Dowling, Niamh (1999) Alexander Technique into performance 177 minutes

Niamh Dowling trained as a teacher of the Alexander Technique and with Monika Pagneux in Paris. She is currently head of the School of Theatre at Manchester Metropolitan University, U.K. and works in repertory theatre as a Movement Director. This DVD-ROM is a record of a workshop she gave to a group of performers at the London Studio Centre. The workshop was based on the principles of the Alexander Technique both as a preparation for work and as a technical basis from which to release performance. (1999)

Duck, Katie (2002) On Exiting 31 minutes

Katie Duck is well known in Europe as an unorthodox and influential improviser. This is a record of a workshop she gave to dancers at Chisenhale in London during 2002. The record is repeated twice, with a commentary by her over the second repeat. (2002)

Dupuy, Dominique (1997) The Poetics of Movement 93 minutes

Dominique Dupuy has been a unique and highly respected presence in French contemporary dance for over fifty years. In 1996, the International Workshop Festival invited Dupuy to come to the U.K. for the first time and to work with dancers and performers over a five day period. This DVD-ROM is a record of the training session of the last day - the first time that Dupuy had allowed a radio microphone to be used. In this session, Dupuy, using a variety of practices and objects including sticks, heavy skirts and bars, is seen moving the participants towards a fuller relationship between gesture, image and space. (1997)

Dupuy, Dominique (2004) Autour du Baton 37 minutes

This DVD-ROM attends to Dupuy's use of the baton - a small stick - in his movement training. The recording was made during a workshop at the Jerwood Space, London. Also included are articles and statements by Dupuy. (2004)

Eisenberg, Avner (2004) A Discourse on Clowning 103 minutes

Avner Eisenberg is one of today's great clowns. He was invited by CircElation to Leeds in 2004 to work with other British clowns and street performers. This is a record of his work with the participants and considers such matters as the breath, problem solving and interaction with the audience. (2004)

Furse, Anna (2007) Glassbody

An edited recording of a performance installation in Guy's Hospital, London, by Anna Furse, Director of the company Athletes of the Heart. The piece, funded in part by the Wellcome Trust, was performed by the Butoh artist Marie-Gabrielle Rotie and addresses the overlapping scientific and artistic portrayals of the interior world of the human body, particularly as they concern Assisted Reproduction protocols

Fava , Antonio (1993) Antonio Fava and John Rudlin Masks of the Commedia Dell'Arte. 90 minutes

This DVD-ROM concentrates upon the Commedia masks of the Italian mask maker and actor Antonio Fava and how they are used in action. Antonio Fava, one of Italy's leading exponents of Commedia Dell'Arte, worked with Lecoq and Dario Fo before founding the "International School of Comic Acting" in Reggio Emilia. He has taught and performed widely both in Europe and in French-speaking Africa.

Additional commentary and analysis is by John Rudlin, author of a book on Copeau (Cambridge University Press), and of a forthcoming book on Commedia, to be published by Routledge. (1993)