Performance art

I could feel the warmth and excitement coursing through my veins. A buzz of pure exhilaration filled a shadowy room of sweaty bodies. A feeling of unity grew amongst the crowd; our hollow bodies had finally found their home after being forgotten and lost for centuries. Suddenly, a chant roared out from the crowd, building the suspense second by second. The shadows diminished as the lights flashed on, and the revitalized crowd lunged forward, desperately reaching for the stage, as if they…

official. Under the leadership of its English director, Matthew Halls, the Mozart and used conventional instruments a string vibrato, in their performance of Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 3. Mr. Halls, delivered a unique performance from the orchestra, he did observed some sectional repeats in sections that not many have traditionally observed, and the lively performance brought more than life to the concert. They opened with Beethoven the…

Theatre Critique On Tuesday, April 4th, 2017 at 7:30 p.m., I attended a theatre performance, Intimate Apparel, by Lynn Nottage, but was directed by Melissa Maxwell. This performance took place at Texas State University in the Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre which intended to be a thrust type of stage. With the set, lighting of the play, and the thoroughly thought costumes, specific performances, and comical performance style, I would say that the Texas State Universities’ construction of…

realized? The durational text-based performances of Forced Entertainment create an actor-audience relationship that is described by Tim Etchells as “a struggle against the idea of the audience as a passive consumer of spectacle” (CITATION HERE). The idea of their durational performances is to expose the actor to the audience, and allow them to see the person behind the performance façade. I am highly interested in exploring this concept, as most theatre performances I have seen are a maximum…

and steps were in sequence. Royals used this dance customarily to open luxurious ceremonials and to present their royal attire. Before this dance was commenced, the dancers acknowledged the King and Queen while dancing across the room. In this performance, retreating noblemen would lead their maidens by the hand and the ladies would curtsy and do a few steps, then the fellows would go back to their places. Then, another lonely nobleman would proceed to dance with the fair maiden. Slow duple…

The band perform at half time. The team have warm up music before the game and at half time. Music and sports connect with each other in many 3 ways. They connect in marketing, aesthetics, and performance strategies. As well as music and gender role plays a big part at football games. McLeod asserts that the relationship between sports and music is a way many societies “construct gender and racial identity.” The role of pop music in sports, and vice…

The annual Juried Student Art Show opened this past week. Students can enter artwork that they have done in the past year to try to get in the show, and possibly win a coveted award. Best in Show was awarded to an appropriate work of art. The piece creatively incorporated sculpture, music and painting into one. The artist is a friend of mine who I often chatted with in the art department during late nights and weekends. He had been diligently working on the piece for a full semester. I had been…

incorporated my enjoyments into life, I just analyzed them far too much. When I was almost sixteen, my passion for dance, and use for hyperextended knees, was killed. Dissolved. I know longer had a use for it. If someone ceases your ability to practice the art that makes you feel alive, is it worth it? Passion is never enough to practice…

After taking a year off, the Theatre Department has decided to bring their famous Haunted Theatre back this Halloween. The theme of the event remains a secret, but soon enough the advertisements will come out revealing the scary theme. Everyone from school was invited to participate in the theatre classes; Advanced Theatre and P&P that are organizing it. Auditions were held on September 19th and 20th after school and during class. The theatre teacher asked for each student to improvise different…

On March 26th, I attended a concert at Sidewinder in Austin, Texas. The venue hosted three bands: The Sweethearts, Two Tens, and The Dollyrots. All three were female-fronted punk rock bands, but The Sweethearts were the only band that was local. The other two were on tour with each other. All three of the bands knew each other and have played together at other venues frequently. This event held indoors. Sidewinder’s interior is set up as an open bar. When you walk in the bar is to the right,…