relate to various social issues‚ and the ability of the play to offer insightful views on those issues in a way that stimulates the minds of the audience (Cohen 318). 2. How does the text explain the “entertainment value” of theatre? (p.321-322) The “entertainment value” of theatre is described as being how well the attention of the audience is held or sustained while viewing a performance (Cohen 321). This can be accomplished in many
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Tricia Fischer English 1010 Professor Busi 9/9/11 CHOOSING TO WATCH A MOVIE AT HOME OR IN THEATRES. Watching a film on TV is better than watching in theaters this how I’m going to prove my comparisons. It’s annoying when you hear from friends what happens in the movie and it ruins the whole thing. It just isn’t the same! It depends on‚ how good your surround system is and how big your TV is‚ and economic hardships today. It does not mean that the enjoyment of watching movies needs to be
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M.C. Escher once said‚ “Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.” When people think of great art today‚ the most common names the come to mind are Michelangelo‚ Da Vinci‚ Monet‚ Van Gogh‚ and Picasso among others. People picture appealing aesthetic as well as a variety of content. Throughout history‚ art styles have evolved from religious and realistic to abstract and even mathematical. Maurits Cornelius Escher was pioneer and innovator in the twentieth century with the creation
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“Romeo and Juliet” is a riveting performance by ‘Shake and Stir Theatre Co.’ about two star-crossed lovers that are pulled apart by an ancient feud between their families. It effectively employs dramatic languages to create a new depth and understanding of the traditional Shakespearean play. These include tension of relationships‚ focus and mood‚ as well as production elements such as set design‚ sound and directing. “Romeo and Juliet” successfully manipulates all of these elements to create an
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you cry‚ then you get used to it – but there are things you can’t digest. That is the short‚ unusual simile expressed by narrator‚ Toby Regbo as he accounts for one of the heroine’s love affairs. Charleroi Danses’ Kiss and Cry at the Bluma Appeal Theatre in Toronto is all that unusual‚ amusing‚ magical‚ and much more. It is a story of Gisele - an old‚ lonely woman reminiscing over her past lovers and memories surrounding them. Her first love‚ she recalls‚ was a 14-year-old boy she met when she was
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ideas about the function of the theatre and the actors within it. Both theories are considered useful and are used throughout the world as a means to achieve a good piece of theatre. The fact that both are so well respected is probably the only obvious similarity as their work is almost of complete opposites. Stanislavski was born in 1863 to a wealthy family who loved amateur theatricals. In 1898 he met Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko and they founded the Moscow Art Theatre. Stanislavski’s work is centred
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music * Postmodern picture book * Postmodern philosophy * Postmodern psychology * Postmodern political science * Postpositivism * Post-postmodernism * Postmodernist school * Postmodern social construction of nature * Postmodern theatre * Post-structuralism * Criticism of postmodernism | * v * t * e | Postmodernism is in general the era that follows Modernism.[1] It frequently serves as an ambiguous overarching term for skeptical interpretations of culture‚ literature
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Tennessee Williams has been criticized for not dealing with contemporary social problems in his plays. In The Night of the Iguana Tennessee Williams suggest time and repeated by contributing the use of the German reports about the Battle of Britain‚ is that the source of social problems may be found in the individual’s heart and psyche. After the post-World War II era‚ Tennessee Williams was recognized as one of the greatest American dramatists. Tennessee Williams stature was almost primarily
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Exploration Notes 1) Discuss and compare the exploration of characterisation in Metamorphosis by Steven Berkoff and (A Doll’s House). Draw your own practical understanding of the skills used including use of language and voice to portray character. In our practical sessions of Modelling Gregor in “Metamorphosis”‚ we thought about how we would physically see Gregor. To do this‚ we had to individually create the shape of Gregor with our bodies. We all started off thinking about it really
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Greek theatre took place in large amphitheaters. The actors were a chorus and their leader. There was not multiple characters as we now have today. The leader was the main and only character. At this time the lines were more chanted than spoken. Masks were worn to represent characters and high-soled boots worn to add height to actors. Greek drama was dominated by the works and innovations of five playwrights for over 200 years. The first three of these wrote tragedies. In these ancient tragedies
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