PowerPoint The very nature of theatre involves some special hazards‚ including safety hazards‚ fire hazards and chemical hazards. Backstage crew‚ performers‚ and sometimes even the audience can be at risk. Within the theatre‚ there is lifting of heavy scenery‚ and manipulation of this often-large scenery‚ props‚ and lighting or special effect equipment in a very small space. The hours of work are irregular and the backstage is often very cramped‚ especially in older theatres‚ and there is the pressure
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Theatre Arts Terms and Definitions Theatre Personnel Executive Producer: The individual responsible for the funding and financing of a particular production. Producer: The individual responsible for the managerial and administrative aspects of the production. This includes‚ and is not limited to‚ hiring creative personnel‚ manages financial aspects of film‚ liaising with cast and crew and to ensure the smooth running of all aspects of a productions.
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Live Theatre Analysis The set used for Vernon God Little was highly symbolic and simplistic; when we walked into the theatre we could visually see that there were flowers‚ cards and memorable items attached on the audiences seats above our heads‚ which already created a sombre atmosphere around the theatre. Once seated‚ we saw that the stage was mainly bare with a chair on the left hand side of the stage. This suggested to the audience that the play would be non-naturalistic unlike‚ a west end
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Drama Essay “Drama and theatre in their content and style reflect the society from which they spring” – To what extent is this true of contemporary Australian theatre practice? Theatre is a direct reflection of life and society. Any script is written‚ including their themes and genre‚ in the attempt to draw on and display our surrounding world to ultimately impact audiences. Our unit of drama including Matt Cameron’s Ruby Moon and Jane Harrison’s Stolen does exactly this‚ but
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PESTEL Political- The theatre is subsidized by the public purse in the form of local authorities and the arts council (Arts council‚ 2010). However‚ funding is under continual pressure after cuts made to the arts budget by the coalition government (Mintel‚ 2012). This has been evident since 2008 where the arts council of England stopped funding of the theatre meaning it is only supported by Winchester City Council‚ Hampshire city council‚ sponsors and friends of Theatre Royal Winchester (Burn‚
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Responsibilities in Professional Theatre In order for me to recognise the roles and responsibilities that I and the rest of the group members will be performing throughout unit 2‚ I will need to research information that will educate me on the rolls which are relevant for our event. The information that I discovered about the different rolls are presented into the following table: Role/Production Area Responsibilities Stage Manager The role of a theatre manager embraces many responsibilities
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1. What is surrealism? “Surrealism is destructive‚ but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.” Young’s Night Thoughts are surrealist from cover to cover. Unfortunately‚ it is a priest who speaks; a bad priest‚ to be sure‚ yet a priest. Heraclitus is surrealist in dialectic. Lully is surrealist in definition. Flamel is surrealist in the night of gold. Swift is surrealist in malice. Sade is surrealist in sadism. Carrier is surrealist in drowning. Monk Lewis
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Theatre and Development: Opportunities and Challenges in a Developing World Theatre. National Development. Theatre for Development. Theatre and Development ABSTRACT This paper is an attempt at espousing the pertinence of theatre in national development‚ especially in a developing African nation-state like Nigeria. In doing this‚ the paper identifies and discusses the exploitable opportunities that go along with the deployment of theatre in enhancing national development. The paper concludes that
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Theatre Performance Analysis Last week‚ I attended a stage performance of Shakespeare’s timeless and tragic play Romeo & Juliet at Dunstan Playhouse‚ Adelaide. It was an adaptation by Geordie Brookman (also the director) and Nicki Bloom. The cast had only six performers and they were required to occasionally switch characters. The run-time was 140 minutes. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a performance analysis on the use of body and voice of individual performers and overall group work
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The sound of excitement was what I heard when I walked in. The sound of proud parents praising their children in the play‚ the sounds of students dreading their drama ISAs‚ the sounds of rushed footsteps‚ the sounds of the crowd settling down‚ the Sound of Music in its beginning. Last Wednesday‚ January 27th‚ 2016 I made my way to the City Playhouse to see my first CHAT school play‚ and I was looking forward to see what was in store for the audience that night! From the opening of the curtains to
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