As I watched The Illusion I knew what was going to happen at the end. I knew that Calisto would not be dead even though he was killed. I knew that he was living in Paris as a theater actor. Since I read the book first I understood the play much better. Reading the book was challenging. The book was confusing because scenes kept changing as well as the names of the characters. I could not understand how one person could be three different characters. As I watched the play I could see how each scene
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start by saying that I watched a musical, as it was all that was readily available to me. I am not a big fan of musicals, and that will have a definite effect on my opinion I’m sure. Further, it is a little difficult for me to determine how a stage performance has been performed, without viewing multiple productions, or at least reading the script. However, as I did not have access to these options, I will try my best. In any case, a few months ago, I had the distinct privilege of watching a Lansing High
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Each semester, a variety of chamber groups, orchestras, soloists, and world music ensembles take the spot light at a plethora of venus across the University Michigan’s campus. They all have their own sound, whether that is made through a certain genre they play in particular, or because of the instruments used within the ensemble. Two varying groups that compare and contrast well with each other that I saw play this semester was the New York Philharmonic and the University of Michigan’s (U of M)
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“To be or not to be? That is the question.” This soliloquy has been used thousands, maybe even millions, of times. The Tragedy of Hamlet is written as substantial, yet subtle in this dramatic play. Shakespeare creates this drama with twists and turns in each scene, which spikes some readers to sit on the edge of one’s seat. Shakespeare uses soliloquies, dramatic dialogues, and revenge tragedy to unfold a tremendous amount of details of Hamlet, thus causing a dramatic irony approach. Between the
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i had never been to a musical concert before Friday December 9th, the concert that I attended was interesting and worth seeing. There were both things that I viewed to be positive and negative about this concert. Each song had something different to offer from the feeling of each piece, what I like and disliked about the piece, and my/crowd’s reaction. March was one of the first pieces I heard. This piece was quite peaceful. There was a smooth melody throughout the work. Although the melody was
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On the 28th of March, I decided to attend yet another trio concert at the breathtaking Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center. Arriving on time, I walked in and took my sit immediately as if I was a regular at this point. The daunting and new hall that I entered for the first concert has now become more of a comforting place filled with amazing musicians. Like the last concert at this hall, this concert was compromised of a trio. It was nice to see Charae Krueger (cello) and Robert Henry (piano)
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Season are so talented that watching Apollo recently has been a grand experience. The precise way the women were split into three groups (for a total--ironically--of nine muses) was impeccable! Three other "muses" that deserve to be seen in future performances of Apollo are Ashley Laracey, Brittany Pollack and Unity Phelan.
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in the most minimal. Consequently, the performers were able to deliver an excellent performance. How well they performed was reflected at the end of the play when the audience clapped for an extensive amount of
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In August of 2011, the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis had a concert that unfortunately five people were killed and fifty-eight were injured due to the stage collapsing (Durso Jr., 2012). The state fair was hosting a concert and the special guest was Sugarland. The concert was due to start around 8 p.m. (Durso Jr., 2012). The concert was held on about 250 acres of land, the temporary stage area was about 107 feet long, 57 feet wide and 56 feet high. Over the stage, there were suspended spotlights
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On December 30th I saw a performance of Spongebob the musical at the Palace Theatre in Times Square. This was a wonderful experience, and the production of the musical was absolutely wonderful. The book was well written with a complex plot and characters, and the music was written and performed very well. One small qualm I had was that because almost every song was written by a different artist, it felt very disjointed at times due to the fact that there were not many common motifs in the songs.
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