Theatre is a very competitive business. Hundreds of actors can show up to an audition and half of them may not even get seen by the casting team. Out of the people who are seen‚ only a few may get a job. Auditioning is a difficult process and not only your skill is judged but also your appearance. Some roles are written for specific ethnicities but the casting team doesn’t always honor the writers’ intentions. Many roles written for non-caucasian actors are given to caucasian actors. Actors of color
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Initial Starting Points for the Fosse Experience. Bob Fosse . Robert Louis Fosse Developed his own form of Jazz style in American Broadway and musical theatre throughout the course of the 50’s 60’s and 70’s. He was the choreography behind ‘All that Jazz’‚ ‘Chicago’ and ‘Sweet charity’. Elements of Fosse’s work can be seen to this day and common characteristics include Soft Boiled Egg cupped hands‚ the Charleston
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Example analysis from ‘Missing’ Missing’s story is simple‚ an ordinary woman called Lily‚ has flashbacks of memories such as her wedding day‚ learning how to dance flamenco‚ parties she’s attended and parents’ rows. The way it is told through dance‚ puppetry‚ music‚ and simply amazing acting and stagecraft is what makes this piece such a stand out. I found the scene in which Lily and her husband are sat on the sofa‚ centre right stage‚ and are trying to be affectionate but always ending up
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same time. In one song alone you have to stay on your note during the harmonies and remember the lyrics. When you look at it from the dancing aspect you have to keep on beat‚ make sure to stay in unison with the other performers and remember all the dance movie and the order they come in. The last aspect of musical theater is the acting you have emotion not only on you face but in your voice as well as your dancing. These three elements have to work in tandem in order to put on one good number none
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been represented on the stages since the ancient Greeks. The Greek tragedies have reflected anger‚ death‚ and the horrifying feelings also. The Jacobean theatre has also presented the anger. There were many of works in that time reflected pure anger such‚ Hamlet and King Lear by Shakespeare . Furthermore‚ the experimental and naturalistic theatre reflected the
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slouching over in my chair as I listened to my theatre teacher recite difficult words from a book written by‚ what he considered an old friend of his‚ Bill; little did I know‚ Bill was going to change my life forever. Competitiveness runs through my blood so when I heard the school was hosting a monologue competition I did not hesitate to sign up. To my surprise‚ it had to be a monologue from one of the plays written by this Bill character that my theatre teacher adored so much. I irked his plays due
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Dance History II‚ Mid-Semester Exam Study Questions Prepare answers for all of the questions below. On the exam you will answer 8 questions: 4 that I select and 4 that you select = 8 total. The length of each answer should be one-half page or more. 1. How did the Ballet Russe under the Russian director‚ Diaghilev‚ break from the ballet traditions of Russian ballet in the early 20th century? What were the existing ballet traditions at the end of the 19th century in Russia and what new innovations
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Dances With Wolves “The white men who wore this came around the time of my grandfather’s grandfather. Eventually we drove them out. Then the Mexicans came. But they do not come here any more. In my own time‚ the Texans‚ they have been like all the others. They take without asking‚ but I think you are right. I think they will keep coming. When I think of that‚ I look at this helmet. I don’t know if we are ready for these people. Our country is all that we have‚ and we will fight to keep
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various new media sources. Traditional theatre‚ which appeals on a mental‚ and hopefully also emotional level‚ has not been enough to compete with other media‚ and audiences have been declining. Physical theatre‚ by contrast appeals to the audience on a physical and emotional level‚ providing a much more immediate experience than traditional theatre” ~ (Artmedia Publishing in Zen Zen Zo’s “The Tempest” Teacher’s Notes) “…Then you realise that theatre is a more personal experience.” (Stephen
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Dance: A Worthy Career By Patricia Robinson Dancing is not a money-making career. In addition‚ it ’s not a very long one. But why bother if it is not a long career? Dance is a passion career that can be successful. When someone asks a dancer why they had chosen a career in dance the most popular response they get is that the dancer have always loved it‚ it makes that person happy‚ it feels right and fulfilling‚ it is what they have always planned on‚ always work hard at it‚ and because there
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