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 hit musical "Singin’ in the Rain" may possibly be one of if not the greatest musicals of all time. With it’s tale of the film world of the mid 1920’s and its creative underlining love story between Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) and Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds)‚ it provokes the interest of someone who would not generally be attracted to a musical. It is a classic masterpiece that set the standards that musical films of today will be judged by. It is a classic performance by the great Gene
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Amber Ford She began dancing and teaching in January of 2003 at the Dance Gallery. Amber is the choreographer for Elliot Productions. She is experienced in theatre/musical theatre‚ cheerleading/ dance‚ hip hop‚ ballet‚ tap‚ and some break dancing. Amber Ford currently teaches at The Centre in Dallas. She has worked with many choreographers and is the only female member of hip hop/bboy crew Tigerstyle. Jayson Wright Jayson has been a choreographer/dancer for over 20 years. He worked with Elton
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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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Rain. An unusual occurrence for San Diego‚ somewhat of a “glitch in the system.” The weather may have been warm‚ but the sky told a different story. It spoke with a dreary‚ gray tone‚ swallowing up the sunshine that regularly enlightened the sky each day. The rain pelting to the ground was more foreign than the absence of the sun. I had never encountered rain during my past commutes‚ so this weather brought with it‚ an important learning experience. The heavens opened up and poured out its tears
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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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HISTORY OF SOCIAL DANCE Social dancing (dancing for pleasure) really starts with the Cotillion and Quadrille. These are set dances for four couples‚ and their descendants are still around today in the form of English and Scottish country dancing and‚ of course American square dancing Dancing in couples came along in the form of the Galliard‚ Minuet and Gavotte (each developing from the other)‚ but each danced essentially at arms length‚ and in repetitive sequences. Imagine trying to get close
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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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