Today many people are familiar with the musicals South Pacific‚ The Sound Of Music‚ Oklahoma! and Carousel but do they know their origins? All of these plays were engineered by the dynamic due Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers who worked to broaden the boundaries of theater by merging theatre‚ music and film. Not only were they responsible for making their own plays but they formed musical scores‚ worked as lyricists‚ owned and operated the publishing company Williamson Music‚ and had their own
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strong team player and where necessary I have taken a back seat allowing more capable members to take the leadership role. For example in the Indian dance team‚ of which I have been an active member for six years‚ I contribute primarily as a dancer. Choreography‚ which is the imperative requirement for a team leader is not my forte and hence I contribute as a participant and I manage the budget or welfare. However this does not limit me from contributing to the team in terms of creative dance moves or
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The life and times of Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey was born on January 5‚ 1931 in Rogers‚ Texas to Lula Elizabeth Ailey. Lula was only 17 years old at the time of his birth. His father abandoned the family when Alvin was only six months old. Because the era Alvin was born in was the Great Depression‚ the Aileys moved around often. Growing up during the great depression also meant that his mother had a hard time finding work. Unfortunately‚ Alvin also grew up during a time of racial segregation‚ violence
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Exploring African Influence on the West Indian/Caribbean Culture It is rather interesting that in a “progressive” society‚ our behavior and practices are firmly rooted in our past. It is ever possible to wrest ourselves from the harsh realities of slavery and its ensuing impact upon Caribbean way of life? Probably to do so may mean rewriting history (our-story) or maybe knowledge of where we are coming from is what we need to help us embrace those parts of our history that must be held on to and
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The West Australian Ballet Company In 1952‚ the West Australian Ballet Company was founded by Madame Kira Boulsloff; a Russian ballerina who dances with Les Ballet Russes. As Australasia’s oldest ballet company they have developed strong reputation as a classical and contemporary company. In 1970 after becoming WA’s state company‚ new artistic director Mr Rex Reid (1969 – 1974) began transforming the semi-professional ensemble into a top state company. Barbara Ahern; a prominent social and
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characters who were animations on film‚ were now portrayed by humans‚ which added a new dimension to the live performance. The performers had the responsibility of bringing these inanimate objects to life on stage through movement‚ costume and choreography. Beauty and the Beast had a continuous run‚ until the final performance took place on July 29‚ 2007 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. This beloved Disney musical had 5‚461 performances‚ and the show is currently the eighth-longest run in Broadway
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Broadway show in 1997 won six Tony awards‚ eight Drama Desk awards and the Theatrical World Award. Everything in this show including lighting‚ choreography‚ orchestration‚ scenery‚ costume design‚ and performance all came together to make an unforgettable masterpiece. Director‚choreographer‚ and designer Judith Taymor transformed the staged musical The Lion King through ingenious puppet designs‚ inventive choreography‚ and the additional atmospheric African American musical scoring. (1 Book 298) In the last century‚ no other musical American
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Bollywood and Liberalization Bollywood as a term has been roughly in vogue for the last four decades and is synonymous to the Hindi film industry of Mumbai‚ formerly Bombay. But not until recently the term Bollywood has become a global phenomenon with the hay days of the economic liberalization or globalization in India since 1991. But before we delve deep into Bollywood‚ it is imperative that we should throw light on the economic phenomena of globalization and its socio-cultural impact on
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by Pierre Morel. The film is a typical action thriller‚ where the heroic protagonist beats the heck out of everyone who gets in the way of him attaining his goal‚ action film. Director Pierre Morel has used genre-typical techniques such as fight choreography to have a predictable effect on the audience. Throughout the film of Taken Bryan Mills played by Liam Neeson is a Former U.S Central Intelligence Agency operative becomes the Hero of this film. With his daughter Kim kidnapped on a European tour
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Heroin is a highly addictive and illegal drug. It was first made in 1898 by the German drug company and sold as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction‚ but it proved to be even more addictive than morphine. By the late 1990s‚ the mortality rate of heroin addicts was estimated to be as high as 20 times greater than the rest of the population. The first time it’s used‚ the drug creates a sensation of being high. A person can feel extroverted‚ able to communicate easily
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