Disney; ambitious and forward thinking with their creations have created many fairy-tale inspired musicals, and Beauty and the Beast is no different. With its array of era inspired music and mixing with more modern pieces have culminated into a musical experience as timeless as the advent of theatre. Its theatre adaptation has also captured the magic shown in the film experience.
Attending a local musical-theatre show had enlightened me on the differences between larger orchestras; and small town, provincial ensembles. The ensemble consisted of an unspecified percussionist, a bass, piano, synth, violin, cello, trumpet, two horns, flute, oboe, english horn, clarinet and many, many vocalists. It isn’t really the smallest ensemble ever, but although they were small, they were able to resonate within the small, chamber-like theatre.
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The rhythm is always shown to mirror the performance on stage. Which accentuates the actual performance in culmination with the music. The mix of tempos common in theatre shows wasn’t too far off from any normal theatre show. Slow tempos are consistently slow, and fast tempos are consistently fast reflecting the actors actions. There were very few songs with a tempo change, or one with mixed-meter.
The melodies of disney songs are usually incredibly distinct and easy to pinpoint, which is no different with the music of Beauty and the Beast. An overwhelming majority of the soundtrack was played in the major scales, including the song introducing the antagonist which is usually not too common within soundtracks made for movies and theatre. The melodies of the majority of the songs were somewhat angular, but was not as far angular associated with common broadway theatre
People have dreams of what they want to do or accomplish in life, but usually musical theatre is just pushed into the non-realistic void. It isn’t a dream for me. In the past four years, musical theatre has been clarified as my reality. Musical theatre has been the only thing I have seen myself wanting to do. My first love was The Phantom of the Opera, seeing how I watched it almost every day and it was one of the first shows I saw. Of course, I started doing all of those cute shows in middle school and making a huge deal about it to my family and friends, but I have never felt so passionate about something. The minute I get up on that stage I throw away Riley for two and a half hours and it’s the most amazing feeling! Being able to tell a story
Upon receiving this project, my mind began racing as I looked through all the potential shows I could attend. After awhile I came to the conclusion that while I appreciate the talent and effort that goes into opera, I do not always enjoy it. That sentiment follows me when it comes to instrumental music, such as classical, as well. However, I have always enjoyed musicals because I can easily follow the story due to the often familiar movie style pacing. With this in mind, I knew I wanted to attend one. Luckily, a classmate discovered that the North Raleigh Christian Academy was going to show Irvin Berlin’s iconic musical; White Christmas. To my pleasant surprise, this show sold out every single day they put it on and the energy in the building
The sound effects and music for the play was recorded to go with the actions of the character’s and whatever was taking place on stage; for example, when Ian and Chuck would play a game since there was no television they needed sound effects to better depict them playing a game. The music used in the play was relevant to today’s period and fit in well with the scenes, like when Ian says he’s going to get a job the song “I’m going to win” fit in perfectly, because it showed his determination. They also used music to help...
Beauty and the Beast centers on Belle who is desired by handsome but egocentric Gaston. Belle’s father, disappears on a journey to a local fair and becomes captive of the Beast. Belle bravely offers herself as an alternative hostage and Beast accepts. As his prisoner, Belle befriends Beast’s household of Enchanted Objects, all talking, walking furniture and kitchen utensils. Belle learns about how the Beast and his staff are all the victims of a witch’s curse that has transformed them. They fall in love during her hostage. In the end, Bella’s love reverses the spell on the Beast.
Every piece matched the scene that it belonged to. For the scenes that portrayed a bunch of conflict and climax, a fast tempo was playing beside the scene. Along with the fast tempo, the dynamics of the song was extremely loud. I felt like my ears were about to burst, but it definitely matched the scene. For the sadder scenes that were filled with emotion, the music took the opposite direction. The tempo slowed down by a ton-fold and the dynamics dropped to a more soft sound. The music did a great job in evoking my emotions. I felt the emotions shown by the actors and actresses from the great acting and
As one grows up, childhood is solely based on things like obtaining the latest toys, learning how to ride a bike, but most importantly watching Disney movies on Saturday mornings. “Beauty and the Beast” focuses on building traits like kindness, self-esteem, and love. In the original story, by Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont, the moral is that one should not be quick to judge others by their appearance, but instead learn who they are as a person. In 1991, Walt Disney altered Beaumont’s story and produced a touching, animated movie, also titled Beauty and the Beast. Disney’s main alterations to the plot can be seen in the significance of the rose, the Beast’s emotions, and their ending.
Throughout the movie Beauty and the Beast, many archetypes are demonstrated by the characters’ thoughts, actions, and personalities. Each person has distinct characteristics that clearly fit one archetype or another, which is an important aspect of children’s fairy tale. First, Belle represents the maiden because of her innocence, purity, and naivety. Next, Maurice is the inventor as he is constantly creating new machines and is very persistent. Third, the shadow is represented by the Beast at the beginning of the movie, as he hurts others and only looks out for himself. Finally, Lafou, Gaston’s sidekick, takes on the role of the trickster, as he is always goofing off and not being serious.
First a little background. I definitely have a mixed history with the story of Beauty and the Beast as both a source material and an adaptation. While I have not seen the Disney animated 'masterpiece' from 1991, I was more familiar with the late 1980s television version featuring Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton. Sadly I am old and remember it well. All this to say, that, I generally thought I knew the basics of
The way the film is shot and the lighting primarily used serves to aid in the theme of the movie which draws the audience in. In assistance with the spectacle is the song. There are no actual words composed in harmony in the movie, but the score is done so that the music fits the theme and evokes a particular mood in the audience.
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
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.
Before I started Introduction to Theatre class, I had been only to a couple of plays in my life. Just in this semester I’ve been to about ten plays and have learned so much about the art of theatre. The information I retained from class will help out a lot in the future, but the most important part of this class was the shadowing experience of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. With being able to get an inside look at this play during rehearsal and then going to see the performance was an incredible experience. By going to the rehearsal and then seeing the show, I was able to learn and understand more on how the theatre works. From there, I could understand the long process the actors and directors have to go through before the opening show happens.
The musical selections and songs that were sung told a story and narrated the almost the entire film, as is expected in...
One of the most loved Disney movies of all time, the 1991 animated movie Beauty and the Beast directed by Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale features talking teacups, enchanted castles, gorgeous animation, catchy songs, and large helping of traditional gender roles. The countless favorite of many children and adults, many people know the story well. Belle, the bookish, dreamy, and beautiful daughter of an inventor is the talk of the town and the fixation of the most handsome guy around, the pushy and egotistical Gaston. After sacrificing herself for her father, Belle becomes imprisoned in an enchanted castle. Everyone in the castle is under a spell due to the selfish prince who lived there due to his failure to see what was inside of people. As a result, he is turned into a hideous beast and all of his servants are turned into household objects. To break this spell, he must fall in love with a girl and have her love him in return, despite his hideous exterior. But unfortunately for the Beast it’s not only his exterior that’s hideous. He treats Belle with no respect, even going so far as to threaten and yell at her. He eventually changes her heart with the help of his enchanted friends and she changes his through her kindness. Gaston tries his utmost to make Belle his own, entrapping her and fighting the Beast, but eventually he is unsuccessful, the good guys win, and the whole castle and its inhabitants are transformed by love and everybody lives happily ever after.
There wasn’t any particular scene on stage that made me doubt the integrative work of the director since all the staging work such as lighting, design, costumes and performance were well coordinated and blended for a very good production. The lights were well positioned with well fitted costumes and a very ideal scene to match. There wasn’t much change of scenes in the play except for some movement of tables and chairs. There was an entrance and exit for the performers which made their movements uninterrupted. There was a loud sound of a bell when school was over while the lights were dimmed whenever there was a change of scene. The pace of the production was very smooth since one scene followed the other without delay and most likely because most of the performers wore the same costume; especially all eight students wore the same costume for the entire