During the month of October I attended the musically choreographed piece Stomp. This piece was performed at the Peoria Civic Center. Stomp is a talented group of dancers that perform a choreographed piece by banging on over one hundred objects. These objects range from trash cans to stop signs and cones. They even clap and of course stomp making the most unique kinds of beats.
Stomp originated sometime in the late 1980’s early 90’s when the leader of the group was sweeping one day and started pounding the broom and swishing it to make different sounds and eventually started making beats. It didn’t take long for the public to take notice of this out of the ordinary yet unique act. Within a year and after hundreds of hours of practice, Stomp was formed and was touring around the world to amaze people with their beat-making talent and incredible dancing.
My favorite part of the show would have to be when all the lights turned off and the group stood in a line in the center of the stage, all with Zippo lighters. They all synchronized together and flipped and closed their lighter at certain times to create a masterpiece. All this was going on while the audience was sitting in the dark, which made a cool effect of just being able to see the flame of the lighters go out and then light back up again. Stomp was a great group that I encourage anybody who likes dancing and beats, if you have the chance, to go see them. It was a great time and I enjoyed myself and didn’t get bored; as the routine flowed smoothly from beginning to end.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Cult. Op. #1
On September 27th I attended A Party to Murder at the Performing Arts Center at Illinois Central College. The cost for attending the play was five dollars. A Party to Murder was a comedy about a group of five people coming in secret on Halloween to play a murder mystery game at an island cottage. The group was invited by Charles Prince for a weekend set for fun, but when ghosts from the past come to haunt them it becomes clear it is not what it seems.
Valerie was one of the characters in this play. She was portrayed as a successful business woman. Valerie’s part was performed well all the way up to the end when she got shot. Valerie way overplayed her part and was a million times dramatic than she needed to be.
Henri was Valerie’s shy younger sister in the play. Henri’s part was played poorly. Her accent was too fake and she sounded like she was trying too hard. Her volume when speaking was well done from where I was sitting. Her attire for the part fit the aspects of Henri very well. Overall she was the most annoying part of the play.
Willy was a humorous character. He was played as a retired pro football player who faked an injury and put himself in a wheel chair. His accent was well done and fit his part well. His lines were spoken fluently and at a high enough volume for all to hear. Willy was the funniest character in the play. Having his accent and facial expression added a lot to the play.
Elwood was another character in the play. He was portrayed as this powerful business tycoon. The guy who played Elwood’s role played it with too much confidence. His laughs were annoying and he wanted all the attention on him. His part was poorly and selfishly played. His volume when speaking was way too loud, which in turn made it hard to concentrate on what was going on elsewhere on stage. Overall, it was not a good performance by Elwood.
Mackenzie was Elwood’s young girlfriend and a model for Vogue. Her part was played well. The way she spoke her lines and her body language really added a lot to this play. She spoke fluently and loud enough for the audience. She didn’t try too hard or over-play her part; she was smooth with everything and performed really well.
The lighting for the play was done with excellent fashion. At one point one of the characters was walking across the stage with a candle and the light crew brightened and dimmed the lights in sync as the character walked across stage. This was a really neat effect. Also, there was a storm the night the group stayed at the house and the light crew had white lights flashing through the windows to simulate the lightning. The special effects during the play were done well also. At one point in the play a character walked outside during the storm and when they did the wind blew and leaves came into the house which made it seem even more real. Overall the play was performed well on special effects and lighting, but not so much on the acting. I felt like I was at a high school production. There is plenty of potential and room for improvement for the actors. This could be the result of a bad night but either way it wasn’t that good.
Valerie was one of the characters in this play. She was portrayed as a successful business woman. Valerie’s part was performed well all the way up to the end when she got shot. Valerie way overplayed her part and was a million times dramatic than she needed to be.
Henri was Valerie’s shy younger sister in the play. Henri’s part was played poorly. Her accent was too fake and she sounded like she was trying too hard. Her volume when speaking was well done from where I was sitting. Her attire for the part fit the aspects of Henri very well. Overall she was the most annoying part of the play.
Willy was a humorous character. He was played as a retired pro football player who faked an injury and put himself in a wheel chair. His accent was well done and fit his part well. His lines were spoken fluently and at a high enough volume for all to hear. Willy was the funniest character in the play. Having his accent and facial expression added a lot to the play.
Elwood was another character in the play. He was portrayed as this powerful business tycoon. The guy who played Elwood’s role played it with too much confidence. His laughs were annoying and he wanted all the attention on him. His part was poorly and selfishly played. His volume when speaking was way too loud, which in turn made it hard to concentrate on what was going on elsewhere on stage. Overall, it was not a good performance by Elwood.
Mackenzie was Elwood’s young girlfriend and a model for Vogue. Her part was played well. The way she spoke her lines and her body language really added a lot to this play. She spoke fluently and loud enough for the audience. She didn’t try too hard or over-play her part; she was smooth with everything and performed really well.
The lighting for the play was done with excellent fashion. At one point one of the characters was walking across the stage with a candle and the light crew brightened and dimmed the lights in sync as the character walked across stage. This was a really neat effect. Also, there was a storm the night the group stayed at the house and the light crew had white lights flashing through the windows to simulate the lightning. The special effects during the play were done well also. At one point in the play a character walked outside during the storm and when they did the wind blew and leaves came into the house which made it seem even more real. Overall the play was performed well on special effects and lighting, but not so much on the acting. I felt like I was at a high school production. There is plenty of potential and room for improvement for the actors. This could be the result of a bad night but either way it wasn’t that good.
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