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                        "*": "{{Infobox \n|title = Reformation\n|header1 = The Ninety Five Theses\n|bodystyle = width:25em\n|image = [[File:Ninety-five_Theses_(Basel).jpg|200px]]\n|label2 = '''Author'''\n|data2 = Martin Luther\n|label3 = '''Year'''\n|data3 = 1517 AD\n|label4 = '''Source'''\n|data4 = Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons\n}}\n\n=Overview=\nThe paragraph should give a three to five sentence abstract about your article. <span style=\"color: red\">'''PLEASE NOTE:'''</span> this article template has only a few sections as examples, but your actual article contributions should have '''many''' relevant sections '''and''' subsections. Please start to block out and complete those sections with relevant information such as the '''very objective, fact-based, and heavily referenced''' \"who, what, when, where, and why\" about this article. Articles don't just have to be huge buildings; '''individual artifacts and lesser-known people, places, and things count as article topics'''! Don't forget to include relevant [[#Category tags|category tags]] for each article!\n<br><br>\n__TOC__\n<br>\n\n=Removal of St. Thomas Becket from Medieval Manuscripts=\n<br>\nDuring Henry VIII's reign over England in the 16th century, St. Thomas was removed from medieval manuscripts in an attempt to abolish idolatry, as the Crown took control of the English Church. St. Thomas was known as a martyr who was killed by Henry II's men for voicing his opinion to keep church and state separate. His shrine was destroyed by order of Henry VIII, and historians believe that his removal from history was especially important because he had stood up to the king and been canonized for doing so. The Royal Proclamation of 16 November 1538 demanded that \"Thomas Becket shall not be esteemed, named, reputed and called a saint... and that his images and pictures throughout the whole realm shall be plucked down, and avoided out of all churches, chapels, and other places; and that from henceforth the days used to be festival in his name, shall not be observed, nor the service, office, antiphons, collects, and prayers in his name read, but rased and put out of all the books.\"<ref>http://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2011/09/erasing-becket.html</ref>\n<br><br>\n\n=Effects on the construction of St. Paul's Cathedral in the 17th century=\n<br>[[File:St. Paul's Cathedral from a distance.jpg|frameless|right|400px]]\nThe Fourth St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral, the building preceding the current cathedral, was a link to the Catholic practice that occurred in England before the English reformation, which was put into action by King Henry VIII. The building itself was decaying, and during the acts of reformation, much of the catholic portions of the interior was destroyed, and the catholic sites in the churchyard, including chapels and cloisters, were sold off as properties after being seized by the Crown.\n<br><br>\nAfter the Great Fire of London, the cathedral had to be rebuilt. The architect assigned, Christopher Wren, created several plans, the first rejected by the Church of England for being too modern. The second plan was in the design of a Greek Cross, was accepted by the King, but the church rejected it again, giving the reason that it was too modern, Italian, and therefore, too Catholic. Wren had drawn inspiration from the St. Peter\u2019s Basilica in the Vatican, which explains the Catholic resemblances, and why the English Church was not in favor of such a design. This had a significant effect on the Cathedral\u2019s final state, and this caused Wren to adjust to make a design that had more English architectural aspects to it. \n<br><br>\nAfter the Cathedral was completed, in the early 18th century, a debate began around decorating the interior of the Cathedral, which Queen Victoria famously called \u201cdull, cold, dreary, and dingy.\u201d This debate was likely due to the English church\u2019s unwillingness to be associated with the Catholic church. After all, mosaics were a largely Roman art-form, and thus too closely associated with the Vatican.\n<br><br>\n\n\n\n=References=\n<references />\n<br><br>\n=External Links=\nIf appropriate, add an external links section\n<br><br>\n=Image Gallery=\nIf appropriate, add an image gallery\n<br><br>\n[[Category:Philosophy & Religion]]\n[[Category:History]]"
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                        "*": "=Royal Albert Hall=\n\n{{Infobox \n|title = The Royal Albert Hall\n|header1 = \n|bodystyle = width:25em\n|image = [[File:Royal Albert Hall.jpg|x450px|alt=Article Image]]\n|caption =  Royal Albert Hall\n|label2 = '''Artist'''\n|data2 = Attributed to Panos Asproulis from London, United Kingdom\n|label3 = '''Year'''\n|data3 = 2005\n|label4 = '''Dimensions'''\n|data4 = \n|label5 = '''Location'''\n|data5 = London, England.\n<!--Add/Delete the label/data pair lines as needed-->\n}}\n\n=Overview=\nThe [[Royal Albert Hall]] is a concert hall located in South Kensington, London. It has a capacity of up to 5,272 seats. It's namesake is for Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband. It was opened by her in 1871. Each year it shows performances in wide variety including classical, rock and pop concerts, ballet, opera, film screenings with live orchestra, sports, award ceremonies, school and community events, charity performances and banquets. \n<br><br>\n__TOC__\n<br>\n\n=History=\nThe Royal Albert Hall site was once the Gore estate. Gore estate, according to the Royal Albert Hall website, were bought by the Exhibition\u2019s Royal Commission to create the \"cultural quarter\" called Albertopolis,named after Prince Albert, in 1851.<ref name = \"his\"> Pre-Opening \u2014 Royal Albert Hall. (n.d.). Retrieved June 15, 2017, from http://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/our-history/explore-our-history/time-machine/pre-opening/ </ref> Albertopolis is now the home to the [[Natural History Museum]], [[Victoria and Albert Museum]], the [[London Science Museum|Science Museum]] and the Imperial College. <br><br>\nThe building was to be named originally The Central Hall of Arts and Sciences it was changed to the [[Royal Albert Hall]] by Queen Victoria in the honor of her husband Prince Albert.The official name of the hall is [[Royal Albert Hall|The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences]].\nOn the 20th of May 1867, The foundation stone was laid by Queen Victoria in a great ceremony.<ref name = \"his\"/> The building was opened on the 29th of March 1871 by the Prince of Wales since the Queen was too emotional to speak at the opening. <ref> 1800s \u2014 Royal Albert Hall. (n.d.). Retrieved June 15, 2017, from http://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/our-history/explore-our-history/time-machine/1800s/ </ref> To this day, the hall has been used all different displays and performances of the arts and sciences, including ballet, exhibitions, conventions, memorial concerts, classical music concerts, pop music performances, theater, and so much more.  \n<br><br>\n\n=Theater Space=\n[[File:Royal Albert Hall - Central View 169 (1).jpg|thumb|Royal Albert Hall Theater interior <br><small> '''Attributed to''' \u00a9 User:Colin\u00a0/\u00a0Wikimedia Commons, via Wikimedia Commons - [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ARoyal_Albert_Hall_-_Central_View_169.jpg Link]]]\nThis grand theater can seat up to 5,272. It is a stadium style theater. The Hall is circular with seating all around the bottom stage. A gallery is located all around the hall. The choir seating is right next to the grand organ above the main stage section. The arena is used for sporting events as well as some ballet performances such as Swan Lake. It can also be used for extra seating if needed.<br><br>\nThe sound echo that used to be heard in the the grand theater is now gone hanks to the Fibreglass acoustic diffusing discs on the ceiling known as Mushrooms.<ref name = \"mush\">Mushrooms (acoustic diffusers) \u2014 Royal Albert Hall. (n.d.). Retrieved June 16, 2017, from http://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/our-history/explore-our-history/building/acoustic-diffusers-mushrooms/ </ref> Acosutic testing that was done in the 1960 brought the idea of this solution. Originally there were 135 mushrooms that were made by the Yorkshire Fibreglass Company  however in 2001, 50 diffusers were removed based on more advanced acoustic testing by Peutz Associates.<ref name = \"mush\"/>\n<br><br>\n\n=Visiting Arts and Sciences Groups=\n==English National Ballet== \nAccording to the company's website, this ballet troupe was founded in 1950's called \u2018Festival Ballet\u2019 by Anton Dolin, Alicia Markova and Julian Braunsweg.<ref name = \"bal\"> Company History - English National Ballet. (n.d.). Retrieved June 15, 2017, from https://www.ballet.org.uk/company-history/ </ref> From 1951, the company has toured worldwide performing at several places. In 1965, after a big financial expenditure with a production of Swan Lake, the Arts Council of Great Britain agreed to grant a subsidy to the Company and introduced a  new Administrator, Donald Albery, to lead the Company.<ref name = \"bal\"/> <br><br> \nBeryl Grey in 1968 was appointed to be Artistic Director of London Festival Ballet and capitalize on seasons at the London Coliseum to help raise awareness for the Company.<ref name = \"bal\"/> This great business deal has allowed the company to grow and flourish. Beryl Grey was succeed by John Field in 1979. During his involvement, according to the company's website, the London Festival Ballet became the first British classical ballet company to establish a formal outreach and education program.<ref name = \"bal\"/> 1989 saw changes in the funding system of the Company as well as the Company\u2019s name change to \u2018English National Ballet\u2019.<br><br>\nThe year 1997 saw the start of series of performances for the [[Royal Albert Hall]], with the ballet Swan Lake which was attended by Diana, Princess of Wales before her death. Tamara Rojo as the new Artistic Director has introduced new works while still honoring traditional ballet.<ref name = \"bal\"/> The English National Ballet has won awards such as the Winner of the Stef Stefanou Award for Outstanding Company at the 2014 and 2016 Critics\u2019 Circle National Dance Awards, the production of ''Lest we Forget'' was named Winner of the The South Bank Sky Arts Awards 2015 and the Manchester Theatre Awards\u2019 Robert Robson Award for Dance for three years in a row.<ref name = \"bal\"/> English National Ballet is still doing what it has done throughout the years with taking ballet all over the world. \n<br><br>\n\n=Performances=\n==Swan Lake (2016)==\n===Performance Summary===\nThe [[Royal Albert Hall]] first put on this unique production in 1997 when Diana, Princess of Whales attended the production. This performance's music was the original Tchaikovsky music played by the English National Ballet Philharmonic. The dancers were from the English National Ballet. The choreographer, Derek Deane, used the theater space to his advantage in his dance choreography. It is explained in detail in a review. ''\"This distraction aside, Deane\u2019s Swan Lake is a tremendous achievement \u2013 the choreography is configured so that it can be seen front-on from all sides (though this does mean you get a lot of gusset at times). The traditional pas de six is ramped up to a pas de douze, impeccably danced in wonderful costumes of luminous greenish gold \u2014 Laurretta Summerscales is particularly compelling here, long-limbed and lofty. Though they\u2019re decked out in drab brown, a troupe of attentive peasants performs with equally stunning precision when their time comes. It\u2019s a shame that Michael Coleman\u2019s uncomfortably rotund royal tutor keeps pestering one of these agile and nubile wenches, who has to respond to his advances with a broad smile, proof that everything\u2019s festive and fine within the feudal system. Then, of course, there\u2019s the stirring sight of 60 white swans filling the stage, bourreeing on pointe together, their arms in perfect alignment. It\u2019s absolutely mesmerising.\"'' <ref>Winter, A. (2016, June 6). Review: Swan Lake in-the-round at the Royal Albert Hall. Retrieved June 16, 2017, from http://exeuntmagazine.com/reviews/review-swan-lake-round-royal-albert-hall/ </ref> The performance ran from 1st-12th June 2016. \n<br><br>\n\n===Reviews===\nThis performance has received many positive reviews. What seems to be the great factor to this performance is the stage it performs on. Luke Jennings from the Guardian explains this. \"Configured for the vast auditorium of the Royal Albert Hall, it features no fewer than 60 swans. When they make their first entrance, wave after wave of them, it\u2019s awesome. To see them move and breathe as one is also profoundly touching. Five dozen young women, refuting every generalisation about their generation \u2013 the petulant individualism, the zero attention span, the need for immediate gratification \u2013 and enacting a collective act of homage to this most rigorous of art forms.\" <ref> Jennings, L. (2016, June 19). Swan Lake review \u2013 a muted ballet blanc saved by its corps. Retrieved June 16, 2017, from https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/jun/19/swan-lake-review-english-national-ballet-derek-deane</ref> \n<br><br>\nAnother review from the Express gives the performance an encore worthy review. ''\"English National Ballet\u2019s Swan Lake..., is played with no distracting scenery and at the centre of 5,000 faces. With nowhere to hide, the dancers tell the story of love, betrayal and forgiveness with an honest conviction. ...Deane has opened up this gorgeous classic for all to enjoy playing..... If you are curious about ballet, now is the time.\"'' <ref>Taylor, J. (2016, June 04). Dance review: Swan Lake in the round, English National Ballet. Retrieved June 16, 2017, from http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/theatre/676803/Dance-review-Swan-Lake-in-the-round-English-National-Ballet </ref> Overall, this performance is praised for it's unique choreography that is used on a stage for the [[Royal Albert Hall]].\n<br><br>\n\n=References=\n<references/> \n<br><br>\n=External Links=\n[http://www.royalalberthall.com/ Royal Albert Hall Official Website]<br>\n[https://www.ballet.org.uk/ English National Ballet Official Website]\n<br><br>\n\n=Image Gallery=\nIf appropriate, add an image gallery\n<br><br>\n\n[[Category:Drama & Theater]]\n[[Category:History]]"
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