INTRODUCTION Theatre has been described by many as a representation of life, a slice of life or imitation of life before an audience. It has been existed right from the creation of man (Wilson, 1994). Collaboratively, theatre works in the physical, emotional and mental well-being...
Go back in time and fall in love all over again with the nostalgic theater adaptation of the classic Julia Roberts and Richard Gere film, Pretty Woman. Experience the whirlwind love story, similar to the Cinderella concept where a prince charming falls in love with...
Introduction Indian culture has become a part of many people’s lives here in Canada. The arts have played a massive role in many Canadian South Asian’s lives. From helping isolated kids born in Canada to build a community and reconnect with their culture to making...
On the crisp fall evening, I attended a play at the theatre. The theatre present Washington Irving’s well-known speculative fiction, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The play was directed by Janette Gaines. The character, Ichabod Crane was played by Lucas Schmidt. The setting took place...
I Went to CalArts Winter Dance 2019 and watched the dance festival take place, however; the one that stuck out to me was The Nutcracker choreographed by Salwa Rizkalla. She annual host The Nutcracker in Irvine and promoted it while at the show. The Nutcracker...
This essay will study and devise an exploration of the piece, Swan Lake by Matthew Bourne. Exploring the notions of gender identity and how society has constructed specific behaviour norms for that particular sex. Discussing the views of Susan L. Foster (2009) and how she...
Masks, along with other African artwork, transcend time while communicating the spiritual legacy of the African people and their culture. African masks are a fundamental part of masquerades and have the ability to allow transition by crossing a liminal space. Henry John Drewal’s article, Gelede...
African culture holds rituals and customs very highly, among these rituals were the masquerades. Masquerade is commonly mistaken for secular or entertainment purposes but for African culture, the masquerade was used for spiritual or ancestral representations and is a big element in the African culture....
In 1913 The Rite of Spring caused a riot, it was a performance no one had ever seen before. It all began where Stravinsky created a piece of music in 1910 called the Firebird for Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes. Nikolai Roerich was a Russian...
Until well into the 1960s, the terms ‘theatre studies’ and ‘theatre history’ were largely synonymous, because the first and major concern of the new subject was the theatrical past. However, today theatre history is certainly not the exclusive field of teaching and research, historical study...
Children’s Theatre is a mix form of theatre that includes a mixture of styles. The form of a Children’s Theatre show is a mixture of many styles working together to generate Dramatic Meaning. A fairy tale is a traditional story written specifically for children that...
When Misty Copeland was a child, she loved to compose her own dance with Mariah Carey songs. As she grew older, her talent about dance more brighter. This is the reason why she became to the captain of Dana drill team when she going to...
Elizabeth the 1st (1533–1603) was born of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. A woman with fiery red hair and pale skin who was just as charming if not more then her father before her. She is most recognized for her victory over the Spanish...
The idea that “The American musical sprung from slavery and immigration” certainly has its merits when examining the main currents in the American musical prior to 1942, as influences from minstrel shows and the influx of immigration introduced new performance styles and subject matters to...
A Man for All Seasons, written by Robert Bolt, revolves around a character named Sir Thomas More. In a world full of people who define themselves by the route society lays out for them, More stands out because of his strong morals and catholic beliefs....
Introduction: It’s very great to make some fun at times because there are many ways to make life easy and enjoyable no matter how you work, in this case one of the ways to catch fun is to attend some events you really love. However,...
The supply Of theater could be traced proper again once more to 8500 BCE when custom, rites and tribal dances of passing functioned as rejoice, unique forms of interactions meant to represent, and in addition create consciousness of setting and their very own lives. Ritual...
It is clear to see that new purpose built structures were a big reason for the success of theatres, however both patronage and the rise in wealth throughout London at the time rival them for the main reason for the growing popularity of theatres.The first...
Spectacle has been a necessary portion of existence from the whole planet. Some kinds of spectacle–aristocratic funerals, triumphal processions, together with banquets, corresponding to –shot as a result of their background the metropolis. The others had been saved at purposebuilt spectator buildings: theatres corresponding to...
