Theatre in the round

about to be 'all shook up'. The Greg Frewin Theatre is partnering with ARB Productions to host the 1st Annual Niagara Falls Elvis Festival on Friday May 19th, through Sunday May 21st, 2017 at the Greg Frewin Theatre in Niagara Falls, ON. Due to the overwhelming interest and continued demand for the King of Rock'n Roll --Elvis Presley-- the Niagara Falls Elvis Festival plans to make a big inaugural splash this year by hosting an official preliminary round for the 2017 Ultimate Elvis Tribute…

The history of lighting in theatre began during times of Ancient Greece. Performances were held outside in an open space, the use of natural lights were their primary source of light illumination. The Greek ruins were setup so that only natural light was used. Productions would take place during the day so that sunlight was available. Productions used main theatre layout 'theatre in the round' and plays were done around mid-day so that natural light was at its brightest. Plays were done only…

The surgeon said, “Julia, your hip hop dance career may be over.” Dancing has been my passion since I was five years old. Unfortunately, after undergoing back surgery, hip hop was no longer an option. My doctors said I had advanced scoliosis, with a sixty degree “S”’ curve in my spine, so it was fused from top to bottom and titanium rods were placed on both sides for stability. Twisting, bending, jumping, lifting, and especially advanced hip hop dance were all out of the question. As a thirteen…

Every major war is depicted in a painting. Famous decisions are dramatized in plays. The tales of influential people are spelled out in books. The world and its happenings are inevitably reflected within the art of society, and real life events do inspire the art, and thus the culture. As such, it only makes sense that the opposite is true. Human beings in the modern era draw their inspirations for topics ranging from etiquette to fashion from films, shows, novels, and other pieces of the…

repetitions, as the conversation seems to go round in circles. To us, the plays can appear widely comic and have elements of commedia, burlesque and music hall in their roots. However, underneath the apparently pointless communication there can be a distinguished serious message or discussion at metaphysical level, to do with existence and death. Surrealism, existentialism and expressionism are important influences, when it first appeared in Paris theatre of the absurd was viewed as shocking in…

political commentator in America, Bill O’Reilly. He wrote it to inform the reader about the true final minutes of Mr. Lincoln. An important fact from this book was that Ulysses S. Grant turned down President Lincoln’s offer to attend the Ford’s Theatre on the night of his death. If Grant would have…

PERSONAL NARRATIVE: I feel the lights hit my face as I nervously make my way to the Steinway at the center of the stage. Sitting down, I adjust the bench and start to warm up. The judge sits adjacent to me, staring over her paper. She says, “whenever you’re ready,” and I start with the first few notes of the Chopin prelude I’ve been working on for an entire year now. Feeling the music progress exactly as I’ve practiced it for months now, I finish and bow. I hear the applause in the background,…

However, the author also states that he ‘enjoyed the theatre, had not crossed the doors of one for some twenty years’. This is showing he loves the theatre but as he is strict with himself he does not seem to enter a theatre door this also shows how he is strict with himself as he misses out on the fun things because he is strict with himself when he could just go out and go to the theatre. One character that Utterson is “tolerant” with is Mr Enfield. He has a opposite personality to Utterson…

essay I will discuss how the power of drama and theatre affected the Renaissance. I intend to go through the changes of the theatre at this time, and how these changes came about. I will examine whether the power structure shifted during the Renaissance and I question as to who held the power to make changes in theatre. I will use the examples of Sir Thomas More and Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe to illustrate the changes that occurred in theatre during the Renaissance period. The…

As the holiday season is in full swing, the weather naturally gets changes. The leaves change colors and eventually fall off. The temperature of the warm summer night breeze dramatically changes to a brisk chill and frosty air. As the weather gets colder, women get excited about transitioning out of their summer dresses into fall and winter blazers and scarfs. Fall fashion is fun for many women because they love the fall colors. Maroons, deep purples, royal blues, mustard yellow and navy green…