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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg in Austria, the son of Leopold, Kapellmeister to the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg. By the age of three he could play the piano, and he was composing by the time he was five minuets from this period show remarkable understanding of form. Mozart's elder sister Maria Anna was also a gifted keyboard player, and in 1762 their father took the two prodigies on a short performing tour, of the courts at Vienna and Munich. Encouraged by their reception, they embarked the next year on a longer tour, including two weeks at Versailles, where the ...
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Willem De Kooning was born in 1904 in Rotterdem, the Netherlands. He enrolled in classes at the Rotterdem Academy of Fine Art which he was apprenticed to a commercial art and decorating firm and later, working for an art director. He visited museums in Belgium in 1924 and completed further studies in Brussels and Antwerp. In 1926 Willem left Europe and arrived in New York City as a stowaway. In 1927 he met Stuart Davis, Arshile Gorky and John Graham who introduced him to Cubism, particularly the work of Pablo Picasso. He took various commercial art jobs as ...
When Bob Dylan wrote "he who is not busy being born is busy dying," he could easily have been talking about Willie Nelson. Although Nelson is one of contemporary musics few genuine icons, the 63-year-old singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor remains a restlessly creative soul. And like the proverbial phoenix, he has continually renewed his artistic vision throughout a career that spans more than 35 years, 100 albums, and literally countless miles on the road. Nowhere is that more evident than on Spirit, Nelsons stunning first album for Island Records. Recorded with an intimate acoustic combo of friends and family ...
Isadora DuncanIn this century not many people know who Isadora Duncan was. She was born in San Francisco 1877. Her real name was Angela Isadora Duncan, daughter of a banker who abandoned the family when she was very young. Later, he was accused of fraud and imprisoned. She only went to school until she was 10 years old, after that she started to work with her mother who gave piano lessons, after a while she and her sister gave dancing classes.Her biographists agree that she used to watch the sea and listen to the sea waves with passion. She was ...
From an outsider's perspective, trance dancing in the rave scene may appear a questionable cauldron of chemicals, squelching soundboards and sweaty bodies but upon closer examination, trance dancing has a therapeutic effect upon the body and mind, provides opportunities for social bonding, and has served as a vehicle for divine experiences through time immemorial. Trance dancing with poi provides additional movement-enhancing benefits, as well as the unquantifiable joy of feeling lost in the moment and sharing happiness with a crowd through an expressive display of light.Defining the ModalityPoi are any set of weighted objects attached to tethers that are spun ...
Classical Dance my experience, outlook, and brief overview When I was in elementary school and junior high, there was one particular dance that really shaped my little world. It was Irish Step. To me, this wasnt just a dance class where I learned a few steps here and there, it was a free space for me to open up and just be me. While I enjoyed the dance itself greatly, there was a social aspect connected to it. I made new friends, connected more with my old friends and tested my physical limits, in turn growing as an individual. Traditionally, ...
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