During “Waltz of the Flowers‚” a part of The Nutcracker selection‚ the mood of rebirth and growth sept into the audience. The piece started very calmly with the dancers doing jumps about the stage. As the piece progressed‚ the jumps and leaps got grander and the movements became larger and more impressive‚ as the flowers “grew”. There were many long extended movements that slowly became faster and more impressive as the music grew louder. The dancers throughout the whole piece were smiling to show
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My most cherished possession on my fourth birthday was a crystal rhinestone silver bun cover. I would wear it and dance around the living room‚ arms and legs flailing about‚ pretending to be a graceful and beautiful ballerina. When I entered second grade my fascination for ballet turned to gymnastics. All my closest friends were taking gymnastics and would teach me walk-overs and cartwheels. My single mother was too poor to afford to pay for classes‚ so I would learn the movements at recess then
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Ever since I was young I remember dance always being one of those things that was always there when I needed it. Everyday I looked forward to going to class and working hard‚ doing my best to get better everyday. I officially started dancing when I was three‚ however‚ it wasn’t until I got to the age of around 10 or 11. This was about a year after I moved to Kansas City and when I just started going to the Kansas City Ballet. The whole experience changed my point of view completely over not just
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Many traditional ballets such as Swan Lake‚ La Sylphide‚ and Sleeping Beauty are known as “ballet blanc” or white ballets. Many scenes of these ballets are performed in white tutus. Not only are many ballets “ballet blanc” but many ballet companies are as well. However‚ taking center stage of the ballet world is Misty Copeland‚ principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre (ABT). Copeland is an African American dancer who has turned the world of ballet on its axis. Through the use of her personal
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Film Review: Black Swan Everyone has heard of ballet‚ some perhaps just that‚ while others practice it or just enjoy watching it on stage. Most people have also heard of Swan Lake‚ maybe even saw it performed in one or another adaptation‚ as there are many. Then there is Black Swan directed by Darren Aronofski‚ which leaves most other adaptations in the shade. Darren Aronofski is a most certainly an ingenious director; he’s proven that with Black Swan‚ as well as with his previous films which
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The book Gargantua and Pantagruel was written by Francois Rabelais to show his disgust for the educational systems in his era. The two main characters of the book‚ Gargantua and Pantagruel‚ are two giant creatures living in the medieval era that perform various comical stunts. These stunts are an observation of the medieval way of life. Also‚ Rabelais is able to use these stunts to transcend some of his ideas of humanism to the reader. The specific problem defined by Rabelais is‚ rote memorization
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The novella Sofia Petrova is based on the experiences of Lydia Chukovskaya during the Great Purge of 1838. It focuses on the story of Sofia Petrovna who was a typist in the Soviet Union in 1937. In detailing her story‚ along with the story of others‚ Chukovska shows that these people are made to believe in the Soviet State through means of ignorance‚ peer pressure‚ and media. The trust in the Soviet Union that Sofia demonstrates at the beginning of the novel shows how truly successful the Soviet
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Kimberly Kurata HI 30 Barbarian to Humanist Francois Rabelais wrote‚ Gargantua in the 16th century as a satirical short story depicting a giant named Gargantua and his transition from his barbaric ways to civilized humanistic way of living. The story takes place during the time of transition from the Medieval Era to the Renaissance. It went from a time of scholasticism and monasticism to a time of humanism and secularism. The Renaissance gave the modern world secularism‚ humanism and individualism
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Woland is a man of his word. In German Woland means Satan whenever the devil is talked about or mentioned Professor Woland or one of his henchmen in not far behind. Woland is often summoned by people when they use a phrase that contained the word devil in it. In chapter 19‚ Margarita is on the trolley and she is worried about her “Master” and she is unsure if he is still alive or not‚ she utters “Ah‚ truly‚ I’d pawn my soul to the devil just to find out whether he’s alive or not…It would be interesting
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I. Ballet Philippines II. Executive Summary The case is about the ballet performer status in the Philippines and also the turnover and salary of the performers and how to deal with the turnovers in lack of promotions. III. Background of the Case Founded in 1969 by Alice Reyes with the support of Eddie Elejar and the Cultural Center of the Philippines‚ Ballet Philippines (BP) is widely recognized today as a cornerstone of the Filipino cultural identity. Its audience represents
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