 ONE

The Weather Stations – Call Number: 792.8 WEA

Flowers of Lamentation: POPPY TEARS – Call Number: 792.8 FLO

Graffiti of the Celeste – Call Number: 792.8 GRA

Out of the Blue – Call Number: 792.8 OUT

These Arts Alive collections are for onsite reference only and can be viewed in our screening rooms. Call 6332 3255, email us at eppl@library.nlb.gov.sg or approach the staff at the counter to request for these special titles and reserve the screening room for viewing. The screening room can be rented at $5.50 per hour with a maximum capacity of 4 pax.

Sleeping Beauty is a beloved fairy tale enjoyed by all ages. In the ballet, the narrative of Sleeping Beauty begins with the prologue featuring the fairies of Sleeping Beauty attending the christening of Princess Aurora, endowing her with special gifts. Marring the celebration with Carabosse’s curse, the story ensues with the hope that the curse be lifted with true love’s kiss.

Complementing the narrative of the ballet, this exhibition by Singapore Dance Theatre aims to allow members of the public a brief peek into the quintessential tutu and pointe shoes. Both the tutu and pointe shoes form the backbone of any classical ballet including Sleeping Beauty.

For more information, please refer to Singapore Dance Theatre’s Sleeping Beauty.

Some recommended titles available in library@esplanade:

The sleeping beauty [videorecording] by Het Nationale Ballet (The Dutch National Ballet) – Call Number: 792.842 SLE-[ART]

The sleeping beauty [videorecording]: ballet in three acts with prologue and apotheosis – Call Number: 792.842 SLE-[ART]

The sleeping beauty [videorecording] by The Royal Ballet – Call Number: 792.842 SLE-[ART]

La Belle [videorecording] – Call Number: 792.842 BEL-[ART]

Ballet music [soundrecording]: highlights: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Nutcracker / Tchaikovsky – Call Number: 784.21556 TCH

Adapted from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, this wonderful blend of fantasy, drama and romance is set on the night that the Jellicle Cats meet for the Jellicle Ball in a sparkling fusion of music, dance and verse.

With an amazing musical score that includes the timeless Memory, spectacular set designs, stunning costumes and breathtaking choreography, CATS is a magical musical like no other.

One of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, CATS has enchanted audiences in over 300 cities around the world – now you too have the chance to experience this legendary musical phenomenon.

Come on down to the library@esplanade to participate in the “CATS” Lucky Draw from 8 – 31 December 2014 to stand a chance to win tickets to the production!

This promotion is held in collaboration with BASE Entertainment Asia. For more information, please visit http://www.sistic.com.sg/events/cats0215

Related Resources:
Cats [videorecording] by Really Useful Films [Call no: 792.642 CAT]
Cats [sound recording] : selections from the original Broadway cast recording [Call no: 782.14 CLO]
Cats [sound recording] : complete original Broadway cast recording [Call no: 782.14 LLO]
Cats: the book of the musical [Call no: q782.812 LLO]
Andrew Lloyd Webber : the essential collection [Call no: 782.14 LLO]
Andrew Lloyd Webber [Call no: 782.14092 SNE]
The best of Andrew Lloyd Webber [Call no: 786 LLO]
Geniuses of the American musical theatre : the composers and lyricists [Call no: 782.14092273 KEY]