was originally premiered by the Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve in 1991. It is a contemporary ballet piece performed by ten dancers to eight of The Rolling Stones’ most memorable hits. Christopher Bruce based the production on the “sexual war” he witnessed growing up in the 1960’s. His intention was to celebrate the music of The Rolling Stones and use the qualities of the songs to reflect this. The production is set in the 1960’s when the rights of males and females began to equalise. The
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she decided to take night classes. • In 1970‚ Leibovitz applied for a job at the Rolling Stone magazine. Jann Wenner (editor of the Rolling Stones) was very impressed with Leibovitz’s portfolio and offered her a job as a staff photographer. After 2 years within the industry and working the prominent magazine‚ Leibovitz was then promoted to Chief photographer‚ a title she maintained for 10 years. • During the Rolling Stone tour‚ Leibovitz developed her own style of photography. Her trademark was using
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working various jobs. Soon then she started her career as a staff photographer‚ landing a position for the just lunched Rolling Stone magazine in 1970. In 1973‚ Leibovitz was the chief photographer of the well done magazine‚ a job she would hold for ten years. She worked for the magazine up until 1983 until her imitate photographs of various celebrities helped define the Rolling Stone look. Richard Avedon’s photographs were an inspiration and a powerful example in her life. She now learned that you could
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People/artists/groups/labels/terms: British societal issues and teen culture during the 1950s‚ British music industry differences compare with American models‚ skiffle‚ mersey beat‚ rave ups‚ Decca Records‚ EMI Parlophone Records‚ Capitol Records‚ The Beatles‚ The Rolling Stones‚ The Yardbirds‚ The Who‚ The Kinks‚ The Animals Study all the songs in this chapter as well as the ones discussed in class. Questions All of the following songs use the 12-bar blues‚ EXCEPT: “Can the Circle Be Unbroken” Quadruple compound
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the two demonstrate a contrast‚ and are often compared on the overall success‚ the Woodstock Festival named one of ‘The Top 50 Moments That Changed Rock and Roll’ by The Rolling Stone‚ and the Altamont Festival described as “a funeral of sorts” (D Talbot‚ 2012). The Altamont Festival was a free concert organised by the Rolling Stones‚ after receiving claims that their American Tour was overly expensive‚ and they were using it to profit immensely. It took place after The Woodstock Festival‚ which occurred
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The most famous example of this was the Monkees; an American made carbon-copy of the Beatles that were formed simply to capitalize off the British Invasion craze. The latter part of the original invasion saw more blues-charged groups like the Rolling Stones coming over the Atlantic. These British blues groups were influenced by the black blues singers of the ’40s and ’50s such as Muddy Waters‚ Robert Johnson‚ and B.B. King. The British artists covered the black artists this time out of respect‚ not
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2) For Martin Scorsese‚ popular music in films ‘doesn’t have to serve simply as mood music or be an unimaginative device for establishing a time period.’ (Romney & Wootton‚ 1995: 1)Taking this as a starting point‚ discuss the use of popular music in either one or two films or the work of one film director. I will be looking at the films of Martin Scorsese regarding his statement that popular music in films ‘doesn’t have to serve simply as mood music or be an unimaginative device for establishing
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text messaging. I am prepared to discuss and analyze the advertising objectives and tactics of an Axe Essence body spray advertisement in Rolling Stones magazine. I will discuss the ad’s executional format‚ targeted audience‚ and message/persuasion strategy as if I was a brand manager for Axe. Axe Ad Axe’s executional format of the magazine ad‚ in Rolling Stone‚ is a picture of a good-looking couple walking down the sidewalk with two store windows to the right of them. The man’s lower body is stopped
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The History of Rock and Roll – By Berkley Shofner Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s‚ primarily from a combination of predominantly African-American genres such as blues‚ boogie woogie‚ jump blues‚ jazz‚ and gospel music‚ together with Western swing and country music. Though elements of rock and roll can be heard in blues records from the 1920s and in country records of the 1930s‚ the genre did not acquire
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Cited: "John Lennon biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television‚ n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013. . "John Lennon." Rolling Stone. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2013. .
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