be defined as opposing or fighting unjust, oppressive systems or power holders through action or argument (newtactics). In the film Mao's Last Dancer as well as Cabaret, resistance is displayed through characters actions, but also through dance performance. In both films , dance works as a means of escape, representing one's fundamental individual rights. The dance styles of ballet and burlesque performed in the films, combine art, passion and subject matters into a cultural resistance against autocracy
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The first soliloquy happens after King Claudius, Hamlet’s Uncle and now stepfather, and Queen Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother, ask Hamlet to stop drooping around about his father’s death which happened very recently. Instead of Hamlet, should be in glee in their marriage which they are publicly announcing to the kingdom. This announcement only makes Hamlet angrier which is the main theme in the first soliloquy in scene one act two. Hamlet says how much he misses his father and how hard it is to live
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On Thursday, February 2nd I attended the Charlotte Ballet for a tour of the company as well as watching their weekend performance at 1: 00p.m of Innovative Works at the Bonnefoux Center for Dance. The Charlotte Ballet is a Charlotte-based, world class repertory dance ensemble who is artistically directed by Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux. The Charlotte Ballet has been in existence for over twenty-five years where the company has been in four different locations. The company holds over 700 academy students
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NEW LEAD: I could feel the sweat rolling off my face and down my neck. I felt like I had been sitting in the waiting room for years. I was waiting for my turn to audition. Today I was auditioning for Carnegie Hall, the biggest opportunity that has been presented to me. But now I felt like I have come so far as I looked up at the big and prestigious building. Today I was performing at Carnegie Hall. **The chill of the wind blew softly on my face and sent a chill down my spine. It was a chilly
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This documentary film is filmed about a ballerina Ella. It is directed by Douglas Watkin will docuemt a Dubbo-born ballerina’s early career and meet different people, like her mother, teachers, family and friends, who shaped her identity in dance. ‘’ – All of Your support is everything. Just say thanks mum, friends, ballet teacher are not enough’’. ‘Ella’ is a literal story regarding Ella Havelka who is a dancer came from the Wiradjuni people in New South Wales and successfully became the first
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Audition and Casting During the choreographic process of my previous piece, I have experienced working with an average cast. My only piece, “Stuck” had five dancers and this number of dancers was fairly easy to manage. While being an novice choreographer I felt that I was going to have a difficult time placing them throughout the space. While preparing for each rehearsal I imagined each one of my dancers as a piece of a puzzle, this helped me understand where to place them throughout the space.
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“You guys have to play second part because it makes specific chords,” complained Emily Volum as she made up her own, unwritten notes that were twelve ledger lines above those specific chords. After having a great section leader, Hannah DeYoung, and a fantastic band experience my freshman year, I had no idea what was coming for me sophomore year. Emily was my section leader sophomore year for marching band and she would have been my stand partner in concert band, but unfortunately, she was too good
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In my lifetime I have been exposed to many artists, many genres of music and lots of different live performances. I have always enjoyed going to concerts ever since I was 10 and my mother took me to the Hilary Duff concert. Some say I am insane since I like to attend at least 5 concerts a year, but there is something about the atmosphere at a concert that entices me to continue to return. This past month I attended the Ariana Grande concert with two of my closest friends and this is the concert that
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If I were going to attend a concert, I would typically buy a ticket for a big-name artist at a stadium-like venue such as Madison Square Garden. In this regard, the Rasputina concert was against my status quo. The first thing that I noticed was that I was by far the youngest person there. The main area of the Haunt had a quaint yet unfamiliar vibe. I think that the building itself, which displayed records and music-related relics on the walls, produced the quaint feeling while the attendees produced
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At the beginning of the semester I was really worried that with my new job and with a bunch of credits that I’m taking this semester, that I wouldn’t at all be ready with the repertoire that was coming for the next couple of concerts. I wasn’t as ready as I felt I should’ve been but with such little time I think that I did very well with the 8 pieces that I had to learn for the “Hope Springs Eternal” concert. I felt as if I wasn’t ready when we got up to sing because I didn’t really sing the music
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