Performing arts

I cannot remember a moment of my life where theatre has not been important for me. Being involved from a young age, I was destined to be on stage. It was not until I entered high school when I realized how difficult theatre can be; actors cannot go on stage without understanding the play, designers cannot outline anything without the proper information, and a director cannot direct without a grasp on the themes and ideas of the show. It all comes down to the research for the production. Without…

festivals that they have gone to in 2015 and 2016," says Susan Tanner, a Library Media Specialst at Notre Dame High School, who works with the choir. This is the second year in a row the Notre Dame Choir, directed by Krista Easton, will be performing at Carnegie Hall. They will sing with the National Youth Choir during the concert. Students say it's an amazing feeling singing in such a historic venue.…

open mic held in downtown Madison. Individuals can dance, rap, sing, or perform poetry. It is free and open to anyone who is willing to listen or perform. Just Bust is led by the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives(OMAI), whose mission is to provide innovative, culturally relevant hip-hop art programs to inspire engagement, learning, and activism for diverse communities. It is a safe environment to make yourself heard, since it is a judge free zone. I was invited to attend by one of my…

from each other because the standup comedian entertains his audience by tells about a life experiences or jokes. While the performance artist does it through plays or visible act scenes. Performance artists are usually known for their arts skills and their art style is very serious most of the time but now we are starting to see a change. Many performance artists are starting to put in humor and improvisation. Now more people are open into going to see a performance artist in person. At…

Introduction If one wants to obtain a career that includes the theatre arts there are many career paths one could choose. The theatre arts include everything from acting to writing plays and many other choices in-between. The salaries and job outlooks for careers in the theatre vary greatly. One will want to do extensive research into things like the current trends, salary, job outlook, originations, affiliations, and education and certification requirements before selecting a position.…

On December 3, 2016 I attended a Holiday Concert at Temple College’s Mary Alice Marshall Performing Arts Center. This concert was performed by the Temple Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Thomas Fairlie. The Temple Symphony Orchestra’s 23rd Holiday Concert featured Grammy award winning tenor, Dann Coakwell, and soprano, Teri Johnson. Temple College’s voice instructor, Teri Johnson, soprano, performs all over the south and east. “Ms. Johnson is a versatile lyric coloratura soprano achieving…

It was the first century in which every theatrical design developed was available at the same time. After 250 years in which the box, pit, and gallery theatre, with its proscenium stage, dominated the art, there was global protest against it. As also had happened during the Renaissance, a wave of new ideas started by explorations of past plays. Interest in Greek theatres brought by archaeological excavations at the turn of the century led to multiple…

kind of comedy based around pratfalls and mild comic violence, smacks in the head, pokes in the eyes, people falling down, etc. While it is often thought of as low comedy, some of the best at slapstick have made it into what some critics call 'high art.' Also known as 'physical comedy,' slapstick is more action than words and for the longest time, many slapstick comedians didn't talk. This style of comedy requires great timing, animated facial expressions, and quite a bit of acrobatics to pull…

Wallace Berry and Heinrich Schenker. By analyzing practical problems regarding particular pieces, like Beethoven’s Opuses 7 and 109, Maus concludes that “the performer is like an analyst, except that the performer conveys analytical information by performing rather than by talking or writing.” Regarding performers, he claims not only that they are not obviously required to somehow “bring out” a motivic relationship that an analyst may identify, but also that this would be a mistake. He also…

The Ghost of the Princess Theatre Do you believe in ghosts? If you do or not you might after this. In December 18, 1886 the theatre reopened with some remodels , but Frederick Baker stayed. Today the theatre is still open, and they still have shows there . Some people even rent out rooms for parties or weddings with catering. Some people have said that they have seen baker. In Victorian streetscape of spring street The Princess Theatre is haunted by Frederick Baker a past actor. In…