Swan Lake

In many myths, heroes and gods are prominently featured, as well as the protagonists they go up against. One prominent main character in one of the most popular myths in Finn Mac Cool, who ends up becoming “the greatest man in Ireland”9. The heroic characters shown in these myths often share the same character traits as some of the popular gods. Many of them are kind hearted, and cunning, as well as being well liked among the Celtic people. Celtic mythology strongly revolves around the story of…

researchers of the Loch Ness and Morar project revealed that the entire population of the fishes in the lake amount only to about 22 tons. (“Abominable science 159”.) “This is something any biologist could tell you right away,” Prothero says. “There’s a wider range it would require.” (How scientist debunked the loch ness monster”.) In addition, Prothero also states that if there was a monster in the lake, there would be a need for more population so that they could…

Peter Martins’ “Romeo + Juliet” premiered nearly eight years ago. In the interim, much has happened. In 2007, Martins was criticized by many for casting his new production with young, relatively inexperienced dancers as the leads. To the contrary, I considered it an inspired, long overdue decision – in these particular roles, casting dancers who look age appropriate is critical for a successful, believable portrayal of the tragic couple. And Martins was proven right – Tiler Peck, and Sterling…

After visiting an art gallery and rediscovering her love for painting, Allie meets Noah at the river and the two paddle a canoe to a small, peaceful lake filled with geese and swans. It begins to rain as they head back to Noah’s house, and they are soaked by the time they reach it. Noah gives Allie some of his dry clothes to wear, and the two warm themselves in front of the fire and share a drink. Noah tells Allie…

While reading about the Northwest Coast we learned a lot about how the Natives lived different life styles than other Natives. We got to dive into Benedict’s view of how she says the Kwakiutl Natives. We also got to dive into Goodman and Swan view on the Makah Natives. In class we talked about how some rituals had to be done underground because a lot of observes didn’t like their traditions. Later on they were allowed back in their society. We mostly learned about the similarity and difference…

no speaking, but just music and motion. Ballet is a prime example of the importance of music in theater. The dance is artistic and unique, but the majority of plot is conveyed through the music. For instance, Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky’s music for Swan Lake and The Nutcracker conveys the majority of the drama in the performances. Through auditory cues, the music guides the audience to better understand the narrative that the dance is striving to tell. Much like ballet, music also plays a…

He would be considered a part of the traditional Romanticism period of history. His most memorable pieces are Swan Lake and The Nutcracker as well as The Sleeping Beauty .He made such a huge contribution as a well known Russian classical composer. He wrote several memorable pieces, as mentioned before, that are still very well known and famous today. Peter Tchaikovsky’s…

innocent state. By employing diction and tone in the beginning of his excerpt Wordsworth depicts himself as an ignorantly blissful boy pushed on by the forces of nature using words such as “sparkling light” (ln.11) and images of his rowing to be “like a swan” (ln. 20) a beautiful image showing his initial attitude to his experience to be excited by his little adventure. However, after encountering his once proud “chosen…

Vaslav Nijinsky was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer born March 12, 1889 in Kiev, Ukraine. In the world of ballet, Nijinsky was known as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. He gained his popularity and recognition for his intense commitment to characterizations, artistry, and extreme focus on techniques. Those achievements were gained within the time span of nine years—compared to other artists of that time, it took decades or even after their career for their work to be…

and dancers in ballet. Both of their work together brought a new name to the art. The “landscape of inner feelings and secret desires” (Homans 28) that this new style brought, influenced many other choreographers to follow in Filippo’s footsteps. Swan Lake choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov in 1877, Sleeping Beauty choreographed by Marius Petipa in 1890, and The Nutcracker choreographed by Marius Petipa in 1892, are some of the other famous Romantic ballets that were inspired by…