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Greek Theatre Greek Drama
906 words
There have been many artistic achievements that
have had a substantial role in shaping outlooks
and tastes for cultures and generations for 1000 s
of years. Of all the different kinds of
productions the Greeks have established, the
tragedy is the most extraordinary of their
spiritual contributions. Everything from style,
intellect, appearance of stage, costume, and
people have all been the main influences of drama
and theatre over the past twenty-five hundred
years. The earliest of Greek theatre...
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Set Design In Modern Theatre
1,182 words
The Importance of Set Design in Shaping and
Effecting Realism and Modern Drama Throughout
history there has been a call for entertainment.
This entertainment has seen many changes from
jesters to hangings to orgies to finally the
combination of all of these into a stage
performance known to the masses as theatre or
performance art. The theatre has seen many changes
itself from the tragedies and comedies of old to
theatre of the current day. Two of the major
movements within contemporary theatre ...
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Theatre Of The Absurd Monty Python
1,057 words
The very essence of Contemporary Theatre is that
is such a diverse realm of performance art. Many
different playwrights have contributed to this
post World War Two theatre that instead of keeping
to just one narrow genre it was able to branch out
to cover all aspects and views of an ever
transitional modern society. Theatrical pieces
from this time period have ranged from
Existentialism, pioneered by Jean Paul Sartre, to
the Theatre of the Absurd, which was precedent by
Samuel Beckett, and all a...
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The Rebirth Of American Musical Theatre
1,634 words
Two great writers of American musical theatre,
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, had one
idea in common. They wanted to present to the
American public a new and revolutionary musical
that would stand out above the rest. They wanted
to make an impact on the societies of the era.
They wanted to be creative and do something that
was considered rebellious. When they finally
combined their ideas together they created an
American masterpiece in musical theatre: Oklahoma!
. It was the first Rod...
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20 Th Century National Identity
1,304 words
The word identity has a significant meaning in the
contemporary world. It means more than being an
independent nation or a geographical location. It
has something deeper and more complex which is
concerned with the lifestyle, thoughts, faith,
arts, sport and how we respond cross-culturally to
the values of heroes. Since the early twentieth
century, Australia's national identity has been
mirrored through its arts programs and use of
drama and theatre. However, there has been
significant change in...
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School Level Spare Time
480 words
A hobby is defined to be a pursuit outside one's
regular occupation engaged in especially for
relaxation. Theatre, a fine art, chosen by many in
their spare time is my favorite hobby. Theatre is
not only an ability to act, but also more of a
life lesson. Within theatre you learn
communication, and life skills. Theatre was first
introduced to society in 500 BC in Athens Greece.
Every year a festival was held in honor of their
god, Dionysus. The only special ceremony for this
god was the chanting ...
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Kabuki Theatre In Japan
1,187 words
Three characters referring to dance, music, and
skill represent kabuki in the Japanese language.
Kabuki is the traditional Japanese form of
theatre. Tradition has it that kabuki was founded
in 1603, in the Edo period, by a Shinto priestess
named Okuni. Dressed like man, she and her troupe
of mainly women performed dances and sketches on a
stage set up in the riverbed of the Kamogawa River
in Kyoto. Kabuki theatre, in contrast with older
Japanese art forms such as Noh, was cultured for
the townsp...
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Ancient Greek Theatre Architec
1,321 words
Ancient Greek Theatre Architecture We all look for
our beginnings. Whether we look for them in our
personal life or in our professional life, we
still look for them. As I was looking around the
theatre recently, I was looking at and wondering
where the idea of the theatre came from. Rather,
who built it and why it is built the way it is.
Who made the first one? Where do the roots of the
theatre lay? All very good questions that I hope
will be answered. In the beginning of time, man
did not under...
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Religious Influence On The Theatre Throughout History
2,349 words
Religious Influence on the Theatre throughout
History Religion has always made its influence on
the theatre throughout history because theatre was
born through religion. We are going to explore the
birth of theatre thousands years ago, its
evolution and how it was influenced by different
religions. We will start from the ritual dances
and totem beliefs, then proceed with ancient Egypt
and India, visit the ancient Greece and Roman
Empire, explore the medieval times theatre and
finally will come t...
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Social Issues Human Values
1,187 words
The Community Theatre play Bran Nue Dae, into
which Asian-aboriginal writer / composer /director
Jimmy Chi incorporated his own life experiences of
relationships, drugs and the law, abused
indigenous land rights, self discovery and
religion, achieved its goal to express the message
of aboriginal perspective of everyday social
issues. This successful and effective production
satisfies the goals of community theatre, giving
the aboriginal people a voice through theatre and
song, thus fulfilling Ch...
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Willy Loman Arthur Millers
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Introduction to Death of a Salesmanfdsaffswq On
February 10, 1949, at the Morocco Theatre in New
York, Death of a Salesman opened. It was
immediately acclaimed as a perfect blend of
script, setting, staging, and acting. The New
Yorker called the play a mixture of compassion,
imagination, and hard technical competence not
often found in our theater. Death of a Salesman
swept the award field in 1949, winning the Drama
Critics Circle award, the Tony, Theatre Club, and
Front Page awards, as well as ...
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Caucasian Chalk Circle Chalk Circle Test Theatre
1,082 words
? Epic Theatre turns the spectator into an
observer, but arouses his capacity for action,
forces him to take decisions the spectator stands
outside, studies. ? (Bertolt Brecht. Brecht on
Theatre. New York: Hill 038; Yang, 1964. p 37)
The concept of? epic theatre? was brought to life
by German playwright, Bertolt Brecht. This
direction of theatre was inspired by Brecht? s
Marxist political beliefs. It was somewhat of a
political platform for his ideologies. Epic
theatre is the assimilation of ...
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Values And Attitudes Hedda Gabler
1,277 words
Canadian identity has always been difficult to
define. This definition is essential in order to
evaluate theatre in Canada. French Canadians
appear to have no difficulty in establishing their
own identity, both on and off the stage, as they
share a distinct tradition. We, as
English-Canadians, have continued to define
ourselves by reference to what we are not,
American, rather than in terms of our own national
history and tradition. For English Canadians, this
tradition comes not from the nation...
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Act Five Scene Act Three Scene
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Why seems it so particular with thee? Hamlet:
Seems, madam? Nay, it is. I know not seems Tis not
alone my inky cloak, good mother, Nor customary
suits of solemn black, Nor windy suspiration of
for d breath, No, nor the fruitful river in the
eye, Nor the dejected harbour of the visage,
Together with all forms, moods, shapes of grief,
That can denote me truly. These indeed seem, For
they are actions that a man might play; But I have
that within which passes show, These but the
trappings and the su...
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Scene Ii Lines Act Ii Scene Ii
1,847 words
Shakespeare s plays reflect not life but art. Make
use of this remark in writing an essay on
Shakespeare s use of Metadrama. Shakespeare
constantly plays with metadata and the perception
of his plays as theatre and not life with the
complications inherent that in life we all play
roles and perceive life in different ways. The
play has recognition of its existence as theatre,
which has relevance to a contemporary world that
is increasingly aware of precisely how its values
and practices are const...
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Museum Of Fine Arts Greek Theatre
2,560 words
Mixed Messages in Greek Theatre: an Examination of
Vases and Written Histories No one fully
understands the nature of ancient Greek theatre.
The barriers that stand between the scholars of
the Twentieth Century and the truth of the
theatrical practices of 5 th and 4 th centuries B.
C. Athens are: 2, 500 years of divergent cultures,
incomplete collections of plays, vases, figurines,
and theatre spaces, and a lack of the proper tools
with which the evidence can be examined. Yet,
hypotheses can be ...
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Central Park Open Air
895 words
The Globe Theatre is the theatre in which
Shakespeare's greatest plays were performed. The
fame of the Globe is from the fact that William
Shakespeare himself worked, wrote, and acted in
his own plays there. Although the Globe theatre
that exists today is not the one from
Shakespeare's time, it is an almost exact replica.
The Delacorte theatre can in no way compare to the
Globes fame, but the performances that are put on
in both theatres are magnificent. The Globe was
first built in 1599 and was...
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Visual Arts Performing Arts
1,726 words
Whether it be on canvas, in sculpture, theatre,
movements of dance, or any other medium, the spark
of artistic creativity is strong in Sudbury. This
strength is demonstrated so passionately in the
recording, performing and visual arts that it is
evident that there is, indeed, hope for the arts
in Sudbury. To begin, Sudbury has certainly been
alive with the sound of music over the years. A
recent example is this summer s many charity
sponsored downtown music festivals. Some of these
include Takin...
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Men In Drag Greek Theatre Woman
334 words
Woman In Theatre Woman in Greek theatre is
something you just don t see. In fact woman were
put in the same category as slaves. In this time
of the gods, woman were forbid to play their own
part in the famous thing we call Greek theatre.
Taking the place of these women were testosterone
driven men portraying the woman part with their
own preconceived idea of how woman really are.
This act of men in drag to portray the Woman, is
absurd. In fact, who ever thought a male could act
out the part of t...
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Graph Shows Tourist Attraction
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Introduction To The Project and Stratford This
project was an extensive look at the way tourists
affected the small Warwickshire town of Stratford,
the infamous birthplace of Shakespeare. It just
happens to draw millions of tourists a year. The
History and Economy Of Stratford. The town of
Stratford lies in the heart of England, around one
hour south-west of Birmingham. More than 75 per
cent of the towns work-force is employed in
service industries 2 and virtually all of the town
is either direc...
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