Musical Theater Ever since I could remember I’ve dreamed about be a singer and when I was able‚ I started taking classes to accomplish that goal. Since working and studying in the entertainment industry I have found that there are many different career paths in this one field but I have chosen to discuss two that are similar but different in many ways. Opera and Musical Theater are two passions of mine and I hope this research
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Jessica Rud Mr. Evans English 102 14 November 2012 Conventions to Humor the Audience In comedies‚ the audience is aware of certain conventions that must be displayed to make the show or the play a comedy. Conventions are widely used techniques in art and literature. Comedy conventions have changed since the Elizabethan times to modern day. In Elizabethan times‚ a happy ending is a device that brings emotion to the audience after all the humor. In modern sitcoms‚ a technique called satire is
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The History of Musical Theatre The recently released Les Misérables earned £8.1 million in its opening weekend‚ making it the largest opening weekend for a musical film in history‚ proving that the genre is still alive. But how exactly did this powerful art form originate? And from then on‚ how did it evolve to become the spectacularly vivacious being that it is today? The oldest known forms of music theatre were the ancient Greek plays with music and lyrics‚ as well as music and dance being
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Contrast between Ancient Greek Theatre “Antigone” and Modern Russian Theatre in “The Cherry Orchard”. Theatre which is a main source of entertainment has made various stories in her womb regarding theatres in all over the world like African‚ Yoruba theatre‚ Asian Theatre‚ Middle-East Theatre and Western Theatre like Greek Theatres and Modern Russian Theatre. First of all‚ Greek theatre seems to have its roots in religious celebration that incorporated song and dance. Like this Greek theater shadowed
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Designing Non-Human Characters Watch these videos of productions of The Lion King‚ Shrek the Musical‚ and The Little Mermaid and construct an opinion about what is successful and what is unsuccessful about each one. After reading through the chapters of the textbook I discovered that creating a character begins with the actors. The actors are the ones who have to be energetic and have the passion to protray the characters to the audience. I do agree with the statement that non-human characters
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Prior to what we believe to be the “Golden Era” of American Musical Theatre‚ one must first delve into the dark past modern musical theatre tries to bury beneath today’s jazz hands and glitter covered performers. The era of the Virginia Minstrel shows not only is derogatory towards African American slaves and recently freed slaves with the use of stock characters‚ but it uses exaggerated stereotypes and costuming to create the illusion that the African American race is inferior to Caucasians. These
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Rent is a rock musical that was created by Jonathan Larson. It’s based on the opera La Bohème. The musical tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in New York City in a village called Alphabet City‚ under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The musical was first seen in a workshop production in a New York Theatre Workshop in 1993. This same Off-Broadway theatre was also the musical’s initial home following its official 1996 opening. Jonathan Larson‚ the
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THEATRE HISTORY TIMELINE Dates / Period 600BC-600AD CLASSICAL Key Styles Greek Theatre Development of the classical genres of Comedy and Tragedy. The philosopher Aristotle established the classical rules of tragedy (unities of time‚ place and action). Aristotle identified the central purpose of theatre ± to arouse strong emotions in its audience (catharsis). Greek Tragedies were often based on explorations of conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist. Masks were used for characters. A
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Kulintang is the (percussion) gong musical instrument of Mindanao‚ Philippines. It is a single musical instrument composed of 7-8 gongs laid horizontally on a stand. Kulintang music is considered an ancient tradition that predates the influences of Islam‚ Christianity‚ and the West. In the Philippines‚ it represents the highest form of gong music attained by Filipinos‚ Malaysians‚ and Indonesians. It is said to have existed for centuries. As ancient as this music is‚ there has never been substantial
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Richard Rodgers was an American composer‚ songwriter‚ and playwright. He composed for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway Musicals. He also composed music for film and television. Richard rogers was born on June 28‚ 1902‚ in Arverne‚ Queens‚ New York City. He started playing piano at age six. He attended P.S. 10‚ Townsend Hall‚ DeWitt Clinton High School‚ and Columbia University. He Joined PI. Lambda Phi while at Columbia University. In 1921‚ He switched his studies to Juilliard. He was Influenced
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