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Showing 1 to 20 of 95 for “"theaters"”.
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Theaters of Power: Inka Imperial Performance
Military and police power has proven time and again to be necessary but not sufficient to create and maintain an empire. Empires must employ a multitude of strategies to expand and survive, one of the most important of which is state-sanctioned public spectacles, ceremonies, and rituals. This …
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Stage, Body, Text: Beckett's And Weiss's Theaters Of Embodiment
… "Stage, Body, Text: Beckett's and Weiss's Theaters of Embodiment," I compare theories of acting and spectatorship in theatre and film, focusing on representations of the human body in the work of Samuel Beckett and Peter Weiss. I argue that film and theatre acting must be theorized in …
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Die scaenae frons des Theaters von Nysa am Maeander
… Analyse des Baudekors belegen drei Bauphasen des Theaters: Die erste Bauphase des Theaters fällt anhand der Profilabfolge und Ornamentik der Bauteile sowie aufgrund der Inschriften in die späthellenistisch-frühaugusteische Zeit. <br>Die zwei weiteren Bauphasen des Theaters folgten im 2. Jh. n. …
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Movie theaters and real estate : "an economic and marketing analysis of cinemas"
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1988.
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A PRINCIPLED PRACTICE: DIRECTING THE TRESTLE AT POPE LICK CREEK AT TEMPLE THEATERS
In this thesis I explore the ways in which my artistic, political, and personal values led me to propose Naomi Wallace’s THE TRESTLE AT POPE LICK CREEK as my thesis in order to both reflect and enact what I believe in and also to respond to the dearth of those principles within the Theater …
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'The English Ionesco' : eine komparatistische Untersuchung des absurden Theaters N. F. Simpsons und Ionescos
Diese Dissertation klärt weitgehend die Frage, warum der englische Dramatiker N.F. Simpson so sehr an Eugène Ionesco erinnert, dass ihm das 'Etikett' 'the English Ionesco' anhaftet. <br>Zunächst entpuppt sich im ersten Teil dieser Untersuchung eine vermeintliche essenzielle Gemeinsamkeit als …
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A design for a flexible, low-cost rigging block for black-box theaters by Michael J. Shields.
… when putting on a production. Small, black-box theaters are often built without rigging equipment in them. Temporary rigging equipment can greatly add to the flexibility of these spaces. A rigging block was designed which can be installed in small theaters by attaching to the existing lighting …
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Architecture as Stage
Theaters used to an important civic space, and nowadays urban spaces have begun to be viewed as theatrical spaces. Theaters as well as cinemas are primarily shared spaces. As online viewing of films has become more prevalent, it is pertinent to explore how a shared experience can be enhanced. An …
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Performing Theaters of Power: The Holy Office of the Inquisition's General Autos de fe in Spain and Spanish America and the Visual and Physical Representation of Inquisitorial Power, 1481-1736
The auto de fe, or "act of faith” in English, served as the most elaborate public spectacle in what was otherwise the most private and secretive actions of an Inquisitorial Tribunal. At these massive public ceremonies that had both illustrative and didactic purposes, the Spanish Inquisition …
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The anatomy theater
… REQUEST.] During the Renaissance, anatomical theaters cropped up in cities all over Europe, anatomists performed dissections open to the general public, and they circulated illustrations which had a remarkable resemblance to the pornography of the period. I wrote the first section of The …
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Readers Theater: A Key to Fluency Development
… in an eight-week intervention in which readers theaters were used for fluency instruction and practice. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used as the researcher observed the students during the literacy block of the day; interviewed the three participants three times; one-on-one, …
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Middle-earth's War on Terror: a Post-9/11 Reception Study on the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien
… to Peter Jackson's film adaptations hitting theaters. </p>
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A museum for film and photography and its place in the city
… the following issues: How can a museum, film theaters, and a building with art-related functions and housing be combined on one site? Is it possible to create a pedestrian-friendly environment on ground level even though the previous mentioned functions do not need openings or the connection …
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Engaging Audiences in the 21st Century: A Case Study for Immersive Theatre
… compared to traditional theatre. Since COVID, theaters have struggled to maintain audience retention, causing many nonprofit theaters to go on an extended hiatus, or shut down entirely. One solution to this problem is immersive and interactive theatre that aims to completely immerse audiences …
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NETWORK OPTIMIZATION TO MODEL RANDOM RISK OF SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS
… globally, supporting the fleet in multiple theaters to enable sustained forward presence, security, and deterrence. However, supply chains are subject to disruptions that slow materiel movements throughout the network, and these disruptions may severely hinder the readiness of ships …
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Das dokumentarische Theater der sachziger Jahre in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
… plotzliche Verschwinden des dokumentarischen Theaters während der sechziger Jahre in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zu untersuchen, stieß man immer wieder auf einen Widerspruch, der alsbald zum "grundsätzlichen Dilemma" dies er Spielart des Zeittheaters erklärt wurde. Nicht nur die meisten …
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Intersections of Race and Class in 1830s Othello Burlesques
… and remained popular at London’s West-End minor theaters but not others, in that their demeaning coupling of blackness with low social standing limited their appeal to more socially varied audiences at other metropolitan theaters.
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The forging of modern Broadway Sound Design Techniques amid the Fires of the Rock Musicals in the Late 1960s and 1970s.
… acoustics to carry sound throughout the theaters. This is not surprising given that most of the theaters were built in the early 1900s, before the invention of any electric sound reinforcement technology. Moreover, early attempts at amplification in the 1940s yielded dismal results. …
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UNtheater
… an area of the city that was full of artists and theaters, but which lacked a movie theater. I was compelled to design a magical building, a movie theater of building elements as characters. My professors urged me to choose an opening night movie as inspiration for the design; I was instantly …
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El teatro representado en español en Los Ángeles durante los años 2000-2010
All of the main aspects (the theaters, authors, works, companies, criticisms and sociological ramifications) of theater performed in Spanish during the years 2000-2010 in Los Angeles are explained in detail. Also, the conclusions obtained from the study of Spanish language theater in Los Angeles …
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