Theatre in the round

Oliver Cromwell was born on April twenty-fifth, 1599 in Huntingdon, United Kingdom, a small town near Cambridge. He was baptised four days after his birth at the church of St John. Oliver’s ancestors were distant relatives of Thomas Cromwell, who was a very powerful man in England and permanently changed the course of English history. Thomas was King Henry VII’s chancellor, and was known as a logical man who did not allow emotions to dictate his actions. Because of their distant relation to…

The 1920’s saw a big boom in the entertainment industry. After World War 1 many Americans had money to blow and turned to entertainment as a way to spend their extra cash. Music, movies, radios, plays, and sports all became popular forms of mass entertainment during this time period. Music was a big part of the Roaring Twenties. In fact, the Roaring Twenties is also known as the Jazz Age. Jazz became big after New Orleans closed its ports and most musicians had to move north to find work.…

coach they knew so well, which they were aware was very economical to operate and did the job well, and a deal that saw No 24 leave the Redline fleet was done. An artistic gentleman named Peter Scriven had around this time founded the Marionette Theatre of Australia, which featured large scale puppets known as ‘The Tintookies’ which became quite famous throughout the country. In 1965 and through 1966 in association with the Arts Council of Australia Scriven toured this attraction aboard ex…

Over time, direct contact between the two leads to an intermingling of the cultures. Historically this occurred through trade, intermarriage, and sometimes warfare because members of the various cultures interacted with each other for long periods. An example today would be the similar interest in soccer in some areas of the United States and Mexico. Forced diffusion or expansion diffusion is the second method of cultural diffusion and takes place when one culture defeats another and forces…

Association as the number 1 team. During these years the team was led by Mike Moustakas, current starting third-basemen for the Kansas City Royals, and Matt Dominguez, role player for the Toronto Blue Jays. Both of these players were chosen in the first round of the 2007 MLB draft with the 2nd and 11th picks respectively. Both players chose to forego college and immediately play in the pros, they turned down offers to play baseball at USC and Cal State Fullerton respectively. Starting from 2001,…

point parks, Nature Preserve having old trees, plantations. All these contribute to the greenery of that is there in the city. Apart from these the city owns and operates three art venues. These art venues include the Cox Playhouse, the Courtyard-Theatre at the Oak Point…

the evolution of charisma developed throughout each person. It was a time of thrill and excitement, however people were blinded by the imperfections of society in front of them. Harold Clurman, known to be the “most influential figure in American theatre”, described the era as “ pleasure was the colour of the time ”, by reason that living in the spur of the moment is all that mattered. In The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, used female figures in the 1920’s to illustrate the atmosphere…

this mighty beacon of American resilience has become the infamous model of a dastardly deed, and it’s fame continues on from generation to generation. Upon viewing this small and inert piece of steel, that still sets upon display in the Ford’s Theatre Museum, one must wonder how carelessly we can often regard the true enormity of the power of these killing machines. Though the small pistol itself was only a device managed by the hands of a maddened and vengeful mind; the undeniable power of a…

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was an ordained priest, educator, and composer who was considered one of the greatest and most influential classical musicians during his time, as well as, a rebirth of sorts during the 1950s. Vivaldi was a composer, who unlike any other has the historical significance of experiencing a resurgence of his music making him popular in two different eras (picture 8). Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was born on March 4, 1678, in Venice, Italy to Giovanni Battista Vivaldi and Camilla…

folk theatre conventions i.e. use of mask, curtains, dolls, story within story, use of images of Kali, Ganesh, Rudra etc, allegorical significance of the play are the characteristic features of the play. It was originally written in Kannada and it was persuaded by Rajinder Paul to translate the play into English and first published this translation in his journal Enact. It was Mrs. Laxmi Krrishnamurthy and Mrs. Yamuna Prather who jointly produced it for the madras Players at the Museum Theatre,…