The Language of Performing Arts
“The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that
it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves
infinite possibilities”
I have always thought that performance is about showing
situation/emotions that others can only dream about, when acting you
are living/creating the life, if only for a moment of infinite number
of possibilities, the above quotes sums up my view perfectly. The Idea
of creating a performance for an audience fires my imagination. I try
to analyse performance to see how things work/don’t work.
Performance
In performance there are three stages of development when creating a
performance piece with the first being Improvisation, which involves
the trialling of ideas and techniques such as movement in dance to
create an atmosphere reflecting the stimuli first given. During this
course we have devised and performed pieces in; Dance, Drama, Music
and Combined, all pieces were done in small groups. Some Examples of
the stimuli we used are; “Free Bird” – Lynard Skyner, The Sleepy
Sentinel – Rudyard Tipling and Squenza 111 for Female voice – Berio.
An example of stimuli for drama was a Drama piece called Brazen
(weep), which suggested to a feeling of freedom and reflected
loneliness, all felt that we could create a piece with a central
character that would stop at nothing to get what she wanted, by using
motifs and transitions to create an atmosphere reflective of the
primary atmosphere of given stimuli.
One stage of improvisation is developing the storyline/action of the
piece, which I found to be challenging but however I felt if the
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I feel that during my study of “The language of Performing Arts”. I
have come away this section of the syllabus with a sense of enjoyment
and feel I have learnt lots; I have been able to look deeper into my
understanding of its meaning and I have discovered that there are so
many different elements to it. When used on their own each element
makes a small difference but when combined make a huge difference and
impacts on the understanding of performance for both actor and
audience. I agree with Stanislavski principals of performance and
found his methods to be of the most use in discovering the true
language of performance arts.
To me performance is about both audience and actor, as without an
audience you don’t have a true performance but however performance is
about expression and creative feeling!
During a musical performance many elements to be looked are not easily recognized by the average critic. A musical performance has multiple interactions taking place between the music, text, performers, audience, and space that all can contribute to a great performance. Overwhelming majority of the audience does not realize so much can be looked at during a single performance. At a performance by the University of Maryland Marching Band I was able to analyze the Musical Sound, Contexts of the Performance, and Interpretation of the Performance.
provided me with a different outlook of myself, and brought about new responses to some of
When I first read about Marina Abramovic, I found her performance art can be both shocking and hold the attention of one. Her work ranges in physical intensity, emotional exposure, and sadness. Marina Abramovic work is about self abuse, self discipline, and unreasonable punishment and great courage. Through the conditions she puts herself and her audience in her performance. In my opinion, I feel Marina Abramovic and my main goal as an artist is not only to completely change the way art is seen by the public, but to push the performance the same line as fine art.
It has taken me a long time to come to this point but I am now sure of what I want to do, and what I need to do to achieve my goals. Had I not gone through the countless jobs and educational paths, I would have never come to the one that I finally know I will love and it will benefit me as a person, and benefit my family financially.
1.) Which of the eight source of complexity for today’s decision makers are evident in this case? Explain your choices.
Pop. Traditional. Classical. These are all genres of music. These all serve a purpose. These are all important. Pop music has been used to help inform and motivate the general public during movements like environmental protection and gay rights. Traditional music has helped to guide us by telling us stories of the past from the church to the fields. Classical music has been played for royalty and help dancers spin a story. Some can be considered art while others can’t, but it often differs because the definition of art is in constant motion. The definition of art is a subject philosopher’s debate because it can be defined strictly or loosely. For the purpose of this essay, let art be defined as anything that can be touched or heard, and it causes a mental and physical reaction. Classical music is truly an art form because it invokes a mental and physical reaction from both the audience and the performers, and it has contrast to make it more dynamic.
... There are many things I learned over this past year and many more things to learn. I will continue to grow.
me the opportunity to self-analyze and reflect. I am now more than ever aware of the great role that my
Theatre has heavily evolved over the past 100 years, particularly Musical Theatre- a subgenre of theatre in which the storyline is conveyed relying on songs and lyrics rather than dialogue. From its origination in Athens, musical theatre has spread across the world and is a popular form of entertainment today. This essay will discuss the evolution and change of musical theatre from 1980-2016, primarily focusing on Broadway (New York) and the West End (London). It will consider in depth, the time periods of: The 1980s: “Brit Hits”- the influence of European mega musicals, the 1990s: “The downfall of musicals”- what failed and what redeemed, and the 2000s/2010s: “The Resurgence of musicals”- including the rise of pop and movie musicals. Concluding
at what I would like to become. I was able to see how well I know myself and
...ning and evaluation of my learning. I have become more motivated to do the course as I have been responsible of my own learning and identifying resources for learning, therefore, have more confident in making decision.
In this paper, I will be focusing briefly on my knowledge and understanding of the concept of Applied theatre and one of its theatre form, which is Theatre in Education. The term Applied Theatre is a broad range of dramatic activity carried out by a crowd of diverse bodies and groups.
As I sit here and reflect on how my education and work life experiences have prepared me for my future in the workplace; I truly become overwhelmed by the amount of things that I have learned and experienced. Like many others these experiences has influenced, motivated, and driven me to make the choices I have made. The good, the bad and the ugliest of them all have helped me to become the person that I am today.
Theatre-In-Education The theatre education industry/movement has seen some rapid changes since its initial developments and establishment in the 1960’s. However its origins mainly lie in the early years of the last century. It was the initial establishment of companies such as Bertha Waddell’s in Scotland and Esme Church’s in the north of England that thoroughly established the main roots of TIE.
Theatre as we know it now was born more than two thousand years ago and has gone through many streams until it reached the current modernity. Among these streams is the avant-garde theatre. This theatre achieved a break in the traditional theatre and became the forefront of a new experimental theatre. Therefore it is necessary to ask how this theatre started, what impact it had on society and if this type of theatre is still common in our modern era.