existence”. The “wide cultural perspective” mentioned refers to the fact that Soyinka’s writings‚ especially the dramas for which he is best known‚ are at once deeply rooted in traditional African expressive and performance forms like myths and rituals‚ dance and mime‚ music and masquerade and are also greatly influenced by such diverse Western dramatic and theatrical modes as classical Greek drama‚ Shakespearean and Jacobean theatre‚ and modern European and American antirealist and avant-garde forms and
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Dances with Wolves In the movie‚ “Dances with Wolves”‚ there are several ways that language was a barrier and a bridge. There were cultural differences and occupational roles that posed as barriers in communication. Empathy and basic body language helped build a bridge for John and the Sioux to communicate. Throughout his life‚ John Dunbar was told that Indians were savages and “nothing more than beggars and thieves” (Dances With Wolves‚ Costner‚ 1990) The Sioux Indian’s also stereotyped
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The Wedding Dance By: Amador T. Daguio Setting: a) place – in the mountains somewhere in the Philippines b) time- a long time ago c) weather conditions- fine d) social conditions- lower-class e) mood or atmosphere- sad and tense Plot: Linear a) Introduction The story opens with Awiyao entering his and Lumnay’s house. b) Rising Action Things start to heat up when Lumnay says she does not want any other man. c) Climax There is more intensity when Awiyao says he does
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Amador Daguio’s short story‚ Wedding Dance‚ a long married couple from the mountain tribes. Awiyao‚ who in spite of being in love with his wife‚ Lumnay‚ feels the need to marry another woman in order to have a son. A child who will continue his bloodline to live in their tribe. Awiyao’s insensitiveness and being coward is introduced in the story. He is insensitive believing the answer to Lumnay’s sorrow would be to join the other women at the wedding dance. On the other hand‚ he is coward because
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Batson (2010‚ p.14) defines balance as “the ability to stay stable as we move within and beyond our base of support.” Balance is demonstrated when the dancer performs a triple pirouette with her right hip and knee in flexion‚ creating a retiré. This leaves her sole base of support as the ball of her left foot. The triple pirouette also demonstrates strength throughout the entire core muscles as they are required to pull her up. By constantly shifting
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Concert Critique Kanye West meets Beethoven is the only way to describe the three gentlemen who make up the sensational violinist duo known as Black Violin. Kev Marcus and Wil B are the violinists and are accompanied by DJ TK. Black Violin has created incredible synergy between classical and Hip-Hop music. They have created beautiful music like I have never heard before. They first made their big splash when they won the 2005 “Apollo Legends” contest in the famous Apollo Theater in Harlem‚ NY
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Music is a form of expression. It is a way of communicating an idea and telling a story. But music can be used in various ways. Throughout my life‚ I’ve found the power of music within my passion for dance. I enjoy finding different instrumental pieces and discovering how I can create movement based on them. However‚ my favorite part about creating choreography is letting myself go and using my experience in theatre to understand the power of conveying a story. I decided to follow this passion when
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Guns by: Sean Chong Type of Speech: Informative Specific Purpose: To inform the class about the history and the present days about guns. Thesis Statement: Guns‚ a deadly weapon for everybody‚ so here’s a way to use a gun‚ to defend yourself with it and how it works. Introduction: I. “Ideas are more powerful than guns. We would not let our enemies have guns‚ why should we let them have ideas.” This is a quote from Joseph Stalin. Though ideas are powerful so are guns and guns are not should
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he quickly becomes infatuated with their way of life and begins to adopt their culture. Analysis I will freely admit that I am not a great admirer of Kevin Costner’s work‚ either as a director or as an actor‚ and I did not expect much from his Dances with Wolves. In spite of this‚ I found the film to be sufficiently well made and intriguing for it to retain my interest throughout much of its duration. Towards its conclusion‚ the movie does become far too heavy-handed‚ but this weakness is not
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Indian dances India shows a variety of dances which can be seen in various parts of the country. These dances are performed differently and are an important aspect in Indian dance because they bring the past in the present by telling us about ancient Indian history. Besides entertainment these dances are knowledgble. The Indian dance are divided in two types Indian classical dance and Indian folk dance. The Indian classical dance comprises of : Bharatanatyam‚ Kathak‚ Odissi‚ Kuchipudi‚ Mohini attam
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