I was just 9‚ nervously waiting backstage‚ looking out into the audience waiting for my spotlight dance. Standing behind the dark drooping curtains that split the stage from the back stage chaos‚ I stood there watching and waiting for my turn. Watching the girl before me‚ who was wearing a white tutu with silver glitter slatted everywhere that glistened so brightly which danced around with her as she leaped and turned on the stage as she spun around graciously on the waxed‚ wooden floor which shimmered
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The Beast of Society The island of Dr.Moreau challenges the ideals of our society today‚by making references to the real world it questions the ethics of inhumane experiments ruling by with fear. “ To this day i’ve never troubled about the ethics of the matter. The study of Nature makes a man at last as remorseless as Nature.” (56) Throughout this book the common question regarding who the real monsters are; H.G Wells makes references to society‚ implying that we are the monsters of real life
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Historical Timeline of Musical Theatre Renaissance The antecendents of musical theatre in Europe can be traced back to the theatre of ancient Greece‚ where dance and music were included in stage comedies and tragedies during the 5th century BCE. The 3rd-century BCE Roman comedies of Plautus included song and dance routines performed with orchestrations. The Romans also introduced technical innovations. For example‚ to make dance steps more audible in large open air theatres‚ Roman actors attached
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The Definition of Beauty When do we say “beauty” what comes to your mind first? Actually‚ beauty is a combined with qualities‚ such as shape‚ color‚ or form that pleases the aesthetic senses‚ especially the sight. However‚ I bet most will not say outer beauty‚ how a person looks‚ dresses and smells. For me‚ beauty is all on the inner side‚ which is specifically having a good heart and integrity of the spirit. That is what many people look at once they see Oprah Winfrey. There is still the fact
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Oklahoma! The Musical That Changed The World Two great writers of American musical theatre‚ Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II‚ had one common idea. They wanted to present to the American public a new‚ revolutionary musical that would stand out among the rest. They wanted to make an impact on the societies of the era. They wanted to be creative and do something that was considered rebellious. When they finally combined their ideas together they created an American masterpiece: Oklahoma
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criminals facilitates this captivation and leads readers to celebrate criminals. Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb capture the story of this celebration of criminals within Chicago: The Musical calling it “a story of murder‚ greed‚ corruption‚ violence…[and] all those things we all hold near and dear to our hearts” (Fosse & Ebb 1). Chicago: The Musical follows the story of murderess Roxie Hart through the corrupt judicial system of Chicago. Roxie starts as the wife to the lowly mechanic‚ Amos Hart‚ but with the help
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Beast of Southern Wild This week on English 2‚ we viewed a film called “The Beast of the Southern Wild”. I have never seen a film like this one‚ it was a wonderful film. I was stunned‚ speechless and crying as well. However my shock was trumped by pride. Pride‚ because this little girl and her father taught me a great lection in my life. Hushpuppy lived in a community that I can hardly imagine living there‚ a community forgotten by its motherland. Entrapped by water‚ she lived with a father
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ensembles‚ leadership roles‚ and community events‚ I have aspired to spread my love of music to those currently surrounding me and to those who will surround me as my musical career continues. Throughout my four years of high school‚ I have always enjoyed being involved in as many music ensembles as possible. Each group helped me grow as a musical leader
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Billy Elliot the Musical On November 2‚ 2010 I attended the Broadway show “Billy Elliot the Musical” at the Durham Performing Arts Center. I must say this show was definitely one of the most emotional Broadway shows I have ever seen. I do not think there was a single dry eye throughout the whole show. The shows controversial plot about a young boy‚ who wants to dance and all the people in his town who won’t let him‚ makes for an exciting and heart racing show. One of the amazing things about
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Working: The Musical was a musical with a series of stories explaining the life of a worker. Most of the workers in the play were blue-collar workers trying to make a living explaining there enjoys and struggles they have with their job. The scenery of the play was a very plan and had nothing but straight edges and shapes that made a work factory. I believe this to have been symbolic‚ because there is no roundness to these jobs. The jobs are routine and is repetitive that continues in a straight
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