Performance art

Martha was inspired by St. Denis performance at the Mason Opera House and enrolled in an arts oriented junior college and later at the Denishawn School, which was founded by Ruth St. Denis and her husband Ted Shawn to teach techniques world dance. She worked a period of time with Ted Shawn and Martha improved her dancing skills. She is recognized for her first role of an attacked Aztec maiden, “Xochital” and a dance made for her by Shawn. By 1923, eight years after entering Denishawn, she found…

the art of dance as a whole. Going to an off-campus concert was a different experience from going to one on campus. Not knowing anyone gave the dance a different sense of mystery, leaving me to question what the meaning behind the creation of the dance is compared to my personal interpretation. The dances on campus also gave a sense of mystery, but is was not as strong due to knowing people performing and their personalities and how that affects their dancing. Leaning from outside performances…

my concert on April 21st at the Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center at 7:30, at night. The ballet I saw was Carmina Burana. This ballet is split up into two pieces. The first piece was Layla & the Majnun and the second piece was Carmina Burana. Both of the pieces together lasted an hour and thirty minutes. The Performing Arts Center had amazing detail and layout. The location definitely set the mood for the performance. During the ballet there was also a symphony playing behind the…

watched the NWFSC Fine Arts HONORS Recital at the Tyler Recital Hall. The Tyler Recital Hall is at the Northwest Florida State College. The event was of free admission and the doors of the concert closed at 3:00 pm. There were seventeen students at the Recital. There were nineteen performances at the Recital. The first performance was by Hunter Brake, who performed Bolt by Kirk Gay. Brake played Bolt on the Tympani. Brake started the song fast and ended it slow. The second performance was by…

The 30th Annual Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival, which was located on Evanston’s lakefront, was eventful for me last weekend. There were many ongoing activities such as family craft activities, international cuisine, and live music by several performers. I got to experience the diversity of arts and culture from all over the world. I went there mainly to listen to one of the music performers named, Saraswathi Ranganathan, along with her ensemble of Raga Blues that consisted of guests that included…

four-membered string ensemble - consisting of Olivia de Prato and Lauren Cauley on the violin, Victor Lowrie on the viola, and Mariel Roberts on the cello - played three modern composition in a concert that lasted about one hour. The quartet opened their performance with a piece titled Serashi Fragments composed by Lei Liang in 2005. The piece began abruptly out of the silence of the small audience. The four musicians each played one short, but jarring note that was subsequently followed again…

Bethany Dressler, Rebecca Wunch, and Scott Meier. The hall was not fully filled with spectators, however, attendees were very supportive and enthusiastic about the artists. The performance consisted of the 20th and 21st century music pieces, which was something I did not expect. To surprise this performance did not take long time and was over in about hour and 15 minutes. Despite that, artists were able to nicely perform their music. The four of them set in a small semi circle which…

Diversity of Dance Santa Fe College’s Fine Arts department presented Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance on Thursday, October 27th at 8 pm. I had the pleasure of attending this amazing performance at Santa Fe College, in the Fine Arts hall, which set the tone with its beautiful ambience. Arriving ten minutes early allowed me to look over the program and get ready for the curtains to open. Each performance was unique and I look forward to speaking about each of them. The First dance was Oh My…

For my first performance observation, I attended the TCU School of Music Faculty Recital Series that was held on Monday, September 28, 2015 in the Pepsi Co Recital Hall. The instruments and players in the ensemble included the Joey Carter on the vibes and the B3 organ, Paul Metzger on guitar, Buddy Mohmed on bass, Dennis Durick on drums, and Joe Eckert on saxophone. The performance consisted of 15 jazz songs. Each band member had a remarkable list of accomplishments that was listed in the…

Performing arts for Educators: Assessment 2 Drama Responding. Drama elements or “the elements”(Dinham,2011) how it’s referred to in delivering in authentic arts education, is building blocks of drama employed in shaping the dramatic action to create meaning in a film, book and song. These elements are important in dramatic performances because it shows you the “tools” you can work with to shape the dramatic presentation of ideas. By having the elements in your performance it enhances the…