Does Privilege and Wage mean Success on the Stage? Let’s face it, you can’t turn on your TV at the moment without another reality show promising young hopefuls the chance of fame and celebrity. It’s everywhere – from ‘X Factor’ to ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, thousands of young aspiring Britney’s and Justin’s are led to believe that fame is just around the corner. But is it really that easy? How many of these ‘wannabes’ go on to achieve real success? Is it really that easy to become a big name in the West End or is it all down to hard work, going to the right schools and knowing the right people? There are hundreds of stage schools up and down the country offering training in singing, dancing and acting. Professional voice coaches, choreographers and actors all offer their expertise in bringing out the hidden talents of thousands of young budding performers. There is no doubt that these students work incredibly hard, and usually go on to achieve success in their field. But is it because of their natural talent or the opportunities that they have been given. Does this privileged schooling guarantee more success than to those who have the talent but not wealth? You may have noticed, whilst browsing through papers and magazines the rise in adverts offering opportunities for people from less privileged backgrounds to experience workshops or performing arts courses. These opportunities are designed to even out the imbalance of advantages in the industry, but are they really addressing the problem or are they just a show of political correctness? Many children from less privileged backgrounds will never have the opportunities of their wealthier peers but does it really matter in today’s media driven society? Maybe all you need is... ... middle of paper ... ... with a genuine talent, who has universal appeal and whose success will hopefully stand the test of time. Unfortunately many of the other finalists are long forgotton, one hit wonders who are reduced to touring the country in tribute shows. And this leads us back to the leading question ‘Does privilege and wage mean success on the stage?’ The statistics show that those of us lucky enough to go to a stage school are indeed more successful in making a career in the world of arts. The years of training, self discipline and hard work form an underpinning for the real, hard, cut throat world of showbusiness, making it easier to achieve a long and successful career. There is no doubt that for the lucky few success and fame can be achieved by the easier route, but for the majority the road is paved with sweat and tears and lots of hard work. See ya’ at the auditions!
It is clear that in the world of reality television, personality and popularity are everything. Popularity on reality TV shows can translate into commercial viability and an unreal life beyond reality television.
What started out as a hobby transformed into a passion for an art form that allows me to use movements and expressions to tell a story. Whether I’m on stage in front of an audience of just friends and family, hundreds of strangers and a panel of judges, or the whole school, performing over thirty times, has helped me build lifelong
Even though there are differences such as the audience and production, the magic of watching the performance in dancing, singing and acting are the same. This kind of art would be appreciated by the people through onstage or a cinematic production. However, in both ways of appraising, this is something beautiful to be enjoyed.
Reality based television has a broad landscape ranging from competitive game-like shows to programs following the daily lives of a group of people. Every major network now has some form of reality programming because the genre’s shows are high in viewership and require low costs for production. The genre is appealing to viewers because it provides them with a first-hand look into the lives of everyday people, which allows them to observe social behavior that helps them determine what is appropriate or not (Tyree, 2011, p. 397). Since the majority of modern reality stars start out as unknowns, frequent viewers of reality programming believed that fame is obtainable if they appear on a popular show (Mendible, 2004). According to Mendible’s evaluation of the genre in the article Humiliation, Subjectivity, and Reality TV, people enjoy reality programs beca...
The authors discuss the impact of access, power, and equity. Their data was collected in Mississauga territory. They wish to make their readers aware of the issue in the Canadian Theatre Review. The authors are campaigning for action, “A number of the commentaries consider the need for marginalized people to be the contributors, performers, and creators of their own representations on stage. Equity in theatre is not simply an acknowledgment of oppression; it is a rectification of misrepresentation.” (Burton and Newman
and supported by her fans. Her talent takes her to many places because she always has a creative
The myth that Australia is a classless society is still, till this day, circulating. With education opportunities differing, depending on your status in society and socioeconomic background, not all Australians share the same opportunity of education. Whether being a middle class citizen or an “elite” or from working class, all education opportunities offered, will be influenced by your financial status and hierarchy in society. Power can influence the outcome of an individual’s life.
So many young people go into the entertainment business. Most of them do not know that without a support system to keep them grounded and stable their mental development can be compromised. The society that we place so high in our culture and deem worthy of such high praise, eat our children alive. They grow too fast, have to defend themselves constantly, and are watched around the clock. As a society, we must take a look at what we are doing to the people in the entertainment industry.
Privilege can come in many forms. Financial privilege comes immediately to mind although this is a privilege that we should as a society strive to ensure in not a barrier to a worthy individual. This would be relatively straight forward to address given the privilege of a supportive environment is as important or more so than a financial privilege yet more difficult aspect in which to level the playing field. I consider myself privileged to have two parents that taught me the value of education as means to do good for the world. My parents, children and grandchildren of immigrants, grew up in poor circumstances but they had the privilege of parents who valued education. They strove to become engineers and used their education to make
Over the last few decades celebrity and fame has changed dramatically, from Alexander the Great to Kim Kardashian. Talent and achievements no longer play a huge role when it comes to our celebrities. “Much modern celebrity seems the result of careful promotion or great good looks or something besides talent and achievement” (Epstein2) with that being said celebrity-creation has blossomed into an industry of its own. Keeping up with all the gossips from breaking up to hooking up, law suits and drama many might come to an agreement that celebrity culture is starting to be the great new art form in our new generation and that it ...
Is this the reality we are seeing or will be seeing in the near future? Has the lead up to this degree of reality television begun? We are so addicted to the media and its spot light, even young children’s ambitions have been changed from things like being an athlete or an accountant to being ‘famous’ not for a particular cause but because in this day and age individuals are becoming famous for being on television. So Truman as he leaves ‘The Truman Show’ would be famous since he has been on the show from the time when he was conceived.
The 2000s/ 2010s brought in a wave of movie musicals- adapted from the stage shows. These brought new audiences into the theatre world, and for the first time in 20 years, brought a love to some of the timeless musicals. With slightly altered songs to appeal to a newer audience, these films brought in much needed money into the industry, with films including: Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera, Rent, Hairspray, Mamma Mia, Fame- and many more. Together with this, musicals began to push the concept of the songs in them, with a wave of new styles being written. Rap musicals such as ‘Hamilton’ and ‘In The Heights’, Pop musicals including ‘Waitress’ and ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and Rock musicals of ‘American Idiot’ and ‘Spring Awakening’. Together they pushed boundaries of a ‘traditional’ musical theatre sound, and brought in something never before seen. Due to the influence of ‘Rent’, controversial issues and themes began to be explored more, such as Teen suicide, Murder, Ethnic barriers and everything else, which brought with them, a world of opportunities. It was clear that musical theatre was once again showing for a promising
When Brittany Murphy died, when Lindsay Lohan was jailed, when Britney Spears shaved off her hair, the question was asked – what have we done to these kids? We all love rags to riches stories, but it seems that the people are almost as fond of riches to rags – or let’s say, stardom to failure. What happens when a successful young performer becomes a has-been star? The high-profile troubles of celebs like Michael Jackson and Gary Coleman reinforces the truth that nearly every kid who has worked in the entertainment industry has struggled as an adult. Although some may argue that several child stars have gone on to have stable and successful careers as adults, our contention here is that a lot of celebrities who were exposed to the limelight at a young age become scarred for life by their early success and fame and tend to compensate for the childhood they were deprived of during their later years in life.
Historically, drama, and indeed all areas of the arts, have been seen to make an unimportant contribution to society as a whole. As recently as the mid to late 20th century, the arts were seen as a luxury, and a purely leisure exercise or hobby, with only gifted children having access to classically defined art forms such as music or art. This ideology still exists in some form today, although the arts are beginning to be recognised as an integral part of our everyday and working lives. Many drama practitioners and educators consider the arts to be a growing power within the economy, and that drama has benefits to society, culture, and a person’s inner development. These benefits have shaped the incorporation and delivery of drama within Queensland schools. This essay will examine how, by teachers delivering a rich aesthetic experience to students through drama in schools, students are provided with opportunities to develop self identity and equipping them with a skill set that is transferable across a variety of learning areas.
As we prosper through time, inequality is slowly less evident. A lot of people don't realize that although things are improving with time, inequality is still prominent in our society. The people that are failing to realize that there still is inequality, are the fortunate ones. They rise well above the poverty line, and usually live relatively economically sound lives. They are the people who are supplied with our society's benefits.