Performance management

For this essay, I will be reviewing music in a social context. I attended First Baptist Church in Denton, Texas on October 25, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. I have attended this specific church once before and fell in love with its music and atmosphere. The atmosphere of the church feels very warm, comfortable, and cozy. Both the coordinators and members of the church are very welcoming as they greeted everyone that walks through the doors. The deacons, or coordinators, led us to seating to wait until the…

that during each performance, people in the orchestra would switch instruments, and the instruments that were the most important were towards the front if possible. During the performance of Cajun Folk Songs: I. La Belle at le Capitane, the saxophones were in the front, and after the performance, the alto saxophone soloist stood up and bowed in recognition of his excellent playing, as did the flute players who played the theme from Sunayama, by Keiko Yamada after the performance of Fantasy on a…

three minutes that follow, your nerves are overcome by adrenaline and emotion. Your previous fear of forgetting the dance is taken over by muscle memory built up throughout the past year of continuous practice. In order to excel throughout the performance, you must be overcome with emotion related to the concept of the dance. For example, if a dance is about brokenness, one must portray to the judges that they are broken themselves. The mind becomes focused on so many things at once that it…

On November 22nd , 2015 , I had attended a play “A servant of Two masters” that played downtown Pittsburgh at the O’Reilly theater, the play was directed by Ted Pappas. He had put together a creative and intriguing play, having actors stay spontaneous and interact with the audience, therefore no parts would be found boring nor dry. All the actors had held up their end of their roles quite well, by fully disguising themselves as that character they were suppose to be during the entire play.…

The Open Hand is a dark comedy about giving to others without expecting anything in return. The play portrays the life of two couples and their close friendship, but once an act of generosity comes their way, their world is shaken up and true feelings about their relationships begin to emerge. In their mentality an act of generosity becomes about being in debt to the person giving, and having to always return the favor in order to not look bad as a person. If somebody does a generous deed, it…

no time. Self- Actualization a Concert of Dance was my favorite production throughout the entire semester. Each piece gave off their own energy and meaning, this kept the audience’s attention. A mixture of emotions could be felt throughout the performance and that’s what made me fall inlove with this production even more. I would recommend this production to any that has a fascination of…

Music has been a part of the human existence since prehistoric times. Prior to the written word, music was used as a method to pass history from generation to generation. Music was created by voice or by crude instruments by those who wished to make it easier to remember information. Over the ages, music has developed into two broad categories cultivated and vernacular. Vernacular music is traditional defined as a more natural experience of music and is the original type of music created by…

Manik Nindra Performance #1: Chicago. 3/1/16 This performance took place from February 24th through the 28th of 2016 in Russell Auditorium. The musical’s setting took place in the 1920’s and consisted of 2 acts. Chicago consisted of jazz music, liquor, sex, and it showed how corrupt the judicial system was back then. After the show I spoke to Nich Stinson, who performed as a member of the male ensemble, and he told me that the musical was based on a true story. The first act of Chicago left…

Through the “Where Am I?” and “When Am I There?” portion of The Gister Method Alberti gives us some very practical uses and ways to discover the where is the character is and when they are there in order of expand the wholeness of a character. We have started to discover the importance of the given circumstances through monologue rehearsals and the impact that it makes on the overall tone and objectives in a piece of text. Throughout this chapter we are exposed to many aspects of the “Where Am I…

As class has progressed this semester I have seen such a difference in the way I approach text and breath through my acting. Breath has been a continual theme, but it is really not about the air moving into our lungs being absorbed into our blood stream and then the CO2 exiting our bodies. What makes breath so special in response to voice is and how we use this very scientific process to make emotional connections and expressive actions that joins us as humans to each other and connects an actor…