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    techniques of ballet. The Sleeping Beauty, ballet was first performed in 1890. The music was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and the choreographer of the original production was Marius Petipa. Having given bold contemporized dance-theatre makeovers to both The Nutcracker and Swan Lake, Matthew Bourne started turning his attention, in 2011, to that other great 1890s Tchaikovsky/Petipa ballet, The Sleeping Beauty. The result detailed sets and costumes, evocative lighting and a story line that transports

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    Nutcracker Ballet is based on the story of the original story which was written by E.T.A. Hoffman in 1816. Although Hoffman’s story was a fairy tale, it was not meant for children. Then in 1892, a choreographer named Marius Petipa sought Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky to write music which would become one of the most popular ballets of the world. It was Christmas Eve at the Stahlbaum house and it was attended by all the townspeople. Soon the party grew as the guest began to arrive. Then, godfather Drosselmeyer

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    had the pleasure of attending the Texas State Symphony Orchestra Recital at Evans Auditorium. The performance was made up of two pieces: “Overture to Nabucco” composed by Giuseppe Verdi and “Symphony No. 5 E minor op. 64” composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky with its 4 movements. The theme of the overall performance was “Fifth and Fate”, depicting the ideas of life and destiny. Despite its flaws, the concert very well exemplified this theme and overall put on a delightful and memorable performance.

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    in her profession, by struggling from her inside unconsciousness, curious to understand the darkness and break free from her old identity to become an ideal artist. A story was inspired from a famous ballet play, original written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ‘Swan Lake’. Ballet is a high class performance dancing that require a lot of skills, talent, and a years of training, performer need to be intensively practice to retain proficiency, it is not only about the movement, but to be capable to act and

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    Over the course of this assignment; I have discovered much about myself. Likewise, I probably would not have learned this much about myself or my career, had I not taken this course. Such as how I have found my personality group through Human metrics; which presented that I was within the INFJ grouping (Jung, 1998). I was also able to learn much more about the career that I may be pursuing in the future, as well as the people in the field similar to it. The Jungian personality test showed that my

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    : 3 A2. MATH Standard 1: Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombi, rectangles, and others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals). A2. SCIENCE Standard 3: Students will understand the relationship between the force applied to an object and resulting motion of the object. Objective 1: Demonstrate how forces cause changes in speed or direction of objects. A2. LITERATURE Standard 7:

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    to the domineering male characters, but they are frequently passive as well. Disney’s Sleeping Beauty was released in 1959. Written by Erdman Penner, it was based upon La Belle au bois dormant by Charles Perrault, The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, and Little Briar Rose by The Brothers Grimm. Immediately after WWII, women were sent home from working in factories to take care of the upcoming baby-boomer generation. Women were segregated into doing domestic labor, primarily focusing on housekeeping

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    1. Disney’ golden age of animation a) 1940 b)Though Disney films are considered wholesome and upbeat,characteristic of this era of films is their darkness. Though they are somewhat eerie and perhaps disturbing, scenes like these are typically sandwiched between two more upbeat and positive scenes, creating an extreme mood shift that engages all of the audience’s emotions. This style of animation also landed the “Golden Age” the nickname “The Tar and Sugar Era”, due to its dramatic jumps from dark

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    Center. The performance was held on the 16th of April, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. The performances was based on two trios. One in B-flat major, Op. 97 (“Archduke”) by Ludwig Van Beethoven, and A minor, Op. 50 (“In Memory of a Great Artist”) by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Lynn Harrell, is a well-known Cello player who has toured in many places like Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and many more places around the United States (U.S.). Anne-Sophie Mutter, who is known for being one

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    The one thing that sets humans apart from the rest of the animal kingdom is our ability to create. We’ve become experts in innovation and invention, crafting a world of metal and concrete and complex cultural interactions. One might, then, wonder why such a core beneficiary which shoved us out of primal instinct and into modern life is so blatantly neglected by today’s culture. Those who wish to pursue a creative art are called hopeless dreamers and those who have achieved it are ridiculed for making

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