Concert report 1 Cosi Fan Tutte I attended an opera by Mozart titled Cosi Fan Tutte with my grandparents. It was in Houston Tx. at the Houston Grand Opera House September 22 from 7:00-10:30. The performers were Elizabeth Futral as Fiordiligi‚ Uliana Alexyuk as Dorabella‚ Jason Graae as Don Alfonso‚ Joseph Kaiser as Ferrando‚ Liam Bonner as Guglielmo‚ Dannielle DuBose as Despina. The orchestra was The Houston Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus. The performers did attempt to authenticate the performance
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In Louise Nowra’s COSI‚ a semi-autobiographical drama‚ Nowra reveals that there is as much madness in the outside world as exists in an asylum. COSI reveals to the reader that madness does not discriminate; lunacy is no psychological construct and that madness is the perception of normality versus abnormality whereby no boundaries exist. Through the use of COSI Nowra is able to compare the delirium of the outside word to that of the mental institutes during the 1970’s‚ drawing upon the themes of
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The book begins with a strong basis and finishes with the same note since it is based on the research work conducted by Julie Kailin. The author conducted her ethnographic research in the schools of the Midwestern city. The book creates arguments on three main points. The first emphasis is on the idea that teachers should become the agents of antiracist change (Kailin 122). The second argument dwells on the point that antiracist education should become incorporated into the school curriculum and
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Loius Nowra’s play‚ Cosi‚ set in Australia in the 1970’s ironically suggests that although the play is set in a mental institution‚ most of the madness occurs in the outside world. This is explored through the actions of the government in the Vietnamese war that lead to strong anti-war attitudes and a seemingly foolish society that value ‘free love’ instead of fidelity. Nowra also blurs the line between sanity and insanity‚ implying that ‘crazy’ people aren’t necessarily as mad as the community labels
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Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum “Just because you’re strong doesn’t mean you shouldn’t ask for help sometimes. Remember that.” Bullies are always seen as tough individuals who don’t care for others feelings. What you might not know is that what results them into becoming aggressive‚ is that they probably have had or are going through a rough time. At home the person is most likely not able to express their anger in which makes them take it out on others. Although how they take their pain
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The piece I have decided to critique is called‚ Fume Fume. The choreography was focused around traditional dance‚ and was choreographed by Neil Dunn and Julie L. Pentz. From my perspective‚ I believe they incorporated a lot of African inspired dances and mixed a few Latin inspired moves as well. In which‚ I believed this connected with Zumba and Latin dancing the most. The sole intent of the dance was for entertainment and also to connect individuals with a different culture. It was very fun to
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Time Passing Eva Bartlett Artists can successfully embrace an aspect of “Time” and interpret its passage in a meaningful way in their artworks. Two such artists are Andy Goldsworthy and Julie Rrap. Andy Goldsworthy‚ born in 1956 in Cheshire‚ England is a site-specific sculptor and photographer who creates both ephemeral and permanent works and installations using only natural sources. Goldsworthy’s awareness and appreciation of the landscape began with his work as a farm labourer in his youth (Artnet
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In the article written by Julie Chang‚ she explains mainly how southern Dallas is a food desert because of the lacking of grocery stores and that their convenience stores provide only unhealthy food that affect the nutrition of its citizens. To begin with‚ she describes a store that only has disgusting and unhealthy food‚but since it’s one of only two stores in the area‚ people are often obligated to purchase their money in there.Their health is being affected because of the lack of grocery stores
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“When the Emperor was Divine” is an exceptional book. It is a historical novel: powerful‚ deep and human. The author of the book‚ Julie Otsuka‚ takes a reader on a richly detailed tour through landscape of this historical narrative. And she is a superb guide: lucid‚ erudite‚ and witty. She touches several themes and issues such as injustice‚ racism‚ and integration. Injustice and racism are represented at least some significant part of the book. These issues have been tied up with Japanese cultural
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It Takes an Accident to Show Julie How Much Others Care People we don’t know or may never know can have a tremendous positive effect on our lives. Sometimes we discount the emotional support family and friends can provide. The effects of a single moment in time could lead to a lifelong physical ailment‚ if not for the help of family and strangers. Having a strong bond with family and your community can make the difference that is needed to make it through a tumultuous time. Having to face a
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