Descending the Dragon - DVD

How To Survive the End of the World examines terrifying and scientifically plausible doomsday scenarios by exploring distinct, world-threatening events and the methods by which humanity would fight to survive against grim odds. Earth's climate exists because of a delicate balance of factors, but if just one of those factors is thrown out of whack, everything we know about the world could change very quickly. This installment of How to S

Christian Spuck puts the literary origin at the heart of his choreography of InchThe Nutcracker and the Mouse KingInch, emphasizing the fantastical nature of the original rather than the delightful Christmas fairytale and bringing back the tale of princess Pirlipat, who turns into a nut monster, as told by E.T.A. Hoffmann. On stage, Drosselmeier's workshop turns into an old revue-theater, where the ballet's characters come to life. Spuck's choreography plays with the richness of characters in Hoffmann's narrative cosmos, the absurdity and overwrought humor that inhabit them, while at the same time looking down into the dark abyss of Romanticism. This production was recorded at the Opernhaus Zürich April 2018

Cross the threshold of the final frontier as mankind embarks on the greatest adventure of all time: space travel. From heroic space pioneers to modern-day cliff-hanger missions, it's a thrilling look at humanity's quest to conquer space. Be there with astronaut Michael Foale as he survives a harrowing orbital collision onboard the Russian space station Mir. Relive the triumphs and tragedies of space exploration, and see how Cold War ad