Putting the 'S' into Laughter
World famous South African artist William Kentridge spoke at UCT Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts GIPCA Great Texts Big Questions public lecture on Thursday 8 April He gave a lecture titled Putting the Sinto Laughter looking at Gogol short story The Nose His recent production of Shostakovich opera The Nose premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in New York earlier this month to rave reviews. Kentridge began working on the opera three years earlier producing etchings drawings small
Imagining the City: Memories and cultures in Cape Town
The overriding strength of this book is that it places people, ordinary people at the centre of memory at the centre of historical and contemporary experience and thus at the centre of re-imagining and owning the city of Cape Town It is as they speak what they choose to say what they choose to remain silent about that we become aware of the possibilities of the city if it really did embrace all its people in all of their diversity. From the Foreword by Mike van Graan playwright and arts activist
Beginner - Do you like dates? Dates are one of those delicacies of the Middle East that are exported worldwide. These Fruits have high nutritional value and some are so tasty that they have been described as the closest fruit to chocolate in terms of taste. Join the usual hosts, and a guest, to learn some practical vocabulary around this subject.
Guillemot Birds Take Their First Swim!
This movie shows how Guillemot chicks plunge from their 300 foot high cliffside nests to the cold ocean below for their first ever swim lesson! Run time 01:57.
Lifestyle of the Termite Queen
In this movie you get to travel to the center of a termite nest. You will get to see a queen termite who will produce almost 165 million eggs in her lifetime! Run time 02:08.
Halloween Solar Storms from SOHO-EIT, 304 Angstroms
This view from SOHO-EIT in the 304 Angstrom band, shows a group of active regions rotating back into view. This movie is synchronized to play with animation IDs 2959 (http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov-vis-a000000-a002900-a002959) and 2961 (http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov-vis-a000000-a002900-a002961). One obvious difference ...
Halloween Solar Storms from SOHO-EIT, 195 Angstroms
This view from SOHO-EIT in the 195 Angstrom band, shows the multitude of solar flares released in the Fall of 2003 as a group of active regions rotated back into view. This movie is synchronized to play with animation IDs 2960 (http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov-vis-a000000-a002900-a002960) and 2961 (http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov-vis-a000000-a002900-a002961). ...
This Eclipse is History
This article provides an account of the total eclipse of the Sun which occurred on August 12, 1999, from the viewpoint of researchers and spectators who witnessed the event in Rimnicu-Vilcea, Romania. Users can view a movie and listen to an audio narrative provided by one of the researchers as she photographed ...
Horace Carmina 1- 8 - Robin Bond
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A walk on the dark side
Professor Martin Kilduff and Dr Jochen Menges say their studies into the self-serving benefits of Emotional Intelligence has revealed a little understood 'dark side' that requires greater investigation!
014 - 016 CORDERIUS DIALOGUES ENGLISH - LATIN
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The Art of Improvisation: 3 For All
SPARK is there as Rafe Chase, Tim Orr and Stephen Kearin hit the stage without a script and turn audience suggestions into narrative stories that amaze and amuse. This Educator Guide addresses improvisation as a technique for developing thinking and language skills.
005 - Bellum Helveticum - Lowe Butler Walker
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3. Bianco, Rosso e Verdone (Advanced)
Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com! Here's the third episode of the new, fun, and exciting way to learn "Advanced Level Italian". Based on famous Italian movies and almost entirely spoken in Italian, this series will take your Italian to the next level! Today's movie is "Bianco, Rosso, e Verdone", a super-funny movie that highlights the merits [...]
4. Mediterraneo (Advanced)
Learn Italian with LearnItalianPod.com! Here's the fourth episode of the new, fun, and exciting way to learn "Advanced Level Italian". Based on famous Italian movies and almost entirely spoken in Italian, this series will take your Italian to the next level! Today's movie is "Mediterraneo", a terrific Italian film that won the Academy Award for [...]
Lesson 227: News – Besouro 007 Memoria - In Catalinam Lesson 27 – Coffee Break Spanish 079 - BELLUM HELVETICUM - LOWE BUTLER WALKER The Opposite Song
In this lesson you will practice your listening skills while listening to some interesting news about a brand new Brazilian capoeira movie.
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This week Mark and Kara look at dealing with banks and services while travelling. This lesson brings learners to a crucial stage in their language-learning as it concentrates on reusing already learned material and changing individual words in order to expand vocabulary and range of expression.
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The video sings about simple opposites (happy/sad, awake/asleep) Jack sings and acts out the meanings. The live action character appears in animated scenes. From Imagine Island TV show. (1:38)
