Dance Victoria - Compañia Rafaela Carrasco

Books to support your experience at Dance Victoria's first-ever Flamenco company presentation: Nocturna (Architecture of Insomnia) from Compañia Rafaela Carrasco on April 11 and 12, 2025.

From artistic Director Rafaela Carrasco and Playwright Álvaro Tato, Nocturna is a poetic dance exploration of nighttime as a dark mirror into the human soul.

Updated April 9, 2024
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Insomnia
Benjamin, Marina 
Paper Book
"An insomniac's ideal sleep aid--and that's a compliment. With her collage of ruminations about sleeplessness, [Benjamin] promises no real cure . . . Her slim book is what the doctor ordered."--The Atlantic Insomnia is on the rise. Villainous and unforgiving, it's the...
Night terrors troubled sleep and the stories we tell about it
Vernon, Alice 
Paper Book
** AS READ ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK IN DECEMBER 2022 ** 'Curious, lively, humble, utterly genuine ... a remarkable debut.' SUNDAY TIMES Alice Vernon often wakes up to find strangers in her bedroom. Ever since she was a...
The nocturnal brain : nightmares, neuroscience and the secret world of sleep
Leschziner, Guy
Paper Book
'With my job on Today, I have become obsessed with sleep. The Nocturnal Brain interweaves bizarre real life stories with cutting edge neurological science in the true tradition of Oliver Sacks. A fascinating read.' Martha Kearney, BBC Radio 4 'Casebooks of...
Nodding off : the science of sleep from cradle to grave
Gregory, Alice (Psychologist)
Paper Book
Sleep is vital to the way we learn, remember and forget, to how we feel about family and partners, our wellbeing, and our mental and physical health. It is essential for life itself. In Nodding Off, renowned sleep researcher Alice Gregory explores every aspect of sleep, from the different...
When brains dream : exploring the science and mystery of sleep
Zadra, Antonio
Paper Book
Questions on the origins and meaning of dreams are as old as humankind, and as confounding and exciting today as when nineteenth-century scientists first attempted to unravel them. Why do we dream? Do dreams hold psychological meaning or are they merely the reflection of random brain activity?...

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