Rather than pursuing a career in law or business as his parents planned, Cecchetti's passion and dedication to dance swayed his parents to allow him to continue his study in dance professionally to later be famed as a virtuoso dancer, mime artist, and one of the greatest teachers of his time. ... The Cecchetti Method is credited as the first scientific method of dance training. ... The Cecchetti chassé stresses the 'down' rather than the upward pull common in modern day training. ... Many of his pupils are now dance hall-of-famers who passed on his legacy as a well-res...

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However, theatrical traditions around the world have had equal influence on modern theatrical theory and practice, including the rich tradition present in India. ... For a simple production, a simply-choreographed dance scheme is suggested. ... For The Little Clay Cart, a play told with an erotic sentiment, directors may wish to train their actors in sensual dance, in the modern vein of belly dancing, modern jazz dance, and Latin dances (tango, lambada, etc.). ... Most music during Indian theatre is improvised, so one might look to improvised jazz music for modern inspiration. ... If cert...

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This essay will explore the "Modern Women" which are represented by different female characters in the three classic works, and it will focus on the idea of the "flapper" women, who they were and what they symbolized. ... Just like a "flapper" who wants to establish new morals by freeing herself from too much clothing, hair, and drinking alcohol while attending and dancing wildly in glamorous parties Daisy embraces these changes and she appears to be roiled by unstable emotions. ... In the novel she sits on a wine cask exposing her skin while peasants in Basque d...

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One part that really confused me was the transition from ancient to modern times that occurred in the first act. I didn't know whom the actor was representing and why he was dressed up in modern clothing (suit and tie), then reappears dressed in ancient Egyptian clothing. Other than the aspect of the plot being confusing, I thought the dancers and actors did a job well done. ... The dancers were very energetic and put a lot of enthusiasm into the dance while the actors were very dramatic and could do an excellent job at acting out the emotions of the characters for each scene. ... Over...

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Every impressionist painter had their own contribution to the style of art known as Impressionism; Monet had his water lilies, Pissaro his romanticized rural workers, and Degas had his dancers. ... Degas for example, before his work with dancers, had a fascination with the newly imported sport of Horse Racing. ... Before Degas began his seeming obsession with dancers, he worked in the newly popularized and uncharted world of horse racing. ... Never the less the horse races and the ballerinas were his way of expressing modern life/everyday life, and important characteristic of impressionist art...

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The tactic of oppression to create stability is a tactic that has been used throughout history; from the Puritan Salem to the modern United States of America. ... The people of Salem could not dance or even dawdle with anything less than holy without facing the wrath of the community and the court. ... When Betty is caught dancing in the woods the conditioning that society has taught her forces her to react poorly and starts a turbulent cycle of accusations and mass hysteria. ... It was not the girls dancing in the woods that caused mass hysteria among the townspeople it was the belief that...

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Though modern technology has created a new market of competition, the Nigerian female farmer has still prospered from the past due to their traditional knowledge of farming and their vast marketing techniques in food production. ... A variety of African traditions such as tribal dances, drumming, and in some churches, the practice of polygamy is still recognized. ... Many of the modern literature books and some modern day theatre shows written and produced by Nigerian women, grows out of a long tradition of festivals, story-telling, proverbs and tales, many books are written fro...

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The society I chose that is isolated from modern developments and advancement are the Kayapo Indians. ... The word kayapo means "resembling apes" and was probably given because sometimes the men dance in monkey masks. The Kayapo are known for their beautiful body painting and their warrior dances. ... Unfortunately for many of these isolated Indian tribes of Brazil their natural resources such as logging, mining and exotic species of plants and animals have been sought out by the modern world. Coming in contact with modern society have been threatening there way of life, culture and traditions...

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Heckerling's Clueless is indeed a clever film, transforming a 200-year-old story and making it relevant to today for a modern screen audience, despite radical social changes. ... This cleverly fits into the cliché of modernity as he represents the homosexual male stereotype present in modern imagination. ... Clueless can be viewed as a humourous indictment of modern society while Emma is also a humourous indictment of Austen's society. ... From this, the difference in the film technique, such as Murray's use of language "a disco-dancing, Oscar Wilde-reading, Streisand t...

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Television announcers have speech impediments, dancers cannot dance, musicians are tone deaf, and families lose all purpose, continuity, compassion, and love. ... Choosing the most beautiful of the dancers, he dances higher and higher as the musicians play brilliantly. ... His pessimistic view, however, is revealed when Harrison Bergeron throws off his shackles and weights and mask and those of the dancers and musicians, but his only revolutionary act is to dance. ... He frequently resorts to dystopias (negative views of the future) to comment on modern society. ... For example, as Harriso...

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Its slight changes in name such as post -Modern, postmodern and Post-Modern Movement have isolated it from other advents such as Pop art and feminism, which took place quite independently, (hence the lack of the word "post"). ... The 1960's artists say a second Modern Movement in art, architecture and design. ... Post Modern art was widely spread, rapidly among most North American and European cultures. ... It has productively challenged the period of influence of Modern art and architecture. This revolution has cut across film, music, dance, religion, politics fashion and nearly every ...

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Music is invariably expressed in relation to religion, celebrations and dance. ... A modern day example relates to CDs. ... For instance, it can co-ordinate the physical movement of groups of people in dancing, marching and working. ...

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His lifestyle is far more difficult as they always are trying to keep up-to-date with modern technology it is filled with violence and with morals that does not live up to the standards of the Amish as they have be socialized differently. He lives in a highly modernised society where technology which is the key aspect of their everyday living compared to the Amish who live a life without modern technology the mainstream society rely on it way too much. ... The dancing scene is where the first physical demonstration of their mutual attraction takes place; John spontaneously takes Rachel'...

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La Barre lists the symptoms of peyote intoxication as follows: First a sense of exhilaration often expressed by dancing which leads into a depression state in which dreams and visions occur. ... In "A Drug Called Tradition," the narrator, Victor, describes himself as dancing first in a vision, then around his companion, Junior, and Junior's car. ... Lee indicates on pages 113 through 114 that Thomas-Builds-The-Fire features in other tales by Alexie, which may in fact be Alexie's way of creating a fictional tribal storyteller to carry on the tradition through the written word rather t...

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Along with the war came vast developments in culture, causing a quick jump into modernity, mechanized industrialization, growth of modern community culture, and a modern media culture - all important parts of the Dada movement. ... Abstraction in itself was new; it is the modern form against the modern itself. ... There was an affinity between modern and primitive. ... There was a new centrality for dance and the visual arts within the group (excluding Ball)'s activities, especially with Laban's presence now in Zurich. ... NY Dada had a skeptical attitude toward the machine and mode...

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Aboriginal culture also has renewal ceremonies that involve song, dance and art; the ceremony regenerates the aboriginal communities. ... The Aboriginal culture has had a major impact on the Australian culture, from 1970 onward the Aboriginal culture has enforced their cultures and ways into the national prominence across many fields including in paintings, photography, design, theater, literature, dance and music. ... From the understandings of Aboriginal culture it has changed the the prospective of Aboriginality and the different relationships the traditional and modern cutlures, it has giv...

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In the early 1900s, particularly in the 1920s, African-American literature, art, music, dance, and social commentary began to flourish in Harlem, a section of New York City. ... Their collective efforts not only established this new African-American identity, but also contributed to the development of our modern American culture. ... It was by the suggestion of Hawthorne that he traveled to Paris in 1826, where he settled, painted, and studied the works of modern European masters....

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By adopting the modern technique 'stream of consciousness,' Winton further illustrates the vitality of culture as a role in influencing the characters' well-being. ... The community minded focuses that are a critical aspect of Aboriginal culture are alluded to by Winton through the children "passing by together" when Rose and Quick were camping, or in the instance when a "whole crowd" watched the families dance together by the river. ... Winton utilises the modern technique 'stream of consciousness' to expose the audience to the inner dialogue o...

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That is to say, one must start with the understanding of the theory, what became known as the painted Word, behind Modern art between 1945 and 1975. ... In order to contemplate why Modern Art is not truly what one would call art, exploration of the Word and how it developed is an absolute necessity. ... "The Boho Dance", as Wolfe calls it, occurs because it is the "culturati"-who tend to be the museum curators, the art critics, etc.... They do this around the 1920's and 1930's more and more simply because the art work of the Modern movement is becoming so odd. ... Modern Art'...

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" (9) Kasson identifies that the people of the 20th century were using Coney Island as a way to revolt against the prior culture and establish a new modern culture in America. Coney Island undeniably ushered in multiple social changes in the US landscape and in large reflected the emerging modern society that was taking over the genteel culture of old. ... Coney however offered attractions and architecture from around the world such as exotic animals, dancers, music, food, and recreations of landmarks in other countries.Coney also hosted "freak" shows involved midgets, giants, ...

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The products that are not necessarily advantageous or even completely unnecessary are nonetheless sold due to how modern Americans love to spend money to achieve satisfaction. Commercials and advertisements, which are created to entice modern Americans, are based off the constructed phenomenon of the need for instant gratification. ... The modern businessperson leads an extremely structured existence and is reliant on information that allows daily life to be comfortable and stress-free. ... These include waiters at fancy restaurants and exotic dancers, who can often make hundreds of dollar...

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Thanks to modern historians and Disney productions, their story is still alive today in the form of film. ... Primary Source Evidence from the time of the Swing Kids indicates that they wore the new American and English fashions adapted from the clothes of the pioneers of swing music and dance. ... While some characteristics of the Swing Kids were shown well in the movie such as the music they liked to listen to and the provocative dancing they conducted, the real Swing Kids were said to be extremely sleazy, sometimes rude and quite anti-political. ...

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The tarantella a symbolic "dance of death" also works as an excellent tool for suspense, Nora uses it as a delaying tactic, the pace is quickened this raises tension and suspense. ... The play can be seen as an examination of everyday life, normal people the fault is in society this helps make the play a modern tragedy. ...

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'A View from the Bridge' by Arthur Miller is a modern version of a Greek tragedy . ... Miller reinforces Eddie's flaw of obsessive jealousy as he watches the young couple dance to 'Paper Doll' . Here, Miller cleverly conveys Eddie's spiralling jealousy through the symbolism in this dance tune. ...

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Poems come from history and legend, but reach beyond by incorporating real life experiences and modern interpretation. Examples include the poem "Helen of Troy Does Countertop Dancing.... But it is a chance for them to explore their power because "nothing is more opaque than absolute transparency" (74-75), which will be not visible and tangible if they are "behind a glass counterselling gloves" (9, 12) instead of on the countertop dancing. ...

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