maker Zhang Yimou has created a masterpiece with Hero. With stunning photography‚ intricate choreography‚ great acting‚ and an intriguing story‚ how could one disagree? The photography‚ mise en scene‚ ideology‚ acting‚ and narration‚ all blend together to reveal poetic reverence‚ philosophy‚ and questions of ethics. Yimou has composed a film which not only dazzles us with astonishing martial arts choreography‚ but also contains philosophical depth‚ causing us to examine our own moral integrity.
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Christina opens the door gently and steps inside the studio‚ “Sorry to interrupt Zhanna. Ladies‚ the cast lists are up.” A murmur spreads throughout the room. A smile beams across most faces‚ whereas some look terrified as they realize the Nutcracker season is here. Lainey’s stomach drops‚ she had been waiting anxiously for this moment to learn what part she had received for her final Nutcracker before graduating high-school. “Go ahead girls be back in five minutes to start pointe‚” said Zhanna.
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Dorothy and the gang singing‚ “Were off to See the Wizard” while walking/skipping to the beat of the song. This is where you first see the combination of both. This then leads to the 1961‚ very fast paced‚ dancing packed film‚ West Side Story‚ with choreography by Jerome Robbins. Jerome incorporates the dances into the movement on how the actors walk from the very start of the film. This film also uses a type of ballet and walts. The Sound of Music has some similarities with West Side Story including
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Tap Dance in America According to Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia‚ “ tap dance [is a] style of American theatrical dance‚ distinguished by percussive footwork‚ [which] marks out precise rhythmic patterns on the floor.” Also‚ “Tap is an exciting form of dance in which dancers wear special shoes equipped with metal taps. Tap dancers use their feet like drums to create rhythmic patterns and timely beats‚” Treva Bedinghaus‚ graduated from Holli Barron ’s School of Performing Arts and The
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For this observation‚ I decided to watch the Homecoming Parade 2015. I chose to observe this event because I would like to understand its importance to gather multiple organizations related to Southern Illinois University‚ and for which‚ supporting the Saluki Spirit and Pride is deeply connected with the academic life of mostly undergraduate students. I have attended this event in two prior occasions. The first one was quite disappointed because it did not meet with my own definition of a parade
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What is Musical theatre and what makes it different than any other theatre with music forms‚ especially Opera? Musical Theatre The art of music‚ dance and drama have been linked together since the dawn of time and are still really connected with one another that it is inadvisable to try to tell the difference between them too definitely. Figure 1 – Musical Theatre Performance4 Figure 1 – Musical Theatre Performance4 It is rare a production has no music in it whatsoever. Most plays either call
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I began dancing at the age of three. First I took simple jazz and tap classes‚ but as I grew older I took more advanced classes such as ballet‚ pointe‚ modern‚ barre‚ and technique classes. From the first moment that I stepped onto the stage‚ any career possibility that involved something other than dancing didn’t seem like a plausible one for me. It wasn’t until I was about fourteen that I really took to the idea of living in New York City‚ the dance capital of the world. As a freshman in high
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things to include a music‚ story and dance. The creators to include‚ music by Jerome Kern and the lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. The show opened on Broadway at the Ziegfeld Theatre on December 27‚ 1927. The production by Oscar Hammerstein II. Choreography was by Sammy Lee. The orchestrator was Robert Russell Bennett‚ and the conductor was Victor Baravalle. In 1887‚ the show is set on a showboat called the Cotton Blossom. The premise is based on a sheriff that will come and arrest a mulatto woman
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A Single Man is a 2009 film based on the novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood and it was directed by fashion designer Tom Ford as his directorial debut. Taking place over the course of a single day‚ November 30‚ 1962‚ a month after the Cuban missile crisis‚ A Single Man is the story of George Falconer‚ a middle-aged English college professor living in Los Angeles. He explains after he wakes up from a dream about his partner‚ who died 8 months earlier‚ that he would take his life in the
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Jonathan Arias // 6th Period The Addams Family Research Project The Addams Family Broadway musical was inspired by the characters created by Charles Addams. The Broadway musical is the first and only musical about the Addams Family; it features all the characters from the TV show and the two movies‚ however the musical is not just an adaptation of the show or movies it is a completely new story! The story centers around Wednesday and her coming of age. The whole family takes part i
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