Performance appraisal

Augusto Boal and Bertolt Brecht are two performance theorists who have two very different perspectives on theatre. Brecht used his experience of a Marxist to influence his idea of “epic theatre” to stir the will of action in its audience. Boal believed it to be detrimental for a play’s audience to have an emotional understanding of the characters and the effects the play have on said characters. I am curious about how the theories of Boal and Brecht apply to Tokyo Fish Story which was written by…

I was pleasantly surprised at how enjoyable and funny the play actually was. The cast was very animated and absolutely adorable! The stage was small and the audience was close around the stage which added to the enjoyment of the performance. The props and costumes seemed to be from the 1940’s and well placed around the stage. The hidden doors that actually swung open and closed were fabulous and was used perfectly with the story. Elsa Von Grossenknueten played by Carolin Hansa did a great job at…

here discussing the performance Absurd by Homunculus theatre company. Absurd is about “An internationally renowned brother and sister comic duo… doing a lecture on 4 adaptions of 4 Absurdist Plays” (Humunculous theatre company, n.d.).This production successfully produced a fascinating and interesting theatrical form of entertainment through the clever utilisation of the elements of drama; specially movement, tension and roles and relationships to create a ground-breaking performance that…

before. Also, I never heard of the Illusion by Tony Kushner before, and I had absolutely no idea what the play I was about to see was actually about. When I was thinking about going to the play, I was actually very excited about seeing a live performance for the first time. On the other hand, I had the thought in the back of my head that I was not going to have any clue what was going on during the play at all, because of not knowing of the Illusion by Tony Kushner. In the beginning of the…

The first speech that I will give my critical analyses on is Audra Bosarge. Audra openly spoke about how nervous she was in her speech, however, besides a few issues, I think she did well. She followed the directions with her speech. It was well organized and delivered. She stayed within the 1-2 minutes and she was seen waist up. Verbally, Audra spoke clearly and with a good variation in her voice and at a good speed. Although she spoke well, she said the word “Umm” entirely too much…

television and have government agencies dedicated to the upkeep of them. The arts can rehabilitate, heal and change the perceptions of people and their communities, the arts are in every aspect of our lives making the world a better place to be in, performance being taught in schools helps children with social skills and their emotions at a key stage in their lives helping them through difficult times and making things easier in adult…

Performance & Entertainers’ Identity A unique characteristic of the way that Singapore YouTube entertainers, hereafter YouTubers or entertainers, produce their comedy-skits is the lack of character identification. For example, Sylvia, a main cast and co-founder of Night Owl Cinematics, often appears in the skits as Sylvia but performs a persona that is not akin to her personality in real life. In other instances, the skits forgo character identification completely and rely on context clues,…

PASSWORD is an intriguing contained thriller. The script utilizes some of the techniques that make for a compelling thriller, such as a contained setting, isolation, cut off from communication, and the threat of harm or death. There’s a three-act structure. The opening sets up the idea of a home invasion. However, the opening with the police scanner is distracting and confusing. It’s unclear exactly what’s happening and it becomes diverting. Focus the opening more on Ray watching the house and…

Airline Arena. It started at 7: 30 pm. As I stood on the line impatiently waiting to enter the concert, there was a flush of enthusiasm in the air. Once I had it, I grasped my ticket nervously since it was my first experience of watching a concert performance live. After being inspected, I shuffled quickly past the large crowd thanks to the usher who aided me to locate my designated row and seat. The staffs were very helpful and friendly .How powerful the forthcoming concert was going to be was…

On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 I attended the Fresno State Jazztet, Jazz Ensemble, and Jazz Orchestra concert at eight in the evening in the Fresno State concert hall. The following will cover a review of the program as well as my point of view and reflection. I was expecting to see Christmas decorations or instruments decorated since it states on the bulletin “winter Jazz concert” but I was wrong once I saw the pamphlet. The reasons why I thought that was because the last time I attended a…