Reflective statement on “Antigone” “Antigone” being an art of the Greek culture‚ our first interactive oral which was held gave us a further insight about the Greek drama‚ theatre‚ plays and overall about the culture. As Siddharth and Nihar spoke about the origin of drama and how it was used as a mean of education in the early days. It made me think in a TOK perspective about how the Greek drama became a way of learning in the olden days. Greek culture at the same time is very similar to the
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EN125 – INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA Tuesday 15th - Friday 18th January Dr. Faustus This play was first written and performed in 1589. It was performed in the Rose Theatre in London by the Admiral’s men. This play was performed in an open air theatre. This play created connections between magic and theatre. There is a moral dilemma in this play‚ based around the idea of the possibility of being to have and do anything you want. Provided‚ you sell your soul which shall be redeemed after twenty-four
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Woza Albert Essay “Life is mirrored in the theatre of the times.” This quote is evidently true in the play Woza Albert written by Percy Mtwa‚ Mbongeni and Barney Simon in 1983‚ which is during the time of apartheid in South Africa. This play is a Satirical Comedy set in the time of apartheid in South Africa and Morena (Jesus) comes to save them from the injustices and cruelty of this dark time in our history. This essay will show how the context of the play is seen in the themes and messages
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tale. We decided to perform the majority of our piece in a physical theatre style‚ which included expressive movement and body propping to create both the mystical well and the dark forest. Additionally‚ we used a minimalistic set which consisted of three blocks and a blue cloth. We decided to incorporate the cloth as our only prop‚ as it would seem simplistic‚ yet provided symbolic meaning when
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depict our culture. Background Indrasabha In 1855‚ the enactment of the play Indrasabha (the Heavenly Court of Indra) written by Agha Hasan Amanat Ali in the courtyard of the last Nawab of Oudh‚ Wajid Ali Shah‚ marked the beginning of Urdu theatre. The drama dealt with the love story between a fairy and a prince.The Nawab‚ who was a Kathak dancer and had written theses on stage techniques‚ composed some of the songs and choreographed the dances for the play.It was a huge success. Its characters
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Live Theatre Critique of "Junie B. in Jingle Bells‚ Batman Smells" On Sunday November 20‚ 2011 at two o’clock pm‚ I went to the Nashville Children’s Theatre to see a play that was written by Allison Gregory called "Junie B. in Jingle bells‚ Batman smells. The play was directed by Peter Vann. I choose to see this particular play because as a child‚ I enjoyed reading Junie B. Jones books. The author does a great job telling stories about Junie B. in a way that makes a child want to keep reading. As
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situations. They are a part of many experiences of other people whether it be happy‚ sad‚ life threatening‚ life changing‚ etc. They are a part of weddings‚ graduations‚ birthday parties‚ theatre‚ you name it! The role of the interpreter changes with each assignment and their preparation as well. As for the theatre‚ they become actors. They take on the role as if they were the ones on stage themselves acting and singing. It isn’t as easy as it may seem. When interpreting for the Deaf in this sort
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Mr. Know-All by W. Somerset Maugham This story deals with prejudice‚ hasty judgements and stereotypes. The story examines the relationships that develop when people are confined to a ship (which is a small sample of society) for an extended period of time. The writer criticizes the racial prejudices and snobbish attitude of the British people. He tries to show why people are disliked and prejudiced against and at the same time makes the reader look closely at the character of the narrator‚ who
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Using metadrama is good for draw attention to the fact. Let audience to watching the not real play (guys playing girls‚ fake voice or funny make up)‚ this play called bad theatre. In generally‚ we also have good theatre (Acting‚ make audience believing)‚ the metadrama is the method to connect with bad theatre to good theatre. Focusing on A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ the Shakespeare suggests that play mirrors the process of theatrical production‚ it means the audience in the under imagination‚ we can
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The fabulatori were Fo’s first and perhaps greatest influence‚ as his first works were improvised skits based on the tales he had heard from them. Later in his career‚ Fo also drew on mime artist Jacques LeCoq’s performances and the Rame family theatre for inspiration in his pieces. Fo believed that the chief quality of acting was souplesse (flexibility). He is quoted as saying “What distinguishes great actors from average actors is their souplesse. This means that they have a great understanding
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