...Extended Essay Group 3: History To what extent did breaking code JN-25 and code ULTRA give aid to the Allies in the Pacific and Atlantic theatres of World War Two? Word Count: 3746 Abstract: This extended essay has the subject of Code Breaking Intelligence. When studying the Second World War, the phrase ‘code breaking’ is not highlighted as a significant factor, so this investigation is to assess the contribution of code intelligence in the Second World War. The main question being: To what extent did breaking code JN-25 and code ULTRA give aid to the Allies in the Pacific and Atlantic theatres of World War Two? The scope of this investigation is confined to two specific codes called the JN-25 and Ultra. This is due to the abundance of codes and ciphers used during WWII. It is also limited to where, either the Pacific or Atlantic theatres, these two codes were most effectively applied to aid the Allies. Information was attained from secondary sources to create a bank of relative information to the research question. The conclusion that can be drawn from this investigation is that code intelligence did significantly aid the Allies in the Pacific and Atlantic theatres. With the assistance of JN-25 the Americans halted the Japanese in the Pacific theatre, stopping its expansionist and aggressive behaviour. Similarly, the British and the Americans, with the help of code Ultra, achieved an offensive against Germany and Hitler, plus shortening the war by two to four...
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...THEATRE HISTORY INSTRUCTOR: THAR 281 Fall 2013 Exam #1 Review What is Theatre/ The Origins of Theatre: 1. Define “theatron” the seeking place 2. List the specific areas of theatre: Performer, spectator, text, visual elements, spectators 3. What are the three types of playing spaces discussed in class? a. Proscenium b. Arena c. Thrust 4. What are the three areas of design discussed in class? What are the purposes of each? 5. What are the two most ESSENTIAL elements of theatre? Audience and performers 6. Performances developed in the moment of performance (without a formal written text) are known as 7. Define and cite examples of ritual. Ritual - the acting out of an established prescribed procedure. Example: aggie ring dunk, midnight yell, Thanksgiving 8. Define and cite examples of ceremony. -Ceremony- formal religious or social occasion, usually led by a designated authority figure -Examples: Wedding, funerals, church ( pastor has to keep the audience engaged), music 9. What is the primary distinction between ritual and ceremony? Ceremony is led by an authoritative figure 10. Define efficacious: done with expecting results 11. Define methexis: Group sharing 12. It is commonly accepted that theatre developed through: myth, ceremony, and ritual 13. Examples of theatrical performance can be seen in everyday life through People telling crazy stories about what happened to them and acting them out with hand signals etc. -Imitation, role...
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...Ethics in Theatre Theatre is a form of communication that has been influencing the world for thousands of years. At its most basic form, theatre is story-telling. However, today’s modern society has pushed theatre to be bolder and bigger in order to stay above the waters. Much of this has come with the sacrifice of morality in order to have the most “shock factor”. This brings about the question, can theatre maintain Christian principles without hindering communication and the development of art, especially in a modern society? With a deep analysis on different aspects of ethics in theatre such as community, technology, duty, and propaganda it is very clear that in order to be true theatre, it must always chose art over morality. Although most theatres find it hard to follow Christian philosophy, they do not have to sacrifice the practice of being ethical in order to remain effective communicators. The idea behind ethics is developing an idea of what is “right” and what is “wrong” within a community and an individual. Ethics differ in different communities because they are based on the values of each community. This is why it is hard to have true Christian ethics in theatre. Because we were created by God, humans are called to be virtuous and tell the truth. By studying what is good, just and beautiful, one will become good, just and beautiful. Sometimes theatre focuses on themes that are far from what is just and good. Plato was worried that the idea of free imagination took...
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...2014 How to Become a Successful Musical Theatre Performer Musical theatre is a form of theatre that incorporates dialogue, music, dancing, singing and acting and that has recently seen a huge resurgence in its popularity with television and talent shows. Musical theatre is a great thing. When you become a part of a musical theatre club, you will learn many things and it helps you to grow more and it helps you to develop your skills in singing, acting and dancing. But how can we become successful in musical theatre? There are some tips that can help you to become a successful musical theatre performer. First, get a proper training. You should have a background in singing, acting or dancing. You should have some basic skills ready when getting involved in theatre. Enroll in some basic acting, dance, and vocal classes. In proper training, you should also have a proper diet and exercise to become physically fit. Your voice teacher should be teaching you to be aware of what is healthy and safe for your voice. Pain, hoarseness, and raspiness are all troublesome signs (Causey, 2012). Second, Get comfortable with putting yourself out there. Perhaps, it is really hard but actually more necessary. It does not matter what other people think about what you are doing. Always give your hundred percent in your performance, be confident. Do not mind what other people say, the important thing is you did your part. There’s nothing wrong in doing what is right. Always say yes. (Jun, 2014). If...
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...Shakespeare has written some of the most memorable plays in history. It was probably the most important structure in Shakespeare’s career. Throughout its history the Globe Theatre has hosted the very best of Shakespeare’s productions or works of art such as Hamlet, and the Twelfth Night were written to be performed on the stage of the Globe Theatre. The Globe Theatre was a theatre located in London, England. The Globe Theatre is commonly associated with William Shakespeare. The theatre was built in 1599 by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, which happened to be William Shakespeare’s playing company (Linda Alchin). The land that the theatre was built on was owned by Thomas Brend and was later inherited by his son Nicholas Brend and then later on his grandson Sir Matthew Brend. On the 29th of June 1613 the theatre was destroyed by a fire during a performance of Henry the Eighth (Linda Alchin). The Globe Theatre was rebuilt in June of 1614 and was closed in 1642. There is a modern reconstruction of the Globe Theatre in London called Shakespeare’s Globe and it opened in 1997 (J.M Presley). The Lord Chamberlain’s Men were actors who were shareholders in the Globe Theatre. The Globe Theatre was divided into shares of ten percent each with two brothers, Richard and Cuthbert Burbage having a double share or twenty-five percent each (Linda Alchin). Originally there was supposed to be a seventh shareholder, William Kempe but he sold his share to the four minority shareholders...
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...The History of Theatre Alanna Leon Effective Essay Writing/COM/150 May 27, 2012 Michael Macbride The History of Theatre Theatre is a fantastic, entertaining, and very old art form. An evolution of storytelling, theatre is an expression of life. The history of theatre can be traced all the way back to the time of Ancient Greece. The art of theatre has survived many years and has evolved greatly during those years. A performance you would have seen in Ancient Greece is not at all what you would see in a performance today. Many things in theatre have changed, from the dialogue and costumes, to the sets, themes, and the playwrights themselves. Just as the human race has had to adapt to changes in order to survive over the years, theatre has done the same. There is one thing that has not changed all that much and that is that people still use theatre as an escape. While theatre was originally used as a form of worship to the Greek god Dionysus, the art of theatre has greatly evolved over the years and is now mainly used as a source of entertainment. There is not much history pertaining to the origin of theatre. Most research comes from wall paintings and hieroglyphics. One of the first dramas was performed in Egypt and is said to be the beginning of theatre. This drama was the Abydos passion play, involving the story of Osiris (Robinson, 2002). Most of the first recorded examples of theatre come to us from Ancient Greece. Ancient Grecians had four festivals honoring...
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...Fringe theatre is ‘not mainstream theatre’ and comes from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe The target audience 89% of young adults watch TV in their spare time 41% of young adults read newspapers in 2008 77% of young adults were using the internet every day In 2003, 64% of young adults, 18- 24, had signed a petition; 57% had made some form of financial donation to a cause; 20% had gone on a march or demonstration Could we identify influential bloggers and give them a free ticket to the show to write a review about it? BroadwayBaby FringeReview and FringeGuru are all twitter users that are happy to retweet interesting messages about a show/ BHM it's worth getting your venue to re-Tweet you, and also if you're going on after the Fringe, get those venues to also re-Tweet. Your festival buzz then can move with you come up with an image, look and feel that will instantly be associated with your show. It will form your poster design, flyers, press releases and be prominent in every scrap of communication between you and your potential audience Branded beer matts and flags for pubs or high street perfromances? Could we flyer in cool pubs in different areas, and give the landlord a few free tickets so that they tell their regulars about the performances? Make sure we spend LESS than our ticket price per person to get people in the door!!! Fundraising – could we have a fundrasing option on the website? So that people who are interested in the plays and looking...
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...the twentieth scene of Peter Weiss’ The Marat/Sade ‘Monsieur de Sade is whipped’ in the style of Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed? Word Count: 1521 (Excluding quotes and citations) James Hilditch Standard Level Theatre 2/5/13 In 1950s and 1960s Brazilian Augusto Boal developed a new brand of political theatre designed to liberate the oppressed people of the world. Boal was angered by the theatre’s, “top-to-bottom process: the writer delivering the sermon to otherwise ignorant spectators who therefore remained passive receptacles of somebody else’s view of the world” and looked to flip the paradigm through his “Theatre of the Oppressed”. The underlying concept of Theatre of the Oppressed is that “we can amend, adjust and alter our actions to have different impact and to change our world” . Boal felt that, “The spectators in the people’s theatre cannot go on being passive victims” and his workshops became a “practice revolution”. He encouraged his audiences present images of oppression, discuss how the issue would be solved, and then enact a “rebellion”. In most cases Boal used workshops to convey his message, as a result a director interpreting the Marat/Sade would act as a facilitator in encouraging the “spect-actors” , 3 to construct images of oppression and finally overcome it. Figure 1 A picture of the Theatre of Oppressed at work; presented in-the-round. The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed...
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...Definition and Beginnings of Theatre Arts Theatre or theater is a branch of the performing arts. While any performance may be considered theatre, as a performing art, it focuses almost exclusively on live performers creating a self contained drama. A performance qualifies as dramatic by creating a representational illusion. By this broad definition, theatre had existed since the dawn of man, as a result of the human tendency for storytelling. Since its inception, theatre has come to take on many forms, utilizing speech, gesture, music, dance, and spectacle, combining the other performing arts, often as well as the visual arts, into a single artistic form. The word theatre means "place for seeing". The first recorded theatrical event was a performance of the sacred plays of the myth of Osiris and Isis in 2500 BC in Egypt. This story of the god Osiris was performed annually at festivals throughout the civilization, marking the beginning of a long relationship between theatre and religion. Elements and Principle of Theatre Arts There are six elements necessary for theatre: Plot, Character, Idea, Language, Music, and Spectacle. Script/Text, Scenario, Plan: This is the starting point of the theatrical performance. The element most often considered as the domain of the playwright in theatre. The playwright’s script is the text by which theatre is created. It can be simplistic, as in the 16thcentury, with the scenarios used by the acting troupes of the Commedia dell’ arte...
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...South Africa through Theatre This paper sets out to explore how processes of theatre making employed by The Mothertongue project, provide spaces for women to remap their personal narratives. Mothertongue works from the premise that the development and subsequent performance of stories in theatrical processes affords women the opportunity to re-write and remap their personal narratives and in so doing insert their voices into the landscape of South African Theatre. In an attempt to redress the gender imbalances and androcentricism prevalent in post-apartheid theatre, this paper speaks to the relationship between theatre, liminality and communitas. I am interested in unpacking how collaborative processes of theatre-making provide spaces for women to remap their personal narratives. Remapping in this instance refers to processes of transforming lived experience through story. I address how, through engaging in ritual activities that are central to the stories performed, actors, audiences and the owners of the source stories are invited to physically participate in remapping and transforming lived experience. Linked to this is the choice of form(s) and how this affects or impacts on the performed stories as well as on the construction of performed rituals and ultimately on the processes of remapping personal narratives. I focus specifically on Mothertongue’s 2004 production, Uhambo: pieces of a dream. The production was an integration of theatre and visual art in the...
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...the Theatre of Marcellus was the biggest theatre in ancient Rome? The theatre was completed in the late 1st BCE under the power of the emperor, Augustus. The theatre was built by Augustus and Julius Caesar. The theatre was prevailing for awhile by holding events such as the Secular Games, but later lost its popularity. There were other things that the Roman citizens found more entertaining. The theatre held the Secular Games which were very important to the Roman citizens. According to Ancient History Encyclopedia, the Secular Games were “...celebrations held in ancient Rome to mark the commencement of a new saeculum or generation.” and “The festival lasted three days and three nights during which sacrifices were made to...
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...the basis of your experience in this module, moving from the theoretical and historical part to the performative segment. What did you learn? How did the knowledge you gained of African, Chinese and Indian performance traditions help and inform your summative ensemble performance? What kind of problems did you encounter in your intercultural ensemble work? How did you solve them? Were you happy with the results? [This essay does not need to provide evidence of research and academic rigour. However, I would expect it to be written in lucid and clear English!] Throughout this module, there has been strong emphasis on three different non-western styles of theatre. The three styles of theatre researched were; Chinese theatre, African theatre and Indian theatre. Through each style that was studied, many different qualities emerged. To begin with, we looked at African theatre by studying the plays; Anowa by Ama Ata Aidoo and Rise & shine of comrade Fiasco by Andrew Whaley. From these plays I discovered how African theatre looks at telling stories within their plays, Also how a strong sense of colonialism and post colonialism dominates many of their plays, with regards to how the western world has influenced and changed Africa. There is also a lot of emphasis on movements, with tribal dances and movements, along with a lot of dream sequences within theatre from this country. Preceding this we looked at Chinese plays, them being Taking Tiger Mountain which is based upon a novel...
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...2007. However beyond the headlines, the industrys a study in contradictions although the number of theatres is in a decline, the number of screens is at an all-time rise. The revenues are high, but the attendance is ultimately flat-1.4 billion tickets were sold had rarely improved from 1997. In 1997, 1.35 billion tickets were sold, that is a fraction of the 4 billion tickets that were sold in 1946. In 1946, the average person would attend twenty-eight films a year compared to today; the average person today would attend only six films a year. With the United States population continuing to grow, the market size in the core demographic group is slowly growing. Americans tend to spend more time on entertainment than ever before-spending an average 3,500 hours annually-however only twelve of those hours are spent at the Cinemaplex. Every three days, the average person watches more television. Movies still remain popular as they always have but the opportunities for viewing outside the theatre has indeed increased greatly. The motion picture studios had increased their revenues through product DVD sales, product licensing, and global expansion. The exhibitors on the other hand, have seen their business in a decline. Nowadays, movies are more available than ever before and fewer people are venturing out to the theatres to see them. As a result of this sudden shift, many of the theatres had ceased in operation due to consolidation and a lack of patrons. A horror Show at the Cinemaplex...
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...Upgrading Technologies: Creates a Real-Life Movie Going Experience May 8, 2012 Abstract AMC Theatres began upgrades in their theatre technologies in 2009. Their project objective was to gain status as the number one movie exhibition industry in the world. The scope of the project would upgrade all of their facilities to incorporate 3D technologies, premium viewing, and state-of-the-art sound systems. This project would immerse the movie viewer into a real-life experience, thereby enticing the viewer to return satisfied, and become a steady patron of the company. Their estimated timeline for completion on technology upgrades for its remaining theatres is 2014. AMC Theatres, which stands for American Multi-Cinema was founded in 1920 when a father and his two sons purchased the Regent theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. AMC is second only to Regal Theatres, as a leading global movie theatre chain. The company gives credit to one particular son named Stanley Durwood. He believed that playing a multiple selection of movies in one movie house would in-turn lead to more guests, and more profits. This simple idea revolutionized the movie exhibition industry and became a blueprint for the industry. The concept for the movie theatre was born. It is this kind of inspiration that has encouraged the AMC Corporation to introduce more industry firsts. AMC was looking for a way to bring in new customers and refresh old patron relationships. Movie sales had begun to slump in the...
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...born in January 18ac63 into a wealthy Russian family. His family were always involved in the theatre so Sergeyvich got increasingly involved from a young age and when he was a teenager, he started working in theatres with the mind-set of becoming an acclaimed thespian and/or a director of theatre productions. He also studied piano and singing, and also performed in amateur plays with his siblings. As a teenager Stanislavski also had an excellent education in ballet, singing and acting. Although Konstatin Stanislavski went to drama school post his education in ballet, singing and acting, he dropped out as he didn’t like the style of performance, he thought it was over-dramatic, unrealistic...
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