Many cultures have a history of story-telling or folklore, and many times during special occasions, holidays, seasonal observances people performed these stories in a play for the community. It takes a special type of artistry to direct a play, organizing, and developing many parts into one smooth story, so the audience will become infused in the play. Cultures like Japan, Greek, Aboriginal Australians, and most Native American cultures all practice special ceremonies, where ancient beliefs, and…
Over the last five centuries one could say that our world has changed substantially. Between cultures and religions, knowledge and power, entertainment has always been a way to alleviate the changes and stress of the world. In the late 1500’s and early 1600’s there was one dramatist famous for his specific type of entertainment known as William Shakespeare. Shakespeare was born in 1564 and was known as the greatest playwright of all time. “He makes his audience laugh and cry; he turns politics…
What were some of the theatrical innovations of this era? Throughout the romantic ballet era (1830-1850) new theatrical innovations were introduced which revolutionised the theatre going experience for both dancer and the audience.Before the Romantic Era the theatres were lit by houselights which remained on throughout whole performances. When gas lighting was invented and brought into the theatres it became a major feature. During a performance, gas lighting took a more predominant role,…
I arrived at the Wednesday night showing of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the Bellamy not knowing what to expect. I had never been to a Shakespeare production before, but I enjoyed the first production, A Streetcar Named Desire, so I had high expectations for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I thought I would like A Streetcar Named Desire more since it was a realistic play and a little more relatable than fairies and spells, but I was completely wrong. Even though A Midsummer Night’s Dream was not…
The Rise and Demise of Tennessee Williams Tennessee Williams is a renowned American playwright who influenced the very nature of the writing through his finest works. He is considered as one of the best playwrights in twentieth century American drama. One of the interesting aspects of his finest works is that he incorporates his own life events in his works (Spoto, 171). Williams earned his fame by ‘The Glass Menagerie (1944)’, one of his well-received works. In this novel, he meticulously…
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Since its introduction to the public in 1921, Six Characters in Search of an Author has been inspiring theatre artists towards the absurd realm of the metatheatrical. Both absurd theatre and the idea of something being metatheatrical in fact have strong 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…
Imagine being taken away in tornado not knowing what’s going to happen next .Well imagine what Dorothy felt like as she was being picked up by the gigantic storm. If you don’t know what I’m talking about I’ll give you a hint, The Wizard of Oz! By viewing the play it helped me enhance my understanding of the written version of The Wizard of Oz in three ways the first way is the setting. the setting starts off in Kansas, a dry, gray looking and feeling place. That’s with the play helping you to…
Reality-based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, & Turn Excuses Into Results is a great read for leaders who want to face reality in their role and change the culture of what doesn’t work. The author of this book, CY Wakeman, takes personal experiences and turned them into a motivational testimony to leaders in organizations. Everyone can and will have a different take away and hopefully realize that your work place doesn’t have to feel like the last place you want to…
In the 2013 documentary, The United States of Amnesia, Gore Vidal said, “Art is not a democracy,” he goes on to explain, “in fact, art is the enemy of democracy.” Essentially, the gifted artist, one can argue, is one to whom the ancient Greeks said were favoured by the muses of creativity: accordingly, such divine assistance is undemocratically dished out. Precisely, it is because of the writer’s imagination and astuteness in carefully selecting and arranging words on a page, so as to convey the…