Dance History II‚ Mid-Semester Exam Study Questions Prepare answers for all of the questions below. On the exam you will answer 8 questions: 4 that I select and 4 that you select = 8 total. The length of each answer should be one-half page or more. 1. How did the Ballet Russe under the Russian director‚ Diaghilev‚ break from the ballet traditions of Russian ballet in the early 20th century? What were the existing ballet traditions at the end of the 19th century in Russia and what new innovations
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It is undeniable that music plays a major role in the musical Fiddler on the roof‚ the music demonstrates happiness‚ anger‚ celebration‚ despair and other feelings to the audience. A lot of the music in fiddler such as “If I were a rich man”‚ “To life”‚ and “Miracles of miracles” can be characterized as Klezmer music. Klezmer is a genre of music that found tradition in the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe in 19th century. The characteristics of the Klezmer style music is the clarinet and violin
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Period 8 11-5-14 Film West Side Story Analysis West Side Story is an adaption of a play written by Arthur Laurents‚ and remade into a film‚ directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. West Side Story’s theme is centered on the struggles of two groups of racially separated young people‚ and how their environment has molded them. The movie revolves around two protagonists‚ Tony‚ a white ex-jet‚ and Maria‚ the sister of Bernando
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West Side Story written by Arthur Laurents is actually a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The West Side Story is set in Upper West Side Manhattan. It is about rivalry between two teenage gangs of different backgrounds. Anton‚ a member of the white gang‚ fell in love with Maria‚ the sister of the leader of the rival Puerto Rican gang. Romeo and Juliet is undoubtedly the most popular romantic love story to ever hit the literary world. It talks about intense passion between the
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Joey‚ then choreographing a showcase called Talent 52‚ Fosse was given a screen test by M-G-M and went on to appear in the film Kiss Me Kate. This appearance‚ in a highly original dance number‚ led to Fosse’s first job as a choreographer‚ the Jerome Robbins-directed Broadway hit The Pajama Game. Soon after‚ he met the talented dancer Gwen Verdon‚ and the two proceeded to collaborate on several hit shows‚ including Damn Yankees‚ New Girl in Town ‚ and Redhead. He was also frequently sought out as
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University Press‚ 1998. Ibsen‚ Henrik. "A Dollhouse." Roberts‚ Edgar V. and Jacobs‚ Henry E. Literature An Introduction to Reading and Writing. Pearson Prentice Hall‚ 2007. Loving‚ Jerome. Lost in the Customhouse: Authorship in the American Renaissance. Iowa City: Iowa City‚ IA University of Iowa Press‚ 1993. Robbins‚ Chandler S.‚ Bruun‚ Bertel‚ Zim‚ Herbert S. A Guide to Field Identificaton Birds of North America. Western Publishing Company Inc.‚ 1966. Roberts‚ Edgar V. and Henry E. Jacobs. Literature
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director and screenwriter‚ who was credited for the musicals from there books "West Side Story" (1957) and "Gypsy" (1959). In 1957‚ Laurents wrote the libretto for "West Side Story." Which was originally conceived by Jerome Robbins as a twist on “Romeo and Juliet”. Idea for this began with Robbins. In 1949‚ he asked Laurents to draft a script for a story of conflict between Jews and Italian Catholics on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Took five years‚ and a rethinking of Manhattan demographics and geography
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Kane family‚ the Robbins family‚ the Toomey family‚ the Zona family‚ and the Aufiero family. The two defendants‚ W.R. Grace and Beatrice Foods were brought into the same lawsuit since they are being accused of TCE contamination. There’s groups because of Collaberal Estoppel and Res Judicata; the issue and lawsuit are only to be tried once. Some of the plaintiffs’ attorneys are Jan Schlichtmann‚ Kevin Conway‚ and Charlie Nesson. The defendant’s attorneys are William Cheeseman‚ Jerome Facher‚ and Michael
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Topper and The Last Word. Returning to New York‚ he composed background music for the play The Girls of Summer in 1956. An acquaintance with director Arthur Laurents brought Sondheim into contact with composer Leonard Bernstein and choreographer Jerome Robbins‚ who were looking for a lyricist for a contemporary musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s
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America (West Side Story) Introduction This document is the lyrics of the song America extracts from the movie West Side Story. This movie is a musical directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise in 1961. It sets in NY in the 50’s. It deals with a confrontation between two rival gangs : the Jets (american) and the Sharks (Portorican). It also deals with a love story between Tony and Maria. Their love story is based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as the two lovers belong to different groups
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