En plein air

In late 19th century Australia, the school of Australian Impressionists in the Heidelberg area formed an artist’s group that focused on painting scenes of Australia, refered as The Heidelberg School. The Impressionists were fascinated with this notion of en plein air that is the French word for “open air”. This was a technique discovered by Australian artists Frederick McCubbin and Tom Roberts. It was a method frequently used by the Impressionists at the school. Together, the two artists often met and painted outdoors at Box Hill located in East Melbourne, and from there artists Arthur Streeton, Charles Conder soon joined the two artists in the collective, with others (Big Black Dog Communications, 2009). Frederick McCubbin was an Australian born…

hoped he would join the family business when he grew up, and his mother was a singer. As a child, Monet did not enjoy being cooped up; he would much rather be outside, gazing at the beauty that was all around him. Although he did not enjoy being confined inside, he was an adequate student. As he grew into a pre-teen he began to love to draw, especially caricatures of town’s people that he saw daily. Despite his father’s wishes, Claude Monet decided he did not want to run the family business, he…

Bishop seems to ignore a few of the seemingly critical grammar rules, while making some of her own. In most of her poems she uses either parentheses or em dashes, but rarely both in the same poem. In grammar, there is almost not difference between a parenthetical marked with parentheses, commas (as long as there are no intervening commas), and one marked with an em dash (or en dash, but Bishop seems to avoid them). These, combined with her profuse use of apostrophes, gives her a sort of…

the costumes were more simplistic, with well-crafted detailing and softer colours. In the happier sections of the piece (the peasants waltz in Giselle par example), the costumes were plainer, but with vibrant colours. The only areas of bare skin on display were the neck and shoulder area, and it was essential that the tutu was long enough to cover the ankle. In the 1800 's, the ankle was considered the most sensual part of the female body. Creators of the ballet were concerned that if it were on…

After experiencing the The Nutcracker for my 8th birthday, I dreamed of being able to dance en pointe just like the graceful prima ballerina. Despite this, one too many classes had passed with me standing on the sidelines as my classmates, one by one, crossed one of the first finish lines of a young dancer: earning a first pair of pointe shoes. After I left the studio that night, I ran to the car in tears, overcome by feelings of envy. My mom looked at me in confusion, a worried look in her…

The cold air outside seemed to have woken her up a bit, which was good -- it meant that Rebekah would be more likely to be able to get her to eat a bit more. “No, you don’t. You dragged me to The Sleeping Beauty for your birthday last year, and were on the edge of your seat the whole time. I 'm not even sure you breathed," Rebekah replied, smiling fondly at the memory of how excited Emilia had been. Emilia looked like she wanted to protest, but before she got the chance they were upstairs and…

Audiences watch in awe as ballerinas spin and float effortlessly across stages on their toes, a feat that only those with training in pointe shoes can do. An object with an unattractive appearance that has special meaning to someone for other reasons is a ballerina’s first pair of pointe shoes. The first pair of pointe shoes a ballerina receives have special meaning because they were earned through hard work and dedication, they initiate other accomplishments in a dancer’s career, and they hold…

Betty Marie was a shy, Indian girl who loved dancing to ballet. She had amazing talent, but sometimes she was faced with prejudice.During her career, she changed her name to Maria, but she left her last name “Tallchief” because she had much pride in it. Betty Marie “Maria” Tallchief was truly a woman of two worlds.Ballet usually took the shy feeling away from because she loved it so much. Betty Marie was an amazingly talented girl ,who loved ballet. In the passage, it states that “ballet…

Anna Pavlova was born on February 12, 1881, in St. Petersburg, Russia. She joined the Imperial Ballet School, were she made her company debut in 1899 and rapidly became a prima ballerina. Her way forward was performing in The Dying Swan in 1905, which became her mark role. She then joined the Ballet Russe in 1909 and formed her own company in 1911. Pavlova died in 1931, after contracting double pneumonia while on tour. Because Anna graduated as a coryphée, she was able to bypass the typical…

Growing up in a traditional family brought to my life both sweet and unpleasant tastes. During my childhood, I was surrounded by family dinners, pleasant relatives, cozy houses that smelled like fresh traditional food and BBQ. In my memories I only have that image of seeing my uncles, cousins, grandparents and friends greeting with enthusiasm and fervor. Christmas was incredibly delightful. The tree was filled with bright decorations and endless lights that never missed our home. I esteemed…