My first live performance as an adult was a stimulating and enlightened experience. I went to see Joan Belgrave perform at the Bam Café on March 10, 2017, who also happens to be the widow to Marcus Belgrave who once played the trumpet for Ray Charles. Joan Belgrave band consisted of Pianist Bertha Hope, Saxophonist T.K Blue, Trumpeter Greg Glassman, Drummer Camille Gainer-Jones and Bassist Endea Owns. Belgrade serenaded the audience with her version of other popular artist songs such as Etta Games as well as a song of hers and late husband. Furthermore, she sang new music of her was which was a soulful type of Jazz, Blues, and contemporary R&B. The audience was diversely mixed with people from different races, age, and culture. Prior to the show, two older woman, one black and the other white began to dance with each other enjoying the selection of the music that was being played. As a result of their dancing, other audience members proceeded to …show more content…
I also liked that the Soloist Joan provided a brief background of why she was going to perform a song and what it mean to her. She would ask the audience if they can relate to certain situations. For instance, prior to signing her rendition of Etta James “Your Eyes” a moderato song, She asked, “You ever had enough?, so you have your bags packed at the door, ready to go and as you make your move, you feel a touch from behind, when you look into that person eyes, “Damn your Eyes” and then she begins to sing the song, in-between captivating the audience attention with more questions. Joan Belgrave, also sang to a member of the audience which he shyly participated, that carried a little humor. As the end of the song, I notice that the brass instruments and drums is what made the Etta James song really
Elizabeth Catlett is widely known for her politically charged print and sculptural work during the 1960’s and 1970’s. Catlett is both a sculptor and printmaker and was born in Washington D.C in 1915. She obtained an undergraduate degree in design, printmaking, and drawing at Howard University followed by a Master’s degree in sculpture from the University of Iowa in 1940. Catlett studied sculpture and painting along with Grant Wood; upon graduating she became the first student to receive a degree in sculpture from the University of Iowa. After leaving Iowa, Catlett moved to New Orleans and became chair of the Art Department at Dillard University in 1940. Then she continues her postgraduate studies in ceramics at the University of Chicago in 1941. By 1944, she had married and relocated to Harlem where she taught dressmaking and sculpture. In 1945, Catlett applied for and received the Julius Rosenwald Foundation Grant. After her successful completion of a series of prints paintings and sculptures, she was able to renew this grant, which allowed her to continue her work in Mexico City. While in Mexico City, she continued her studies in painting, sculpture, and lithography and eventually worked with the People’s Graphic Arts Workshop; which was a group of printmakers who created art to promote social change. Eventually she settled in Mexico as a permanent resident where she taught sculpture at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City until she retired in 1975.
During a time of conflicting warfare, a person’s social position and temperament play a significant role in the ideals of society. A Tale of Two Cities manifests society’s response to the French Revolution. Times like this result in two options, either to keep moving on with life, or give in to the vengeance. Charles Dickens portrays both sides of humanity through his characterization. Madame Defarge is the most prominent character that represents the inability to resist violence during the Revolution. In Madame Defarge’s quest for revenge, her continuous knitting and dominance prompt her character development, establishing her character as the antagonist.
The approximate size of the performance space in relation to our classroom was about double the size with about 322 seats. The performer was in the center of the stage with a fortepiano. The stage was completely empty besides the instrument and a bench for the musician. The whole audience was facing the performer. There were about 300 audience members. The audience was split up in three sections: left, middle, right. The
They would dance contemporary to Holiday’s slower jazz songs, which were also her songs with the most serious stories told in them. Performing this style of dance helped to tell the story of hers songs. The dance truly helped to accentuate the message of the song “Strange Fruit.” This song describes the horrific lynchings that took place in the Jim Crow South. The contemporary choreography to this song showed the sadness and confusion that many people felt towards the lynchings. The dancers would come onto the stage in small groups of two or three, and I noticed many of them would do a slow, controlled grand battement followed by dropping their torsos to their feet when they brought their legs back down. They would then proceed to exit the stage, and be followed by the next group of dancers. When I watched this, I felt as though the dancers were showing the pain and despair that people felt before lynchings, and how they next lynching would happen soon
America, in the early twentieth century, was centered on the Progressive Era. This was a period of unrest and reform. Monopolies continued in spite of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. Social problems flourished in the U.S. During the 1910s labor unions continued to grow as the middle classes became more and more unhappy. Unsafe working conditions were underscored by the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in which hundreds of female workers were killed. The plight of the Negro worsened, all while women finally received the right to vote through the ratification of the nineteenth amendment. Although this was a turbulent time in America, it was also a time to remember. During this time period, Emma Goldman devoted all of her attention to the cause of upholding the first amendment clause of freedom of speech. The right to free speech is one of the most fundamental American guarantees. However, defining the limits of free speech has never been an easy task.
...ked throughout the concert. The pacing of the selections seemed appropriate. No piece sounded like the one before it. There was a great variety of songs played. There were songs played that were written by famous jazz composers and songs played that were written by some of the performers themselves. This added to the excitement of the show.
During her entire rule, Elizabeth I allowed for England to reach an equilibrium in its religious affairs through “The Elizabethan Settlement”, or her religious compromise. The Book of Common Prayer, issued by the Edward VI’s advisor Thomas Cranmer, was restored by Elizabeth....
One performance that stood out to me during the concert was a song called Sinfonia #3 by J. C. Bach (Wind Ensemble Concert program). The reason I enjoyed this song was because it was performed by nine saxophone players. I would say
Deborah Sampson was declared in 1837 by congress that the history of the Revolution “furnished no other similar example of female heroism, fidelity, and courage”. Deborah was the real life Mulan. She disguised herself as a male soldier named Robert Shurtleff and joined the Fourth Massachusetts Regiment in 1782. Under the command of Captain George Webb, she was assigned the dangerous task of finding neutral territory to spy on the British regarding their quantity of soldier and supplies in Manhattan. Gathering this information was helpful for General Washington’s battle plans. Despite close calls on other soldier finding her true sex identity, she was discovered in 1783, a year and a half into her service. She had received a contusion on her
Joan of Arc is perhaps one of the most well-known and influential women in Western history. Arthur Conan Doyle argued that “Next to the Christ the highest spiritual being of whom we have any exact record upon this earth is the girl Jeanne" (Denis 5). Her fearlessness and devotion to God has been praised by iconic figures such as Winston Churchill, Pope Benedict XVI and Mark Twain. Her accomplishments are immortalized in history books, art and pop culture. Unlike any other, Joan stands as a feminist leader and an inspiration to all Christians.
It is good to hear another author perspective on life after the revolution. Porterfield gives major insight on a different perspective of religion being a part of life post-revolutionary life. Her perspective in the book is mostly about how there was much skepticism during the time after the revolution. In Thomas Kidd book, he talks most about how religion influenced the revolution and how our country was set based on religious freedom. Porterfield on the other had talks about a different perspective, which is the “mistrust” of politics and religion.
The 19th century changed people’s perspectives on theater. Theaters grew in size, plays became more professional, and costumes became more extravagant. Theater in the 19th century was influenced by the advanced changes, technology and society. Theater had a big impact on how people viewed things.
If there is one thing to be said for Joan Didion, it is that she is by no means a conventional author. Using a combination of descriptive evidence, well placed commentary, an eloquent combination of Logos and Pathos, and a dynamic tone, Didion forms a very unique structure within her essays, which she uses to persuade her audience on a given subject.
Esther de berdt reed did many things to become part of the daughters of liberty. Esther became a daughter of liberty by being in other organizations. The organizations she was in were Ladies Association of Philadelphia, and she was part of the Sentiments of an American Woman. She became the main leaders of the Ladies Association of Philadelphia. Esther de berdt reed felt very strongly about the british and the acts. Esther fought for what she wanted to believe in and the same with the daughters of liberty.
African American’s brought new dance styles that were foreign to most white people. Whites were used to more formal, upright partnered dancing. Blacks introduced a freer flow, curvilinear, lower to the ground, aesthetic. The new styles of dance emerging from the African American communities caused an