Tuesday, September 23, 2014

The Importance Of Theatre For Everyday Living

By Lessie Kaufman


Despite differences in religion, race, color, and political ideas, people all over the world share so many things. Human beings share the same planet and atmosphere and all the pollutants and satellites, for that matter. People look at more or less the same sky, wish at similar stars, wake up at the same glaring sun. Standard human routines often include more or less the same activities. Schools also teach more or less the same lessons. People learn the same mathematical principles and the same laws regarding physics.

Due to this, people relate to more or less the same things. Media and the world of entertainment took it upon themselves to capitalize upon these things as well. They air shows and movies that tackle things that are fairly realistic, stuff that really can happen in the actual setting. Some even portray such things in live action in the form of theatre Phoenix.

Theatre and theatrical plays are fine art forms that are basically collaborative. These things entail different minds and abilities to piece together one central story and deliver it in such a way that the spectators will appreciate it to the point of never forgetting the said production. These require the expertise of actors and actresses who are used to performing live in front of great crowds. It also needs craftsmen who are tasked to work on sets and props so that each scene is effectively delivered.

Basically, there are so many different types of the said performance. Drama is a very known genre. This refers to the specific mode of fiction that is being represented in the said performance. This genre presupposes collaborative production modes and collective reception forms. These two also heavily, if not directly, influences the structure of dramatic texts.

Musicals are very well received and loved then until now. Music and songs made performances even more beautiful and enticed emotions from audiences even more. Music and theater have established a really close bond, as they have been together ever since the very first plays and acts. The best examples of the musical genre is often found on Broadway and West End, where the strong performances are made even more striking with lavish costumes and sets.

Comedy and tragedy are two very different concepts, but the theater has managed to blend these two quite harmoniously. Productions that use humor as a vehicle to propel the plot forward often fall to the comedy classification. Tragedies, for the most part, imitates actions that are serious and of a certain magnitude.

Even with the popularity of movies, plays continue to do well. People often prefer these live acts over the projected ones in dimmed movie houses. Watching these productions have loads of benefits over the silver screens, so people get into the theatre habit as often as they can. They say that watching these acts are immensely enjoyable and hard to forget.

Such plays also have the vitality that is often lacking in movies. These settings allow for the actors to effectively communicate to people as they see them on a person to person basis. The scenes are more real and really stick to you even after the show has ended.

It is also a really perfect disguise for spreading awareness regarding issues. Since some societal problems are too hurtful to openly discuss in public, the theater portrays it in a fictional setting. Although the scenes are real and could happen in real life, people will not shy away from looking at it.




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