Bits Studios

were warmly welcomed by the artistic director of Siamsa Tíre, Jonathan Kelliher. There was a performance currently happening when we arrived (you could hear a woman singing, accompanied by piano), so we quietly moved to a room behind stage (a dance studio lit by skylights) to watch an introductory…

I am applying for the course because I am hoping it will lead me onto work in the gaming industry. As the gaming industry is quite big and has multiple sub-aspects, studying them at your university will allow me to choose which aspect I would like to go into. The subject interests me because I have been a gamer most of my life, from the PS1 to the Xbox 360. I enjoy a wide variety of games which I play depending on the mood I am in. The sort of games I play are psychological games such as Alice:…

Everyone in the world has something they use to escape, mine happens to be dance, as it has come through for me at many instances in my life, one in particular that possessed a lot of meaning to me. I was a junior in high school and co-captain of my varsity dance team with an exhilarating week ahead because we had our first competition of the year on Saturday morning. On Wednesday of that very week, my best friend Hannah and I had decided to take an unusual route to school just so we could skip…

industry that still managed to survive during the 1930’s, and in fact was entering its golden age, was that of Hollywood. And while the American film industry was not completely immune to the economic hardships that were facing the nation, the film studios managed to respond in kind to…

Fatty Arbuckle, Keaton was invited to star in Arbuckle’s short film, the Butcher Boy. After Arbuckle had moved onto feature films, Keaton overtook Arbuckle’s old studio, and used it to produce his own films (IMDB). “Of all the best silent comedians, Keaton was the most interested in the medium itself. Others were essentially filming stage bits polished for the film, with the camera a few rows back. But when Keaton apprenticed himself to Arbuckle… he wanted to know everything” (Austerlitz, 2010).…

as Cub Koda explains. He released the album, as producer and director, in October of 1968 and by mid-November the same year, it reached the number 1 spot in the U.S., where it stayed for 2 weeks. His perfectionism and innovation in the recording studio, along with his God-like guitar skills, made him a legend in the industry. Though his previous albums with the Experience got him known and loved in both the U.S and the U.K., they were nowhere near as successful, innovative or captivating. It…

If I had to choose one film that represents Hollywood’s involvement in the Second World War, it would have to be Michael Curtiz’s 1942 film “Casablanca” . Examining just this film demonstrates the reasons to study the war films, especially with those produced during the war. From this type of film, we get the producers, directors writers and actors viewpoint reflected in the story that they are producing. The film is, from the producers’ time view, about current events thereby the film will…

to let loose and forget about every care in the world. A weekend full of 32 rock bands, 400,000 people, drugs, and a bunch of alcohol, the world actually forgot about their pitiful little life for a bit. The original goal for the Woodstock Festivals goal was to raise money for a recording studio. Two guys named named Michael Lang and Artie Kornfeld joined 2 other guys named John Roberts and Joel Rosenman. Those two were budding…

“How My Greatest Fear Became My Greatest Strength” is a line I’ve seen over and over again, but I could never wrap my head around it. How can your greatest fear possibly become your greatest strength? I thought that people just go around preaching it to sound intellectual. Little did I know I would eventually be the one to discover that dance—my greatest nightmare and passion—has made me become the person that I am today. Dancing has always been a part of my life. As a child, just by being on…

all rounder because he was an American actor, singer, film director, producer, dancer and above all a choreographer. He was well known for his good looks and energetic style of dance. Kelly 's family started a dance studio in Pittsburgh. In 1932 the studio was renamed as Gene Kelly studio of Dance After starting the dance company, he decided to pursue his carer as a choreographer. It was a successful venture. Kelly often adapted unusual techniques…