The Raven's Tail
Raven's Village
Reaching for Dreams: A Ballet From Rehearsal to Opening Night
Rebels
Recording
Recreational Dance Kit
Red Grooms Talks About Dali Salad
Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse
Reflections of a Dancer: Alexandra Danilova
Relief Printmaking
Religion in Art III
Renaissance (Canada)
Returning the Favour: Vision for Vision
Ribbons of the Osage: The Art and Life of Georgeann Robinson
A Road Less Travelled: The Art of Noella Thompson
Road to Castagno: A Renaissance Dream
Robert Bateman: Artist
Rock Artist / Denise Needham / Gun Collector
Rock On Almanac: The First Four Decades of Rock 'N' Roll
Romeo & Juliet / West Side Story
Roundup
Running Fence
Rupchan: Spirit of a Prairie Potter
Russian Folk Song and Dance
(Print-Non-Fiction). Samuel, Cheryl. University of British Columbia Press (UBCP), 1987. 167 p. ISBN 0-7748-0224-3 ($24.95 pbk.).
(CAN, I/M) Two hundred years ago Aboriginal weavers on the west coast created Raven's Tail Robes. Replaced by the Chilkat Dancing Blanket, this artform is now being revived. Samuel presents a detailed account of the history of this weaving style. A lengthy account is given of each of the 11 existing historical robes. Included are a table of contents and a bibliography.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Video). Canadian Museum of Civilization (MGR), 1989. 10 min. Dup. order no. V9462.
(CAN, I/M) Native artisans from the Pacific Northwest coast have won international acclaim for their woodworking skills. This video documents the building housefronts commissioned by the Canadian Museum of Civilization. The housefronts are replicas of historical houses from six different First Nation’s regions in British Columbia. Using traditional and modern tools, the artisans demonstrate various techniques such as the splitting of cedar planks, the finishing of planks using an adze, and post and beam house construction. This unique project resulted in a life-size symbolic village on display in the Grand Hall at the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Reaching for Dreams: A Ballet From Rehearsal to Opening Night
(Print-Non-Fiction). Kuklin, Susan. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Bks. (MCM), 1987. 128 p. ISBN 0-688-06316-0 ($20.50 hdc.).
Through black-and-white photographs and text in diary form, this book covers the process of preparing a ballet. Kuklin spent two months with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. She provides a first-hand account of the ballet troupe's work from first rehearsal to opening night. Included are a table of contents and a glossary.
Suggested Use: Dance
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Video). (Clip Art Series). Marlin Motion Pictures (MGR), 1993. 29 min. Dup. order no. V8873.
Often artists find themselves in conflict with the establishment. Some artists choose to draw attention to society's indifference to social concerns. Among the clips are rap group Public Enemy, music of jazz musician Archie Shepp, Sophocles' Antigone, works by Caravaggio, Road Show's Broken Music installations, works by artist Sue Coe and Doug Elkin’s Dance Company.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
(Video). (Meet the Canadian Musicians Series). School Services of Canada (SSC), 1994. 30 min. Order no. GMLV156C ($69.95).
(CAN, I/M) Musicians are shown making a permanent record of their musical creation, and viewers see the number and variety of skills and people involved in this process. The program shows how a recording is developed, both creatively and financially, and what happens to it once it has been released.
Suggested Use: Music
(Kit). Armstrong, D. Shaw, Lloyd, Foundation, The (MEL), 1985. ISBN 0-915213-01-X ($124.50).
This program from the Lloyd Shaw Foundation is a comprehensive resource for teaching social dance. It includes a manual and music on audiocassette, in both instrumental and prompted versions, for squares, quadrilles, contras, and line dances. An appendix to the manual contains instructions for 35 additional dances.
Suggested Use: Dance
Other Use: Physical Education 20, 30; Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
Red Grooms Talks About Dali Salad
(Video). Arts America Inc. (SSC), 1988. 4 min. Order no. AARED01 ($42.95).
Red Grooms, pop artist, uses materials such as paper, vinyl, aluminum and ping pong balls to create a lively and humourous portrait of the surrealist painter Salvador Dali.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse
(Video). Direct Cinema (MCN), 1987. 21 min. No order number is required. ($150.00).
American Artist Red Grooms creates two- and three-dimensional works called "picto-sculturamas." Through interviews with Grooms and a tour of his studio, the video reveals Grooms' early influences and his philosophy about his work.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
Reflections of a Dancer: Alexandra Danilova
(Video). Direct Cinema (MCN), 1990. 52 min. No order number is required. ($150.00).
Prima Ballerina Alexandra Danilova reminisces about her youth in St. Petersburg, Russia, her training at the Imperial Ballet School, where she met choreographer George Balanchine, and her 20 years as a star in America as ballerina in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Scenes from Danilova's present activities show her conducting a ballet class and rehearsing for a performance of Paquita.
Suggested Use: Dance
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
(Print-Non-Fiction). Brommer, Gerald F. Davis Pubns., Inc. (FHW), 1970. 148 p. ISBN 0-87192-034-4 ($15.95 hdc.).
This is a thorough review of techniques utilized in printmaking. Media included are wood prints, linoleum prints, collagraph, string prints, and a wide variety of everyday materials. Included are a table of contents, a bibliography, and an index.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
(Poster). Pictorial Charts Educational Trust (CEM), n.d. Order no. E734 ($17.95).
This package offers colourful posters of the following:
• Ancient Greece (The god Dioysus, ceramic bowl)
• Bali (Barong dance-drama, masked dancer)
• Celtic (Cerunnos, the horned god, silver-plated copper cauldron)
• Christianity (Mary with saints and angels, ikon)
• Hinduism (Vishnu and his ten incarnations, painting)
• Judaism (Torah scrolls with silk-embroidered Ark curtain)
• Nigeria (The head of a king, bronze sculpture).
Brief descriptions of each visual are included in the supporting print.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
(Video). (From Spirit to Spirit Series). FilmWest Associates Distribution Ltd. (MGR), 1993. 24 min. Dup. order no. V9184.
(CAN, I/M) A Canadian native theatre company seeks to resurrect the distinctive voice of native culture after its decimation in the late 19th century.
Suggested Use: Drama
Returning the Favour: Vision for Vision
(Print-Non-Fiction). Forrestall, Tom. Lancelot Press (LAN), 1992. unp. ISBN 0-88999-505-2 ($16.95 pbk.).
(CAN) In this volume of Tom Forrestall's black-and-white and colour art work, readers are shown his development as an artist, his exploration of the natural world, his evocation of the seasons, his fascination with objects, and the importance of his family as subjects. Pages from his private notebooks and photographs of his life are featured. Included are a table of contents and an index.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Ribbons of the Osage: The Art and Life of Georgeann Robinson
(Video). (Native American Master Artists Video Series). Full Circle Communications (FCC), 1986. 28 min. Order no. ROS ($19.95 U.S.).
(I/M) Before her death in 1986, Osage artisan Georgeann Robinson had become internationally known for her mastery of Osage ribbon work and hand-weaving. Robinson displays her ribbon work on dance regalia being prepared for the annual In-lon-ska dances in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, and uses photos of her grandparents in ribbon work clothing to emphasize the importance of passing on traditions to children. The video is an excellent documentary of the history and traditions of the Osage.
Suggested Use: Dance; Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
A Road Less Travelled: The Art of Noella Thompson
(Video). (Expressions: Visual Arts and Artists Series). Shadowland Moving Picture Co. Ltd. (MGR), 1992. 24 min. Dup. order no. V8104.
(SK) Viewers follow Noella Thompson through her world of exploration and discovery--the inspiration for her art. Thompson, motivated by her relationship with history through her investigation of abandoned houses and churches, infuses her paintings with significance, moods, and emotions. The program focuses on Thompson working in the small community of Outlook, as a practising artist, a teacher of art, and an explorer.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Road to Castagno: A Renaissance Dream
(Video). Lynx Images Releasing (MGR), 1993. 25 min. Dup. order no. V9338.
(CAN) Canadian painter Michall John Angel fulfills a lifelong dream when he travels to an Italian village and paints portraits and a mural of the villagers. The program offers insight into his practical style and technique and relates his passion for his work.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
(Video). University of Victoria (MGR), 1993. 24 min. Dup. order no. V9122.
(CAN) While sketching outdoors and working in his studio, Robert Bateman discusses his sources of inspiration and personal insights into his art work. He expresses his ideas on art, society, and nature and answers questions on the position of wildlife in general. More than 30 of his paintings are shown including Red Wing Blackbird and Rail Fence andMidnight - Black Wolf.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Rock Artist / Denise Needham / Gun Collector
(Video). (One in a Million Series I). Grasslands Productions (MGR), 1991. 29 min. Dup. order no. V8272.
(SK) This video introduces Scott McLeod of Radville who is an artist who finds life in solid rock--a Rock Sculptor and Denise Needham of Regina who has established herself in a business traditionally dominated by men--carpentry. Also featured is gun collector John Seivewright of Weyburn who has a collection of odd and unusual firearms second to none in his basement.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Rock On Almanac: The First Four Decades of Rock 'N' Roll
(Print-Non-Fiction). Nite, Norm N. Harper & Row Pubs., Inc. (HCP), 1989. 532 p. ISBN 0-06-096081-7 ($19.95 pbk.).
A rock music chronology suitable for research or general interest, this almanac lists annual highlights in news and sports along with music happenings, artists, hits, and award winners. The book spans the years 1940 to 1989. Its combination of music and current events encourages readers to view popular music trends in the context of changes to society in general. It offers black-and-white photographs. Included are a glossary, an index of performers, and an index of song titles.
Suggested Use: Music
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
Romeo & Juliet / West Side Story
(Kit). (Literature Navigator Series). Sunburst Communications (GAG), 1992. Order no. 6485 ($299.00).
This package offers two great classic movies on laserdisc--the 1968 Franco Zeffirelli production of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet and the 1961 Jerome Robbins production of West Side Story, plus a teacher's guide that explains the Literature Navigator Series, and two 3.5 inch discs that offer guided literature activities for students.
Suggested Use: Drama; Media Studies; Music
(Print-Non-Fiction). Sapergia, Barbara. (Florence James Series). Coteau Books (COT), 1992. 71 p. ISBN 1-55050-041-4 ($7.95 pbk.).
(SK) This is a two-act play which revolves around one rural family--the Petrescus, and particularly one woman, Verna Petrescu. The play addresses some very important issues for families living in rural areas. The setting of the play is southwest Saskatchewan. Sapergia handles these serious, important concerns with intelligence and a very warm sense of humour. The play does not offer solutions to farm crises, but simply provides an insight into the "good' and "bad" experienced by today's farm families.
Suggested Use: Drama
(Video). Maysles Films, Inc. (MFI), 1978. 58 min. No order number is required. ($139.00 U.S.).
Christo is well known for his large-scale, temporary artistic constructions. The documentary tells of his success in convincing people to join him in the creation of a fence made of white fabric stretching more than 14 kilometres across their land. The piece, costing three million dollars, reunited the community in a two-week celebration of the work's beauty. This is a thought-provoking story about this artist's distinctive constructions.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
Rupchan: Spirit of a Prairie Potter
(Video). Grasslands Productions (MGR), 1992. 26 min. Dup. order no. V8780.
(SK) This documentary drama is the story of a Ukrainian immigrant who became Saskatchewan's first potter. Peter Rupchan battled incredible odds to pursue his dream; finally, 50 years after his death, he is receiving recognition for his artistic work. Also refer to the book Made in Saskatchewan: Peter Rupchan, Ukrainian Pioneer and Potter.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
(Video). Kultar Video (JFL), 1981. 78 min. Order no. 1107 ($35.00).
Four different professional dance troupes from the former Soviet Union perform traditional songs and dances from their regions. Presentations include dances from the Ukraine, Siberia, Samarkand and Central Asia, and Moldavia and Southwest Russia.
Suggested Use: Dance
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9; Arts Education: Elementary Level; Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8