flat figures‚ or live actors are projected onto a lighted screen. • Also called as shadowgraphy‚ shadow show‚ shadow play. History of Shadow Theatre CHINA Most experts believe that the art of shadow playing originated from China during the Han Dynasty (206BC to 220AD). As the story goes‚ the Emperor Wu Han had many concubines‚ but one whom he loved most. When she died‚ he was so devastated that he lost interest in life‚ and neglected all his responsibilities. His councillors tried all they
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Broadway Musical Theater The role of music has become increasingly important in Broadway theater. From the early days of theater in America‚ which quickly established itself in New York City‚ music has helped to create many successful Broadway productions. Vaudeville music‚ which was music hall variety entertainment‚ took root in the late1800s. It then turned into their theatrical revues‚ stage spectaculars consisting of sketches‚ dance‚ and songs with parody and satire in the early 1900s. In
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In the article "The Argument of Comedy‚” Northrop Frye identifies two forms of ancient Greek comedy: Old Comedy‚ as in the plays of Aristophanes‚ and New Comedy‚ known primarily from the plays of Menander. Old Comedy‚ as Frye points out‚ is so out of date that when we speak of comedy today‚ we are referring to New Comedy. Fry argues that Shakespeare’s comedies are neither Old nor New Comedy‚ but have elements of both. Frye opines that New Comedy mainly comes from what he describes as a comic Oedipus
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The Comedy of Hamlet Shakespearean plays are often known for their outstanding entertainment and classic comic conflict. In his masterwork‚ Hamlet‚ Shakespeare uses these aspects to serve his thematic purpose. He has used comedy throughout many of his historic plays‚ but in this play‚ comedy is the drawing point that makes it fun and entertaining‚ yet clear and intuitive. Generally‚ his tragedies are not seen as comical‚ but in reality‚ they are full of humor. However‚ these comic elements don’t
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Traditional theater One of the hokkien traditional entertainment is the traditional theater that knows as 歌仔戏(ko ah hi) The term 歌仔戏(ko ah hi )is used to refer to operas in which the full range of artistic performance is on display‚ with human actors portraying a wide range of roles and characters‚ and with complex plots that reflect social realities. Traditional da xi operas were heavily oriented towards the use of song lyrics in the presentation of a story; they integrated music and dance to
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At the beginning of last year‚ my friend asked me to accompany him to see the historic Orinda Theatre. History has that the theatre was opened in 1941 having been built by Donald Rheen in the previous century. Being the first time not only in Orinda‚ but California‚ what astonished me most is that despite its age‚ the theatre is pristine as others build in the past few years or even better than many of them (Welsh-Huggins‚ 2015). Is there a dress code when visiting a theatre? This was not an answer
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9/11/13 Catherine Rampell’s “A Generation of Slackers? Not so much” starts her essay out by quoting strong and negative opinion statements made by people who believes Generation Y are lazy‚ dumb and etc. From the beginning of her essay Rampell had used a Tone that set out to make readers believe like she was attacking Generation Y but ironically transition the tone of her work into a defense towards generation y. It proves her defense by quoting evidence to support her views of Generation Y (“Today’s
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humor. Some may find it offensive because the joke makes fun of their culture or their personality. We experience comedy in our everyday lives‚ or when we sit down to watch a funny movie. In modern day most comedy targets a certain group of people or race. Humor is the quality or being amusing‚ however it is funny only to some extent otherwise it may become a form of bulling‚ and comedy is in our nature so people should laugh to stay happy. Humor is something amusing that makes you and other people
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visible character traits of Catherine that were exposed in her eulogy which are hidden in her rant with Harold in the play. Mr. Madden’s directorial decision to mold Catherine and Hal’s intense and intimate act into a scene that involved an audience‚ had transformed the viewers’ perspective of Catherine’s character to a young women with a higher level of commitment‚ as well as depression. Catherine’s dedication is thoroughly presented in both the play and the movie. In the play‚ Catherine’s character
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SKETCH NIGHT‚ 10 COMEDY SKITS FOR TEENS by Tim Kochenderfer Brooklyn Publishers‚ LLC Toll-Free 888-473-8521 Fax 319-368-8011 Web www.brookpub.com Copyright © 2001 by Tim Kochenderfer All rights reserved CAUTION: Professionals & amateurs are hereby warned that Sketch Night; 10 Comedy Skits for Teens is subject to a royalty. This play is fully protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America‚ Canada‚ the British Commonwealth and all other countries of the Copyright
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