Descriptive Essay: The Art Of Kathryn Mccormick

Kyle stands in the middle of the stage and does another show-and-tell type speech on the play. Whilst he is standing in the middle of the stage, he incorporates direct address and space as he stands by himself in front of the audience. There are no sounds, the light is only on Kyle and this mood is made so that the audience concentrates on his story as it is an important information on the play. Like the previous speech, he begins with a very lovely story about how he founds and loves a cat. However, when he starts to talk about when his father found the cat, the story takes a dark turn and tension builds. Kyle’s voice becomes faster, louder and shaky to show the emotions which he feels. The actress which plays Jessie morphs into the cat at this point by using the conventions of multiple roles to assist in telling the story. This story is very important in the play as the plastic bag which his father used to kill his cat becomes a major symbol throughout the play in various types of scenes. Whenever he feels threatened, upset or sad, he pulls out the bag and put it around his head and neck. Thus, this shows the audience his emotions and let them link the symbolism with the scene without having to physically talk. This shows that Kyle’s life is affected by his violent father and

The lights went out and white smoke filled the air. The huge moving screen lit up with Beyoncé’s face coming on and off the big white screen. Then the white screen started to rotate revealing Beyoncé and her background dancers with wide brim hats going up and down. She starts singing “formation” and throughout the crowd you hear screams of

As I sat enveloped in her story of overcoming conclusions, she taught my heart to embrace each quirky part of myself. I identified with Elle Woods’ need to prove herself. This idea of accepting individuality provided me with the courage to audition for my first show, the Arvada Center’s production of Footloose. Since that first nerve-racking, nail-biting experience, I have come to find myself through each move I dance onstage. Getting my first big role, the Dragon in a production of Shrek, I poured my heart out, knowing the people ready to judge and mock were watching. After the show, the peers who judged my intelligence approached me, saying things like, “I never knew you could sing like that.” Through performing I found myself again. I shifted back to the girl I was, the girl who cared about her morals. I want to perform, hoping to provide audience members with the ability to connect with characters who can offer them a point of realization, as Elle Woods did for me.

At 3:00 PM on Sunday April 13th, 2014, I attended the performance “Shared Graduate Dance Concert at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center-Dance Theatre. Walking into the theatre I had anticipated experiencing an upright performance. This sensation came as I visited the website for the Shared Graduate Concert and saw a breath taking photo that entailed a person behind a curtain holding their hand up and a fuzzy person in front of a curtain. Also, I knew I was in for a good ride after I saw Meghan Bowden in the pamphlet.

The show was starting in just a few hours and everyone was rushing around making sure nothing would go wrong. The dancers putting on the last of their makeup going through their check-list. “Pointe shoes hair sprayed? Check. Hair hair sprayed? Check. False eyelashes? Not check!". I found myself wandering away from the others to a place where I can get just a minute alone. A minute alone to collect my thoughts before heading into the chaos. My dance was relatively soon so I decided to head back to get ready early. Standing backstage will most likely be the most nerve-racking experience ever. My white dress sparkled due to diamonds sewed onto the bodice. A crown placed in front of my bun made me feel complete. "Listen, you have to seize the moment and stay in it. Use that adrenaline and make this the best you have ever dance. But most importantly, have fun while you are out there. I'm proud of you". With Olivia's words, I get a sense of courage flow me. "Don't worry," I tell her, "I'm not going to throw away my shot". She smiles at me encouragingly. The audience claps and the music ends. Oh dear god it's my turn next. My body goes on autopilot as the music starts. Grand Jeté after Grand Jeté I leap, twirl, and pose my way off the stage; a smile not leaving my face the whole

Viveca being invited to the show seems to coincide with her light to freedom as Blacks. This can best describe as a dream comes true. She feels excited to see the light of her dream. It develops a sense of “winding up things” through her musical-comedy itinerants. The play ends with a reconciliation mode where Kirsten choose to look back not in a fury but with an enjoyment and compassionate of her wrongdoers. Viveca’s courage of unveiling her identity finally brings hope and freedom to the blacks as they are accepted and respected as part of the white

The king and queen have thrown a huge party for their daughter’s birthday and everyone is happy and celebrating. While Aurora is dancing with princes from other countries, a woman shows up with a gift for Aurora. Aurora happily accepts the gift and begins to dances with it. Not knowing that there is a needle hidden inside, she accidentally pricks her finger. The woman who gave the gift then changes into Carabosse’s robe revealing who she really was. Everything in the palace suddenly changes and the stage starts to get dark and covered in vines while all the dancers on stage begin to falls

It was now or never Keylen her music started playing and she watched Letitia dance and she started to follow her and she looked a little awkward doing it. And she slowly started to remember and she started to flow with her.Then the feeling get left her and she was performing and she kept it going with it. The she was smiling she was having fun.The was bringing back old memories.She started to have flash back when she was dancing when she was small.She closed her eyes feeling free.

I began screaming my head off, ultimately waking up my entire household. I can remember the beating of my heart, sweaty palms and shaky voice. Reality then began to sink in that the musical would be on my shoulders. In that moment I began to doubt myself. I only had the experience of two plays and being in the ensemble of a musical. Could I do this? And even so how did come they chose someone like me? A million negative thoughts began running through my head, and looking back, those thoughts motivated me to work my hardest in order to prove that I belonged. Taking that last bow on the transformed stage changed my life

My heart is in my throat as I walk onstage. The curtain opens, and the dance number starts. I see my friend Maggie come out with the rest of the graceful dancers. She looks at ease, and I start to sweat. I remember the dance moves that Sophie taught us. Up, step, back, tease and turn. As I move my way up to the front of the circle, I try to remember the lines that I have to

In the middle of the stage a woman named Charlie sang the lyrics “dreams keep me alive” while playing her guitar. I’m amazed by how she can sing the high and low vocals perfectly. The background music contains the drums and guitar playing blends perfectly with her singing. She asked Amanda, her mom’s friend, to give her a chance to demonstrate that she has a potential to become a songwriter. When she sang her song, it was strong and beautiful to hear. I was shocked because she could really become a singer in real life, not just in the play performance. Her voice is captivating and it makes me feel alive like going to a concert for the first

He explains his circumstance as “more than giving up on music”, alluding to depressive thoughts of how pathetic his life was and thoughts of death. He explains how in just two days’ time, she turned his life around, and he doesn’t know how to thank her. The scene is set in an Irish pub, with Guy, Girl, Andrej, Reza, and Svec celebrating their success. I see the stage as dimly lit, with a spotlight on the emcee and some blue light in the background, indicating darkness. The stage has bar stools filled with people at the bar stage right, with a platform center stage.

This was it. I stepped onto the beautiful outdoor amphitheater stage. Everything seemed to swirl around me in different shades of green, and the audience appeared to be just blobs of color that my eyes could not make out into specific shapes. I was not thinking about what I was presently doing, but rather fretting over the choreography ahead, worrying about the unknown situations that might arise, and the outcome of the dance piece. Would people like my dancing? Would my teachers be proud? Would I be asked to join the company? All these thoughts racing around in my head made me feel like the world was

The finale is made to be a sort of hell for the audience making them ask “Did they go through all that just to be anonymous?” As they watch each person's history essentially self destruct as the dancers high-kick in chorus line uniformity. Not only does the staging of the finale highlight the situation, the song “One” itself is a dejected commentary on the lives of the dancers. The lyrics allude to a woman that is “sublimely” special, a star, if you will, that “woman” is a nonentity, never appearing once during the whole number. Instead, the audience's attention is kept on the very people meant to stay in the background: the chorus, now dressed to the nines in their shimmering false attires. In a strange moment of doubleness the audience sees the chorus in some ways, as the stars of the show, at the same time, the dancers have been dismissed to the background, made transparent, and destined to sing about a star that is more famous than they are, adding to the irony and disheartening fact that “she” is missing in action. This finale is the American Dream theatricalized for the broadway

The guy from the previous scene proceeds to bring out the girl in white, but she appears to be dead this time. I get the impression that she is dead since her body is hanging loosely and the guy is carrying her to the metal frame bed. Shortly after laying her down, the other dancers come out and they dance in a very sensual way. Ultimately, the final piece of the performance was Waking Life. For this piece, the whole cast came out to perform. This piece had a festive vibe to it and the performers looked like they were having fun. The girl from before that appeared dead was also brought out where she started dancing with a new guy she met. This finale appeared as if the performance was a dream and the girl from the beginning was just dreaming. The show ends with all of the performers coming out and bowing to the