Performance three: Megan Fairchild and Gonzalo Garcia. This is Megan's debut in the role, even though she's been a principal at NYCB for 12 years. One can see why she wasn't given this role before: she's short, with the proportions of a soubrette. She also tends to do best in comedy -- she was absolutely wonderful as Ivy Smith in On the Town. Fairchild and Garcia gave a decent, respectable performance, but it didn't match the poetry of Hyltin/Catazaro. Megan is technically very strong, but her physique really limits how expressive her body can be in this role. Her movements lacked grandeur. Gonzalo Garcia is a good partner and a sincere actor, but there's something so joyful and pure about his persona that the angst of Siegfried's plight doesn't come naturally. Their white swan adagio was well-danced, but lacking in drama. I thought Megan would do better with the Black Swan pas de deux than the White Swan adagio but oddly that wasn't the case -- she just wasn't very convincing as the vampish Odile. Her Odile variation was very secure, but her fouettés were not -- they traveled quite a bit and looked shaky. The final scene was disappointing -- unlike Hyltin, Fairchild didn't completely transform herself back into a swan as the apotheosis music played, but …show more content…
Tiler for one didn't have the swan arms to make that final transformation back into a swan at dawn quite as effective. But it worked, because Chase's portrayal of the prince was so selfish and full of self-regard that Odette leaving him alone in his grief seemed like just punishment. And Tiler, who was passive and expressionless in the earlier lakeside scene, ratcheted up the emotion for an affecting farewell to Siegfried. She's a remarkable dancer, and she will clearly grow in this role. She and Chase got 7 raucous curtain calls. Also: Aaron Sanz, Sara Adams and Kristen Segin were IMO the most charming of the pas de trois that I
The Power of an Author Authors have the ability justify the worst actions. Authors have a way of romanticizing certain situations in order to convey a specific message. A good author has power to influence the reader into believing whatever it is the author wants. When it comes to the story of Hannah Dustan, authors such as John Greenleaf Whittier have romanticized her captivity story along with the actions she took throughout her journey. Introducing a character that will be seen in the story is one of the most vital parts when creating a piece of literature.
It held my attention, and was more gripping than the Zefferelli version, which, in my opinion, was aimed at an older audience. It was slower, had less drama, and old, Shakespearian props were used. True, it was a beautifully realistic adaptation of Shakespeare's tragic tragedy: Romeo and Juilet, but it just wasn't for me. I like films that are fast and full of action, but this was, as I've previously mentioned, slow.
The solid acting also adds to the authenticity of the characters’ relationship as sisters. All in all, a heartfelt performance surfaces as a result of the phenomenal
The novel You by Caroline Kepnes is a fictional work that details the romantic obsession of Joe Goldberg with Guinevere Beck. As far as Joe was concerned it was love at first sight, but in reality, it is, Joe’s ability to manipulate and create a fictitious character that Beck eventually becomes enamored with. Joe utilizes Beck’s social vulnerabilities to gain insight into her personal life, hacking into her email and social media accounts, Joe ends up controlling, manipulating and eventually killing Beck and some of her closest friends. While reading this book it is very easy to get caught up in the predatory nature of how Joe chases Beck, the influence gains and how he interacts with other people in her life. However, Beck’s unsuspecting presentation of the personal details of her life made it very simple
Melinda Sordino had a very rough summer as she starts school she is in depression mode because of what happened at the party and her relationship with her mom and dad. Having a bad relationship with your parents is not good it can cause kids to run off even commit suicide. The stress on Melinda is bad and it’s not helping the fact that nobody likes her at the school anymore because of what she did at the party. Melinda got taken advantage of and raped at the party,which is the reason why she called the cops. Can we assume that Melinda’s fractured relationship with her parents contributed to her rapidly declining condition?
Anna in the tropic was an interesting play. In my opinion the paly was really well done and interpreted. The acting in my opinion was very good. The actress who stood out to me was Tina A. Burkhalter (Ofelia-the mother) she was really in character and she had charisma.
In literature, a dynamic character changes significantly as a result of events, conflicts, or other forces. In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Mary Warren, the young servant of the Proctor’s is a dynamic character. Throughout the play, Mary’s personality takes a turn for the better. At the beginning of the play, Mary is shy, timid girl who hides in the shadows of Abigail Williams and lets people walk all over her. As the play develops, Mary realizes that what Abigail is doing isn’t right and rebels against Abby. Instead of following Abby, she follows in the footsteps of John Proctor to bring justice to the girl’s accusing innocent people of witchcraft.
LAST WEEK, I WAS SHOPPING FOR A NEW TOP I THOUGHT STEVE MIGHT LIKE. IT TOOK ME AND BARB ALL WEEKEND. IT SEEMED LIKE LIFE OR DEATH, YOU KNOW? AND NOW... Nancy Wheeler is a normal, teenage girl. Her relationship with her nuclear family is strained, and she only appears to have one close friend in Hawkins, Indiana
6) Anna Marie: Played by Aibileen Clark (The
She did not have a lot of facial expressions making her emotions hard for the viewer to read. Her paralanguage style was monotone for the most part giving her rare vocal changes a more dramatic effect. 5) Would you consider the film to have a happy ending? Why or Why not? Would this film be popular in your home culture?
Michaela Odone is played by Susan Sarandon. Augusto Odone is played by Nick Nolte. Omouri is played by Maduka Steady. Deirdre Murphy is played by Kathleen Wilhoite. I think everyone overall did a good job, but some parts where to dramatic for my
Characterization: Christine - This adaptation portrays Christine as ditzy, but not stupid. She has no idea that Raoul has fallen in love with her and sees him only as a friend. She is pretty, naive, and nice (mostly, however, very protective over her solos) which makes for a bad combination. She doesn’t fully understand the power she holds over the other characters. For example, if she had told Raoul to go away, he probably would have.
Overall, the actors chosen were suitable for their roles and portrayed their characters exceptionally well as they were all able to tap into the mindset of their
Whether they were a drunk or a punctual control freak, each actor clearly put a lot of thought into their work. Each actor was fully committed to every action they made and they moved with a definite purpose. Despite the definite movements and the definite character choices made by the actors, there still appeared to be a sense of forced emotion in their words. For example, the man acting as the drunkard overplayed the alcoholic, hung over, and stereotypical wobbly walk. He made a few obvious mistakes, like flubbing up lines and other things to that effect, and it appeared to be because he was trying so hard to look and act drunk that he forgot to act. The woman playing Daisy was, in fact, one of the best. She had few mistakes and played her role the most realistically out of all the actors. The blocking of the play allowed for a few characters to upstage themselves and others, which made it hard to hear some words and conversations, but besides that, the technical aspects of it were good.
Reading the book, I took to find Viola more of a determined girl, but when played by Brown Viola seems almost blonde and ditzy in her mannerisms. Even though watching the play grew my understanding of comedic reliefs that I missed while