...I say that Troupe second home because I spend most of my down time there either to work on a show or to participate in the classes they hold at the theatre. The first class I took there was and still is called Juniors, it is a class for five to nine year olds, teaching them acting skills. We played games, made up skits, read scenes from books, etc. That class showed me what I needed to work on the most to become a better actress. When I was ten I moved up to the program to the Seniors class which is the class for ten to twelve year olds. We basically did the same thing as Juniors did, except they expected a bit more from the kids since we were a little older. While in my final semester of Seniors I was able to join the improv team. Being a member of the improv team has allowed me to not be afraid of making mistakes or looking completely ridiculous doing something that seems abnormal. When I turned thirteen I joined the TAG program, TAG stands for teen actors guild, the acting program for teenagers. TAG focuses more on the emotion and heart of theatre rather than just the basics of staging and projection. This program has also allowed me to understand the importance of focusing more in school. When I joined, my parents told me if they saw my grades slipping because of Troupe they would have no hesitation to pull me out until I got my grades back up to satisfactory. I have been in this program for almost ten years, in that ten years my parents have only pulled me out once, because...
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...The Assscat is a group a professional improv actors who truly know the art of improv. While watching Assscat I was able to notice many of the things we have discuss in class. The main points of the improv that stood out were the chemistry of the group, the structure of the Harold, and the commitment of the performers. Watching the Assscat performance, the improv seemed flawless but in reality the performers are going through natural human struggle like any other improver. Watching the group I could tell the group had excellent chemistry, they work as a well oil machine. As a group they have much respect for each other, they never talk over each other giving each other a moment to add information to the scene. Also, if a performer is adding information the whole group will go along with the new information. If someone was to deny the information that was given the scene would mostly likely have an awkward moment of negativity. The performers were also great at saying no but, still adding information that kept the scene moving. However I feel that some of the scenes move a little too fast not letting them get to the climax of the funny in the scene. Overall the group understood each other allowing the scene to...
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...cool jazz - mood low tranquil, medium tempo. lyrical solos. arrangements. not improv gerry mulligan-bariton sax, chet baker, a little collective improv Dave Brubeck-piano/composer. west coast scene, album TIME OUT. Take five famous song Hard Bop-gospel and blues, simpler harmony than bebop. trumpet, tenor sax, piano, bass. - power ful explosive. horns: hard edged. rhythm section: groovy. IMPROV Art Blakey- most powerful drummer. jazz messengers. schooled young musicians. jazz messngers were the prototype hard bop combo. Sonny Rollins- Tenor sax of the hard bop style. influenced by Coleman Hawkins. rhythmic experimentation. repetition of a riff with variation Jimmy Smith- Hammond B3 Organ- made organ respectable, organ trio- organ drums guitar playing the bass on the organs foot pedals. both hands and feet Bill Evans- piano composer, lyrical sensitive and swinging. piano trio- equal play trio included: Scott Lafaro - Bass, Paul Motian - Drums Free Jazz- Atonal, No form, Dissonance, High Energy, Collective Improv, Unusual ensemble, Ornette Coleman -Alto,trumpet,commposer- free jazz, no set solos or form, double quartet. Cecil Taylor-explosive pianist, aggressive. Drawn to percussive and physical aspect John Coltrane- Tenor, Soprano Sax. Miles Davis Quintet-Hard Bop. Joined Monk Quartet. influence by Monks unorthodox recorded album Giant Steps. didnt play cool jazz, Kind of Blue, formed Coltrane Quartet -McCoy Tyner- Piano, Jimmy Garrison-Bass, Elvin Jones-...
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...783-7626 or Fax: (617) 783-7658 Permissions For permission to copy or republish, please write or call: Permissions Department Harvard Business School Publishing 60 Harvard Way Boston, MA 02163 Phone: (617) 783-7587 For a print or electronic catalog of HBSP publications, please contact us: Harvard Business School Publishing Customer Service 60 Harvard Way Boston, MA 02163 Phone: U.S. and Canada, (800) 668-6705 Outside the U.S. and Canada, (617) 783-7474 Fax: (617) 783-7555 Web: www.harvardbusinessonline.org HARVARD MANAGEMENT UPDATE • HARVARD MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION LETTER • BALANCED SCORECARD REPORT HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW • HBS CASES • HBS PRESS • HBS VIDEOS AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA Stand Up and Throw Away the Script How improv can improve your team’s performance BY SUSAN G. PARKER clauses in...
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...Did you hear the one about the boss who was asked how many people work in his company? About half of them on a good day, he replied. While the worlds of comedy and business may not initially appear to have much in common, a growing number of firms are in fact turning to comedians to help them boost staff communication, performance, and creativity. And to enable senior bosses to improve their public speaking and presentation skills. For businesses who want their workers to be as happy and productive as possible, it is no laughing matter. Except when it is. Companies that are now using comedians include internet giant Google; social media firm Twitter; soft drinks business Red Bull; and German engineering group Siemens. And if those four firms ever walked into a bar together, Red Bull would be the best mixer... Image copyright Ecole nationale de l'humour Image caption Participants at the National Comedy School's training days are asked to embrace their inner clowns At Quebec's National Comedy School in Montreal, Canada, its team of comedians has been offering training courses to businesses since 2009. It currently has 30 clients on its books, including insurance group Sun Life and Siemens' Canadian division. Rather that teaching people to tell jokes, the visiting workers are typically asked to put on red noses and behave like clowns. They are asked to practise pratfalls, pretend to bump into things, and even mock-slap their colleagues in the face. "These kind of games...
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...some popular restaurant, meet an agent, get "discovered" and then it's nothing but champagne and caviar from there. Uh...no. Acting is first and foremost a craft. The best of the Hollywood actors understand this and no matter how far they have come in their careers, they are constantly looking to improve upon their craft. They take classes, work with acting and dialogue coaches, they study life experiences, etc. They know full well that even after a lifetime of work and study, they may never reach absolute perfection. So, for you, it's imperative that you take a wide variety of acting classes. Work in a wide variety of styles with a as many different groups of people that you can find. Try it all. From Shakespeare to comedy, from improv to cinema verite -- the more you know, the more well rounded you'll be and ultimately, the better prepared you'll be for whatever roles...
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...Social Justice Week 2014 is student-organized event sponsored by the New Legacy Committee, Beyond Diversity Club, Native American Club, Project Unity Club, Puente Club, and the Associated Students of Sierra College. All events are free and open to the public. Calendar of Events (For more information please contact Jennifer Kattman at jkattman@sierracollege.edu.) MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 9:30-10:50am in the Fireside Room: “Brief History of Protest Music” by Professor Jason Roberts In this presentation, Professor Jason Roberts will look at protest music from the early 1960s to the present with such artists as Joan Baez, the Rolling Stones, Marvin Gaye, Public Enemy, and Rage Against the Machine. 11am-12:20pm in the Fireside Room: “The New Native Intellectualism: Social Media, Social Justice and Native American Studies” by Cutcha Risling Baldy Cutcha Risling Baldy (Hupa, Karuk, Yurok) is an instructor and PhD candidate in Native American Studies. Her research is interdisciplinary (feminist and literary theory, politics and California Indian theory and methodology). Author of “Why We Gather: traditional gathering in native Northwest California and the future of bio-cultural sovereignty” and numerous related publications. Her dissertation (translated) is “To Grow Old in a Good Way” is about the revitalization of the Hupa Women’s Coming of Age Ceremony. Ms. Risling Baldy founded the Native Women’s Collective. 12:30-1:50pm in the Fireside Room: “Louder than Words” by Billy X Jennings...
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...Purpose and Audience Assignment Baljot Deol Gotta Share Description: The prank “Gotta Share” was done at the GEL conference, which is conducted by the “Improv Everywhere” every year. This annual gathering allows voices of technology, social media and businesses to be heard in the New York City. According to Internet articles, this company “Improv Everywhere” is based in New York City and their main goal is to fulfill certain missions in order to cause scenes of chaos and enjoyment for general public. Gotta Share is a musical that emphasizes the fact that social media has become a significant part of people’s daily lives. Some applications that are used to share information are: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Intended Audience: The...
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...Better Public Speaking and Presentation Ensure Your Words Are Always Understood Think of the last really memorable talk or presentation that you attended. Now, was that easy to do, or did you really have to rack your brains to remember one? Sadly, too many presentations are easy to forget. And that's a big problem because the only reason the presenter gave the talk was to communicate something to you! However, there are three basic things that you can do to ensure that your verbal messages are understood – and remembered – time and time again. Although somewhat obvious and deceptively simple, these are: • Understand the purpose of the presentation • Keep the message clear and concise • Be prepared • Be vivid when delivering the message Understand what you want to achieve Before you start working on your talk or presentation, it's vital that you really understand what you want to say, who you want to tell and why they might want to hear it. To do this, ask yourself: Who? What? How? When? Where? Why? Who are you speaking to? What are their interests, presuppositions and values? What do they share in common with others; how are they unique? What do you wish to communicate? One way of answering this question is to ask yourself about the ‘success criteria’. How do you know if and when you have successfully communicated what you have in mind? How can you best convey your message? Language is important here, as are the nonverbal cues discussed earlier...
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...20/02/2012 Inventor Management Review: McDonald's, a guide to the benefits of JIT Inventor Management Review Charles Atkinson on inventory management topics. Nov ember 08, 2005 McDonald's, a guide to the benefits of JIT Just-in-Time (JIT) inv entory is the big thing right now in operations. This, along with lean operations and six sigma are the buzz words being talked most about. But what ex actly is the deal with JIT operations? First of all, JIT is a form of prov iding supplies for customers, as the name suggests, just in time. For ex ample, Dell, whom I wrote about, has become famous for its JIT model which inv olv es not ev en being in possession of the raw materials needed to fulfill an order until that order is placed and y et they are still capable of filling orders in a short period of time. McDonald's is another ex ample of a JIT sy stem wherein McDonald's doesn't begin to cook (well, I should probably say reheat and assemble what may or may not be actual food) its orders until a customer has placed a specific order. What used to be the case was McDonald's would pre-cook a batch of hamburgers and let them sit under heat lamps. They would keep them for as long as possible and ev entually discard what couldn't be sold. The only way to get a fresh hamburger under the old sy stem was to make a special order. Now, due to more sophisticated burger-making technology (including a record-breaking bun toaster), McDonald's is able to make food fast enough to wait until...
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...Applied Business Challenge BPD3100 Year:2015 Semester/ Dates: 1 2015 Location: Melbourne, Sunway KL&JB-CUFE-VU Sydney-Liaoning, Vietnam Prepared by: Andrew Stein / Maria De Sensi Welcome Welcome to this unit of study. This Unit Guide provides important information and should be kept as a reference to assist with your studies. This Guide includes information about your reading and resources, independent learning, class activities and assessment tasks. It is recommended that you read this Guide carefully: you will be expected to manage your learning as you work towards successful study. Detailed in formation and learning resources for this unit have also been provided on the Unit website on VU Collaborate which can be reached via the Student Portal at vu.edu.au/student-tools/myvu-student-por tal. It is important that you access your Unit website regularly. Acknowledgement of Country We respectfully acknowledge and recognise the traditional owners, their Elders past and present, their descendants and kin as the custodians of this land. Introduction to the unit Unit Title: Applied Business Challenge Unit Code: BPD3100 Other details: Key staff Unit co-ordinator Name: Andrew Stein Location: CF1024 Contact number: 061-99194332 Contact email: Andrew.stein@vu.edu.au Name: Maria De Sensi Location: G425 Contact number: 061-99195484 Contact email: Maria.De Sensi@vu.edu.au Teaching team Campus: Days and times: Year: 2015 Semester/Dates: 1 Credit Points: 12 alagarania@sunway...
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...Discuss the use of instruments and instrumental textures to convey Drama in two extended sections of Chicago The musical vaudeville Chicago tells the story of a couple female criminals in Chicago during the 1920s; men, crime and their search for fame, using specific instrumental techniques and their different characteristics to convey drama. The overture opens with an unconventional monophonic texture in which a trumpet solos. The trumpet solo features many characteristics of the jazz style such as growls and the wa-wa effect, immediately presenting the audience with a dark, gritty timbre which forebodes the general mood of the musical. This monophonic solo is also tonally ambiguous which creates a feeling of tension, especially as the solo doesn’t seem to resolve when it plays its last note. Following this we have a big contrast in texture as the full orchestra play a more typical overture musical theme playing chords in a homophonic texture. The glissando played by many instruments as well as the use of wood blocks, Chinese tom toms and cowbells add a slapstick type quality to the overture as they can be seen as comical features/instrumets when used in an unconventional manner as this highlights the comical aspect of the instrument. Bar 17 onwards uses Big Band like instrumentation with brass and reads playing together which helps to further emphasize the syncopated melody as well as the 3,3,2 rhythmic feature. At this point the trumpet drops out which helps to make room for...
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...This play is up there with the strangest things I’ve ever read. The story is about two pre-teens and a talking sheep that build a ‘two-speed’ clock that transports them to a planet called ‘Crestview’. All in all it is a fine setting for a wacky low grade comedy. Their goal is simple enough. Binky, Bob and Vivian need to get home in time for lunch or Bob’s mother is going to be furious. The antagonist was immediately recognisable as the evil dictator of the planet. When he discovers that the trio is from earth he keeps them prisoner on the planet. The two humans await execution by way of a giant pumpkin guillotine while Bob the sheep is to be sheared and made into a sweater. There are no sheep on Crestview, just Pandas. They children (and sheep)...
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...other words McCaslin is trying to say that play brings people together and allows them to open their mind in a different way. Educators in todays education system neglect the fact that play allows students to be more comfortable with one another as well as allowing them to do it on their own. Kids take playing games more serious than anything else they will do associated with school so why not integrate that into their lessons. In the aspect of play eventually being an art form, that statement is completely true. Playing is great for children as well as well as adults to actors. Playing is something actors do on a daily basis that allows them to be free and creative. Performing on stage can be considered play especially when it involves improv because that form of art is all about how creative you can be. Its all from the mind with no scripts, so i can see that as playing being an art form. This idea reminds me of what we do in class because in Creative Process I have learned in a different way than i ever have. I feel as when we play in class everyone is enjoying themselves and opening up to one another. We had a guest speaker that came into...
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...Harlem Renaissance An African-American cultural movement of the 1920’s centered in Harlem, that celebrated black traditions, the black voice, and black ways of life. Jazz and music Jazz was a new style of music created by African American musicians, featuring syncopated rhythms and improvisational solos It was so interesting because the improv aspect meant that no two performances could ever be the same Duke Ellington turned commercial radio into a place for music by performing jazz music from the Cotton Club, broadcasted to thousands of Americans Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday coined blues and jazz vocal solos Chick Webb (King of Swing) saved money as a paperboy to buy his drum set, and started playing professionally in Harlem at 11 years old, then later became the best-regarded band leader Louis Armstrong played jazz music on Broadway, a Creole Jazz Band, and at the Cotton Club. He played in many films and toured internationally. He was the man that made the most Americans begin to accept jazz into their culture II. Poetry Langston Hughes One of the most well known names of the Harlem Renaissance His writing reflected that black culture should be celebrated because is it just as valuable as white culture "I tried to write poems like the songs they sang on Seventh Street...(these songs) had the pulse beat of the people who keep on going." said Langston One of Langston most famous work was his essay entitled "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain"...
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