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  Isokon and the Bauhaus in Britain

  Leyla Daybelge, Magnus Englund

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  In the mid-1930s, three giants of the international Modern movement, Bauhaus professors Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer and László Moholy-Nagy, fled Nazi Germany and sought refuge in Hampstead in the most exciting new apartment block in Britain. The Lawn Road Flats, or Isokon building, was commissioned by the young visionary couple Jack and Molly Pritchard and designed by aspiring architect Wells Coates. Built in 1934 in response to the question 'How do we want to live now?' it was England's first modernist apartment building and was hugely influential in pioneering the concept of minimal living. During the mid-1930s and 1940s its flats, bar and dining club became an extraordinary creative nexus for international artists, writers and thinkers. Jack Pritchard employed Gropius, Breuer and Moholy-Nagy in his newly formed Isokon design company and the furniture, architecture and graphic art the three produced in pre-war England helped shape Modern Britain.
  This book tells the story of the Isokon, from its beginnings to the present day, and fully examines the work, artistic networks and legacy of the Bauhaus artists during their time in Britain. The tales are not just of design and architecture but war, sex, death, espionage and infamous dinner parties. Isokon resident Agatha Christie features in the book, as does Charlotte Perriand who Jack Pritchard commissioned for a pavilion design in 1930.
  The book is beautifully illustrated with largely unseen archive photography, and includes the work of photographer and Soviet spy Edith Tudor-Hart, as well as plans and sketches, menus, postcards and letters from the Pritchard family archive. In Spring 2018, the Isokon building and Breuer, Gropius and Moholy-Nagy were honoured with a Blue Plaque from English Heritage. 

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  The Drama Workshop Leader - A...

  Linden Walcott-Burton

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  This comprehensive, easy-to-use guide contains everything you need to plan and deliver effective drama sessions, get the best out of your participants, and develop an empowering leadership style that works for you.
  Drawing on over fifteen years' experience of running workshops – including for the National Theatre, The Old Vic, Barbican, Battersea Arts Centre and National Youth Theatre – Linden Walcott-Burton takes you through everything you need to know, with essential advice on:
  
  - Your Workshop: How to plan and structure a successful session; how to deliver it effectively, whether in-person or online; how to devise and run an entire course.
  - Your Group: How to motivate and get the best out of your group; how to encourage positive behaviours and manage challenging ones; how to adapt to different groups and needs; how to give and receive feedback.
  - Yourself as a Workshop Leader: How to empower yourself by owning the space and maintaining boundaries; how to use your voice (and not lose it); how to harness the power of humour and fun.
  Packed with tips and techniques that work with any setting and age group, whether you're running a short session or a longer course, the book also provides specific guidance on delivering workshops in schools, working with disabled people and those with learning disabilities, and safeguarding when working with children and young people. There's also advice on co-facilitating, working with assistants and finding work.
  Organised in handy, bite-sized chunks allowing you to find just what you need, the book also includes sample workshop plans and content, with additional insights and examples of best practice from many other leading practitioners in the field.
  Whether you're just starting out and want to learn the basics, or you're a seasoned facilitator looking for fresh ideas, The Drama Workshop Leader is the resource you need to deliver a great session in any room you walk into, no matter what's thrown your way.
  'Every practitioner, no matter their level of experience, will gain so much from this book' Jackie Tait, Primary Programme Manager, National Theatre Learning

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  My first Christmas Album

  Naxos

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  The great thing about Christmas is that you know lots of good things will happen. You know that pretty lights will start popping up all over the place. You know you'll get a holiday from school. You're probably ready to eat a special meal and to see family and friends. All these things are part of what we call a tradition. Christmas is a big tradition - it celebrates the birth of Jesus. People who want to celebrate this do it in different ways. But whatever happens, there is always music!
  
  Can you imagine Christmas without music? Part of the fun is hearing things that are only played at Christmas and at no other time of year - carols that make you think of the end of term, or the holidays, or bobble hats; songs that make you think of food, or snow, or stockings. Here are some of the most popular carols, as well as some other surprises... Merry Christmas!
  
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  1. Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City
  Featuring: Stringer, Robert; Worcester Cathedral Choir; Johnston, Raymond; Hunt, Donald - Composer: Gauntlett, Henry John (1805-1876) - Lyricist: Alexander, Cecil Frances - Conductor: Hunt, Donald - Choir: Worcester Cathedral Choir - Artist: Stringer, Robert; Johnston, Raymond - Performer: Hunt, Donald; Worcester Cathedral Choir; Stringer, Robert; Johnston, Raymond
  
  2. Hopkins Jr.: We Three Kings of Orient Are (arr. A. Pitts for vocal ensemble)
  Featuring: Forbes, Joanna; Oswald, Kathryn; Eteson, Richard; Tonus Peregrinus; Chalmers, Nicholas; Pitts, Antony - Composer: Hopkins Jr., John Henry (1820-1891) - Lyricist: Hopkins Jr., John Henry - Arranger: Pitts, Antony - Conductor: Pitts, Antony - Choir: Tonus Peregrinus - Artist: Forbes, Joanna; Oswald, Kathryn; Eteson, Richard; Chalmers, Nicholas - Performer: Pitts, Antony; Tonus Peregrinus; Forbes, Joanna; Oswald, Kathryn; Eteson, Richard
  
  3. Sans Day Carol (arr. J. Rutter for choir)
  Featuring: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir; Sackett, Andrew - Composer: Traditional - Lyricist: Traditional - Arranger: Rutter, John - Conductor: Sackett, Andrew - Choir: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir - Performer: Sackett, Andrew; Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
  
  4. Bernard: Winter Wonderland (arr. for orchestra)
  Featuring: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Hayman, Richard - Composer: Bernard, Felix (1897-1944) - Arranger: Anonymous - Conductor: Hayman, Richard - Performer: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Hayman, Richard
  
  5. The Holly and the Ivy (arr. H.W. Davies for choir)
  Featuring: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir; Sackett, Andrew - Composer: Traditional - Lyricist: Traditional - Arranger: Davies, Henry Walford - Conductor: Sackett, Andrew - Choir: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir - Performer: Sackett, Andrew; Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
  
  6. Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: Chorus: For unto us a Child is born (1751 Version)
  Featuring: Oxford New College Choir; Academy of Ancient Music; Higginbottom, Edward - Composer: Handel, George Frideric - Lyricist: Bible - New Testament - Conductor: Higginbottom, Edward - Choir: Oxford New College Choir - Performer: Academy of Ancient Music; Higginbottom, Edward; Oxford New College Choir
  
  7. Corelli: Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, 'Christmas Concerto': II. Allegro
  Featuring: Capella Istropolitana; Krček, Jaroslav - Composer: Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713) - Conductor: Krček, Jaroslav - Performer: Capella Istropolitana; Krček, Jaroslav
  
  8. King Jesus hath a Garden
  Featuring: Elora Singers, The; Edison, Noel - Composer: Traditional - Lyricist: Traditional - Conductor: Edison, Noel - Choir: Elora Singers, The - Performer: Edison, Noel; Elora Singers, The
  
  9. Good King Wenceslas (arr. R. Jacques for choir)
  Featuring: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir; Sackett, Andrew - Composer: Traditional - Lyricist: Neale, John Mason - Arranger: Jacques, Reginald - Conductor: Sackett, Andrew - Choir: Tewkesbury Abbey Choir - Performer: Sackett, Andrew; Tewkesbury Abbey Choir
  
  10. Pierpont: Jingle Bells (arr. P.

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  A Rare Recording of Film Icon...

  Lillian Gish

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  Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893 - February 27, 1993) was an American actress whose career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the First Lady of American Cinema, and is credited with pioneering fundamental film performance techniques. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Duel in the Sun and in 1971, she was awarded an Academy Honorary Award for her career achievements. Despite being better known for her film work, she was also accomplished on stage, and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1972. The following recording is from a 1950 interview.

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  Gel Printing - A Creative Guide...

  Rachel Richardson

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  GEL PRINTING is packed with practical instruction and exciting ideas to get everyone started with this new and very accessible monoprinting technique. With very little equipment (and no press) needed, it explains how simple prints can be made quickly and easily, and shows how more in-depth and advanced techniques can also be explored. Some 26 exercises cover making prints with stencils, natural materials, mark making and image resist, as well as using art materials and combining layers and techniques. This beautiful book will serve as your companion as you learn and enjoy making versatile and vibrant prints with just a gel plate, roller, ink and paper.

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  I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms - A...

  Nancy Shear

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  Nancy Shear was only fifteen when she began sneaking into Philadelphia Orchestra concerts through the stage door, and seventeen when she was hired as a member of the orchestra's library staff to help prepare the music; one year later, she became Leopold Stokowski's musical assistant. Being young and female, she was a pioneer in both positions. 
   
   
   
  I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms takes listeners into the homes, studios, and minds of legendary artists with whom Shear shared close personal relationships, including Stokowski, Mstislav Rostropovich, Eugene Ormandy, and others with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Many of these brilliant and talented artists were also outrageous, egocentric, and tyrannical. Throughout this book, Shear topples more than a few revered musicians from their podiums and their pedestals. 
   
   
   
  A literary welcome mat to the beautiful world of classical music, this memoir is accessible and engaging for all. It brings listeners into rehearsals and concert halls, revealing the choices musicians must consider, and what conductors, players, and composers really do. A heartwarming story about passion, determination, and survival, I Knew a Man Who Knew Brahms explores music at its core. You will never listen to music the same way again, after hearing Nancy Shear's story.

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