American Ballet Theatre: This theatre began in 1939 and was managed by Richard Pleasant. By 1939‚ former Hollywood agent‚ Richard Pleasant‚ came to New York to manage the company. By the summer of 1939‚ Pleasant and Chase developed big ideas to turn the company into a full-fledged ballet company and to base it on “a gallery of dance rather than the vision of a single choreographer" and a "living museum of
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During this period in history‚ taking place c. the fifth century‚ Greece was in frequent interaction with Egypt and Persia. Because of this and the different cultural influences that came with the contact between these civilizations‚ Greece was inspired to begin thinking about the world in new ways. This interest of the Greeks in the lifestyles of opposing cultures was responsible for the evolution of philosophy into what it is today. This is because prior to the interaction of Greece‚ Persia and
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Ancient Greece was divided into many different areas‚ called city-states. There were many city-states throughout the entire country‚ and each one had its own government. Athens and Sparta were two of the most powerful city-states in Greece. Sparta was governed by the military‚ while Athens had a democratic government. Over time‚ people’s opinions about what made a good government changed‚ and various types of governments developed as well. This is a sequence of Greek governments that were defined
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Research paper 2 GREEK ARCHITECTURE ON MODERN BUILDINGS IN CALIFORNIA Greek Architecture has been so appealing to the Western World‚ especially America. When we talk about Greek influence on western world architecture‚ the influence is evident and undeniable. We could easily find buildings that consist of many elements of Greek architecture. Greek architecture represents power‚ authority and strength; but at the same time define beauty. An example would be the Temple of Artemis. The great temple
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Comparing ideologies on African American theatre Bringing together two races that have been neck and neck‚ and separated for centuries is a hard feat to accomplish. The harsh brutalities‚ endless torment and death left scars that will forever be visible on humanity in the United States. Without a doubt its certain that the outrage felt by the African American community will sizzle on. American Theatre was a perfect outlet to express the life and stories of a culture that was ridiculed for
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Theatre‚ plays‚ shows‚ movies – those are the things people think of when they hear the word "actor". For a high school theatre student‚ however‚ they see "budget"‚ "time"‚ and "reuse". These are things athletes don’t have to worry about‚ because a majority of the equipment and outfits are purchased by the high school. It doesn’t cost much to make a high-quality theatre set as long as you have the right people‚ so why not fund it? The problem with high schools is the fact that people want to see
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Sondheim‚ hailed by many as a genius‚ has had a long and illustrious career in Broadway musical theatre spanning five decades. During those fifty-some years‚ Sondheim has essentially reinvented the Broadway musical. The Sondheim canon shows three distinct ways Sondheim has contributed to musical theatre. First of all‚ the difficulty of Stephen Sondheim’s music has raised the standard of musical theatre. Actors simply cannot stand onstage and sing as they used to in the days of Gershwin and Cole Porter
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However‚ seems as though the sinister Mr. Goble and tactful Mr. Sykes‚ head of technical theatre‚ had already paid her off‚ allowing them to run the department with ease‚ as long as they continue to rake in cash. This injustice needs to be acted upon‚ without a fair and equal theatre department‚ the overall shows put on by the department will begin to lack‚ everyone seeing the same actors over and over again‚ with no new breath of fresh
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our devised piece in the style of physical theatre. We have seen a live production of ’Lovesong’ by Abi Morgan performed through the company of Frantic Assembly and within the play‚ there were elements of having naturalistic set on stage‚ however using it in an un-naturalistic way‚ other features consisted of interpretive dance throughout the piece to convey emotions of the characters. Through further research of the style‚ we found that physical theatre goes beyond verbal narrative‚ incorporating
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which enables us to emerge from darkness into a blaze of light. We fight then to discover‚ to experience the truth about ourselves‚ to tear away the masks behind which we hide daily. People see theatre as a place of provocation‚ a challenge the actor sets himself and also‚ indirectly‚ other people. Theatre only has a meaning if it allows people to transcend there own stereotyped vision‚ their general feelings and customs‚ our standards of judgment. This is so that we may experience what is real and
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