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Inspirational New Costume & Design Books

New in - a range of inspirational costume and design books.

A selection of titles are currently on display in the LRC, or for a full list try a subject keyword search for costume or interior design on the LRC ipac www.lipa.ac.uk/ipac

New stock Large & Loose in the LRC

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More new stock in the LRC!

We’ve recently purchased a range of pop scores with female vocalists in mind. Titles include; Rockferry by Duffy, Back to black by Amy Winehouse, 19 by Adele and Smile…it confuses people by LIPA Alumni Sandi Thom.  Also just arrived is the New woman collection, a compilation score including tunes from Britney, Blondie, Pink & Kylie. Remember you can search compilation CDs and scores for specific song titles using the IPAC’s title keyword search.

Also just in is the CD Manifesto by LIPA’s 27 piece Large & Loose led by Steve Berry. The music includes a mix of original compositions and some arrangements by Steve, along with band members Jessica McFarland, Paul Burton, Daniel Houghton & Sean Davey. Other new CD arrivals include Dig out your own soul by Oasis, And then boom by Iglu & Hartly and Will Young’s Let it go. If rap & hip hop are more your thing we have the classic Enter the Wu-Tang (36 chambers) as well as the first release by all female group Yo Majesty and the new album 140 Grime Street by British rapper Kano.

In response to the last LRC student survey we’ve invested in some new titles looking at cultural policy, such as Cultural Planning: and urban renaissance by Graeme Evans, and The Social impact of the arts by Eleonora Belfiore. Also available is the new 4^th edition of Music- the business by top music industry lawyer and LIPA Companion Ann Harrison. We’re also continuing to add to our collection of 21^st century drama, new play titles include Neil LaBute’s Fat pig, The Pitmen by Lee Hall and Her naked skin by Rebecca Lenkiewicz.

Remember, this is just a selection of our new stock, you can see more here, or keep checking the displays and the IPAC. If you’d like to suggest an item for stock, just get in touch, in person, by phone/email, fill in the suggestion book – or add a comment to this blog – we’ll be happy to hear from you!

Best wishes, LRC

Metallica to Marguerite – new stuff for everyone at the LRC

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Here at the LRC we’ve been buying lots of new stock to start the year. A selection of books on dance includes Dancing lives: 5 female dancers, The Dancer within, African American dance, Decentring dancing texts and Dying swans & madmen, ballet, the body & narrative cinema, and wave your jazz hands for The Fosse Style by Debra McWaters. Featuring hundreds of photos, one of Fosse’s great dancers, Ben Vereen, describes it as ‘an example and expression of the intricate moves of the Fosse technique.’ We’ve also updated our collection of law books, so there are new titles on contract and intellectual property law, as well as The Recording industry by G.P. Hull and Managing media companies by Aris & Bughin. One of our favourite new books has to be Performing architecture: opera houses, theatres & concert halls for the 21^st century by Michael Hammond, an inspirational photographic book exploring 50 of the world’s finest live performance venues.

 In the CD collection we’ve recently received Mercury Music Prize winner The Seldom seen kid by Elbow, along with new releases from Ladyhawke, Kings of Leon, Metallica and Sarah Bareilles. We’ve also got The Early learnings of Eugene Mcguinness, the acclaimed first album from the LIPA music graduate. His 2nd album is due for release mid-October so look out for that one too.  For musical lovers we’ve got the CD and score of Legrand’s Maguerite, and this year’s Tony Award winner for best musical In the Heights. 

Over the summer we received Jakob Dylan’s 1st solo album Seeing things. If you’re a fan of his Dad you might also like to watch I’m not there the Bob Dylan biopic, written/directed by Todd Haynes and starring Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger & Christian Bale as some of the six characters representing different parts of Dylan’s career. Other new DVDs for you to feast your eyes on include: Inky fingers, a documentary on the role of the NME in the UK music industry, The Boss of it all, a new comedy from Lars Von Trier, the recording of last term’s LIPA performance of The Boys in the photograph. And finally, some essential viewing for all LIPA students - This is Spinal Tap. 

We’ve also got some new additions to the scores collection which will hopefully keep musical theatre fans happy - The Singer’s musical theatre anthology vol 5, Spring awakening (Tony best musical 2007), and popular Disney musical Newsies. Remember, this is just a selection of our new stock, you can see more here, or keep checking the displays and the IPAC.

Best wishes, LRC

What’s New in the LRC?

New Books

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50 New EBooks!

The LRC has invested in a collection of 50 new Ebooks. With a range of titles including; Performing Chekov,  Celebrity/Culture,  Merce Cunningham: the modernizing of modern dance,  Brands: meaning and value in media culture, there’s something for all programmes.

The Ebooks are accessed through the LRC IPAC, you’ll need to enter your usual LIPA login details.
If you have any questions or would like a quick demonstration, just ask at the LRC. Staff will be happy to help you! 

Here’s a full list of our 50 new Ebooks.

New Stuff in the LRC!

New Books in the LRC

New CDs in the LRC

 New DVDs in the LRC

New Scores in the LRC

New Stuff in the LRC!

New Books in the LRC

New CDs in the LRC

New DVDs in the LRC

New Scores in the LRC