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In Our Town, Thornton Wilder incorporates a rather unique character known as the Stage Manager, who takes the form of a narrator that converses with onlookers, to guide his audience throughout the play. Stage Manager acts as a reporter similar to the role played by Choragus in Greek dramas, which helps in leading the spectators into the heart of the story. For instance, much like Choragus, the Stage Manager stands out in comparison to the other characters within the production because he informs…

Coachella and The Hangout festival are two of the most popular music festivals in the United States. The two festivals happen annually in the spring and the immense crowds they draw out are from all over the world. The two festivals have their variances, but overall, they are more similar than one may realize. Despite the two festivals being held in different months and several states apart they remain alike in quite a few ways. Coachella and The Hangout do have some minor variations and this…

The reasoning in part for this decision pays homage to the mood of her music and keeps the emphasis on her music. For example, with a song called “Drowning,” the only prevalent color seen throughout the theater was red. Banks chooses either one or two colors to light the stage to allow them to…

Samantha Jackson Ryan Katz 27 September 2017 Slamdancing or Moshing When most people think about the American alternative, or pop-punk, scene, they think of the outfit choices, loud music, and the pit. When I say the pit, I’m referring to the giant circle of dancers that run around, or into one another at concerts. In these “pits” there are two types of dancing that go on... One is slamdancing which involves fast movements, running counter-clockwise, arm-swinging, and colliding with other…

An Australian singer, Joan Sutherland, has been one of the most successful and inspiring people of all vocalists. Officially depicted as `La Stupenda', the `Koloraturwunder' or `The Unique', she can think back on a vocation extending over forty years which was based on sound and shrewdly grown; yet regardless of her worldwide eminence, notwithstanding the many respects she has gotten everywhere throughout the world (in 1979 Ruler Elizabeth II presented on her the title of Lady of the English…

roots in Six Characters in Search of an Author, as it was so ahead of its time in terms of realism and naturalism on stage. In the vein of the original production, subsequent productions of the piece have strived for the same shock value the first performance held over its audience. Whether in the angry first audience, the more accepting and open later audiences of the era, or the modern audiences of today; the play evokes a strong sense of discomfort and ambiguity as directors and theatre…

The crowd hushed as a voice sounded from behind the dark stage. “Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome you to witness…” the announcer started. The once noisy, chattering room was now silent with anticipation. No one in the audience knew what they were going to witness, all they knew was that Step Afrika was a dance group. The room was electrified from the audience's curiosity. While the voice announced Step Afrika, the room became dark, and when the lights came back up a group of…

song allows for listeners to be able to easily remember the tune that is being played. In the video, the artist played a few chords to give the audience a hint as to what song they would be playing. As for the rhythm and tempo, this particular performance had a very steady and repetitive beat. The tempo was fast because the song is pretty upbeat and happy. The relationship between the lead and bass guitars help create a catchy tune that was easy for audience members to clap and dance to. In my…

On February 11 at 10:30am, I attended Aggieland Saturday, an open house for prospective students, and observed the Aggie band play. The band played a total of 4 songs and the last song being the Aggie War Hymn. Unfortunately, the performance didn’t contain the entire aggie band as I expected, but rather members from all the necessary subgroups were present. The key instruments were aerophones, membranophones, and idiophone. The major aerophones consisted of: clarinets, piccolos, trumpets,…

Spanish theater From 1570 till 1681, the Spanish theater knows a very big success. It is a century of glory and creativity, complete revival of the theater. That's why this period is called the golden age of theater.Furthermore, contrary to France, the Spanish Church encourages and protects the theater. The theater is very appreciated by the population. The authors are constantly submitted to the production of new plays to please the audience. A play does not take place more than eight days.…