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Kfconroy: /* Milestone 2 Theater in London */

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‎Milestone 2 Theater in London

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 =Katharine Conroy=
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−	~~==Activity # Revisit a Relevant Site ==~~
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−	So today was the day that I was supposed to revisit a relevant site, however none of the sights really had to do much to do with my niche topic of Grunge Music. So I decided to continue reading articles and writing my milestones to make more progress. I chose a topic that was not really ever explored in the museums that we visited because it also only happened in the last 30 years, which is why most of my research has been competed using online resources. I am making good progress and am working slowly but surely.
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 ==Activity #16 Romeo and Juliet==
-We went to see Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theater. The ambiance was great except for the fact that it was cold and down pouring for the first half of the show. I mean like full on drenching type of rain. We were all cold and wet, but it was awesome to be right in front of the stage where the orchestra would be. I felt like I was at a rock concert awaiting a mosh pit. Anyway, when we read the description of the play we knew that this would be a very modern take on the show and that was only reaffirmed when we saw some of the actors getting ready with modern clothing and white face makeup. The show started out with actors dressed in very modern clothing dancing and speaking their lines to rap and hip-hop music, which was very interesting. They wore makeup that makes them look like clowns, which was, quite frankly, pretty scary. They also did some gender bending with Mercutio’s character. From a technical point of view, the lighting was very reliant on the on stage LEDS and S4’s. There were many lights being used as spots attached to the seating balconies and the sound was also attached there. The props were very simple and added to the idea of the play. I feel they did take the show to a very dark place, which is where it should be due to the fact that it is a tragedy. I really liked how the actors were not afraid to break character on stage and that could be seen when Mercutio tossed her beating stick and it flew off stage in the back through an open window. She asked if she could get it back and it didn’t come back so she went on and when it came back on stage she incorporated it into the scene.  My one critique was that the actress that was playing Juliet was way too old (not being ageist at all), even with her makeup on you could tell that she was much older that the actor playing Romeo. She was supposed to be 14 in the show but you could tell she was around 40 and he was 25 or so. But even so, the show seemed to be one long drug induced trip. It was creepy and weird, but I really enjoyed it. <br>
+We went to see [[Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theater (2017)|Romeo and Juliet]] at the Globe Theater. The ambiance was great except for the fact that it was cold and down pouring for the first half of the show. I mean like full on drenching type of rain. We were all cold and wet, but it was awesome to be right in front of the stage where the orchestra would be. I felt like I was at a rock concert awaiting a mosh pit. Anyway, when we read the description of the play we knew that this would be a very modern take on the show and that was only reaffirmed when we saw some of the actors getting ready with modern clothing and white face makeup. The show started out with actors dressed in very modern clothing dancing and speaking their lines to rap and hip-hop music, which was very interesting. They wore makeup that makes them look like clowns, which was, quite frankly, pretty scary. They also did some gender bending with Mercutio’s character. From a technical point of view, the lighting was very reliant on the on stage LEDS and S4’s. There were many lights being used as spots attached to the seating balconies and the sound was also attached there. The props were very simple and added to the idea of the play. I feel they did take the show to a very dark place, which is where it should be due to the fact that it is a tragedy. I really liked how the actors were not afraid to break character on stage and that could be seen when Mercutio tossed her beating stick and it flew off stage in the back through an open window. She asked if she could get it back and it didn’t come back so she went on and when it came back on stage she incorporated it into the scene.  My one critique was that the actress that was playing Juliet was way too old (not being ageist at all), even with her makeup on you could tell that she was much older that the actor playing Romeo. She was supposed to be 14 in the show but you could tell she was around 40 and he was 25 or so. But even so, the show seemed to be one long drug induced trip. It was creepy and weird, but I really enjoyed it. <br>
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 ==Activity #17 Stonehedge==
-Our farthest trip as a group definitely has to do be our trip to Stonehenge. So Stonehenge is in the middle of nowhere right next to some pastoral fields with large burial mounds. Honestly, if you did not know that they were there you would definitely drive right past them without a second thought. From the road the stones seem pretty small and insignificant, but up close they were pretty large. It was interesting to learn that this rock formation was created thousands of years ago. It is thought to have been sacred grounds where religious practices occurred. The extremely heavy stones were thought to be brought from over 200 miles away without the wheel having been created yet. It is definitely was an amazing feat that is many thousands of years before its time. We then went to Bath, which is this amazing little town that has a hot spring. It was cute and quaint with a beautiful abbey. After Bath, we visited the location where they filmed some of Harry Potter. It was really cool and a very small village that had a small population. Overall it was an amazing trip with an amazing tour guide.
+Our farthest trip as a group definitely has to do be our trip to [[Stonehenge| Stonehenge]]. So Stonehenge is in the middle of nowhere right next to some pastoral fields with large burial mounds. Honestly, if you did not know that they were there you would definitely drive right past them without a second thought. From the road the stones seem pretty small and insignificant, but up close they were pretty large. It was interesting to learn that this rock formation was created thousands of years ago. It is thought to have been sacred grounds where religious practices occurred. The extremely heavy stones were thought to be brought from over 200 miles away without the wheel having been created yet. It is definitely was an amazing feat that is many thousands of years before its time. We then went to Bath, which is this amazing little town that has a hot spring. It was cute and quaint with a beautiful abbey. After Bath, we visited the location where they filmed some of Harry Potter. It was really cool and a very small village that had a small population. Overall it was an amazing trip with an amazing tour guide.
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 Have you ever wondered about the behind the scene magic that goes into creating a play or musical? There is a tremendous amount of work, blood, sweat, and tears that go into producing a show for the stage. It takes a village to put on a show of any magnitude. So for the Theater in London milestone, we focused on the behind the scene departments that make the show a success. The main departments that we felt were very important were scenic, props, lighting, hair and makeup, sound, costumes, and poster and promotion. Without any of these, the show would not be able to go on due to the fact that all of them are crucial to the visual effects of the show. We each specialized in specific departments to learn the history, techniques and uses in a show. After we understood the nuances of these departments, we then watched “The Play that Goes Wrong” at the Duchess Theater here in London to see how they utilized each department. From that, we took inspiration for our own interpretation of the play. We utilized what we learned and incorporated it into our designs for scenic, props, lighting, hair and makeup, sound, costumes, and poster and promotion. We learned a lot about our respective departments and there was a copious amount of information for many of the departments. However, some like props and poster and promotion were quite as well documented but we found more current day information on them. This milestone is a culmination of our passions for the theater.
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-[[Theater in London |Read More]]
+[[Theater Beyond the Actors|Read More]]
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 Analysis of the the key musical elements to Grunge music.
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-Below the objective statement, Insert a one or two paragraph summary of your findings from having reached this milestone. If this milestone, for you, represents a humanities and arts capstone, please indicate so. Edit the link below to link to your milestone page.
+This project is meant to introduce those who enjoy music to the music theory or backbone of music that makes it sounds a certain way or gives it a certain emotion. Music is defined by its elements, which allows a certain genre of music sounds different than another.  So, I distinguished four important elements of music and did an in-depth analysis of each with a comparison of grunge to popular rock music of that time.  From that analysis, I then produced a guide to producing my own gunge song with examples of what I would do.
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 [[Music Theory behind Grunge Music|Read More]]

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 ==Activity #5 Lunchtime concert==
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 '''Objective:'''
 Looking at the behind the scenes work that goes into a theater show. <br><br>
-Below the objective statement, Insert a one or two paragraph summary of your findings from having reached this milestone. Edit the link below to link to your milestone page.
+Have you ever wondered about the behind the scene magic that goes into creating a play or musical? There is a tremendous amount of work, blood, sweat, and tears that go into producing a show for the stage. It takes a village to put on a show of any magnitude. So for the Theater in London milestone, we focused on the behind the scene departments that make the show a success. The main departments that we felt were very important were scenic, props, lighting, hair and makeup, sound, costumes, and poster and promotion. Without any of these, the show would not be able to go on due to the fact that all of them are crucial to the visual effects of the show. We each specialized in specific departments to learn the history, techniques and uses in a show. After we understood the nuances of these departments, we then watched “The Play that Goes Wrong” at the Duchess Theater here in London to see how they utilized each department. From that, we took inspiration for our own interpretation of the play. We utilized what we learned and incorporated it into our designs for scenic, props, lighting, hair and makeup, sound, costumes, and poster and promotion. We learned a lot about our respective departments and there was a copious amount of information for many of the departments. However, some like props and poster and promotion were quite as well documented but we found more current day information on them. This milestone is a culmination of our passions for the theater.
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 [[Theater in London |Read More]]

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 '''Objective:''' A comparison of London and American grunge music that depicts the key differences and similarities.
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-This project is meant to be used as an introduction to the misunderstood genre of grunge, which dominated the music scene during the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. To help those unfamiliar with grunge music I explored the genera entirety covering. This covered it birth in Seattle, Washington to its impact on society. In my research, I found that grunge music gained almost a cult following beginning in Seattle, Washington and that it spread throughout the United States to many other places such as London England. However, bands that appeared out of the grunge movement from London did not make it as big in London as they did in the United States. United States grunge bands became more popular than their British counterparts. In my research, I did an analysis of popular grunge songs from both the United States and London area to create a short deconstructed “mixtape” with the purpose of introducing grunge music to a person who has never listened to the music before. I then described what makes these songs grunge and the reason I choose them. I concluded that grunge music was more of an American genera that spread like wildfire throughout the world but it was influential to bands of London also. This milestone is my music capstone and it is an analysis of an entire genera or music that took place in both the United States and London.
+This project is meant to be used as an introduction to the misunderstood genre of grunge, which dominated the music scene during the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. To help those unfamiliar with grunge music, I explored the genera and covered it in its entirety. This started with its birth in Seattle, Washington to its impact on society. In my research, I found that grunge music gained almost a cult following beginning in Seattle, Washington that it spread throughout the United States to many other places such as London, England. However, bands that appeared out of the grunge movement from London did not make it as big in London as they did in the United States. United States grunge bands became more popular than their British counterparts. In my research, I did an analysis of popular grunge songs from both the United States and the London area to create a short deconstructed “mixtape” with the purpose of introducing grunge music to a person who has never listened to the music before. I then described what makes these songs grunge and the reason I choose them. I concluded that grunge music was more of an American genera that spread like wildfire throughout the world, but it was influential to the bands of London also. This milestone is my music capstone and it is an analysis of an entire genre of music that took place in both the United States and London.
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 [[Grunge in London|Read More]]

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 ==Activity #18 Windsor Castle==
 [[Windsor Castle| Windsor Castle]] was pretty cool. It was composed of many different parts with it stretching more than 20 tennis courts long. When we first stepped in they did a full body and bag scan, it was like going through airport security.  The security makes sense due to the fact that we are visiting the residence of the Queen. We visited the drawing rooms, dollhouse, and chapel, which were all meticulously done. They were all ornately decorated with eloquently carved crown molding, gold, crystal, and paintings. I keep a count of how many dogs I could spot in the picture and found 7. Overall, most of the residence was blocked off and it took a little less than an hour to complete. I did not think it was worth it because it took us two hours to get there and we only spent an hour there. Also, it cost us almost 20 pounds to do the trip. So if there was more to see and it cost less then I would feel that it would be worth the journey and money.
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