The sun dance is a ceremony performed in honour of the sun that is followed by some indigenous people of the United States of America and Canada. It includes family gathering to pray for healing, some make sacrifices on behalf of the community, participants prove that they are brave by overcoming pain and going through obstacles to help them prove that they are brave. The sun dance is really religious and an important ceremony of the Plains Indians (member of any native American) of North America
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Quarter 3 Concert Review I decided to go to a Jazz Ensemble Concert at Seminole State College. The performances that were given were excellent. Each of their songs had an interesting aspect that kept me very intrigued. They had a special guest named Major Bailey, a major trombonist for the Jazz Ambassadors of the U.S. Army Field Band. He performed in in the Seminole State Jazz Combo and transcribed a song called “Makin Whoopie”. He was given the oprotnity to direct this to the ensemble and have
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Directed by Sharon Graci and written by College of Charleston Alumni David Nelson, the play Folly Beach was produced and showcased at the PURE Theatre. David Nelson explores real life circumstances such as marriage, infidelity, and forgiveness. Although these are serious and sensitive subjects, Nelson reveals problems and solutions to these ideas in a comedic manner. I believe Nelson’s objective was to keep the audience engaged and filled with laughter. Nelson presents subjects that the majority
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were even white! The atmosphere that the ballet blanc created was not only sweet but soft. The lighting was soft and music was sweet. Some examples of ballet blanc would be the performance of La Sylphide, act two and Giselle. I chose to watch and write about the video on Coppelia by the Royal Ballet. The performance took place on a stage in a theater. The lighting was darker, but where the two main dancers were on stage it was more lighted so you could see them more clearly. On the stage there
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Participating in art is beneficial for any person young or old. Whether they are on stage or behind the scenes every contribution uses creativity to enhance the performance. Acting on stage challenges your mind & body to outwardly express your emotions, taking your character & fully submerging yourself in the story. Without your tech team, the show loses flare & little details that enrich your production. Working
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The Beatles are not typically associated with orchestra music, but due to George Martin and the North Carolina Symphony’s performance, I was able to experience the classical side of The Beatles live. In Raleigh’s Memorial Hall, Saturday, April 23rd, I attended the Classical Mystery Tour, which was accompanied by the North Carolina Symphony. The performance featured the Classical Mystery Tour, which is a cover band for The Beatles, that played over thirty revolutionary songs. The North Carolina Symphony
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overpowered the rest of the band in measures 98 through 102. The trumpets also overplayed the band in Jared Barnes’ Adventum during measures 29 through 35. The lack of balance lead to individuals sticking out, which diminished the impact of the performance. Although the Wind Ensemble had good intonation throughout the majority of the concert, there were a few areas that were not as solid as they could have been. For example, the cord in Jared Barnes’ Adventum in measure 15 contained wrong notes in
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his plays enjoyable to his diverse audience by making them relatable. Hamlet’s speech in Act 4 Scene 4 is one that does exactly that. It can relate to its various listeners, but still be interpreted differently by each one. The original Hamlet performance was astounding to the Elizabethan audience
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A sport, an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another for entertainment. When you hear these words, many of you may think of baseball, basketball, football, or volleyball, but there is one more sport that may not have crossed your mind, dance. Dance is not considered a sport by many people because they believe ballet is an art rather than a sport, but there are many reasons why I think it should qualify as both. Though dance may look
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On Monday, march 12 2018, at about 7:30pm I attended a musical concert at Chabot college in building 1300. The concert was tithe “Chabot wind symphony”. It was a concert that was conjoined with Chabot wind ensemble and Tennyson high school jazz ensemble, Patricia Hurtado was the director of Tennyson High School while Beverly Johnson was the director of Chabot wind ensemble. Tennyson high school jazz ensembles and the instrument they played were, CLARIENT, which was played by Charles Hingco
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