Broadway!

Broadway is the central group of theaters presenting live drama in New York City. There are many different kinds and versions. One of my favorite musicals on broadway is Wicked. The story centers on Elphaba, the misunderstood, smart, and fiery girl of emerald-green skin who grows up to become the notorious Wicked Witch of the West and Galinda, the beautiful, blonde, popular girl who grows up to become Glinda the Good Witch of the South.
When I went to London with my family a few years ago we say Wicked! It was amazing and the music is so amazing! Here is one of my favorite songs from the musical, Defying Gravity. 

Vaudeville, burlesque, cabaret....whats next!

Vaudeville is a type of entertainment popular chiefly in the US in the early 20th century, featuring a mixture of specialty acts such as burlesque comedy and song and dance. A modern day example from Sesame of this is of a modern day version of Vaudeville. 

Burlesque is a variety show, typically including striptease. A modern day example from the modern day movie Moulin Rouge shows a modern day version of burlesque. 

Cabaret is entertainment held in a nightclub or restaurant while the audience eats or drinks at tables. A modern day example from the modern day movie Anchorman shows a modern day version of cabaret. 

The Sound of Music Game

The Sound of Music

            An opera is a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instruments. Musicals are a type of opera. Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein made the Sound of Music in 1959. The story is set in Austria on the eve of the Anschluss in 1938, the musical tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess to a large family while she decides whether to become a nun. She falls in love with the children, and eventually their widowed father, Captain von Trapp. He is ordered to accept a commission in the German navy, but he opposes the Nazis. He and Maria decide on a plan to flee Austria with the children.

            Since there are so many characters this musical is for peoples of all ages. Everyone can relate to one of the characters. Even though the characters are all different they all come together when necessary solve problems. It was also made after World War II was over, but it was about events that happened during the war so people could relate to what was happening.

Von Trapp’s are trapped!

            While trying to flea Austria the Captain and Maria get kidnapped by the Nazis. It is up to the kids to save them. This is a board game that can have up to seven players. Each character has different characteristics that can benefit or drawback in the game. The characters will then go through different challenges like trivia memory test, and scavenger hunts. They will only have a certain amount of time to complete each task. When they complete the challenges they get clues to be closer to finding their father and Maria. If they get any thing wrong time will be deducted. Each player will have to complete each task if any of them get it wrong the whole group cannot advance.

Characters

Liesl von Trapp

The oldest child, blossoming into a young lady with an interest in boys. She has a maternal edge to her and cares very deeply for her younger siblings.

Friedrich von Trapp

Tough exterior, very much trying to be “the man” of the family.

                                                 

Louisa von Trapp                                                                   Brigitta von Trapp

Rebellious attitude.                                                                  Smart, reads a lot.

                                                                                                           

                                                 

Kurt von Trapp                                                                       Marta von Trapp

Gentle and mischievous.                                                          Very sweet and gentle.

                            

Greti von Trapp                                                                    Captain von Trapp and Maria 

Must have the cute factor.

Paper Planes

When doing some research for the best paper plane design I came across a website called "the art of manliness" I was a little insulted because I am just as capable to make a paper plane. So, I choose to do the most intense one on the website. It is called "the hammer" it wasn't too hard to make and it flew! But not very far. Still I think I masted the art of manliness. 

A cappella

Who needs instruments when you have your voice and a computer? A cappella has always been something that has interested me. It is cool how you can make music without using any instruments and just your voice. It takes technology, however to combine all the individual sounds. When they are synced all together they create something totally different then if you listen to them on their own. The Coldplay a cappella cover was really good especially the way the footage was edited.

DiVa

I wasn't really a fan of this film. The subtitles and story line were hard to follow. There were a lot of unnecessary action scenes but the cinemetography was good. From what I did get from it was a boy took an illegal live recording of a famous american opera singer who has never been recorded before so thats why its a big deal that that tape isn't released to the public. However, the boy was not trying to sell it he wanted because he loved how she sounded. This relates to how music is transferred now. There are so many sites to download music without having to pay.

WERID

Madama Butterfly.........what did I just watch. I like stop motion movies but this is too strange for me. The story is based off an opera that follows a native islander woman known to as Madama Butterfly who falls in love with a sailor. The sailor doesn't stay for very long but Madama Butterfly waits for him to come back. Then she randomly gives birth to a fish that eventually turned into a baby girl. The sailor comes returns but only for the viewers to find out that he have another woman in his life. This made me feel really bad for her. Because she ends up leaving and destroys herself, but then turns into a butterfly.  

Technology is taking over!

Seeing how far we've come with technology, it surprises me that more and more things are made. People are thinking of new and creative ways to do things. When you can build a machine that's capable of anything, you've only just scratched the surface of endless possibilities. However, with such advancement comes dangers. One day technology could turn on us. If things keep advancing technology may become too smart and become very unethical. But as of right now people are starting to think that technology has already taken over our lives in a negative way. 

In addition, distinguishing between the philosophy of science and the philosophy of technology isn't an easy task either. A good way to distinguish between the two is to think, "science concerns itself with what is, whereas technology concerns itself with what is to be". 

The Weird World of Wrestling

I have never been into any kind of wrestling. It is uncomfortable to watch and just seems like glorified beating each other up. After having read the piece on wrestling, I continue to stand behind my views. In the piece, the differences between wrestling and boxing are compared by their techniques and reactions from the crowd. Wrestling is done for the pure enjoyment, in todays sense is completely staged, and yet still the routine seems to be at random. In the piece it was stated that "America wrestling represents a sort of mythological fight between Good and Evil".  Wrestling is literally two people (or more) put inside of a ring to fight for the sole pleasure of onlookers.

Multimedia to Hypermedia

Something that I have noticed recently is how many different ways there to tell a story. When I watched the Die Antwoord music video I was very confused at first, but the I realized that she was trying to say how she went from starting with nothing to having it all. There are so many different types of entertainment. Long before music videos that could go viral on the internet, people had to go and see the performance live. They went to places like the Baroque Theatre and the Krumlov Baroque Theater. These types of places had great detail in the decoration it like the elaborate decoration in chapels.