most scholars simply define it as the art of designing and arranging dance‚ American ballet icon George Balanchine distinguished dance choreography as “an expression of time and space‚ using the control of movement and gesture to communicate‚” (Anderson 5). This definition puts emphasis on the rigid structure and body control required to successfully produce a piece of choreography‚ an idea not uncommon in the ballet community (Conoley-Paladino). Like Balanchine‚ modern dance icon Merce Cunningham
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choreographed by Holly Hobbs and danced by a nine different dancers‚ including Kathryn DuHadaway‚ Elizabeth Garner‚ Sophie Marie Gorecki‚ Micah Heinz‚ Sarah Kilgore‚ Colleen Prince‚ Stephen Rupp‚ Jessica Skoudis‚ and Rachel Watson. Many people find classic ballet and the baroque period it flourished in rather stiff‚ stuffy‚ and stuck up— “Picture This” captured all the frivolity and superfluousness of
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Lions‚ tigers‚ and bears‚ oh my! Don’t let this playful production fly by! From May 13 - 15‚ The Brandywine Ballet will transform West Chester University’s Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall into the Land of Oz with its reprise performance of the “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Resident Choreographer‚ Nancy Page‚ brought L. Frank Baum’s classic children’s book‚ “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” to center stage with the company’s premiere performance in 2011. “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” follows the classic
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local ballets. He also started taking piano lessons when he was 9 years old and continued on with musical notation and composition instruction. All throughout his early life he studied music. However‚ although he had been brought up with music and loved it dearly‚ his parents did not want him to pursue a musical career. His background was musical. His parents viewed his efforts as a musician as childish‚ but on the other hand indulged him in it with the piano and the operas and the ballets. In 1902
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of gender and masculinity) This essay examines the visual representations of working-class masculinity portrayed in Stephen Daldry‟s stage musical adaptation of the film Billy Elliot (2000). After a brief discussion of the portrayal of the male ballet dancer in the dancing scene since the 1990s and the inherent voyeuristic inclinations of contemporary audiences‚ the analysis will focus on five aspects of male presence in Billy Elliot the Musical (2005). The dynamics of working-class masculinity
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traditions with your family and friends – The Nutcracker. I had a wonderful time seeing this ballet‚ performed by the Central Ohio Youth Ballet (COYB)‚ at Midland theatre in Newark‚ Ohio‚ on the Thanksgiving weekend with my host family‚ and I was amazed by the great work and efforts that the performers had created. No wonder why The Nutcracker has became the timeless symbol of Christmas around the world. The two-act ballet followed the original story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffmann
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prospect outside of the mining industry‚ and Billy‚ who possesses a great deal of talent toward the deeply taboo art of ballet‚ the conflict of gender role expectations is amplified. Because of Jackie and Billy’s relationship‚ the viewer can therefore understand the fact that Billy faces a major challenge‚ as far as gender roles are concerned‚ if he chooses to pursue a life of Ballet. Jackie gives powerful illustration to the stereotypical psyche of male roles in society. His identity as a miner
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such as boxing to pursuing a career as a professional ballet dancer. This transition is reflected through the scenes when Billy is seen running the streets of Everington with his boxing gloves around his shoulders and the later scene where Billy replaces them with ballet shoes. Additionally‚ there is a pan of the students’ lower body of Mrs. Wilkinson’s class. Here we see Billy in his boxing boots practicing ballet amongst the students wearing ballet shoes. These scenes clearly display Billy’s movement
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about ballet with her mother every second after that ballet‚ trying to persuade her mother to let her dance. Soon‚ she had persuaded her mother to take her to an audition at a ballet school. As excited as Anna was for the audition‚ the school refused to let her in because she was too young and frail. Recognizing Talent: Later on‚ when Anna was ten years old‚ the talented ballet master Marius Petipa had finally recognized her talent. Then‚ Anna was finally accepted into the Imperial Ballet School
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traditions with your family and friends – The Nutcracker. I had a wonderful time seeing this ballet‚ performed by the Central Ohio Youth Ballet (COYB)‚ at Midland theatre in Newark‚ Ohio‚ on the Thanksgiving weekend with my host family‚ and I was amazed by the great work and efforts that the performers had created. No wonder why The Nutcracker has became the timeless symbol of Christmas around the world. The two-act ballet followed the original story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffmann
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