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    What is NOH ?

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    Noh to what is essentially its present-day form during the Muromachi period (1336 to 1573) under the patronage of the powerful Ashikaga clan‚ particularly the third shogun‚ Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. It would later influence other dramatic forms such as Kabuki and Butoh. During the Meiji era‚ although its governmental patronage was lost‚ Noh and kyōgen received official recognition as two of the three national forms of drama. By tradition‚ Noh actors and musicians only rehearse together once‚ a few days

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    Igor Stravinsky and His Influence on 20th Century Music Igor Stravinsky has long been associated with ballet music‚ in particular with The Firebird‚ Petrouchka‚ and the Rite of spring‚ the trio of works that pushed and developed both dance and music into the modern age. His works also represent a sequence of works in which a thread of continuous growth can be observed. Even today his works have influenced many to take local music and singing lessons. It is on these three works that this paper

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    Dance Styles

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    styles around today are tap‚ modern‚ swing‚ contra‚ country‚ belly dance and Latin dancing. Dancing has changed in relation to music‚ behavior and time passed. My three favorite dance styles are ballet‚ hip hop and jazz. Ballet is beauty; flow and elegance are inherent in the elements of ballet. Ballet is a classical dance form that can be mastered by it or used as a technical base or supplement to other dance forms. Classes focus on overall body alignment and awareness with emphasis on proper

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    Music and Dance

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    This play is still being redone today over a twenty year time period. This obviously makes a statement of how remarkable it is. The music sets the scene of the ballet. The dancers of the ballet use the tone of the music to determine the emotion of the dance. The music and the choreography use each other to convey the story of the ballet. Tchaikovsky decided to use a more symphonic approach when writing Swan Lake (Chiego‚ pg.83). In Swan Lake‚ the ballerinas use a dance technique called “on pointe”

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    The Effects of Japan’s Geography On Its Culture & Economy Japan is an archipelago that is covered in mountains and consist more than six-thousand islands. Japan has a warm and wet climate‚ also since Japan has very little flat land it was a challenge to farm. Since farming was difficult the Japanese decided to grow rice‚ rice was very easy to grow and japan had the perfect weather to grow it. The geography of Japan was very strange for a civilization of people to live on. Only 15% of the land

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    too aggressively or run around for too long. Toshimi had very few friends in school and was always the last one picked for games. She chose to be alone and watch television in her free time. She saw a show about the ballet and her interest was immediately perked. She began taking ballet classes; her teacher was very patient and helpful with her which made her comfortable (Ashcraft‚ 2013). Toshimi was very determined‚ she wanted respect as an athlete. Although Toshimi began as a very clumsy student

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    wave in the foreground which dominates the minuscule mountain in the distance‚ as well as the clique of men and boats among the formidable waves. Hokusai showed diversity in his artistic temperament regularly. His subjects contained every genre from Kabuki actors and courtesans to landscapes and visuals from daily life (Life of Japanese Artist). Furthermore‚ he illustrated novels‚ published his own sketchbooks‚ fabricated guidebooks and maps‚ produced tutorials on painting‚ and he even made some erotica

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    Dance essay

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    body and your mind. There are different styles of dance with excellent benefits and also disadvantages. We can dance different styles involving different techniques with uncountable emotions and inspiration for example: ballet‚ jazz and salsa. Some of them like ballet requires a long time of training and techniques because it is complexity. It tells us beautiful stories through the steps performed by the dancer. Jazz is a form of dance popularized by the big bands in the early 20th century

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    young age‚ up until he gets married. When Li first gets chosen to represent China to attend Madame Mao’s Beijing Dance Academy‚ we see a soul-crushing example of communist strictures being imposed on the art. Li then moves on to America to further his ballet career after all the discipline and dedication in Beijing‚ under the caring wing of dance director Ben. Here we see a lot of confusion between Li and his communist Chinese background and the American world. Li is repeatedly depicted looking dumbfounded

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    Merce Cunningham

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    idea. (Au‚ 2002‚ p155) His use of technology‚ in particular video as an additional creative technique revolutionised the way dance could be viewed. These features abandon the established traditions and innovations of the previous modern dance and ballet‚ which is clearly seen when his work is compared to choreographers of modern dance. (Au‚ 2002‚ p158) Cunningham created a new relationship between dance and design elements such as music‚ visual design‚ stage design etc. Each design element was

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