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    Realism Theatre

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    portray life on stage‚ a movement away from the conventional melodramas and sentimental comedies of the 1700s. It is expressed in theatre through the use of symbolism‚ character development‚ stage setting and storyline and is exemplified in plays such as Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House and Anton Chekhov’s The Three Sisters. The arrival of realism was indeed good for theatre as it promoted greater audience involvement and raised awareness of contemporary social and moral issues. It also provided and

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    Operating Theatre

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    Operating Theatre Operating Theatre Introduction Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the second to third most common site of health care associated infections (HAIs). These complications of surgical procedures cause considerable morbidity and‚ when these occur deep at the site of the procedure‚ can carry mortality as high as 77%. As illustrated below there are several key steps or “chains” that have to be connected to result in infection. However‚ for SSIs‚ the initial introduction of microbial

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    Musical Theatre

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    What is Musical theatre and what makes it different than any other theatre with music forms‚ especially Opera? Musical Theatre The art of music‚ dance and drama have been linked together since the dawn of time and are still really connected with one another that it is inadvisable to try to tell the difference between them too definitely. Figure 1 – Musical Theatre Performance4 Figure 1 – Musical Theatre Performance4 It is rare a production has no music in it whatsoever. Most plays either call

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    The Globe Theatre

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    Katie Warpinski Mrs. Villiesse ALA 9 22 April 2014 The Globe Theatre Theatres became very popular at the start of the Elizabethan era. The most well known theatre is the Old Globe Theatre. The Globe came to be a successful and enjoyable business‚ not only for the owners‚ but for the viewers; it was a thriving company until its end in 1642. The Globe Theater is an important part of history because it is associated with well known playwright William Shakespeare. The theater was built by the Lord

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    Applied Theatre

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    Matthew J The Social Developmental Value of Theatre Arts 07/01/2013 Applied Theatre is an umbrella term used to describe theatre and drama based practices with the aim of social development. The topics can range from targets of community building‚ protest‚ cultural awareness and sensitivities‚ harm reduction‚ religion‚ health‚ socio-economic representation‚ and educational purposes. Within Applied Theatre‚ there are no set traditional theatrical methods but a preference towards innovative

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    Physical Theatre

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    “Physical theatre” is a term which means different things to different performers‚ practitioners‚ and companies. The common meaning to physical theatre is a performance that emphasis on the freedom of physical movement. Physical theatre is a genre of theatrical performance that is storytelling which is shown mainly through the use of an actor’s physical movement. Actors are able to communicate emotions‚ historical and cultural issues and the different social issues through various body gestures.

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    Theatre of the Absurd

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    THE THEATRE OF THE ABSURD The dictionary meaning of the word ‘Absurd’ is unreasonable‚ ridiculous or funny. But it is used in a somewhat different sense when we speak of the ‘Theatre of the Absurd’‚ or more commonly known now-a-days as ‘Absurd Drama’. The phrase ‘The Theatre of the Absurd’ was coined by the critic Martin Esslin‚ who made it the title of his book on the same subject‚ published in 1961. Esslin points out in this book that there is no such thing as a regular

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    African theatre

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    West African Theater Shreyang Prajapati Intermediate Theatre Period 3 09/12/13 African theatre is composed of live performances in which the action are carefully planned to give a powerful sense of drama through large actions and it comes from sub-Saharan Africa. African theatre is influenced by African dramatic traditions and Western theatre. The influence of Western styles originates from European presence‚ European education ‚ and the artists training outside of Africa

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    Roman Theatre

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    Roman Theatre- • We look at Athens because we have the most sources • Most important form of entertainment • Very open‚ did not really need money to go to the theatre • Profound religious associations • Played an important political role • Stage was‚ like the agora‚ democracy was discussed and displayed in front of the Romans • Romans owed a lot to the Greeks in terms of theatre. They were very influenced by the Greeks • We see this in the architecture of the theatre • But Romans were

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    Renaissance Theatre

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    The Renaissance Theatre By Macey Colburn‚ Brendan Simpson‚ Dayana Romero and Bryan D During the late fourteenth through the early seventeenth century an awaking of the arts and learning boomed in the western world. This awaking or rebirth is known as the Renaissance. The Renaissance era was a glorious time. European politics changed dramatically there was a rise of kings and princes and merchants became key economic figures. As people started to accumulate more money they had leisure time to

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