F. M. Alexander 1949-1950

– With Commentary by Walter Carrington

PAL or NTSC DVD with booklet

For the first time on DVD: the only known film footage of Alexander. Includes never-before-published footage by Marjorie Barstow of Alexander and the training course students in 1931-32. £25.00

DVD PAL or NTSC, 32-pages hardback booklet. November 2010.

More details: F. M. Alexander 1949-1950 DVD

This DVD contains the only known film footage of F. Matthias Alexander. Two short films - six minutes in total - were made at Alexander’s home in Ashley Place, London, in 1949 and 1950, and show him teaching his technique. There was no orginal soundtrack, but Walter Carrington, who trained with Alexander in the 1930s, added a narration to this footage in 1988.

Also featured here - for the first time - are Marjorie Barstow’s home movies from 1931 and 1932. These show Alexander, family members and friends at informal gatherings at Penhill House. They also contain footage of her fellow students who were on Alexander’s first teacher training course, and the only existing footage of the students working on each other. Note that there is no sound with this footage. The accompanying booklet identifies the students and teachers seen in these unique shots and provides biographical information.

The booklet also contains 'What is the Alexander Technique?' by Walter Carrington.

Total run time approx. 55 minutes.

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German translation of the booklet

Mouritz has produced a German translation of the booklet which can be downloaded free of charge as a PDF here: German PDF booklet (823kb).

Publication notes

The Carrington narrated footage was first published in VHS in 1988 by the Constructive Teaching Centre. This edition published 25th November 2010 by Mouritz.

DVD PAL/NTSC + hardback booklet, 32 pages, 130 x 145 mm. ISBN 978-0-9525574-3-2.

Errata

Page 13: for ’23:58’ read ’22:58’

Page 19: for ’42:38’ read ’41:38’

Page 20: for ’43:02’ read ’42:02’