Billy Elliot the Musical On November 2‚ 2010 I attended the Broadway show “Billy Elliot the Musical” at the Durham Performing Arts Center. I must say this show was definitely one of the most emotional Broadway shows I have ever seen. I do not think there was a single dry eye throughout the whole show. The shows controversial plot about a young boy‚ who wants to dance and all the people in his town who won’t let him‚ makes for an exciting and heart racing show. One of the amazing things about
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extremely difficult‚ Billy succeeded and ended up as a winner by playing the lead role in one of the most famous play called "swan lake". The main reasons for Billy’s success were his independence‚ talent‚ being open-minded and especially his ballet teacher. If Billy didn’t have any of them he would have never succeeded. There were many harsh circumstances that Billy had to face during his journey to become a professional ballet dancer. One of them was the death of his mother‚ Billy had no support form
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How Many Miles to Babylon Answer structure – Theme and issue Theme and Issues The texts I have studied for my comparative course are “How Many Miles to Babylon” (HMMB) by Jennifer Johnston‚ “Billy Elliot” (BE) by Stephen Daldry and “Lies of Silence” (LOS) by Brian Moore. One theme that is common to the three texts that I have studied is the theme of relationships. Keys moments from the texts help to heighten the importance and develop our awareness of those themes. In (HMMB) we witness the destructive
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Characterization of Billy Elliot Billy Elliot is a 12-year-old boy who lives with his father Jackie‚ his big brother Tony and his eighty-year-old grandmother in Everington in Northeast England at the time of the miners’ strike in mid-1980s. He is the protagonist in the story and is principled‚ likable‚ and vivacious with a musical tone in his body. His mother Sarah who died two years before the beginning of the story was a musician and used to play on the piano for the whole family. Unlike the
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which enables individual transition into a New World. ‘Into the World’ is about people choosing the next pathway into their life by their own determination‚ experiences and support which enables them to go beyond their original location and narrow view of the world. ‘Billy Elliot’ relates to the elective ‘Into the World’ as the film is about new possibilities opening up‚ determination‚ family support and individual growth. Two related texts that show other kinds of transitions into new worlds include
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The poem is based on a strong father-son relationship which is contrasted by the film Billy Elliot. In the poem‚ the Boy seeks ambition through his father whom he sees as God-like and a great encouragement. Analysis of FOLLOWER by Seamus Heaney An analysis of "Follower" by Seamus Heaney "Follower" is a poem which relates back to Seamus Heaney’s past memories which he had experienced when he was at a younger age‚ they are memories of him and hisfather and their relationship. From the poem
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happen for the better. Change is shown in the film “Billy Elliot”‚ directed by Stephan Daldry and the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost. Throughout the film of Billy Elliot‚ Billy‚ the main character‚ experiences transitions through his life‚ taking on challenges and obstacles as he is determined to pursue a career in ballet. This is shown through the quote “I don’t want a childhood. I want to be a ballet dancer” and the relationship between Billy and his father‚ Jackie. Early
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compensate the individual in an array of manners. Therefore yes I do agree with this perspective as this is evident in the feature film “Billy Elliot” by Stephen Daldry and the short story “Only Ten” by Allan Baillie. The composers of these texts convey to the audience that moving “into the world” can encompass many benefits. In “Billy Elliot” many barriers prevent Billy from entering the world of dance. One such barrier is the lack of support by his family. However‚ Billy’s persistence to dance eventually
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Film analysis of Billy Elliot Billy Elliot is a film about a young boy who discovers and starts dancing ballet. His father and brother work in the mines and are working class people. But still Billy’s father manages to let Billy go to boxing lessons. Billy doesn’t love boxing and isn’t very good either. When the local ballet dancers start practicing in the same venue as he does‚ he develops an interest in the dancing and soon joins the ballet group. Billy has to hide the ballet dancing from his
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overcome. Moving into the world is explored in two texts which are Billy Elliot‚ by Stephan Daldry‚ and Eminem’s song “Lose Yourself”. Change in attitude is one of the themes explored in Billy Elliot which encounters the changes Billy faces as he realises that he wants to change and become less marginalised within the society. Stephan Daldry uses many techniques to incorporate the theme within the text. In the movie‚ when Billy is walking with Debbie‚ the composer has used a medium shot to convey
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