Drama and social Regulation: an examination of Onyomkpo masquerade performance of Idoma By Ted Anyebe (PhD) Department of Theatre Arts Benue State University Makurdi. Phone 07036201288 email: anyebeted@gmail.com Abstract This paper examines an indigenous theatre practice among the Idoma of Nigeria. It presents that even though recreational‚ indigenous drama is used as an instrument of enforcing social order in Idoma. The influence of masquerade tradition as a deeply
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The live theatre production I decided to review was Hairspray by Margo Lion. The musical Hairspray is based off the film by John Waters. The play focus on a teenage girl‚ Tracy Turnblad. Tracy is a high schooler who love dancing and is obsessed with a popular local dance show called “The Corny Collins Show”. Tracy auditions and is soon given a spot on the popular show. Tracy is excited to be on the show and excited to inform everyone of her plans to integrate The Corny Collins Show. Though this comedy
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On April 23‚ 2016‚ I went to see the play Constellations at the Old Globe Theatre at Balboa Park. Nick Payne is the writer of this production and it was directed by Richard Seer. This show was 70 minutes long with no intermissions. When walking into the theatre‚ I did not know what to expect. I did not do any research to find out what this show was about‚ but‚ I was still excited to see it. I noticed when entering the theatre that there were small‚ blue lights hanging off the ceiling and the stage
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evening at Granville Island Improv Centre. This was the first live performance that I have formally attended. Here is my live performance review of Vancouver TheatreSports League’s Love Matches (2018). Theatre Going Experience Before attending the show‚ I had already made so many assumptions of the theatre going experience even though I have never been. I found that I was pleasantly surprised with the overall experience. When arriving at the venue‚ it was a small and tucked away amongst the large building
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Theatre 112 quizzes Assessment 1: Librettist in charge of writing the dialogue of a musical Choreographer creates and teaches dances Adelaid’s Lament guys and dolls Director control of artistic vision Score collection of songs Libretto total collection of lyrics and dialogue Composer in charge of creating melodies Lyricist in charge of writing words to songs Producer in charge of monetary aspects Im an ordinary man song in My fair lad Assessment 2: 1. despite
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JACOBEAN THEATRE Jacobean theatre refers to the sub-classification of English Renaissance theatre during the reign of King James I (1603-1625). It is a dark and disturbing literary form‚ spiritually gloomy‚ grotesquely violent and often shockingly obscene. History • This theatre style evolved from its preceding‚ more widely known predecessor called Elizabethan theatre. • Sexuality was very prevalent in Jacobean performances‚ along with a heightened sense of violence and general immoralities/perversities
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Greek Theatre originated in Athens‚ Greece between 550 BC and 220 BC. It revolved around a play festival called the Dionysia which honoured the Greek god‚ Dionysis. This play festival featured three main genres: tragedy‚ comedy and satyr. In ancient Greece‚ theatre was considered to be of great importance. Crowds of 15‚000 people would gather to see a play and every town had at least one theatre. Thus‚ in the following essay I will discuss the theatres in which these important plays were performed
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of Sheffield Theatres Trust case This case tells us the history of two theatres‚ namely the Crucible and the Lyceum theatre‚ from the year 1971 till 2001. The problems that occurred during development and also change of the environment will be discussed. There will be a focus on the funding part and the interests of the stakeholders‚ which can be related to formulating a suitable strategy for the Sheffield Theatres Trust. The Sheffield Theatres Trust is a combination of two theatres‚ which have
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SHAKESPEARE’S THEATRE AND AUDIENCE. Why should we concern ourselves with Shakespeare’s theatre and audience? The vast majority of his readers since the Restoration have known nothing about them‚ and have enjoyed his plays enormously. And if they have enjoyed without fully understanding‚ it was for want of imagination and of knowledge of human nature‚ and not from ignorance of the conditions under which his plays were produced. At any rate‚ such ignorance does not exclude us from the soul of Shakespearean
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The Origins of Theatre Theatre has been around for thousands of years dating back to the B.C.E era. There are many forms of theatre Ritual Theatre‚ uses theatrical techniques of song‚ dance‚ and characterization but is still firmly rooted in religion. Many scholars agree on two traits that distinguish theatre from rituals. First theatre must have an actor that plays a character‚ a person that takes on a role of a human‚ object‚ or animal. Second theatre usually has a story with conflict;
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