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Butoh - Recultivating the Body In a scene from The Five Rings, an actor with a face white as chalk, his hair arranged in an elaborate Japanese traditional style, stares out at the audience. His eyes are slightly crossed, his teeth bared, his tongue hanging far out of his mouth. He meets the world salivating, spit dripping down his chin and mixing with the white paint, his eyes unblinking. It is almost difficult to take in a person with such extremity, such brutal singularity. This overt challenge

Alvarez, Marlene May 13, 2015 Eng 101 Final Draft Modernly Segregated Upon thinking about segregation, Jim Crow laws come to mind. It is commonly mistaken that it is abolished, but there are ways that segregation continues to exist. It continues to exist in L.A, just not in the way of laws segregating them, it exists through marginalization. African Americans and Latinos are pushed into certain areas to live amongst each other while Anglos stay among specific areas, as well. There are several

provides an overview on the subject of art appreciation for those entirely new to the subject. This is a complex topic to deal with and it is impossible to have a truly comprehensive discussion on the topic in such a brief essay. The student is advised to consult more advanced texts to gain further understanding of how to appreciate art more fully. HUMANITIES: What is it? • The term Humanities comes from the Latin word, “humanitas” • It generally refers to art, literature, music, architecture

English 1A 6 July 2009 How to Better a Community; Step One: College Students “I went to a large state school – the University of Illinois – and during my time there, I became one of the best two or three foosball players in the Land of Lincoln. I learned to pass deftly between my rigid players, to play the corners, to strike the ball like a cobra would strike something a cobra would want to strike. I also mastered the dart game called Cricket, and the billiards contest called Nine-ball

put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you see around you, what exists on the land, and then use that knowledge along with contemporary thinking to interpret what you see”. On the other hand, Frank Llyord Wright also known as Frank Lincoln Wright, was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator who designed more than 1,000 structures, 532 of which were completed. He believed in designing structures that were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy

Diversity flourished in the performing arts as well as in music, literature, and art. “By the time the novels, poetry, and dramas of the Harlem Renaissance were being recognized, African American music had already gained fame worldwide. Jazz and blues provided the background, the spirit, and the style for

Alyza Behar & Nathalie Pludwinski Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo CEO Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi is an Indian-born, business executive and current Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, the second largest food and beverage business in the world by net revenue. She was born on October 27, 1955 in Madras, India to a very conservative middle class indian family.She was a bit of a rebel, and tended to break rules as a young adult and child. She joined an all girls cricket team and became a part of

Odetta After reading the articles about folk music as well as articles about the famous folk singer, Odetta Holmes, I have learned that, folk music is music with lyrics that contain social issues, economic issues, hardships as well as relationship difficulties. Folk music is traditionally played with no more than a acoustic guitar or banjo. I have also learned that folk music has been around for a very long time and is, perhaps, the very first genre of music that started all around the world

Assignment 3: Research Your Favorite Instrument On The Web A. Task The purpose of this assignment is to develop critical thinking in your approach to researching your instrument of choice on the web. You may choose from any of the instruments mentioned in the course. For this assignment you are asked to SUMMARIZE or CRITIQUE the various features of each of the ten web sites NOT to simply copy and paste information directly from each site into your submission. Please don't just list a lot of

one of the reasons I chose this class in the first place. From my perspective, I view jazz together with classical instrumental music as elegant and exclusive. I associate it with luxurious restaurants, theaters, places like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, where people with great taste and deep understanding of music come to enjoy performances and celebrate important moments in their life. For my final paper I had an opportunity to visit the famous Village Vanguard jazz club on January 12th, 2014