The question of can music be political has been greatly debated over the past century, however, the works that have been debated the most are those from nazi Germany and Soviet Russia for there links with the social "cleansing" at the time in both societies. ... In 1938, Orff accepted a commission to compose the music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" after the original score by Mendelssohn had been banned for being racist. ... The question that has to be asked when determining whether or not Orff's music was political, is whether or not it is possible to just concentrate on the musi...

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While "Dream" (my adaptation of "A Midsummer Night's Dream") was poorly staged, shabbily designed, and narratively messy, the production achieved something I have yet to achieve again. ... Each performance was sold out, with the majority of tickets being bought by members of my age group, and by closing night approximately one thousand people had seen the show. ... These younger audience members seemed amazed, and even shocked, by how much they had enjoyed "Dream". ... The reasons for the attraction to "Dream" for young, and less theatrically experienced, audience members are easily specu...

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Ofsted praised the staff at the school in question for providing a learning environment of the highest quality as the students showed that they were confident and had positive attitudes. ... In the case of the stronger group, the teacher can direct questions so that all pupils (performers included) can see how improvements can be made. ...

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