Jose 1 Janelle Jose Professor Pappas AAS 254 16 April 2008 “Our Theater: The Hey Dey of the Apollo Theatre” Apollo was the Greek God of music‚ Poetry and the arts. His temple was at Delphi and was known to be a place of purification. There is a temple of a different that bears the name of the Greek god and its at 253 West 125th Street Harlem in New York City. The Apollo Theater would become as famous as the temple at Delphi. The Apollo Theaters home was in Harlem. Harlem is known worldwide as a
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The movie “Blood In…Blood Out‚” is a movie about the realities of the streets‚ crime‚ drugs‚ gangs and prison life. It tells the story of three young Chicano teens who are trying to survive in East Los Angeles. First‚ you meet Paco‚ a rebellious teen that loves a fight‚ and is in a small East Los Angeles Street gang called “Vatos Locos.” Then‚ there is his half brother Cruz‚ who is an artist‚ he is trying to stay away from the gang life by painting‚ however‚ he still is and hangs with the Vatos Locos
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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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Blood brother is a tragic tale about two twins who were parted at birth and as a result‚ led very different lives. The author‚ Willy Russell portrays the circumstances in which the twins were conceived‚ born and parted and also gives us an insight into how society has the influence of shaping individuals according to the classes they are in. We‚ the audience are made to sympathize with Mrs Johnston on many occasions varying from the beginning of the play‚ even before the twins are born to the
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SHAKESPEARE’S THEATRE AND AUDIENCE. Why should we concern ourselves with Shakespeare’s theatre and audience? The vast majority of his readers since the Restoration have known nothing about them‚ and have enjoyed his plays enormously. And if they have enjoyed without fully understanding‚ it was for want of imagination and of knowledge of human nature‚ and not from ignorance of the conditions under which his plays were produced. At any rate‚ such ignorance does not exclude us from the soul of Shakespearean
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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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“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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Epic Theatres "Epic Theatre turns the spectator into an observer‚ but arouses his capacity for action‚ forces him to take decisions...the spectator stands outside‚ studies." (Bertolt Brecht. Brecht on Theatre. New York:Hill & Yang‚ 1964. p37) The concept of "epic theatre" was brought to life by German playwright‚ Bertolt Brecht. This direction of theatre was inspired by Brecht’s Marxist political beliefs. It was somewhat of a political platform for his ideologies. Epic theatre is the assimilation
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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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What is the purpose of theatre? To answer this question I will be sharing about my own personal experience with theatre. In elementary I took part in the school play “Pirates of Penzance’’‚ where I performed on stage in front of a live audience. I now realize that theatre is a performance‚ performed by actors‚ intended to entertain an audience. A performance is the play itself involving the script‚ characters‚ props‚ costumes etc. In the play‚ I noted the script would never change but the way
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