Performance Essay

ideas between the choreographer and viewers. I think this is what makes a performance so particularly exciting for the viewer. The interpretive aspect of dance allows the viewer to actively participate in the performance. In relation to their own personal experiences, they can bend what they see according to what they know and in some instances may learn something new about the world or themselves through the dance performance. Banes offered a good example by Jack Anderson that I was enthralled by

The major performing rights organizations were formed to help songwriters and publishers collect performance royalties from their original copyrighted material. The first performing rights organization was created when composers were making their main revenue from sheet music sales. Those composers believed that they deserved to to fairly compensated from people performing their compositions they created ASCAP to help protect them and collect royalties (Schlackman). After ASCAP was founded radio

on the famous “To Be or Not to Be” soliloquy. Some have opted for a modern twist, props, the use of just their body language, etc to make their mark on this intense scene. Here I will be examining the performances of Ethan Hawke, Richard Burton and Benedict Cumberbatch. In Ethan Hawke's performance he is a modern day Hamlet giving the speech in a Blockbuster. The use of modern devices, the beginning of the speech being a voiceover and the images being shown on the TV screens, add to the soliloquy

This poem is a monolog and the poet is alone narrating the whole story as the speaker. The poem is about a man diagnosed with OCD who falls in love with a woman. The influence of this incident in the speaker’s life soon becomes evident as he says “The first time I saw her... Everything in my head went quiet. All the ticks, all the constantly refreshing images just disappeared.” Eventually, however, the woman starts ignoring what she used to love about the speaker’s behavior: “Some mornings I’d start

Dance Plus Final Paper Just recently I went to view the Dance Plus Spring performance on Saturday April 23rd, 2016. Overall, the show was unique and exciting at the same time. Each of the performances were very different and they conveyed their own separate messages and themes, which made them all so exciting and fun to watch. The performance that I will be critiquing in this paper is “Excerpts from The Rambler.” Choreographed by Joe Goode and Melecio Estrella, this piece was performed in a proscenium

affect the development of intelligence, but accurate self-assessment about self-confidence is the factor that tremendously affects the growth of intelligence of a person. People tend to inaccurately assess themselves when it comes to their cognitive performance, which can affect their cognitive abilities’ development. In one

Punch-drunk is a British company that performs a wide variety of theatrical performances and transforms them into the wild and the peculiar. It was founded in 2000 (En.wikipedia.org. (2017) by Artist and Director Felix Barrett, who was award an MBE on July 5th 2017 for his work in the theatre industry (Anon, (2017). The Company has been producing shows for 17 years, taking classical storytelling and adding their own twist on the story. The stories are then turned into real-life pieces that are not

circus that features aerial acts, musicians, acrobats, balancing and the wheel of death. The concept of Le Noir is based on the best performers in the world gather to create an intimate style show where the audience is inches away watching the performance on stage. Part of the concept is to make the audience experience the show with the help of special effects ("Le Noir”). Description Company: Le Noir Genre: Contemporary circus Show type: resident show Date of premiere: 2012 Location: Marina

choreographers and fellow dancers, and organising extra rehearsals for the group outside of scheduled rehearsal times. I also ensured I was working on developing my performance skills throughout this process by practicing technical exercises and routines daily to enable me to perfect movements and improve my overall level of performance. Rehearsing the routine daily will gradually improve

enthusiastic artist along with his drum player and bass player. Albert Castiglia led his band on vocals and guitar. His performance at Biscuits and Blues located in the heart of San Francisco on May 27, 2016 was full of heartfelt songs, laughter, and humor. The atmosphere was upbeat in an intimate yet inviting, and comfortable setting. The audience waited patiently and eagerly for the performance of Albert Castiglia while enjoying some cocktails and Southern cuisine. A mixture of people ranging in age and