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The Alexander technique

Title
The Alexander technique [videorecording] / Wellspring Media ; directed by Molly McBride ; conceived and produced by Jane Kosminsky.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Wellspring Media, c1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Kosminsky, Jane.
  • Caplan, Deborah, 1931-
  • Hurt, William.
  • McBride, Molly.
  • Barrera, Juan.
  • Rosett, Marianna.
  • Becker, Bruce.
  • Wellspring Media.
Description
1 videodisc (148 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Alternative Title
  • Solutions for back trouble
  • Solutions for back pain
Subject
  • Alexander, F. Matthias 1869-1955
  • Alexander technique
  • Posture
  • Mind and body
  • Human mechanics
  • Back
  • Backache > Exercise therapy
Note
  • The second segment of this recording, Solutions for back trouble, was also released as a videocassette. See: *MGZIA 4-5252 The Alexander technique: solutions for back trouble.
Credits (note)
  • Director of photography, Juan Barrera; associate director, Bruce Becker; music, Marianna Rosett; scenic design, Alan Kimmel; costumes, David Zyla; lighting, Mark R. Weaver. DVD production credits: executive producers, Maryann Manelski, Yuri Weber; DVD senior producer, Jeff Stabenau; DVD producer, Michael Veasey.
Performer (note)
  • Instructors: Jane Kosminsky, Deborah Caplan.
  • Introduced by William Hurt.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
  • The first lesson (ca. 75 min.) / subtitled An introduction to the Alexander Technique with William Hurt and Jane Kosminsky. Kosminsky provides a brief biography of Frederick Matthias Alexander, the inventor of Alexander Technique, and explains its three-part method (self-observation, inhibition of incorrect habits, direction) and its four concepts of good use. With Hurt as a demonstrator, she presents some basic exercises: chair work, monkey [position], walking, and a self-lesson based on the technique's table work.
  • Solutions for back trouble (ca. 73 min.) / title given as Solutions for back pain on main menu. Deborah Caplan, a physical therapist and Certified Alexander Technique teacher, explains the Alexander Technique's approach to preventing back pain through correct usage of the body. With the help of demonstrators who have themselves overcome back problems by learning new habits, she describes four basic concepts of good use and their applications at home, in the office and in other everyday activities, and shows how to prevent back attacks.
  • [Additional features:] Biographies [William Hurt, Jane Kosminsky, Deborah Caplan] [still frames], weblinks.
  • Weblinks (1 frame).
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-7
ISBN
1583501061
OCLC
  • 82656312
  • NYPY01-F872
Title
The Alexander technique [videorecording] / Wellspring Media ; directed by Molly McBride ; conceived and produced by Jane Kosminsky.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : Wellspring Media, c1999.
System Details
DVD.
Credits
Director of photography, Juan Barrera; associate director, Bruce Becker; music, Marianna Rosett; scenic design, Alan Kimmel; costumes, David Zyla; lighting, Mark R. Weaver. DVD production credits: executive producers, Maryann Manelski, Yuri Weber; DVD senior producer, Jeff Stabenau; DVD producer, Michael Veasey.
Performer
Instructors: Jane Kosminsky, Deborah Caplan.
Introduced by William Hurt.
Added Author
Kosminsky, Jane. Producer. Teacher
Caplan, Deborah, 1931- Teacher
Hurt, William. Speaker. Performer
McBride, Molly. Director
Barrera, Juan. Photographer
Rosett, Marianna. Composer
Becker, Bruce. Director
Wellspring Media.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-7
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