Martha Graham’s production of Night Journey is a unique and symbolic contemporary dance work. Graham bases many of her dance pieces on Greek myths and this is seen in her work Night Journey. Graham has manipulated elements of contemporary dance to communicate the emotion of the main character‚ Jocasta. Graham’s previous work focuses on depicting both the power and struggle of female idols in history. Graham has choreographed Night Journey to explore the perspective of Queen Jocasta‚ the main protagonist
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absolutely love to read. Ironically enough my room mate does too. A week or so ago she encouraged me to read at least one of the many books that she brought to school with her. On the top of the stack of books within the box was a novel by the name of Night Road by Kristin Hannah. While it may be cliché‚ I was instantly intrigued by the cover and decided to embark on reading it. The contents of the novel and a majority of it hit home with the different situations and circumstances that the characters
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appearance or statement. Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night tells the story of a shipwreck survivor Viola‚ who disguises herself as her brother for a job on the Duke’s estate. Similarly‚ Some Like it Hot tells the story of two musicians Larry and Joe‚ who dress as women to join an all women’s jazz band‚ in order to escape their neighborhood mob. The theme of deception through appearance can apply to Some Like it Hot‚ which is a natural descendant of Twelfth Night. Through the many forms of deception‚ self-deception
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Starry Night) is a song written by Don Mclean. Don McClean‚ “Donald‚” III is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for his 1971 album American Pie. American Pie is best known for McClean’s two hits “American Pie‚” and “Vincent.” “I was sitting on the veranda one morning‚ reading a biography of Van Gogh‚ and suddenly I knew I had to write a song arguing that he wasn’t crazy. So I sat down with a print of Starry Night and wrote the lyrics out on a paper bag.” (Brown) Starry‚ Starry Night is a
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The video‚ “Night Journey” by Martha Graham is is one of the best-choreographed videos I have come to appreciate for its fluid movements‚ dramatic music and tragic storyline. Graham’s modern dance style is beautiful and unique which contemplates her strong interpretation of the Greek myth‚ “Oedipus Rex.” In her 1947 rendition‚ “Night Journey”‚ she develops her own language of movement by expressing passion and dedication throughout the act. The video is in black and white‚ which adds to the overall
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Visualize running miles and miles on end in the cold‚ only getting a ration of soup and a ration of bread once a day‚ and getting forced to see people dying left and right. The main character in the book Night by Elie Wiesel had to go through these exact circumstances. The book Night shows Ellie loses hope throughout the book because of these circumstances‚ in the beginning‚ he has not much to worry about‚ and then when he does‚ he stays hopeful for a while‚ and then in the middle he starts to question
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“‘My new game‚ as you so appropriately call it‚ is a circus’” (Morgenstern 76). ~This marks the beginning of The Night Circus or Le Cirque des Réves. “The card inside is not a note of sympathy nor a condolence for her loss. It contains no greeting. No signature. The handwritten words across the paper read: Your move” (Morgenstern 80). ~The card was in response to the “death” of Celia’s father; this is the beginning of the “challenge” that will act as the antagonist throughout the book. “‘I suggest
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“A Night Divided” is a historical nonfiction story. It is set in 1961‚ when East and West Berlin were separated by the Berlin Wall. Because of the Cold War and the East’s poverty‚ everyone was shifting over to West Berlin. East Berlin GDR (German Democratic Republic) didn’t like losing their population‚ so they built a wall to keep people in. Many people tried to escape from the East Side‚ but few made it. This book is the story of a separated family that had the courage‚ and bravery to find each
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“I learned after the war the fate of those who stayed behind in the hospital. They were quite simply liberated by the Russians two days after the evacuation.” This quote was from the book Night by Elie Wiesel illustrates the uncertainty of Jews during World War II. The book memoirs Wiesel’s unforgettably experiences when he was taken from his home in Sighet‚ Hungary to Auschwitz concentration camp‚ and then to Buchenwald concentration camp. Throughout the book‚ Wiesel learns many things. A more important
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secrets of nature which science is trying currently to decipher is the main cause of a parallel system filled with miracles and sufferings. Literature joined forces with science to highlight the reality and what is believed as in Nissim Ezekiel’s poem‚ Night of the Scorpion. One of the notable incidents to expose the clash of science and philosophy was the number 13. Unlucky for those who believe in history and means nothing actually in the light of science. And when people are given the freedom‚ everything
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