Specific performance

themselves to realize their wishes and become part of a group. According to Erving Goffman's play theory, the active and knowledgeable person can guide and control how others see themselves. In other words, these people are their own products. Their performance in social…

"Actors to places." I tap my fingers restlessly on the first page of my binder, waiting to hear the OK from my Assistant Stage Manager backstage. Opening night is always a bottle of anticipation. I hear the orchestra tuning their instruments, the music disjointed but with such a harmonious structure. The lights have just gone down and the audience members find their seats quickly. I run through my preshow checklist in my head once more to make sure everything is prepared: Props preset, lights…

I have seen a good amount of plays in a number of different venues but this is the first college performance I have ever experienced and it surprised me, both because of the acting and portrayal quality. It appeared that Louis Nowra, Cosi’s playwright, was trying to challenge our perspective of “insane” people and get across the message that they may be more alike us than we are willing to believe. The director, Steven Pearson, seemed to be trying to convey this message with the simplistic…

Road Ensemble as my song. This group is composed of “distinguished musicians, composers and performing artists from more than 20 countries around the world to celebrate, explore and experiment with a wide variety of cultural approaches to musical performances” (The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma: Live from Tanglewood). At the beginning of the piece I felt very serene with just a couple of instruments playing. However, when all the instruments joined in. the piece became more exciting. Shortly…

of dance. Martha graham was born in 1984 on the 11th of May in Pittsburgh. Graham has spent all her life being a dancer, choreographer and teacher. She decided to set her dream of becoming a dancer after she visited the Mason Opera House for a performance by Ruth Saint-Denis. In the early 1900’s Martha studied dance and theatre at the University of Cumnoch in California. It was here where her journey as a dancer started. When Martha had finally graduated University in 1916 she moved to a dance…

helped pave the way for modern day improv and has inspired many great characters; on the stage, in movie, in comics and even in video games. It is believed that Commedia dell’Arte has been in practice since around 1545, when the first recorded performance happened in Padua, Italy. Commedia troupes were usually run by a director and sometimes with the help of the leading actors. There would be anywhere…

not the only aspects that make it significant. Superstitions from the early ages of theatre are motifs that are extremely present throughout the language. From words that must never be uttered to greetings that are deemed as good luck before a performance, theatrical language is one that has proven to be efficient, superstitious, historic, and filled with tradition. First and…

and empowered work. This company had toured to more than 385 cities, 22 countries, and 5 continents, performing at the most notable theaters, festivals and presenters worldwide. During their performance, Parsons Dance performed…

Immersive theatre seeks to give experience to its audience by involving and surrounding them with and in the production at hand. Wondermart, a 2007 English audio-performance piece written by Silvia Mercuriali in collaboration with Matt Rudkin and Tommaso Perego, uses two predominant strategies to immerse the audience of single listeners — inhabiting and awareness. The techniques entailed in these strategies are inherent to the immersive style; placing audience members inside a character,…

about it since. In my opinion, acting is not solely about the individual’s performance, but about how an individual actor can use their confidence and passion to impact other actors, enhance a production, and inspire the audience. I hope to be able to share these qualities with my peers as a part of Chapman Theatre. When I am involved…