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    Billy Elliot Conventions

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    Social conventions In the movie‚ Billy Elliot‚ we witness how the community stops Billy from forming his own identity in this world of miners illustrating the social conventions in a community restricting individuals from transitioning into the world. Billy’s father‚ boxing instructor and his brother are all against him in the journey of becoming a ballet dancer as it is against the community. This happened in the 1980s‚ when the London mine workers were striking against the forced closure of the

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    the plot. The most popular used metaphor of describing realist novels is ‘the mirror of reality’. Readers see reality in novels through certain conventions‚ namely the tools of narration‚ for example third person omniscient narrator‚ this kind of narrator is sort of God-like‚ all-knowing narrator. It also should be objective and invisible. Nest convention is how characters are described‚ namely as round characters‚ more complexity is shown. Also language used in novels is a specific one‚ there are

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    Gangster Film Conventions

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    The production we are creating involves lots of murder as everyone dies in the end. Power and authority is convention in Gangster films and the film we are producing involves this as there is a leader in both gangs and their trusty allies. Another convention of the Gangster genre would be the use of wealth such as suits and expensive cars. Wealth is also used as a way of making a gangster lifestyle more appealing to the Spector‚ which

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    The Theatre of Absurd

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    4.It has been said that Waiting for Godot is a play in which nothing happens-twice. Compare how two playwrights‚ whose work you have studied this term‚ have used the Absurdist form to express their ideas. Out of all the plays we have studies‚ I think that ‘’Waiting for Godot’’ and ‘’Blasted’’ are the ones in which the authors mostly used the Absurdist form to express their ideas but nevertheless through completely different styles. First of all ‘’Absurd’’ is commonly known as the philosophical

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    Theatre Review

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    Alisa Nguyen-Le Theatrical Review: Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 is a funny‚ witty‚ topsy tuvy show with tons of twists and turns that surprise the audience. As a whole‚ the production was very enjoyable and entertaining. Throughout the play‚ I was leaning forward in my seat with anticipation. The comedy was very clever and I couldn’t help but to chuckle during the whole production. The cast did very well‚ as they stayed in character throughout the whole show

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    Musicals have been a form of entrainment for many years‚ in many different formats‚ either in the form of a theatre production or as a form of films. A musical has always been a form of escapism and entertainment‚ from the classical and now the post –classical versions of musicals. Over the years‚ many conventions of musicals have changed in the transition from theatre to film‚ but many fundamentals that make up a musical have stayed the same. In this essay‚ I will be commenting on these changes

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    Globe Theatre Facts

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    Carey Word count: 634 The Globe Theatre In this research paper for and about the Globe Theatre (located in England)‚ I will tell you facts about Elizabethan theatres‚ most of the success of this theatre‚ and the Globes past‚ present‚ and future. People today still have replicas of the Globe Theater practically in every continent. The Globe Theatre is one of the oldest theatres in documented time. Performers have been using the Globe for centuries .Some

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    The idea of the Roundabout Theatre was first conceived by Gene Feist and his wife‚ actress Elizabeth Owens. They opened in New York where they believed their theatre would flourish. They wanted to do classic plays at an affordable price‚ and thought this would benefit New Yorkers greatly. Their first production was Strindberg’s The Father which opened in a 150-seat theatre under a supermarket in Chelsea where subscribers paid $5:00 for three plays. In 1974 with respected reputation‚ they branched

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    China convention market

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    Convention Tourism Assignment 1 Essay Question The conventions and meetings industry has unlimited growth potential. It will bring substantial returns on investment. Therefore‚ all destinations should actively promote conventions and meetings. Program MSC HTM 524: Convention Tourism Instructor Name: Dr. Karin Weber Student Name: XIAO Xiang (Sean) 13117714g Recently‚ the global convention

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    Grotowski-physical theatre practioner Jerzy Grotowski was a revolutionary in theatre because he caused a rethink of what theatre actually was and its purpose in contemporary culture. One of his central ideas was the notion of the ’poor’ theatre. By this he meant a theatre in which the fundamental concern was the work of the actor with the audience‚ not the sets‚ costumes‚ lighting or special effects. In his view these were just trappings and‚ while they may enhance the experience of theatre‚ were unnecessary

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