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At the start of the Christmas carol book, Ebenezer Scrooge is depicted as a mean and heartless man. He hoarded all his money and refused to help the poor or sick. A paragraph from the book describes Scrooge in the following way: “Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! A squeezing,…

As noted in a previous journal entry, I had made a trip to Cothen where the great composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, is under the service of Prince Leopold. There I heard a recent keyboard transcription of Bach’s. The transcription was of a piece called Concerto in D minor for Oboe, Strings and Basso Continuo. Bach…

When one thinks of the term “Rite of Passage” it’s by and large thought of as old universe traditions affecting some kind of Circumcision or trial of strength. to go a adult male. Upon researching the subject several articles and diaries covering these types of rites was found. After farther research I found that non…

Brecht Vs. Stanislavski. To move away from naturalism Brecht methods differs from Stanislavski’s in many ways. In order to achieve a un-natiuralistic performance and create an audience that are critical on the play rather than be emotionally attached to the play. Some of these differences between the two practitioner’s methods that create these two opposite…

My first concert report is on a recording of John Mayer live at the Beacon Theatre. His first song of the performance is Heartbreak Warfare. With heavy bass lines, steady drums backbeat and great lyrics this was a great song to start the show with. With U2 like guitar sounds I get lost in this…

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is the partial or total removal of the female external reproductive organs which includes the clitoris, labia, mons pubis, and the urethral and vaginal openings. This practice of FGM is universally called as “female circumcision” (FC), justifying that it is similar to male circumcision. However, the degree of cutting is much…

Christmas. The most exciting and awaited vacation of the twelvemonth. A clip when visions of sugarplums – or stereos, new autos, the latest computing machine, and assorted other desirable and expensive gifts – dance through our caputs. Unfortunately the world of Christmas gift-giving is frequently a far call from our visions. When we’re kids, it…

Big feet, stampeding rhinoceroses, and barren sets are typical of the theatre of the absurd. The dramatic content, symbolism, and spectacles are amazing to see but impossible to comprehend. The philosophy of the absurd and the dawn of mankind influenced these plays in the twentieth century. The main proponents and works of the theatre of…

Chris Package Bullying and accessibility are both forms of peer abuse, but accessibility has the potential to be much more dangerous. Bullying has always been a nuisance, but accessibility is going to be an important global issue for a long time to come. With the rise of the internet, message boards, social networking sites, and…

The realistic impulse, the desire to reproduce on stage a piece of life faithfully has been persistent over the last hundred years. However reaction against the theatre of psychological realism and of ordinary speech and behaviour was also relentless throughout the twentieth century. In order to explore any form theatre, it is important to understand…