Performance art

As the actors spun the set design I became filled with anticipation for what was about to occur, but as the musical progressed my excitement toward the play dwindled. It was almost as if the initial spinning of the stage disoriented me and I was dizzy and confused for the rest of the night. Without the girls beside me explaining the play to each other during intermission I never would have known what was going on. The actors all performed wonderfully, but there were too many actors with…

Serena Slie had this amazing idea to play music through-out the scenes. This idea was great, because the music complements the mood. In theatre, music usually is used to set the mood, atmosphere, and tone. In my opinion, to have music play throughout the entire production is a stronger statement. When the actors deliver their lines, the music helps to develop their character’s emotions, characterization, and the meaning of the lines. Jatavious has great projection. He projected so well that I…

What was it like to watch a show at the Globe Theatre? The shows at the Globe Theatre didn’t just include the actors. The audience drank openly. Prostitutes worked in the audience, along with pickpockets. If a show was particularly bad, rotten fruit would be launched at the stage. Eggs were another popular choice, as they could buy six for only a penny (Milner 24). The people you watched the show with could change the experience- they added their own jokes and talked to the actors. They hissed…

jazz performance. The crowd in attendance was a mixture of students, natives of Muncie and jazz enthusiast. The performance drew a diverse crowd because it provided a high level of entertainment that everyone could enjoy. It is highly recommended that everyone in the community attend at least one performance by the Ball State School of Music because it is a great experience due to the level of hard work and preparation the School of Music puts forth into their performances. The performance…

sound of a cat being hit, give the impression of John searching through storage to find a handbag. These impressions are made through sound because the action the sound represents would be too expensive, too difficult or too short to include in the performance. The piano sound used in act I, was probably not included into the actual scene because a piano is very expensive and it would not be worth the price of the piano for just two parts of an act. The bird sounds used in act II, were probably…

The group of friends standing right in front of us jumped and sang every word of the songs being sung. We were only 30 seconds into the first song he sang, there was no one in the crowd in sight just standing there. Days before, I remember counting down for the day to approach. Waiting for that day filled with country music, sunshine, cowboy boots, and hats. It was the stereotypical perfect day, i've been waited for this the entire summer, ever since we heard of it on Wild Country 99. With, a…

Plays and stories are different in many ways, but they are also similar in many ways also. Do you ever watch a play and think of how it’s different or similar to the book? Well I did when I saw The Necklace, The Monkey’s Paw, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Jumping Frog, and The Tell Tale Heart. I did find some differences and similarities from the book and the play, here are some. One way that plays are different from books is that in a play you can see what they are talking about so what you…

Without dramatic action a play cannot exist. Action brings about change, and change is what gives a play meaning. In The Lake, the transferring of the ring that occurs in each scene brings about change in the story by sending a seemingly impossible couple on a lifelong journey. There are other conceivable options that could be the action of The Lake. Buddy asking Maggie to the prom almost brings about change, but it isn’t Buddy’s question that makes her say yes. She is convinced to say “yes”…

would be very hard. Annie i believe was one of the most convicing characters in this production i believe, the role is also very demanding due to her being the main character and it really made the audience engage in what was going on, the vocal performance at the Riverside Theatre was also really good, basically everything was…

On Friday, November 17, 2017, I had the pleasure to watch Hansel and Gretel opera. I really like Hansel and Gretel opera because I never see a Hansel and Gretel movie or any opera show like this before. Hansel and Gretel's opera was my first opera show I saw and I really like it. First, I thought I going to hate this show, but I end up really love the story. If I have to choose my least favorite act of the night it has to be Act 1 because I only saw Hansel and Gretel singing just opera. But…