The Rite of Spring was first performed in 1913 at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris. Composed by Igor Stravinsky, choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky, costume, props and scenery designed by Nicholas Roerich, commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev and danced by the Ballet Russes, The Rite of Spring caused shockwaves which would go on to affect all aspects of the arts for many years to come. In the 1910’s, and pre-World War One, art and artists mindsets were shifting, modernism was making itself ...
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Women leave in a house is nothing new! It happens in real life, it happens also in literature. But there is a lot of difference between Nora leaving a house of Ibsen's drama and Anna's leaving house in Tolstoy drama. Anna beautiful, high-quality, multi-folded woman. But Ibsen does not say much about the beauty of Nora, I can be seen in the play 'A Doll's House'. Dr Rank is very sick, the dying person. His death is inevitable and his impending death has influenced the flow of the drama. In that ...
An Inspector Calls is a play scripted by JB Priestly that focuses on relevant themes to the time it was set - 1912. the post-war condition of writing allowed Priestly to include and explore developing themes of the time; such as the social class gap and the socialist vs capitalist views. The plot focuses on the Birling family during a celebration of their daughter's (Sheila) engagement to the son of their rivaling company, Gerald Croft of Crofts Limited. Their dinner is disturbed by an ...
Eddie Carbone who is the main protagonist of Arthur Miller’s play A View From The Bridge’ has a very stereotypical view of how a ‘real man’ should be. As can be evidenced with is attitude towards Rodolpho, Eddie is intolerant and even hostile towards those who do not follow the traditional image of a man. Threats to his honour or the image of his masculinity, in the form of hostility and aggression, is what causes the conflicts that appear throughout the play. The three themes entwine together ...
Art is something that elicits an emotion, thought or belief from an individual, at least that is what it is widely known to be, but this isn't always the case. Many people still feel that art is something which’s sole purpose is to entertain. So what really is the purpose of art? Even though the dictionary definition of entertainment is “the action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment”, entertainment can also be defined as intellectually intriguing or stimulating. Art, ...
It is curious to see the great star of the musical Wicked on Broadway, Indina Menzel, giving her voice to a character in Disney’s Movie, Frozen. This movie, that is an example of success, has won many awards, among them the Oscar for the best animation movie and music. However, does a musical produced in a theater such as Les Miserables or Chicago have the same success and prestige as the movie version? The advance of technology in the field of cinema that has been possible to adapt and ...
On September 29th the School of theatre and music presented Luis Alfaro’s most recent play Electricidad. Electricidad was directed by Marcela Muñoz at the UIC Theatre.
Electricidad is a story based around a young woman in her early twenties living in East Los Angeles. Her neighborhood consists of families of Latino immigrants that they call cholos who speak a mixture of Spanish and English. The cholos in this neighborhood are raised to be tough and be loyal to the gang that their families ...
In 600BC, or thereabouts, something pretty cool happened. Theatre as we know it was born! Well, that isn’t strictly speaking true. Let’s say, rather, that Ancient Greek Theatre was born! And with it came a host of legendary theatre makers. Sophocles, Aristophanes, Aeschylus, these and many others with similarly unpronounceable names took to the stage and, for the first time in the history of humanity, truly acted! Again, this isn’t, strictly speaking, true. But no matter, because this isn’t a ...
Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot dramatizes the existential condition of mankind by staging two tramps who are trapped in the puzzling situations of waiting for someone who doesn’t come but leaves them with an assurance of coming the next day. The play challenges naturalist assumptions of drama through its cyclic structure, lack of plot progression, and characterization lacking in their purposes. The play, therefore, classifies as ‘absurdist’ in its rejection of realist conventions of ...
Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979) is among the latest adaptations of the Sweeney Todd story. The play stars Len Cariou as Sweeney Todd, the ex-barber who returns to London after fifteen years of imprisonment on a false charge and Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett, owner of Mrs. Lovett’s Meat Pie Shop (home of “the worst pies in London) and Todd’s eventual accomplice. My impression of the play is very favorable; the remarkable acting ...
Is the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company’s Casting in Theatre Colour-Blind Or Racist
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When it comes to casting, it’s difficult not to be biased especially if you’re looking for something specific. Colour-blind casting (also known as non-traditional casting) is where the race, ethnicity, body size and gender of actors when casting is not relevant. The Royal Shakespeare Company- formerly (1875–1961) Shakespeare Memorial Company and the National Theatre (1976) are two of the biggest classical companies in the world. The RSC was originated in order to centre on works by William ...
Walking into the theatre I was unsure of what to expect. I had heard of MOMIX before but all I really knew about them was that they were a modern company that consists of dancer illusionists who are under the direction of Moses Pendleton. As a dancer I have seen multiple modern dance company performances, and in some cases these other performances are a bit odd and hard to interpret. However, I was surprisingly pleased with the stories I was able to interpret from the choreography. I believe ...
On Thursday the 13th, “The Burning Tower” took place. It was based in response to the Greenfell tower being burned down. This is one of the most tragic events in British history. The play writer and actors did an outstanding job covering this devastating incident. The SPID Theatre had an interesting approach to this issue by showing the aftermath of the disaster compared to showing the actual fire taking place. This is a moving subject for many people because of how recent it happened and the ...
Newcastle’s Young People’s Theatre has a terrific reputation for indulging in productions which are undoubtably appropriate and well suited for their large demographic of young actors. It allows young performers to experience the professional theatre experience and creative outlet in it’s traditionally high energy and engaging productions. It’s latest offering in collaboration with the theatres senior school production team was no exception. In theory; this production was to have a boiling ...
Tango Ballad was a duet featured in a Music Theatre Production in Threepenny Opera. The song was written by German composer Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht who is a German writer. Weill’s musical talent was recognised early during his teenage years. At twelve years of age he was composing concerts in a hall which was located above his family quarters. Weill’s also supported himself in a number of different musical occupations from playing the organ in a synagogue to teaching students in music ...
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