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 =Overview=
-I had one project goal for each of my milestones. My first milestone goal was to find the message that Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet has sent trough the centuries. My second milestone goal was to make a story about the doll 'Little Marie' from the story of the ballet ''Pygmalion'' and Marie Sallé. The third milestone, which was also my Humanities and Art's capstone, dove deep into Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and created an interpretation based on current and past performances. In preparation for my milestones, I had taken a class in Theater Workshop as well as have had past dance & dramatic performance experience. My London experience has given me a greater appreciation and understanding for London and its history.
+I had one project goal for each of my milestones. My first milestone goal was to find the message that Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet has sent through the centuries. My second milestone goal was to make a story about the doll 'Little Marie' from the story of the ballet ''Pygmalion'' and Marie Sallé. The third milestone, which was also my Humanities and Art's capstone, dove deep into Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and created an interpretation based on current and past performances. In preparation for my milestones, I had taken a class in Theater Workshop as well as having had past dance & dramatic performance experience. My London experience has given me a greater appreciation and understanding for London and its history.
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 ==Activity #27 Backstage Tour of the Royal Albert Hall==
+The [[Royal Albert Hall]] was more grand on the inside then on the outside. When taking this tour, I got to sit in the grand tier seating. That seating is reserved for important guests or people who are willing to pay the high price. According to my tour guide, about 46 years ago, grand tier seats were sold for ₤100. For that price you were guaranteed that seat for any show for 990 years! That is amazing. What the backstage tour showed was the places where the equipment is stored and the show crew works before, during & after a show. What was interesting to learn was that despite the grand size of the hall, equipment used for events and shows backstage don't have a home. Some of the equipment continuously moves to different places throughout Albert Hall. I was in constant awe of this beautiful and big place. I wrote an article about the [[Royal Albert Hall]] but, the amount I put in isn't all of information about the hall that can be put in. In conclusion, if you are ever in London, you have to see the [[Royal Albert Hall]].
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 ===My Complete Contributions===

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 '''Objective:''' A study into current and past performances of Twelfth Night resulting in a personal interpretation of the play. Explaining the reasons & concepts behind the use of specific dramatic elements, mood and style that would be used for an approach to a successful interpretation.
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-This project found different dramatic elements and performance aspects based on current and previous performances of 'Twelfth Night' that would result to a successful interpretation.The story of 'Twelfth Night' is a romantic comedy that makes fun of the gender roles and humanity as a whole. Shakespeare when writing this play wanted to make people laugh and to also teach people about how important it is to treat others with respect and with dignity. A performance used to gain information was performed this year at the Shakespeare Globe in London. Another current performance took place at the National Theater in London. These performances were found to have a different style and twist. We additionally looked at these performance's reviews to find if the performances were well received or poorly received by audiences. These findings helped us as we developed our own interpretation of the show. <br><br>
+This project found different dramatic elements and performance aspects based on current and previous performances of 'Twelfth Night' that would result to a successful interpretation.The story of 'Twelfth Night' is a romantic comedy that makes fun of the gender roles and humanity as a whole. Shakespeare when writing this play wanted to make people laugh and to also teach people about how important it is to treat others with respect and with dignity. A performance used to gain information was performed this year at the Shakespeare Globe in London. Another current performance took place at the National Theater in London. These performances were found to have a different style and twist. I additionally looked at these performance's reviews to find if they were well received or poorly received by audiences. These findings helped with the development of a new interpretation of the show. <br><br>
-In our research we found that audiences liked this play much more when it was done in a more realistic tone. Making the tone of the story more of a spoof takes away some of the beauty of the story and humanity lessons that are within it. Another aspect to the play that Shakespeare and modern adaptations have done is the gender switching of the supporting characters.'Twelfth Night' is a brilliant Shakespeare play that can be interpreted in many different ways. This milestone is meant to fulfill my humanities and arts capstone.
+In the research, I, with my research colleague, found that audiences liked this play much more when it was done in a more realistic tone. Making the tone of the story more of a spoof took away some of the beauty of the story and humanity lessons that are within it. Another aspect to the play that Shakespeare and modern adaptations have done is the gender switching of the supporting characters. 'Twelfth Night' is a brilliant Shakespeare play that can be interpreted in many different ways. This milestone was meant to fulfill my humanities and arts capstone.
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 =Overview=
-I had one project goal for each of my milestones. My first milestone goal was to find the message that Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet has sent trough the centuries. My second milestone goal was to make a story about the doll 'Little Marie' from the story of the ballet ''Pygmalion'' and Marie Sallé. The third milestone, which was also my Humanities and Art's capstone, dove deep into Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and created an interpretation based on current and past performances. In perpetration for my milestones, I had taken a class in Theater Workshop as well as have had past dance & dramatic performance experience. My London experience has given me a greater appreciation and understanding for London and its history.
+I had one project goal for each of my milestones. My first milestone goal was to find the message that Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet has sent trough the centuries. My second milestone goal was to make a story about the doll 'Little Marie' from the story of the ballet ''Pygmalion'' and Marie Sallé. The third milestone, which was also my Humanities and Art's capstone, dove deep into Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and created an interpretation based on current and past performances. In preparation for my milestones, I had taken a class in Theater Workshop as well as have had past dance & dramatic performance experience. My London experience has given me a greater appreciation and understanding for London and its history.
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 =Overview=
-The paragraph should give a three to five sentence abstract about your entire London HUA experience including 1) a summary of the aims of your project, 2) your prior experience with humanities and arts courses and disciplines, and 3) your major takeaways from the experience.
+I had one project goal for each of my milestones. My first milestone goal was to find the message that Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet has sent trough the centuries. My second milestone goal was to make a story about the doll 'Little Marie' from the story of the ballet ''Pygmalion'' and Marie Sallé. The third milestone, which was also my Humanities and Art's capstone, dove deep into Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and created an interpretation based on current and past performances. In perpetration for my milestones, I had taken a class in Theater Workshop as well as have had past dance & dramatic performance experience. My London experience has given me a greater appreciation and understanding for London and its history.
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 =Milestone 1=
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 [[Windsor Castle]] was a spectacular palace to visit. It was beautiful. The state apartments within the castle held a huge collection of art and expensive pieces belonging to the royal family. The Waterloo Chamber housed portraits of not just royalty but, military and nobility heroes from battles & conflicts. There was a big grand portrait of the Duke of Wellington painted before the battle of Waterloo. One portrait that caught my eye was of Pope Pius VII by Sir Thomas Lawrence. I really liked it. St George's Hall and the Grand Reception Room were also a site to see. They were beautiful. St George's Hall and the Grand Reception Room were some of the state apartments damaged in the 1992 fire that [[Windsor Castle]] suffered from. Fortunately, it was restored with other damaged parts with the help of the current Duke of Edinburgh. I also got to admire the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. She looked so beautiful.
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-St. Georges Chapel, within Windsor castle, is one of the oldest churches in England built in the 11th century by King Edward III. The tombs of King Henry VIII, with his third wife Jane Seymour, are located in the choir area of the chapel. A little chapel was newly put in for Queen Elizabeth II's father George VI and mother Queen Elizabeth final resting place. Her sister, Princess Margaret, was also given a place for her ashes there. What I also found, from the church, was King Edward III's sword on display. I looked to be taller than me. Visiting this place was not need for any milestone research. The monarchs from the time period I am researching though, would have resided in [[Windsor Castle]] at some point.
+St. Georges Chapel, within Windsor castle, is one of the oldest churches in England built in the 11th century by King Edward III. The tombs of King Henry VIII, with his third wife Jane Seymour, are located in the choir area of the chapel. A little chapel was newly put in for Queen Elizabeth II's father George VI and mother Queen Elizabeth final resting place. Her sister, Princess Margaret, was also given a place for her ashes there. What I also found, from the church, was King Edward III's sword on display. I looked to be taller than me. Visiting this place was not need for any milestone research. The monarchs from the time period I am researching though, would have resided in [[Windsor Castle]] at some point. This beautiful palace I thought deserved an article so I created the [[Windsor Castle]] article and contributed to it.
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 ==Activity #25 Stonehenge, Bath and Lancock Village==
-[[Stonehenge]] was an amazing place to see. To hear it is about 5100 years old, is amazing. The great significance of the structure is the achievement of the people at the time to build the structure without wheels or pulleys. We take these things for granted today but, the people who moved the huge boulders for the structure didn't have all of that. I am amazed and in awe of the great history that surrounded this site. As told by archaeologists, [[Stonehenge]] was used as a place for burial's, celebration, and healing. Visiting this site did not have much to do with my milestones, but this historic site has been around before, during and after the time periods of my milestone research.
+[[Stonehenge]] was an amazing place to see. To hear it is about 5100 years old, is amazing. The great significance of the structure is the achievement of the people at the time to build the structure without wheels or pulleys. We take these things for granted today but, the people who moved the huge boulders for the structure didn't have all of that. I am amazed and in awe of the great history that surrounded this site. As told by archaeologists, [[Stonehenge]] was used as a place for burial's, celebration, and healing. Visiting this site did not have much to do with my milestones, but this historic site has been around before, during and after the time periods of my milestone research. I also started and contributed to the article about [[Stonehenge]].
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 Bath was a city where the Romans made baths out of the hot springs founded on the site. The water, from underground, comes to the surface at the temperature of 50 Celsius. The King's bath, as the site is now called, is the the place where the Romans made their roman bath. You can see the water coming out of the ground bubbling and steaming. The Abbey in Bath right next to the Roman Bath's is the site where the first King of England, Edgar, was crowned. The church seen today was build by Bishop John with the help of King William Rufus. When King Henry VIII declared his Dissolution of the Monasteries, the Abbey was destroyed but, it was later restored. Bath overall, was such a beautiful place to visit. It is so different in style and architecture compared with London. The place was around during the times of my milestones research but, the site has not great importance to my milestones.<br><br>

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 Symphonic Variations was one of the first works done by the Royal Ballet at the [[Royal Opera House]] in 1946. It is considered as one of Ashton's finest works. The act only had six dancers, 3 male and 3 female. All were dressed in white with a yellow backdrop stage. The dance according to the ballet performers was really difficult to learn. It was quick and slow and the positions used were hard and required great talent. I did like this piece but, the act had no story to it so I did not get it.
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-The most emotional and beautiful performance of the night was the final act where the Prima dancer Zenaida Yanowsky was performing her last prima dance before retiring. She was so beautiful and emotional. I loved watching her. She was the story of Marguerite and Armand; two lovers who are destined to never be together. Marguerite is a Parisian courtesan, who has a passionate love affair with Armand. What I liked about the performance was the change of scenery within the one act. The scene and mood would change as quickly as Marguerite's costumes. It was cool to see. Going to this event helped me with my milestone 2 research on what ballet today looks like. The performance showed me today's ballet poses and costumes. The event was an amazing experience and I would definitely do it again if I was back in London. I wrote details about this performance in the article on the [[Royal Opera House]]
+The most emotional and beautiful performance of the night was the final act where the Prima dancer Zenaida Yanowsky was performing her last prima dance before retiring. She was so beautiful and emotional. I loved watching her. She was the story of Marguerite and Armand; two lovers who are destined to never be together. Marguerite is a Parisian courtesan, who has a passionate love affair with Armand. What I liked about the performance was the change of scenery within the one act. The scene and mood would change as quickly as Marguerite's costumes. It was cool to see. Going to this event helped me with my milestone 2 research on what ballet today looks like. The performance showed me today's ballet poses and costumes. The event was an amazing experience and I would definitely do it again if I was back in London. I wrote details about this performance in the article on the [[Royal Opera House]].
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 ==Activity #23 Romeo & Juliet at The Globe==
-This performance of Romeo & Juliet really surprised me to say the least. For a setting such as [[The Globe Theater| the Globe]], one would think that the performance could give more of a traditional style. But, no it was a scary, dark clown interpretation. No kidding. The "Prince" was a scary deep voice in the background and spoke through the sound system. He also said the Prologue. The costumes were mostly black and Elizabethan time looking for the most part. There were some popping costumes once and a while such as Pluto from Disney. Romeo's character and actor I liked the best. He was expressive and passionate. Juliet was alright however, she lack the feeling of that she was a young girl in love. I cannot get over the fact it was so dark, with grave digging and dead bodies lying on hospital rolling beds. The mood was definitely dark & the style of delivery of lines was Mel Brooks humor. I believe the writers wanted to give this tragedy a twist from the usual mood of different passions of love, pain & conflict; to tragic, humor, love, conflict & pain. The lack of passion though made me cringe. Compared to the other performances I studied, I was so disappointed. The opportunity to make this so memorable and heart aching was lost. There wasn't even the use of the balcony for the balcony scene. Overall, my personal review of this is that if you want a spoof off the original story go see this. I you want to not be frightened and disappointed for the lack of a Shakespeare classic storytelling, don't see it.
+This performance of Romeo & Juliet really surprised me to say the least. For a setting such as [[The Globe Theater| the Globe]], one would think that the performance could give more of a traditional style. But, no it was a scary, dark clown interpretation. No kidding. The "Prince" was a scary deep voice in the background and spoke through the sound system. He also said the Prologue. The costumes were mostly black and Elizabethan time looking for the most part. There were some popping costumes once and a while such as Pluto from Disney. Romeo's character and actor I liked the best. He was expressive and passionate. Juliet was alright however, she lack the feeling of that she was a young girl in love. I cannot get over the fact it was so dark, with grave digging and dead bodies lying on hospital rolling beds. The mood was definitely dark & the style of delivery of lines was Mel Brooks humor. I believe the writers wanted to give this tragedy a twist from the usual mood of different passions of love, pain & conflict; to tragic, humor, love, conflict & pain. The lack of passion though made me cringe. Compared to the other performances I studied, I was so disappointed. The opportunity to make this so memorable and heart aching was lost. There wasn't even the use of the balcony for the balcony scene. Overall, my personal review of this is that if you want a spoof off the original story go see this. if you want to not be frightened and disappointed for the lack of a Shakespeare classic storytelling, don't see it. <br><br>
 ==Activity #24 The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand | performed at the Royal Opera House==