Matthew J The Social Developmental Value of Theatre Arts 07/01/2013 Applied Theatre is an umbrella term used to describe theatre and drama based practices with the aim of social development. The topics can range from targets of community building‚ protest‚ cultural awareness and sensitivities‚ harm reduction‚ religion‚ health‚ socio-economic representation‚ and educational purposes. Within Applied Theatre‚ there are no set traditional theatrical methods but a preference towards innovative
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Community Theatre is often regarded as a very effective medium in which to portray the challenges and triumphs of a community. Through stories‚ such as Marmalade Gumdrops‚ the importance of certain areas of life can be addressed‚ and by using both physical and visual representations‚ a community can both create and visualise how challenges can be triumphed. Throughout history‚ communities have banded together to create what is now known as community theatre. By using people from the community
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(Lit 1201) THEATRE REPORT SLEEPING BEAUTY AND THE TRINI PRINCE Sleeping Beauty and the Trini Prince was written and directed by Crazy Catholic and features an ensemble cast that includes the Crazy Contagious Crew‚ the Comedy Circus‚ members of Eclectic Dance Crew‚ Dese Simon‚ Sensational Shelly‚ Cheldon Midget‚ Prince Priceless‚ Shelci Marie‚ Nola Leacock‚ Clyne Rodriguez and Nicole Wong Chong and others. This theatre production was spectacular; not only
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The history of theatre charts the development of theatre over the past 2‚500 years. While performative elements are present in every society‚ it is customary to acknowledge a distinction between theatre as an art form[->1] and entertainment and theatrical or performative elements in other activities. The history of theatre is primarily concerned with the origin and subsequent development of the theatre as an autonomous activity. Since classical Athens] in the 6th century BCE‚ vibrant traditions of
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used in Noh Theatre? Noh is a highly misunderstood and often overlooked form of art. Often criticized for being unnecessarily lethargic and minimal in overall performance and structure‚ it is not highly appreciated. However‚ it is much more than most make it out to be; Noh is an ancient tradition of Japanese theatre that has been kept alive and continuously refined by a small group of people who seek nothing more than to perfect this art form that has long been held as sacred. Noh theatre began in
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these people carried special tokens with them‚ telling them what entrance to use and were to sit. Anybody who came later‚ among the ordinary citizens would have to sit at the top of the auditorium due to lack of space. It was possible for the large theatre in Pompeii to hold up to 5000 people. A dramatic performance was a public occasion as so admission was free. All of the money would be paid of by a wealthy citizen‚ who would provide the actors‚ the producer‚ scenery and costumes. This would be
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28th March to Sunday 6th April‚ 2008 at the UWI Learning Resource Centre (LRC). Written in 1979 by Lester Efebo Wilkinson‚ Bitter Cassava is a well crafted full length play with music and dance. It was first produced in November 1979 for the Folk Theatre Festival component of the Prime Minister’s Best Village Trophy Competition. Interpreting the play for local audiences was director Louis McWilliams‚ Lecturer at The University of the West Indies‚ who has been an admirer of Lester Wilkinson since 1980
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Playback Theatre Research Paper Playback Theatre is a form of interactive improvisational theater performed in six continents. Playback Theatre picked up momentum when it was first created in the 1970s and quickly spread to other countries. This form of improvisational theater that has a specific stage layout and performance styles‚ and is powered by social interactions. The form of improvisation can be used in many contexts‚ such as bringing about social dialogue and changes. Playback theatre “promotes
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Theatre probably arose as a performance of ritual activities that did not require initiation on the part of the spectator. This similarity of early theatre to ritual is negatively attested by Aristotle‚ who in his Poetics defined theatre in contrast to the performances of sacred mysteries: theatre did not require the spectator to fast‚ drink the kykeon‚ or march in a procession; however theatre did resemble the sacred mysteries in the sense that it brought purification and healing to the spectator
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Plays‚ as a special form of art which has an old history‚ are still active on the stage nowadays. However‚ the ways to display the stories on the stage tends to be not creative. Usually‚ one stage and many actors who collaborate with each other to demonstrate the story and the theme of it. However‚ among all of the shows I have ever watched‚ the “Character Man” can be considered as the most special and insightful play I have ever seen. I am so touching by this show in two perspectives. The first
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