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    Theatre Appreciation

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    Theatre Appreciation 10/24/10 Midterm What is Theatre? That question has multiple answers. The word theatre itself comes from the greek word theatron which means “seeing place.” It is not only a place to be seen or a place to see‚ theatre is a way of life. Theatre can be seen in different ways‚ for example‚ it can be a building‚ company‚ and even an occupation. An empty space and be used as a theatre if you bring all of the components needed; a place to act and a place to watch. There are

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    Indian Theatre

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    Transformation Indian Theatre roots back for over thousands of years‚ and has become a culture spectacle that many spectators admire. Through dance‚ music‚ and acting‚ Indian Theatre accomplishes to create a culturally enriched art. Incorporating all three performing arts is imperative since they all root back to ritual and honoring Hinduism. The many traditions and traditional performance can be seen within every detail Indian Theatre tries to accomplish. However‚ though Indian Theatre is very traditional

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    Escapist Theatre

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    Writing the Essay – Art in the World New York University Josh Goldfaden‚ lecturer Raquel Ortega Progression 2‚ Final Draft EXPOS_UA 039 4/11/2013 Escape or Escapism? “Art is not amnesia‚ and the popular idea of books as escapism‚ or diversion‚ misses altogether what art is‚” states British essayist Jeanette Winterson in her essay The Semiotics of Sex. In this statement‚ Winterson presents the idea that art should act as a window into the viewer’s internal conundrum of emotion‚ instead

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    Community Theatre

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    Community Theatre is often regarded as a very effective medium in which to portray the challenges and triumphs of a community. Through stories‚ such as Marmalade Gumdrops‚ the importance of certain areas of life can be addressed‚ and by using both physical and visual representations‚ a community can both create and visualise how challenges can be triumphed. Throughout history‚ communities have banded together to create what is now known as community theatre. By using people from the community

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    Museum Theatre

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    decades‚ museum studies and practice are marked by a shift in traditional museum views that emerged from a strong critique towards the narratives‚ values and‚ finally‚ the very definition of museums in contemporary western society. The emergence of New Museology was decisive in theorizing and putting this turn into a larger context that involved ideological‚ political and aesthetic dimensions. Museums‚ far from being neutral spaces of knowledge have a significant function in the mediation of memory

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    Greece & Its Theatre

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    came to existence Greek theatre has come to be the main contributor to the structure of theatre today. The style of writing the plays; comedy and tragedy‚ and the layout of the theater itself has evolved from the original format comprised by the Athenians. Theatre was a huge part of ancient Greek culture‚ with theaters in every town and competitions to find the best playwrights and actors. Without the theatre constructed by the ancient Greeks we would either not have theatre today‚ or it would be

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    Australian Theatre

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    Australian Theatre uses the dramatic form of realism and its conventions to expose underlying issues within the Australian culture. Set in the 1970’s‚ the context of the plays ‘The Removalists’ and ‘Norm and Ahmed’ by David Williamson and Alex Buzo‚ explore issues of racism‚ corruption and male aggression through the struggles of their characters. Racism is an undercurrent that runs through the Australian 1970’s culture and is captured in Buzo’s Norm and Ahmed. Buzo uses two contrasting characters

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    Change In Theatre

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    Theatre can be a powerful tool to create social change. To the audience witnessing theatre‚ it is a piece of art that can evoke a feeling or provide a message that can cause action. For the actors‚ the effect can be even more profound as they are forced to empathize with their characters in order to portray them accurately. In the case of improv‚ perhaps the most central focus of this course‚ theatre becomes a way to merge the audience with the actors: it forces both into a position of introspection

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    Kabuki Theatre

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    Resilience Of Tradition When examining theatre and the various forms it has been subject to over the course of human history‚ it would be difficult not to mention the work and art of the Japanese theatre. Japan’s stylized kabuki form is a timeless practice in the theatre that began in the early 17th century and continue still today. This ability to preserve a form of theatre for hundreds of years‚ definitely highlights Japan as a unique locale for theatre. Although‚ when looking at all the elements

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    Vaudeville Theatre

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    Heather Larry Mrs. Lawrence 11th Adv. Am. Lit/1st Period 20 November 2009 Vaudeville “Nobody seems to know how television is going to affect radio‚ movies‚ love‚ housekeeping‚ or the church‚ but it has definitely revived vaudeville” (thinkexist.com). Edgar Bergen’s statement concisely describes how vaudeville has returned in the modern era. It is ironic that television‚ which was partly responsible for the disappearance of vaudeville in its original form‚ has now played a role in the return

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