Friday, 16 May 2014

What Happens In A Theater

By Minnie Whitley


The vibrancy and the art mixed with its rich cultural heritage made Phoenix a beautiful city. People are downright born artists on this side of Arizona, where public art museums and cultural centers are found. The government strongly supports artists in the city by offering scholarship grants to deserving students who excel in their work. Theater Phoenix is one form of their creative side.

A local agency takes care of the management of some important cultural facilities in the city. The Phoenix Convention Center Department looks after the famous Orpheum Theatre, Herberger Theater, Executive Conference Center, Symphony Hall and the Convention Center itself. Local and international tourists are attracted to cultural events, which in turn has greatly helped in the economy of Phoenix and the Arizona state.

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.

Live performers present before a live audience in an auditorium or in a wide open space. A combination of gesture, song, speech, music and dance is used to better express the expression needed in a play. The stage or platform where they perform is ornamented with crafts and designs to best enhance the visual experience of the audience.

The history of the word, would take you to ancient Greece, where the word theatron, is used to describe a place of viewing. It also came from theaomai which means to watch, or to see, or observe. The Modern play of the West that you see today has been greatly influenced by Ancient Greek dramas. Characters and settings, themes, genres and even the technical aspects of theatre were borrowed from old Greek dramas.

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.

Experience Broadway shows, concerts and operas at the newly renovated, historic Orpheum Theater. Located on West Adams Street, it is one of the most historic places in Phoenix. The last remaining example of a theatre palace type of architecture in Phoenix was originally built in 1929. It happens to be the only theatre in the greater Phoenix area listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It can accommodate around one thousand three hundred people. The renovation done on the place made it a modern theatre with a classical touch. It was closed for renovation, but is now back in business since the 1997.

Any form of art is an expression of yourself. Being creative is always good. Some people are born with this special talent. And some discover their inner artist by study and practice. Always remember that your actions can be a reflection of what you feel. Most importantly, the performing arts are considered a part of what you are, cherish it.




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