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Westside story introduced a new type of dance. Who was the choreographer? What is the dance called?
- Jerome Robbins, representational dance (action and movement that tells a story) p
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Paula Vogel won a Pulitzer Prize for which play? What was the subject matter? What was Paula's first play on Broadway? What was it about it?
- - Pulitzer Prizer - "How I Learned to Drive"
- was about incest and pedophilia.
- - First play on Broadway - Indecent - was about two lesbians kissing on stage
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Explain NOH theatre. When did it start? What are its elements? What is the audience experience?
- -Originated in the 14th century.
- - The audience - acceptable for the audience to nap
- - Elements - Known for "The art of walking", mask on face, traditional, ritual, code
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What are the differences between the two types of Asian Puppets Theatre we explored? List at least three elements/differences of and between Bunraku and Wayang
- Differences -
- Wayang- Dramatic story is told through shadows thrown by puppets and sometimes combined with human characters
- Bunraku- The heads and hands of traditional puppets are carved by specialists
- Elements
- Bunraku
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puppets are 2/3 human size - - have 3 puppeteers
- - created in the 15th century
- Wayang
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promainate in Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia - - shadow puppetry
- - accompanied by music and sound effect
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What did August Wilson accomplish that no other American playwright has ever done?
- Created 10 plays for each year a century.
- - ex fences
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