Performance poetry

Marina and Ulay Their performances followed some form of supernatural between the two. They treated two bodies as one, and gave the audience exactly what they performed in front of them. There was no hidden tricks, they just collaborated and did body art in bizarre scenarios. Continuing Marina’s goal of wanting to push limits of the mind, body, and soul. Ulay explained the performances, “it’s the first time that we’ve experienced that, just as it is for the spectator.” Together they began…

Performance Analysis For Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew scene that our group had to perform, we made several key decisions in order to more accurately reflect the true personalities of our characters. These decisions affected the tone with which we spoke, the way did blocking on stage, the props in we used as well as the disguises we wore. To begin, our group decided it would be wise to go through the reading several times without acting out the scene first in order to get a feel for…

Introduction Bharatanatyam is an interdisciplinary dance form that was originated in the state of Tamil Nadu and is familiar to people of Asian Indian origin. Research shows that Bharatanatyam has cognitive benefits in research studies and scholarly articles for Asia children living in the west and, therefore has good impact on dance education. According to a research by O’Shea, Bharatanatyam is a highly technical, primarily solo South Indian dance form that consists of a repertoire, abstract…

Accessibility in Theater Without breaking important social norms, where else can one openly watch humanity’s live unapologetic hurting, crying, screaming, laughing, and loving? Why, nowhere but the theater! For this reason, the theater is a one of the best creative destinations for entertainment. It is a safe space that allows audiences to observe what otherwise would not be possible, and this opportunity to witness carries immense potential for social change. This is why things like political…

Priscilla queen of the desert is a musical about the journey of two drag queens and a transgender woman on their way to a drag performance from Downtown Australia to Alice Springs, Australia on a pink glittery bus. Throughout their journey, the three encounter many strange people, places and situations, which they handle with a comedic grace. The performance given by all the actors and actresses in Priscilla Queen of the desert were outstanding. The energy the characters had on a calm Sunday…

I. Plot Timothy Mooney’s Breakneck Hamlet takes what would be a 4-hour play and breaks it down into just about an hour long performance. The story truly begins when Prince Hamlet’s father is murdered, believed to be murdered by his own brother and Hamlet’s uncle. Hamlet’s mother than marries her now dead husbands believed murder and brother, Claudius. The rising action occurs when Hamlet passes up the opportunity to kill Claudius, as he appears to be praying and Hamlet does not want to give him…

In Compañía Sharon Fridman’s Hasta Dónde and All Ways, the pieces are based on the technique of contact improvisation, resulting in an intimate drive of human connection. The movement is carefully crafted so the dancers weave in-between and circle one another, get hoisted in the air, and crash down all in a harmonious tableau. Though the precariously teetering pairs or groups of bodies, the dancers move and balance in seemingly impossible manners allowing the audience to feel the connection…

Dramatism, a communication theory developed by Kenneth Burke and is used to analyze human interaction. A drama angle of communication equates life and interaction to a theater play or a dramatic movie. The theory strives to reason why people engage in acts and understand the motive behind the acts. Burke created the pentad to use the theory to analyze different acts in human life by applying the five elements. Pentad method is versatile because a specific act can be studied from various…

theatrical text that stretched artistic boundaries in a way to captivate audience members throughout the entire production. This production made me angry, laugh, feel disturbed, and many other emotions all under three hours. A truly incredible performance can make an audience member feel many emotions, especially emotions that they are not comfortable feeling. The main aspects of the production that drew me in and made emotions arise were in: the portrayal of Nora’s transformation, the creative…

I. Narrative Peyton and Maxey were observed during a school band trip to an indoor amusement park. As they entered the location Peyton rushed through the door letting the door close on Maxey. As he came in the door he said, "you could have held the door Peyton". Peyton looked at Maxey, and said, "oops, my bad". They stared at each other for a few seconds and then just stood and waited. As they stood and waited for their mother to pay for their entrance to the amusement park they noticed the…