Aliya Crochetiere Mrs. Crass Theater History April 11‚ 2011 Kabuki Theatre: Japan’s National Treasure Kabuki Theater has captured the hearts and minds of the Japanese audience from its beginnings over four centuries ago to the present day. In Kabuki wild spectacles of song and dance transpire‚ different from anything familiar to the Western observer. Its color‚ drama‚ and richness of costumes and characters contrast wildly with the simplicity and functionality of which the Japanese people live
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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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How can readers’ theatre be used in the classroom? Identify the syllabus outcomes targeted for your enactment. Readers’ theatre is a minimalist style of drama‚ in which actors use their facial expressions‚ body language‚ movement‚ and vocal expression to convey a story‚ rather than the traditional sets and costumes. The style has been praised for its ability to give life to written text‚ giving audiences a renewed understanding of literature. Readers’ theatre is a suitable activity for use within
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American Ballet Theatre: This theatre began in 1939 and was managed by Richard Pleasant. By 1939‚ former Hollywood agent‚ Richard Pleasant‚ came to New York to manage the company. By the summer of 1939‚ Pleasant and Chase developed big ideas to turn the company into a full-fledged ballet company and to base it on “a gallery of dance rather than the vision of a single choreographer" and a "living museum of
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Live Theatre Evaluation: Blood Brothers I went to see the production ‘Blood Brothers’ at Wycombe Swan Theatre on the 24th April 2013. Blood Brothers is a musical about twin brothers Mickey (Sean Jones) and Edward (Mark Hutchinson) separated at birth who both find each other again and become blood brothers‚ but find out they’re brothers right before they die. Before I saw the play‚ my expectations were it was going to be boring and just plain acting‚ which I do not like. I was quite surprised
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The first line from Waiting for Godot‚ "Nothing to be done"‚ could be said to sum up the Theatre of the Absurd‚ except that there ’s always something happening. Discuss this statement with reference to the theatrical features and dramatic action of the Theatre of the Absurd as realised in performance"Nothing to be done‚" is one of the many phrases that is repeated again and again throughout Samuel Beckett ’s Waiting For Godot. Godot is an existentialist play that reads like somewhat of a language
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In Twentieth Century Theatre from the time of the Renaissance on‚ theatre seemed to be striving for total realism‚ or at least for the illusion of reality. As it reached that goal in the late 19th century‚ a multifaceted‚ antirealistic reaction erupted. Many movements‚ generally lumped together as the avant-garde‚ attempted to suggest alternatives to the realistic drama and production. Paralleling modern art movements‚ various theoreticians turned to symbol‚ abstraction‚ and ritual in an attempt
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Jealousy‚ love‚ hate‚ deception and treachery lie at the heart of William Shakespeare’s Othello‚ and the National Theatre’s rendition brings these themes to life in a vibrant and gripping way. This production is fast-paced‚ provocative‚ and coherent. With an ensemble that encompasses various ethnicities‚ Othello’s race is largely irrelevant here. Instead‚ the tragedy of Lester’s dignified general is that he is a military man – he loves his vivacious young wife Desdemona (Olivia Vinall)‚ but he really
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The word renaissance comes from the same French word meaning “rebirth‚” but this rebirth was not in any human or animal but in learning. People had this enthusiasm and crave for reading‚ writing‚ sculpting‚ painting‚ music‚ and many other subjects that would better themselves. They didn’t have this need before in the Middle Ages when everything was focused on God and the afterlife and when many of the people were not allowed to read and learn unless they came from a higher family in society. The
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Topic: Compare or contrast of watching movies through rental videos or going out for movies at local theatres/cinemas. Thesis statement: Video rentals are more convenient than going to the theatre because you save money‚ feel more comfortable‚ and waste less time. First of all‚ when you rent a video to watch at home‚ you can save a lot of money. Video rentals usually cost around $3.99‚ while a single ticket at the theater is $5.00. Everybody can sit down and enjoy the movie at home for the
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