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    THEATER FROM RESTORATION THROUGH ROMANTICISM The drama of the English Restoration combined aspects of English and continental Renaissance theater‚ both in playwriting and in theater architecture. French influence was also felt with the introduction of neoclassical ideals into serious English drama. By the eighteenth century‚ there was an attempt to break away from the Italianate traditions. Theater shapes changed‚ and playwrights abandoned the neoclassical ideals in favor of romanticism. As the

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    Movie theaters‚ a place where people go to enjoy a newly released movie that they want to see. They get there and pay ten dollars or more for a ticket‚ then go inside and have to pay an outrageous amount of money for a bag popcorn or some candy. Prices are still rising and becoming more and more expensive as time goes on. Going to the movie used to be a nice inexpensive treat‚ now it it is expensive and not worth it to many. People should be able to bring outside food into theaters. It is clear that

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    ”Epidauros theater” .The Delphi Tholos was the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia‚ Tholos. This tholos was a circular building which was created between 380 and 360 BC at the center of the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. It was built and constructed with 20 Doric columns on an exterior diameter which measures 14.76m. The building stands about 13.5 meters tall at the center of the Athena Pronaia sanctuary‚ and its interior columns were designed of the Corinthian order‚ While the “Epidauros theater” was as an

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    NAME jeff_______________________________ DATE3/24/2012____________ THE 2000 THEATRE APPRECIATION TEST GUIDE #2 DESIGN AND STAGING What is a rectangular theatre with the stage at one end of the rectangle and seating on only one side called? proscenium theatre What is a round or square stage completely surrounded by the audience called? Arena stage What difficulty might a set designer working in theatre in the round experience? how they see themselves‚ and how others percieve

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    white contact that disrupted their traditional way of life (Native‚ 1998)‚ however‚ in the face of contemporary challenges‚ Navajo women remain respected for their wisdom and knowledge and still retain their roles as the carriers of their native culture. Their ability to adapt and adjust to societal opportunites‚ while concurrently reclaiming cultural traditions‚ is the glue of the Navajo Nation. Prior to European contact and the introduction of livestock by Spanish settlers in the early

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    Creating Musical Theater is a collection of interviews that the author‚ Lyn Cramer- a professor of Musical Theater Dance at The University of Oklahoma‚ conducted with directors and choreographers that make up today’s Broadway elite. For a student who have not had much chance to get to know and understand musical theater‚ this book is a great exposure to both the Broadway stages and the behind-the-scene actions. In this short review‚ I would like to narrow my experience of this book into two directors/

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    Smoke Signals: The Importance of Oral Tradition in Native Culture Smoke signals are one of the oldest forms of long-distance communication. The Native American tribes of North America have long used smoke signals to signal danger‚ transmit news‚ and gather people to a common area. In this way‚ it is unsurprising to find that in the movie Smoke Signals‚ directed by Chris Eyre with a screenplay by Sherman Alexie‚ communication is a central theme. Through the use of two very contrasting characters

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    Popular Culture & High Culture Popular culture is the culture that prevails in a modern society‚ adopted and appealing to large masses of people‚ normally the middle class citizens. Culture consists of the customs and civilizations of a particular group. Popular culture means that arte facts and styles of human expression develop from the creativity of ordinary people‚ and circulate among people according to their interests‚ preferences‚ and tastes. Popular culture is an ever-changing phenomenon

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    Olina Philippoussis Mr. Grazier English 2H 09/16/14 Greek Theater Webquest 1. Greek theater began when one of the earliest performers of Greek Tragedy complained that the city of Dionysia did not live out its name and had nothing to do with the god Dionysus. It made sense to dedicate performances to the God Dionysis because he was a big part in the peoples early lives‚ being the god of agriculture and wine. While Apollo represented qualities that were fundamental to the Greeks‚ Dionysis represented

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    reasoning for writing this letter is to express how I feel about the importance and advantageous aspect of film studying being in the English syllabus. Film study teaches us as well as allows us to learn about several different issues‚ complications and the main idea of the film by using cinematographic techniques. Film study allows students to interact with the different imaginative worlds encountered and enables us to make our own type of judgement and evaluations based on what we are watching

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