CTVA 310. History of American Cinema: Readings Dr. John
... these dealt with subjects that rarely attracted American filmmakers, particularly that virtually taboo theme, honest failure. Popular audiences regarded foreign movies as arty, downbeat, and very slow––at least when contrasted with American pictures, which were usually unpretentious, optimistic, and ...
... these dealt with subjects that rarely attracted American filmmakers, particularly that virtually taboo theme, honest failure. Popular audiences regarded foreign movies as arty, downbeat, and very slow––at least when contrasted with American pictures, which were usually unpretentious, optimistic, and ...
Heiner Muller as the End of Brechtian Dramaturgy: Muller on Brecht
... that accepts the tenets of Brechtian dramaturgy in order to surpass them. MuÈller criticizes perceived limitations in Brecht's poetics yet redirects the dialectic for the postmodern times in which he lived. The degree to which MuÈller radicalizes Brecht's principles and practice represents an endpoi ...
... that accepts the tenets of Brechtian dramaturgy in order to surpass them. MuÈller criticizes perceived limitations in Brecht's poetics yet redirects the dialectic for the postmodern times in which he lived. The degree to which MuÈller radicalizes Brecht's principles and practice represents an endpoi ...
The Performance of Gender with particular reference to the plays of
... An analytical history of the representation of gender on the English stage from Shakespeare to modern times is followed by a detailed examination of the National Theatre of Great Britain's production of `As You Like It' in 1967, the first production of a play by Shakespearefor over three hundred yea ...
... An analytical history of the representation of gender on the English stage from Shakespeare to modern times is followed by a detailed examination of the National Theatre of Great Britain's production of `As You Like It' in 1967, the first production of a play by Shakespearefor over three hundred yea ...
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
... Jacob and the charming Greta Heinrich from Berlin (played by Barbara Eden, b. 1931), who is very taken with the brother´s work, fall in love each other. But the romance does not last long, because Jacob spends a lot of time with Wilhelm and their joint activities are somehow more important for him. ...
... Jacob and the charming Greta Heinrich from Berlin (played by Barbara Eden, b. 1931), who is very taken with the brother´s work, fall in love each other. But the romance does not last long, because Jacob spends a lot of time with Wilhelm and their joint activities are somehow more important for him. ...
By Mary Chase - Shaw Festival Theatre
... Harvey, her next play, did not come for another seven years, and the play took at least two years to write. Seeing the devastating effects of World War II on her friends and neighbours, particularly a neighbour of Chase’s who had lost her only son, is what is believed to be her inspiration to write ...
... Harvey, her next play, did not come for another seven years, and the play took at least two years to write. Seeing the devastating effects of World War II on her friends and neighbours, particularly a neighbour of Chase’s who had lost her only son, is what is believed to be her inspiration to write ...
A Scenic Design For Richard O`Brien`s The Rocky Horror Show
... This thesis documents my process as Scenic Designer for Richard O’Brien’s musical, The Rocky Horror Show, presented by the University of Central Florida Conservatory Theatre. This production premiered on the University of Central Florida’s Mainstage Theatre 29 March 2007 and ran for fifteen performa ...
... This thesis documents my process as Scenic Designer for Richard O’Brien’s musical, The Rocky Horror Show, presented by the University of Central Florida Conservatory Theatre. This production premiered on the University of Central Florida’s Mainstage Theatre 29 March 2007 and ran for fifteen performa ...
study guide - Segal Centre
... World War I broke out, he lost most of his students to conscription. He relocated to Zurich in 1915, where he met many bohemian exiles, including his good friend, painter Frank Budgen, the English ...
... World War I broke out, he lost most of his students to conscription. He relocated to Zurich in 1915, where he met many bohemian exiles, including his good friend, painter Frank Budgen, the English ...
JULIUS CAESAR - Sangamon Auditorium
... prepare them for attending a live performance. After the performance you can talk to your students about their experience. Did they enjoy the performance? What did they learn? How was the performance different than what they expected? We hope the information and activity ideas included in this guide ...
... prepare them for attending a live performance. After the performance you can talk to your students about their experience. Did they enjoy the performance? What did they learn? How was the performance different than what they expected? We hope the information and activity ideas included in this guide ...
The Physical Theatre of War: Language, Memory, and Gender in
... account they read, and every story they hear. News telecasts and newspapers tend to lean towards a focus of the grand narratives of war such as political involvement and overarching strategy. Media such as books and film can tell a more personal narrative of the events of war and attempt to display ...
... account they read, and every story they hear. News telecasts and newspapers tend to lean towards a focus of the grand narratives of war such as political involvement and overarching strategy. Media such as books and film can tell a more personal narrative of the events of war and attempt to display ...
Interpreting Chekhov - ANU Press
... the relative status of the playtext and the performance text. This study aims to assist directors and students of theatre to see what Chekhov’s plays are about, and how the playwright provides his interpreters with clues about how to realise the action of his plays on stage. The intention is to stim ...
... the relative status of the playtext and the performance text. This study aims to assist directors and students of theatre to see what Chekhov’s plays are about, and how the playwright provides his interpreters with clues about how to realise the action of his plays on stage. The intention is to stim ...
“OUR TOWN”IS IN TAIWAN -AN INTERCULTURAL ANALYSIS OF
... modeling of the source during the receiving stage of an adaptation. The cultural and artistic modeling of the source culture can be interpreted differently based on the perspective of the adaptors. The perspective of an adaptor is determined by his or her cultural and social background, and knowledg ...
... modeling of the source during the receiving stage of an adaptation. The cultural and artistic modeling of the source culture can be interpreted differently based on the perspective of the adaptors. The perspective of an adaptor is determined by his or her cultural and social background, and knowledg ...
to read report.
... ‘enjoyable’, ‘interesting’, ‘very well done’, ‘great way of educating people’ and ‘excellent’. Participants commented on the fact that they felt that the play was very realistic. Other people commented on the fact that the play brought the reality of breastfeeding to life more than a leaflet would a ...
... ‘enjoyable’, ‘interesting’, ‘very well done’, ‘great way of educating people’ and ‘excellent’. Participants commented on the fact that they felt that the play was very realistic. Other people commented on the fact that the play brought the reality of breastfeeding to life more than a leaflet would a ...
Strindberg
... empirical science to all of life. According to naturalistic philosophy, heredity and environment influence and determine human motivation and behavior. Thus, if a writer wishes to depict life as it really is, he or she must be rigorously deterministic in the representation of the characters' thought ...
... empirical science to all of life. According to naturalistic philosophy, heredity and environment influence and determine human motivation and behavior. Thus, if a writer wishes to depict life as it really is, he or she must be rigorously deterministic in the representation of the characters' thought ...
IMPOSSIBILITIES AND POSSIBILITIES: THE CHALLENGES OF
... understanding of processes that allow (or not) the realization of certain thematic, aesthetic, and ideological concerns and of their impact (or not) on a given audience. With acumen, Pavis concludes that, once the principles, possibilities (and I would add, the impossibilities) of performance analys ...
... understanding of processes that allow (or not) the realization of certain thematic, aesthetic, and ideological concerns and of their impact (or not) on a given audience. With acumen, Pavis concludes that, once the principles, possibilities (and I would add, the impossibilities) of performance analys ...
Musical Dramaturgy In Late Nineteenth And Early Twentieth
... 2000; Leonard, 2001). There are a few publications which provide historical accounts and musicological analysis of the music employed in the performance of nineteenth-century melodrama (Gardner, 1980; Preston, 1994; Pisani, 2004; Hibberd and Nielsen, 2003). Probably the most well-known academic to w ...
... 2000; Leonard, 2001). There are a few publications which provide historical accounts and musicological analysis of the music employed in the performance of nineteenth-century melodrama (Gardner, 1980; Preston, 1994; Pisani, 2004; Hibberd and Nielsen, 2003). Probably the most well-known academic to w ...
teaching one act plays with their film productions to university students
... attention of readers for its being different from other literary works in its shape, characteristics, components and its goals. And it is not a routinework for the students. Especially watching the film production of the play will attract the attention of the students and enable them to be more acti ...
... attention of readers for its being different from other literary works in its shape, characteristics, components and its goals. And it is not a routinework for the students. Especially watching the film production of the play will attract the attention of the students and enable them to be more acti ...
With the lead actress, male producer, stage manager dead, it all
... Based on a novel by Peter Stone, with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb, “Curtains” is a musical that brings audience members back to Boston, Massachusetts in the year 1959 and places them in the middle of a murder mystery. When they finally reach the curtain call of their opening night ...
... Based on a novel by Peter Stone, with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb, “Curtains” is a musical that brings audience members back to Boston, Massachusetts in the year 1959 and places them in the middle of a murder mystery. When they finally reach the curtain call of their opening night ...
Study Guide: Harper Regan
... portrait of a world in which technology and the noise it generates only underscore the loneliness that pervades a crowded planet. Then there are the new men in Harper’s life: the student she meets on a bridge, the journalist she meets in a bar, and the married man she meets through the internet. She ...
... portrait of a world in which technology and the noise it generates only underscore the loneliness that pervades a crowded planet. Then there are the new men in Harper’s life: the student she meets on a bridge, the journalist she meets in a bar, and the married man she meets through the internet. She ...
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... what people want to watch. We have also seen that when adapting a classical literature or a piece that dates back two or three hundred years ago, the directors and screen writers have to make radical adjustments to the story for it to fit our modern understanding. For instance, Akira Kurosawa‟s Thro ...
... what people want to watch. We have also seen that when adapting a classical literature or a piece that dates back two or three hundred years ago, the directors and screen writers have to make radical adjustments to the story for it to fit our modern understanding. For instance, Akira Kurosawa‟s Thro ...
Actor Training in Six Shakespeare Companies
... coaches markedly improve the quality of performance is outside of the scope of this study. For my purposes here, because the coaches I interviewed have been in the employ of Shakespeare companies for several years, I assume that they were fulfilling their primary purpose of improving performances. C ...
... coaches markedly improve the quality of performance is outside of the scope of this study. For my purposes here, because the coaches I interviewed have been in the employ of Shakespeare companies for several years, I assume that they were fulfilling their primary purpose of improving performances. C ...
THREE BY EDWARD ALBEE: A DRAMATURGICAL DISCSUSSION
... went on to say that the absurdism of The American Dream promotes the idea that human life is selfish and trivial, but Virginia Woolf does not negate the possibility of meaningful human action. Instead, it presents three-dimensional characters who can make a willed choice, establish human relationshi ...
... went on to say that the absurdism of The American Dream promotes the idea that human life is selfish and trivial, but Virginia Woolf does not negate the possibility of meaningful human action. Instead, it presents three-dimensional characters who can make a willed choice, establish human relationshi ...
Mark Scheme - Revision World
... The response will be highly descriptive and/or very slight in relation to the marks awarded. The candidate will struggle to convince of any knowledge in relation to interpreting the play for performance. There may be more of a sense of character study rather than exploration with the actors in rehea ...
... The response will be highly descriptive and/or very slight in relation to the marks awarded. The candidate will struggle to convince of any knowledge in relation to interpreting the play for performance. There may be more of a sense of character study rather than exploration with the actors in rehea ...
Brigg, Gillian (2013) Theatre for audiences labelled as having
... context of this study. It is clear from my experience over two decades of touring theatre to special needs settings that there is often a group of children and young people, frequently ...
... context of this study. It is clear from my experience over two decades of touring theatre to special needs settings that there is often a group of children and young people, frequently ...
PETER BROOK - The Empty Space - CITA | International Centre for
... more: I have seen a faithful revival of Vakhtangov’s twenties’ staging of Princess Turandot; I have seen Stanislavsky’s own work, perfectly preserved: but none of these had more than antiquarian interest, none had the vitality of new invention. At Stratford where we worry that we don’t play our repe ...
... more: I have seen a faithful revival of Vakhtangov’s twenties’ staging of Princess Turandot; I have seen Stanislavsky’s own work, perfectly preserved: but none of these had more than antiquarian interest, none had the vitality of new invention. At Stratford where we worry that we don’t play our repe ...
Redefining Choreography For The "the Rocky Horror Show"
... that hung from the ceiling above the stage. Jonathan Adams notes that “…the Narrator was the only fully formed character and dialogue in the original script because, without his explanations of both plot and character, the plot-driven play would be all but incomprehensible, based as it is so entirel ...
... that hung from the ceiling above the stage. Jonathan Adams notes that “…the Narrator was the only fully formed character and dialogue in the original script because, without his explanations of both plot and character, the plot-driven play would be all but incomprehensible, based as it is so entirel ...