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Thứ Hai, 26 tháng 5, 2014

The Wonderful World Of Theater

By Minnie Whitley


Phoenix is a city which enjoys a vibrant mix of arts and culture. Artists from different genre and scenes have a lot of opportunity to share their talents and crafts. A large number of cultural facilities and public art displays can be found in the city. They also offer scholarship grants for talented young artists in the community. Theater Phoenix is one outlet for artists to develop their acting skills and creativity.

Tourists locally and foreign are drawn to events and performances in the world famous Phoenix Convention Center. This cultural facility, along with others like the Orpheum and Herberger Theater is under the management of the Convention Center Department of the city. It is amazing how this side of Phoenix was a great contributor to the growth in the economy of the city and the state it belongs.

Theater has always been considered a part of the life of every Phoenix resident. The big crazy world, they consider, as the stage. Performers from all over town, are the best in performing arts and regarded each presentation as important. The Herberger Theater is just one of the many performing arts center in the city, dedicated to providing smiles to the face of every neighbor.

Live performers present before a live audience in an auditorium or in a wide open space. A combination of gesture, song, speech, music and dance is used to better express the expression needed in a play. The stage or platform where they perform is ornamented with crafts and designs to best enhance the visual experience of the audience.

The history of the word, would take you to ancient Greece, where the word theatron, is used to describe a place of viewing. It also came from theaomai which means to watch, or to see, or observe. The Modern play of the West that you see today has been greatly influenced by Ancient Greek dramas. Characters and settings, themes, genres and even the technical aspects of theatre were borrowed from old Greek dramas.

There are different types of theater performances which would vary depending on its execution, theme and components use. Drama, is the specific mode of fiction being depicted in a performance. Musical theatre combines music, spoken dialogue and dance. A comedy, on the other hand, uses humor as a means to tell a story. Tragedy refers to a specific blend of drama that has a unique and important role historically in the formation of Western civilization.

Experience Broadway shows, concerts and operas at the newly renovated, historic Orpheum Theater. Located on West Adams Street, it is one of the most historic places in Phoenix. The last remaining example of a theatre palace type of architecture in Phoenix was originally built in 1929. It happens to be the only theatre in the greater Phoenix area listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It was closed for some time for renovation, and has just been operational in the 1997. Its total seating capacity is around one thousand three sixty people combined in the orchestra and balcony levels. Free tour inside is offered occasionally by a docent.

Any form of art is an expression of yourself. Being creative is always good. Some people are born with this special talent. And some discover their inner artist by study and practice. Always remember that your actions can be a reflection of what you feel. Most importantly, the performing arts are considered a part of what you are, cherish it.




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