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Dusty & Stones. by Rudoy, Jesse,film director.; First Run Features (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by First Run Features in 2022.DUSTY & STONES chronicles the remarkable ride of cousins Gazi “Dusty” Simelane and Linda “Stones” Msibi, a struggling country music duo from the tiny African Kingdom of Swaziland who long for their big break. When they are unexpectedly invited to record in Nashville and to compete in a Texas battle of the bands, Dusty and Stones embark on their long-awaited first pilgrimage to the ancestral heart of country music.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; African studies.; Foreign study.; Music.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Biography.; Musicians.; Folk music.; Country music.; Competition.; Popular music--Africa.; Performing arts.;
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The House of Hidden Meanings A Memoir [electronic resource] : by RuPaul.aut; cloudLibrary;
From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date—a brutally honest, surprisingly poignant, and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance, found family, and self-acceptance. A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag. Central to RuPaul’s success has been his chameleonic adaptability. From drag icon to powerhouse producer of one of the world’s largest television franchises, RuPaul’s ever-shifting nature has always been part of his brand as both supermodel and supermogul. Yet that adaptability has made him enigmatic to the public. In this memoir, his most intimate and detailed book yet, RuPaul makes himself truly known. In The House of Hidden Meanings, RuPaul strips away all artifice and recounts the story of his life with breathtaking clarity and tenderness, bringing his signature wisdom and wit to his own biography. From his early years growing up as a queer Black kid in San Diego navigating complex relationships with his absent father and temperamental mother, to forging an identity in the punk and drag scenes of Atlanta and New York, to finding enduring love with his husband Georges LeBar and self-acceptance in sobriety, RuPaul excavates his own biography life-story, uncovering new truths and insights in his personal history. Here in RuPaul’s singular and extraordinary story is a manual for living—a personal philosophy that testifies to the value of chosen family, the importance of harnessing what makes you different, and the transformational power of facing yourself fearlessly. A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag. “I've always loved to view the world with analytical eyes, examining what lies beneath the surface. Here, the focus is on my own life—as RuPaul Andre Charles,” says RuPaul. If we’re all born naked and the rest is drag, then this is RuPaul totally out of drag. This is RuPaul stripped bare. 
Subjects: Electronic books.; Personal Memoirs; 20th Century; Entertainment & Performing Arts; LGBT;
© 2024., HarperCollins,
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Nick Offerman: American Ham. by Vogt-Roberts, Jordan,film director.; Offerman, Nick,actor.; Stadium Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Nick OffermanOriginally produced by Stadium Media in 2014."Handkerchiefs. Red meat. Minor nudity. In my first comedy special, I enumerate my 10 tips for Delicious Living. I gained about 30 pounds for this show, so as to appear more relatable."Filmed at New York City's historic Town Hall.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Mass media.; Digital communications.; Performing arts.; Arts.; Motion pictures.; Documentary films.; Mass media and culture.; Artists.; Comedians.; Actors.; Popular culture.; Stand-up comedy.;
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Jake the Fake keeps it real / by Robinson, Craig,1971-; Mansbach, Adam,1976-; Knight, Keith,1966-;
Having faked his way into the Music and Art Academy, a performing arts school for gifted students where his talented older sister rules, sixth-grader Jake, a jokester who can barely play an instrument, will have to think of something quick before the last laugh is on him.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Schools; Performing arts; Musicians; Gifted children; Brothers and sisters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Stepping Out. by Noonan, Chris,film director.; Ronin Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Ronin Films in 1981.From Chris Noonan (director of Babe), one of the most honoured and distinguished documentaries in Australian film history. This superior 4K digital version, restored from original film negatives was supervised by Chris Noonan. In November 1979, forty extraordinary people took to the stage. Labelled by society as mentally handicapped, isolated and hidden away in institutions since early childhood, they came to the Sydney Opera House and gave a performance that held audiences spellbound. STEPPING OUT tells the joyous story of that event, focusing especially on two members of the group: 31 year old Chris Dobbin, a dancer of extraordinary talent, and his girlfriend Romayne Grace, 21, who provides the film's commentary. Chosen by UNESCO for screening at the official closing ceremony for International Year of Disabled Persons, Paris 1981.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Performing arts.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Australians.; Foreign study.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Health.;
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The seminarian / by Hanson, Hart,author.;
"Xavier "Priest" Priestly is a snarky former seminarian turned private investigator. Dusty Queen is a hard-as-nails professional stuntwoman and freelance bodyguard. When Dusty's girlfriend suddenly disappears, a woman in a strange blue wig tries to assassinate Priest, and a twelve-year-old boy shows up claiming to be his son, the two friends are thrown into a maelstrom of intrigue and high-stakes violence that's as convoluted and dangerous as it is hilarious. Thankfully, Priest and Dusty don't have to navigate these tangled mysteries alone. Aided by a lawyer who's underwhelmed by their extra-legal methods, a straight-laced detective who doesn't trust them as far as he can throw them, and Priest's father, a notorious bank robber, they are well equipped to deal with potential kidnapping and attempted murder. But whether Priest is up to the challenge of a son with a gun, a backpack full of weed, and a major attitude problem ... well, that's a different story. With its unforgettable cast, parade of twists and turns, and breakneck pace, The Seminarian showcases Hart Hanson at his best. Packed with action and glistening with snappy dialogue, surprising tenderness, and (mostly) good people doing some exceptionally bad things, this distinctive thriller is as entertaining as it is insightful"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Attempted assassination; Attempted murder; Ex-clergy; Fathers and sons; Friendship; Missing persons; Private investigators; Women stunt performers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Passion play [videorecording] / by Dubiecki, Daniel,1977-; Ellison, Megan.; Fox, Megan,1986-; Glazer, Mitch.; Hirsch, Jonah.; Ifans, Rhys,1968-; Lynch, Kelly,1959-; Murray, Bill,1950 Sept. 21-; Rourke, Mickey.; Annapurna (Firm); Cordel Pictures.; Entertainment One (Firm); Rebecca Wang Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Christopher Doyle ; editor, Billy Weber ; music composer, Dickon Hinchliffe.Mickey Rourke, Megan Fox, Bill Murray, Kelly Lynch, Jerry Sawyers.After a jazz musician rescues a circus performer from her life of captivity, a ruthless gangster decides he wants the woman for himself.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Subjects: Circus performers; Feature films.; Gangsters; Jazz musicians; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Triangles (Interpersonal relations);
© c2011., Entertainment One,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The Flying Fercos. by Lutz, Michael,film director.; Premiere Digital (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Premiere Digital in 2024.THE FLYING FERCOS delves into the extraordinary lives of a family who shared their home—and their stage—with over 20 lions, tigers, and panthers.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Performing arts.; Arts.; Health.; Social sciences.; Physical education and training.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Cats.; Families.; Europe, Eastern.; Animal welfare.; Gymnastics.;
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Scythe & Sparrow / by Weaver, Brynne,author.;
Doctor Fionn Kane is running from a broken heart, one he hopes to mend in small-town Nebraska, far away from his almost-fiancé and his derailed surgical career. It's a simpler life: head down, hard work, and absolutely no romantic relationships. He wants none of the circus he left behind in Boston. But then the real circus finds him. Motorcycle performer Rose Evans has spent a decade on the road with the Silveria Circus, and it suits her just fine, especially when she has the urge to indulge in a little murder when she's not in the spotlight. But when a kill goes awry and she ends up with a broken leg, Rose finds herself stuck in Nebraska, at the home of the adorably nerdy town doctor. The problem is, not every broken heart can be sewn back together ... And the longer you stay in one place, the more likely your ghosts will catch up.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Erotic fiction.; Novels.; Man-woman relationships; Physicians; Small cities; Women circus performers; Women serial murderers;
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Los Hermanos/The Brothers. by Schneider, Ken,film director.; Jarmel, Marcia,film director.; PatchWorks Productions (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by PatchWorks Productions in 2020.Virtuoso Afro-Cuban-born brothers—violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo—live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide. Tracking their parallel lives in New York and Havana, their poignant reunion, and their momentous first performances together, Los Hermanos/The Brothers offers a nuanced, often startling view of estranged nations through the lens of music and family.Featuring an electrifying, genre-bending score, composed by Cuban Aldo López-Gavilán, performed with his American brother, Ilmar, and with guest appearances by maestro Joshua Bell and the Harlem Quartet.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.; Families.; Cuba.; Hispanic Americans.; Performing arts.;
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