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ART & THE ARTS
VIRGIL GOES TO CHINA: An Introductory Course in Spoken Mandarin
A hands-on introduction to Mandarin Chinese, this set of videos provides vocabulary, pronunciation, syntax, appropriate
usage, and the realistic setting for the words and phrases. The narrative concerns Virgil, a young tourist visiting China; scenes
of contemporary China provide the context for the language skills taught. The communication topics consist of Food and
Eating, Buying Things, Planning the Day, Getting around the City, and Getting There; the combination of animation and
documentary footage is designed to motivate interest and make the lessons more easily remembered.
#12892/0635 Five part set 15 minutes each (not available separately) $299.95
KING LEAR (Great Performances)
"Directed by Tony Award winner Trevor Nunn, the production features a shattering performance by McKellen in the title role
as the elderly king..." - John Crook - THE BUFFALO NEWS
William Shakespeare's unrelenting King Lear is considered to be one of the playwright's most enduring and haunting works for
the stage. The challenge of playing its title role has long fallen to some of the greatest actors of our time. This telecast
marks Sir Ian McKellen's return to the Royal Shakespeare Company that has resulted in a tour-de-force performance as Lear.
#12859/1725 150 minutes 2009 $129.95 *CC
CREATIVE VIOLATION: The Rebel Art of the Street Stencil
Called art by some and vandalism by others, street art transforms the depersonalized, over-commercialized urban landscape
into a forum for self-expression. Filmed in New York City, Pittsburgh, and Toronto, this edgy program documents the
exploding underground art form of street stenciling and explores its roots in political street art, industrial signage, and
freehand graffiti. John MacPhee, author of Stencil Pirates, and other stencil artists pose critical questions about the role of
free speech in public spaces as they describe their motives and demonstrate their methods. Transgressive, subversive,
creative: that's the rebel art of the street stencil. #12737/0635 24 minutes 2007 $129.95
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: A World of Art
The world-renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is a comprehensive 3-D encyclopedia of art history. This
program introduces viewers to the history of art through the Met's vast assortment of treasures that spans 5,000 years of
world culture and fills two million square feet of floor space. Featured European and American pieces are drawn from the
Met's collections of ancient, Renaissance, 18th-century, 19th-century, and early modern art. Works from Africa, Asia,
Oceania, and Mesoamerica are highlighted as well. A viewable/printable educator's guide is available online.
#12618/0635 52 minutes 2004 $99.95
GREAT MUSEUMS
No students should have to grow up without a chance to experience America's great museums. Take them there with this
great series that honors people and values, events and artifacts that have helped make the U.S. what it is today. Great
Museums encourages discovery learning through captivating glimpses of exhibits supported by dynamic interviews with
museum experts - curators, archivists, researchers, volunteers, and others - who all share a single passionate interest: to
preserve the past for the benefit of the future. The programs are:
Ellis Island Immigration Museum: Face of America | Autry Museum of Western Heritage: Spirit of the West | DuSable Museum
of African-American History: American Soul | The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian: Native Voice | The
National D-Day Museum: Triumph of the Spirit | The Library of Congress: Volumes to Speak | The Field Museum: Earthly
Treasures | The Franklin Institute: Wonderland of Science | The Metropolitan Museum of Art: A World of Art | George
Eastman House: Picture Perfect | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Art Gets a Start in America | National Museum of
Women in the Arts: A Woman's Touch | National Music Museum: America's Shrine to Music | Hollywood Entertainment
Museum: American Dream Factory | California Surf Museum: Proudly We Wave | Molly Brown House Museum: The Unsinkable
| National Museum of Racing: Horse Power | Colorado History Museum: Crossroads of Culture | California State Railroad
Museum: Binding Ties | Institute of Texan Cultures: Behind the Lone Star | The Charleston Museum: America's First Museum |
The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum: Water Ways | The Whale Museum: Science at Sea | The Henry Ford: Made in America
| New York City Fire Museum: Trial by Fire | Delta Blues Museum: The Blues Lives On! | American Folk Art Museum: American
Anthem | Morris Museum of Art: The Art of the South | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Collective Vision
#12620/0635 Twenty-nine programs 28 to 52 minutes each 2007 $79.95 each or Series $1,779.95
THE HISTORY OF MUSIC - 2nd Edition
Using period music, magnificent works of art, and colorful diagrams, this updated eight-part series thoroughly examines the
Western music tradition: its roots, its major eras and movements, and many of its most significant composers. * A Discovery
Channel Production. Detailed descriptions of each program are available.
ORIGINS AND OVERVIEW
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE
THE BAROQUE ERA
INTO THE CLASSICAL PERIOD
#12740/0635 Eight 22-28 minute Programs 2005 $129.95 each or Series $999.95
EARLY ROMANTICISM
LATER ROMANTICISM
THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY
MODERN TIMES
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