Wednesday, May 28, 2014

The Wonderful World Of Theater

By Minnie Whitley


A city with a great mix of their wonderful artistry and rich culture. Phoenix is a community which gives credit and opportunities to their blossoming artists to express their craft and talent. To better compliment with the artistic inclination of the people, a lot of cultural facilities swarm the city. Students who obviously showcased unmatched talent in arts enjoyed scholarship grants from the city government. One way for them to channel their artist within is the Theater Phoenix.

The Phoenix Convention Center Department hosts events that attract both local and international tourists. This has greatly contributed to the economic growth of the city and the state of Arizona as a whole. The department manages daily operations for the top of the line Phoenix Convention Center, Symphony Hall, Orpheum Theatre, Executive Conference Center and the Herberger Theater.

Theater in the city is almost the highlight of every celebration day in or out. They believe that the world is their stage. This why they strive to have every performance as their best every day. Musical and performance arts at its finest is being showcased in the famous Herberger Theater.

An auditorium or theatre is the place where performers would tell a story through a play or act. Music, dance, song, gesture and speech are important factors contributing to the visual and auditory experience of the viewers. To better express the reality in each scene and plot, the stage is decorated with lavish designs.

Ancient Greek dramas has greatly influenced the modern Western plays you are seeing nowadays. Even the origin of the word can be traced back to the Greeks. It came from the word theatron, meaning a place for viewing. And theaomai, which also means to observe, o watch or to see. The technical aspect of the modern play like the genre, theme, characters and the plot was mostly influenced from the Greek plays.

Theatre performances can be classified according to its components and how it is being executed. One type is the drama, which depicts a certain mood of fiction in a presentation. A musical play is a combination of speech, music and dance. Comedy, incorporates humor in telling a story, which most people liked. There is tragedy, a different kind of drama which shows representation of any event in history.

The newly renovated and historic Orpheum Theater is the only last standing theatre palace in Phoenix. It was built way back in 1929 in the corner of West Adams Street. Concerts, broadway shows and operas are shown in the only theatre in Phoenix which is listed in the register for Historic Places in the country.

It underwent a massive renovation and was opened back to the public in 1997. It boasted of one thousand sixty two seats in the orchestra level, and three hundred two seats in the balcony. The modern theatre with classic style offers free tours led by a docent, from time to time.

Expressing yourself can be made in different forms. Show your artistic side in a creative manner. Being artistic is something innate and can also develop through time. What you show to other people, also mirrors your true self and how you really feel. The performing arts had long been part of your heritage, treasure it deeply.




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