Franco Dragone

Mystère is a Cirque du Soleil show in constant residence at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is one of six resident Cirque du Soleil shows in Las Vegas. Mystère is one of a kind. The show is pricey but worth every penny. From the costumes to the various acts and the atmosphere it was all breathtaking. The cost of three tickets at the “Tix4Tonight” booth was roughly $210.00 which broke down to $70.00 a piece on a Wednesday. The tickets were originally priced at $109.10. Not something most students can afford. If you purchase tickets from the Treasure Island box office for a Wednesday night show, they range from $75.21 to $136.25 per ticket the same as they do online. The more expensive tickets get you seats closer to the stage. The least expensive tickets get seat you further back from the stage. There may be local and student discounts available. The show started on time. At exactly 9:30 pm. Doors opened at 9 pm. The show was an hour and a half long exactly. The perfect amount of time which managed to leave people wanting more. The venue was easily accessible even for those who were disabled. Treasure Island’s theatre offered handicapped seats that didn’t require you to walk up steps. The seats that did require you to walk up only a few steps had lit up wide walkways with handrails. The seats were spacious and did not feel cramped. There were also “no bad seats in the room,” according to the box office employees. Valet brought you right…

Title: 10 Organisations 1) A Circus –Cirque du Soleil (Circus of the Sun). The Cirque du Soleil is an energetic, entertaining and exciting entertainment company that was founded in Quebec, Canada. !!!!!!!From stilts to juggling to fire breathing, the cirque has inspired imagination among its many audiences since the early 1980’s. Originally, in 1984, Cirque du Soleil had a labour force of 73 people but today, employs 5,000 employees worldwide. !!!! The growth of the company is not only seen is…

According to absoluteshakespeare.com during Shakespeare’s life, he was able to write thirty-seven plays in which were very popular such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream. The play that took all of pop culture by storm would end up being Romeo and Juliet there are many movies that were produced based on plays. In addition, the one that stands out above all the rest is Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet the film was made in 1968 and seems to…

Romeo and Juliet Movie Comparison The classic play of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has been turned into a movie which are directed by Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann. These two movies are similar and different in many ways and the directors of each play tried to put their spin on this classic play. There are many scenes which are different and similar but one is Act 5 Scene 3. One difference is that when Romeo came to find Juliet she was in a church while in the newer movie but…

Spanish Patriotism: Exploring the Causes and Effects of the Spanish Civil War In the 1900s, Spain encountered various international difficulties which included the commencement of nationalistic and communistic ideological repertoire. The Spanish Civil War started in Morocco when a unit of the Spanish militia commanded by General Francisco Franco, challenged the appointed Republican government. Manuel Azaña, the presiding officer of Spain, did not have lucid commitments with other supporting…

about this new republic but the conservatives feared it while the Catholic Church simply opposed it. Election after elections whether the right or left wing won the Spaniards would argue or fight back and forth. This divided the nation between the left and right wing. When Jose Calvo Sotelo (left wing) was assassinated, the leader of opposition saw this as an opportunity to try and seize power. This cause a civil war. The left wing became known as Republicans and the rebels became known as…

Epps and Kakoudaki refer to as a commercial auter. As stated previously, Almodovar’s auteurism engages in frequent use of elements such as, vibrant colors, female heroines, homosexuality, and sexual perversion. These themes are all characteristics representative of a socio-cultural era in Spain, known as La Movida. La Movida translates to “The Madrilenian scene” in English, which Steven Marsh, author of Popular Spanish Film under Franco: Comedy and the Weakening of the State claims was,…

“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so” (Shakespeare, 1599-1601). This quote was extracted from a play called Hamlet, which was written by Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon. Also, based on the information obtained, many people said that the Disney movie, Lion King, was derived from this play. Not only that, according to Buzzfeed (an Internet media company), this quote is one of Shakespeare’s most famous quotes. Even though he’s a very well known person and almost everyone in…

Rationale This written task relates to part 3: literature- text and context, where we studied the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams. The written task is an extra scene added to the end of the play occurring twenty years later and is written in William’s style but with a more modern aspect. This is done to bring to light the transgressions of the antagonist of the play, Stanley Kowalski. The theme of past and present is explored as the characters pasts catch up to them. This…

Francisco Franco played a very large part in Spain’s military and government history. From his early years, Franco was involved in the military and climbed the ladder to eventually be general and dictator of Spain. At the highest point in his career, Franco lead the Nationalists rebellion against the government which eventually resulted in his position as dictator of Spain. Eventually adopting the name of “El Caudillo”, Francisco Franco would lead Spain into what is now a democracy. Francisco…