The History of Halloween Costumes Halloween costumes have been associated with the holiday since the first instances of the holiday. It is believed that people who celebrated Samhain‚ the original Halloween‚ dressed in costumes to hide from ghouls. There are many other references to wearing costumes throughout the 18th and 19th century from countries with strong Celtic ties such as Wales‚ Mann‚ Ireland‚ and Scotland. Halloween costumes were once known to be frightening‚ but have evolved to more
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who at the height of his career in pre-World War I France was the undisputed "King of Fashion." His sweeping vision led to a new silhouette that liberated women from the corset and introduced the shocking colors and exotic references of the Ballets Russes to the haute couture. "The historic significance and influence of Poiret’s work is breathtaking‚ and felt in fashion to the present day‚" said Harold Koda‚ Curator in Charge of the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute. "Poiret pioneered a seductive
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Introduction George Balanchine’s relationship with women is a many layered‚ fascinating topic. It is my hope that this paper will shed some light on the nature of‚ and circumstances surrounding‚ these many multi-faceted relations. I refer to these relationships in the plural because Balanchine was many things to many women. Throughout his life he took on many roles‚ including that of colleague‚ husband‚ lover‚ teacher‚ mentor‚ director‚ and most famously‚ choreographer. One could ask numerous questions
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The ballet Giselle first premiered at the Paris Opéra in 1841. Giselle is a ballet that tells the tragic story of the death of a young girl from a broken heart. This scenario fits in with the time of the Romantic era for it references to the Medieval era by including the idea of death throughout. It is said that‚ “‘The word romantic has been lately introduced in Germany to designate that kind of poetry which is derived from the songs of the Troubadours; that which owes its birth to the union of chivalry
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“Vita brevis breviter in brevi finietur‚ mors venit velociter quae neminem veretur‚ omnia mors perimit et nulli miseretur. Ad mortem festinamus peccare desistamus.”1 Humans have always had a fascination with the macabre‚ undoubtedly because it is one of the few things in life one will never fully understand; as beings it is very difficult to comprehend the concept of “being” no longer. This is often amplified in times of widespread devastation‚ which was the case during‚ and‚ following the Black
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achievements are revolutionizing and modernizing the menu‚ the art of cooking and the organization of the professional kitchen. Escoffier simplified the menu as it had been‚ writing the dishes down in the order in which they would be served (Service à la Russe). He also developed the first à la Carte menu. He simplified the art of cooking by getting rid of ostentatious food displays and elaborate garnishes and by reducing the number of courses served. He also emphasized the use of seasonal foods and lighter
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21st of March 1947 and is a Czech dance choreographer. * He studied in prague at the age of 20 * One of his best known works is ‘symphony of Psalms’ (1970) and also ‘Falling Angels’ * In 1993 and 1999 Jiri was awarded the Prix Benas de la danse as a choreographer‚ he is also one the only people to receive it more than once. Some of the most recent pieces Jiri Kylián has produced are: I When Time Takes Time – 2002 Claude Pascal – 2002 27’52” – 2002 Last Touch – 2003 Far too Close –
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Briana Rodriguez Mrs. Murtaza January 17‚ 2013 Anna Pavlova Ballerina Anna Pavlova was born Anna Matveyevna Pavlovna Pavlova on February 12‚ 1881—a cold and snowy winter’s day—in St. Petersburg‚ Russia. Her mother‚ Lyubov Feodorovna was a washerwoman. Her stepfather‚ Matvey Pavlov‚ was a reserve soldier. The identity of Anna Pavlova’s biological father is unknown‚ though some speculate that her mother had an affair with a banker named Lazar Poliakoff. As a child‚ Anna preferred to believe
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Chao Dong Dr. Matthew Altmire MUS 13 18‚ November 2013 Concert Report It is a cold November night. I attended a wind ensemble concert which was held at Sophia B. Clarke Theater in MT.SAC by the MT.SAC instrumental music program and lasted for one and half an hour‚ from 7:30pm to 9:00pm. I bought the concert ticket online and chose the seat in the orchestra. It was my first time to go to a concert and I enjoyed the pieces of the music so much. I arrived thirty minutes early before the concert
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axes‚ and different light sources in the same picture. By 1912 they had taken Cubism further by gluing paper and other materials onto their canvases. Between 1917 and 1924 Picasso designed stage sets for five ballets for Sergey Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. In the 1920s and ’30s‚ the Surrealists spurred him to explore new subject matter‚ particularly the image of the Minotaur. The Spanish Civil War inspired perhaps his greatest work‚ the enormous Guernica (1937)‚ whose violent imagery condemned the
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