Performance

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…

the play, I was really excited to be seeing it for the first time. Once the play started I told myself to calm down and truly enjoy and observe the show. While I was watching, some of the typical questions that people ask themselves during any performance or movie popped in my head like, “What is going on?”, “When is this supposed to take place?”, and “How old are these people supposed to be?”. One big question I had was “Where is the pit orchestra or is it recorded music?”. This was because I…

The production of Handle with Care helps me to understand active audiences because even though the audience in that show may not actively participate they are moving along with the show. Passive audience is an audience that just watches the show progress while always being separated from the stage. Whereas with the audience in Handle with Care they moved with the show to different places and floors as the main character grew up and her storyline progresses, like they were someone in Chloe’s life…

Within a performance: Choreography, Communication, Perception, and Interpretation. Choreography Every single movement in a performance play a significant role on the Dance as a whole. As stated in “Evolution of Music, Dance, and Drama” “Dance moves or Dance steps are the building blocks of many dances” (Dance moves or Dance steps 128) Is is the basic unit of dance as Do Re Mi are the fundamental notes to a song. Upon contemplation of which aspect is specifically to be analyzed within the…

perform it on stage in front of all my peers, I never thought I’d be able to do it, especially with all the trouble I had in the beginning. I am glad that I tried something new and did not quit. With the help of my partner I was able to execute a performance that was satisfactory. I know that next time I will do better since I have acquired knowledge of all the aspects that still need improvement. This experience…

1. What is this play about? Consider textual, subtextual and contextual layers of the dramatic text. Consider all of the elements of drama. Textual: Both Marion, an eighty-year old women, and a young girl also named Marion, sit in a park as they both do every morning. Through conversation, it becomes apparent that they are in fact the same person at the opposite ends of one shared life cycle. The younger Marion, simply referenced as ‘girl’ in the playtext, represents the beginning of their…

as author. In his article, “Who Cares if You Listen?”, Babbitt is quite harsh on his thoughts of contemporary music and performance as a whole. Babbitt discusses why contemporary composers, who produce “serious” and “advanced” pieces, should stop allowing their music to become accessible to the public. Instead, Babbitt calls for a restriction on their compositions and performances. He believes that the general public is uninterested and largely unable to appreciate the composer’s works. To…

Fuller had her first theatrical performance at two and a half where she attended Sunday school. This is where she had described to start realizing her power over influencing her audience by performing a “spontaneous and unconscious” recital of “Mary had a Little Lamb”. After this experience, Fuller would continue to be involved with various performances, such as dramatic…

had some skits of singing and dance but only one piece included singing and dance. Each skit was unique because each had different subsets of different dancers. From what I witnessed each dance included a physical technique. An example the first performance skit appeared to require a skill in balance, speed, agility, and physical effort. Another skit included running, jogging, jumping, and flexibility. These athletic aesthetics and basics were taught in our class as well and are very relatable.…

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…