The Humans was the first and only play we watched as during the course of our Macaulay Seminar, and in my opinion, it was one of the more capturing shows that we’ve been to. Personally, I’m very drawn to character driven stories such as this because characters are given depth rather instead of fulfilling basic archetypes seen in all…
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A Musical Marathon: The Art of Fugue Review
I had no idea what to expect from this performance while walking into the Concert Hall of the 92nd Street Y. Our class discussion the day before the recital shed some light on what a ‘fugue’ is, but as Ms. Hewitt began to give a description of each “contrapunctus” I became clueless once again. I’m…
Continue ReadingThe Importance of Music in Dance: Fall for Dance Review
Music and dancing go hand in hand, at least in my opinion. Before watching the actual Fall for Dance performances, I expected a lot of classical orchestral music, and I was pleasantly surprised to see the variety of cultural and jazz music being played. Two of the performances that especially interested me were the cultural Shivashthakam dance and the enthusiastic…
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