Renaissance – Commedia Dell’arte Even though The Italian Renaissance lasted for a short period of time‚ approximately 100 years‚ and some give more consideration and accolades to the English Renaissance‚ the Italian Renaissance was a period of dramatic cultural advancement. This is seen in its revolutionary architecture design‚ explorations of discovery‚ extraordinary art‚ innovation of Opera‚ and my personal favorite Commedia dell’ arte. Nearly all of Western theatre was influenced
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day‚ impacts our everyday life. Whether it be inventing phrases or innovating the future of theatre‚ Shakespeare frequently motivates others to invent a new way of writing and acting. This effect is demonstrated in the two articles: “How Shakespeare Influences the Way We Speak Now” (written by Hephzibah Anderson) and “William Shakespeare’s Impact on Theatre” (written anonymously). In “How Shakespeare Influences the Way We Speak Now” Anderson details how Shakespeare invented commonly used phrases and
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Renaissance Theatre vs Today’s Modern Theatre As society grows‚ theatre is forced to evolve to meet the needs of its audience. During the Renaissance‚ theatre would convey it stories using low-budget and every day materials; this was mainly due to society being from a less technology driven time in history. Today‚ society has not only evolved into a wealthier one‚ but a society with growing technologies allowing theatre to pull out all the stops‚ conveying its stories in a more elaborate
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to consider is narrator. Certainly some of the story is told directly through the words and actions of the character‚ but there is broad use of mediation‚ as well. In this production‚ the role of narrator is one that changes regularly. Modern and postmodern theatre have long used shifting narration‚ which accepts the role of subjectivity in the narration delivered (Richardson‚ 2006). A case could be made that the primary narrator is Burr since he is the first storyteller we meet and his narration
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The Theatre in the modern society. My last visit to the theatre The 21-st century brought great changes into the theatre. Television‚ radio‚ cinema‚ video altered the course of the major performing arts and created the new ones. But still there are hundreds of musical comedy theatres‚ drama theatres‚ opera houses‚ puppet thea-tres‚ philharmonics and conservatoires where the audience is excited at the prospect of see-ing a play and the actors are most encouraged by the warm reception. I’d like
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The Influence of Musical Theatre on Dance One of the things that can make or break a new type of musical is the dance routines. All these difference dance types mostly made their first appearances on stage. When you take a good look at musical theatre in general‚ you can see that one set of dance routines differs from one musical to another. Yet what they have in common is their effect on dance and dance trends. Take a look at "Lord of the Dance" which looked to bring and expand Irish Riverdance
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Art History 325 Arte Povera and Politics Arte Povera is a name given by Germano Celant to a group of artists in 1967. According to Celant‚ the goal of these artists was to overcome the “dichotomy between art and life.” These artists accomplished this breakdown by working with everyday or “poor” materials and by fostering a closer relationship with nature. Therefore‚ they used materials such as rocks and paper and made use of the force and gravity and electricity. The artists continued to foster
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the world. Among these contributions is one that has changed culture and the arts permanently. This contribution is theatre. Greek theatre is considered the beginning of theatre as we know it. Theatre began in Athens‚ circa 600 BC‚ developing out of rituals at the Dionysia. The Dionysia was a festival for followers of the cult of Dionysus‚ god of wine and festivities. Greek theatre really began to take shape‚ however‚ around 400 BC. The first actor was named Thespis‚ and it is from his name that
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In Twentieth Century Theatre from the time of the Renaissance on‚ theatre seemed to be striving for total realism‚ or at least for the illusion of reality. As it reached that goal in the late 19th century‚ a multifaceted‚ antirealistic reaction erupted. Many movements‚ generally lumped together as the avant-garde‚ attempted to suggest alternatives to the realistic drama and production. Paralleling modern art movements‚ various theoreticians turned to symbol‚ abstraction‚ and ritual in an attempt
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Theatre in the late nineteenth century was taking large steps to what we know today. The length of shows became longer. Copyrights were created. Repertory Companies became more popular. Theatre made advancements in all different areas. The companies were made up of designers‚ directors‚ and actors. They would come together for one year. Every person would be in charge of a different role. Because of these Repertory Companies tours were beginning to increase in great amounts. Actors were paid for
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