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    all like that. The Expressionist theatre movement developed in Germany around 1905. It was characterised by attempts to dramatise subjective states through distortion. It used images that were intense and scenes were seen through the eyes of the main character. The plot was typically non-linear‚ and might travel to unrelated events in a distorted and dreamlike manner. In the same way that melodrama uses the characters description as their name‚ expressionist theatre used characters as representative

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    1903 Iroquiose Theatre Fire

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    impact of the fire disaster on the code processes after the incident and the current code processes. Event history In one cold afternoon of December 30 1903 in Chicago‚ about 2000 patrons most of whom were women and children assembled in Iroquois theatre. In addition‚ about 400 performers and stage actors were jammed in the basement‚ backstage and dressing rooms to witness what was surely an exciting show.   The audience was full of anticipation in readiness to watch a musical comedy‚ Mr. Bluebeard

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    The realistic impulse‚ the desire to reproduce on stage a piece of life faithfully has been persistent over the last hundred years. However reaction against the theatre of psychological realism and of ordinary speech and behaviour was also relentless throughout the twentieth century. In order to explore any form theatre‚ it is important to understand the historical‚ political‚ social and cultural perspective of the time in which the piece is created. Through the turn of the 19th century‚ “a period

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    “Towards a Philippine Statistics System Responsive to Emerging National and Global Challenges” Ninety seven million people. . . . . Seven thousand one hundred seven islands. . . Around 1.8 million tons of rice imported. . . . . Three hundred thousand square kilometers land area. . . . . Six percent tax revenue . . . . . Thousands of homeless individuals . . . . . increasing unemployment rate . . . . . declining literacy rate. . . . . Overwhelming exodus of OFW’s. These are just

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    Every Friday night for the past three years‚ I have dedicated myself to supporting the Loose Moose Theatre. The not-for-profit has an international reputation for innovation and excellence in improvisational theatre‚ and focuses on providing affordable shows to all ages. When off-stage‚ I volunteer in positions such as box office‚ concession‚ and stage usher. On top of those duties‚ however‚ I also train and support new company members with my experience and expertise. As a result‚ I have helped

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    student at Miami University‚ majoring in Theatre and Creative Writing‚ minoring in French‚ and reveling in a relatively recently discovered passion for dramaturgy. I hope to be able to join the Goodman Theatre this summer as an intern with literary management and dramaturgy or with casting. Where can you go wrong with a theatre like the Goodman? Working with a company that’s well established and doing such varied and consistently high quality theatre is just the ticket for anyone starting off

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    Over the course of approximately one-hundred years there has been a discernible metamorphosis within the realm of African-American cinema. African-Americans have overcome the heavy weight of oppression in forms such as of politics‚ citizenship and most importantly equal human rights. One of the most evident forms that were withheld from African-Americans came in the structure of the performing arts; specifically film. The common population did not allow blacks to drink from the same water fountain

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    Although some critics might state that the design is the least impotant aspect of the theatrical performance‚ the design‚ which includes lighting‚ sound‚ and costume‚ is a key element in the success of the production. As a former light technitian of my high school drama department‚ I learn that lights is a key aspect of the production because it enhances the mood making a intense scene extra fierce with red lights or making it calm with blue lights. The lights are key in order to be able to hide

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    Knoxville Children’s Theatre: Mulan Disney’s Mulan was recently shown at the Knoxville Children’s Theatre. Mulan is the story of a young Chinese girl‚ Fa Mulan‚ who is coming of age at a time when the Han Dynasty of China is in great peril. The Huns are invading Han China. Due to this invasion‚ each Chinese family is ordered to send a male to fight in the army. In the Fa family‚ there is only one male‚ Zhou‚ Mulan’s aging father and this is where the story begins. To prevent her father from having

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    that might have seen or performed of one of these new created little or art theatres Following WWI ‚ between 1929-1939 approximately 2/3 of all live theatres venues due to the great depression and the advent of much cheaper films simplified realism Dominated broadways plays all the way up‚ Broadways were not really

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