An Multidisciplinary Art Form Of Experimental Music...

In its current incarnation, the multidisciplinary art form of Experimental Music Theatre is relatively new in the art world. It encompasses a wide range of musical and theatrical forms and styles and is often presented in unconventional venues. Similar to Wagner’s notion of Gesamtkunstwerk, Experimental Music Theatre seeks to integrate all the arts to create one complete art form. For Wagner, this ideal materialized in his Operas, which he labelled music dramas. However, in contrast to Wagner’s dramas, where music, voice, poesy, painting, lighting, costume design, choreography, and more came together to form a grand spectacle, an Experimental Music Theatre work normally â€Å"eschews or subverts scenic illusions, dramatic representation, role playing, and fictional time.† There are no plots or roles to play; the musicians and actors are themselves, there and then, creating the artwork in the moment thus blurring the lines between Life and artistic expression; a concept not new in the art world. Nontraditional music theatre has rarely attracted the volume of attention that Opera or Broadway musicals have achieved. Perhaps because it has no traditional form, no set parameters to construct or convey an artistic idea. It embraces and makes use of all forms and styles of music, theatre, and media. This broad spectrum of available techniques, methods, styles, forms, technologies, etc., has created endless possibilities by which to create and perform art. Though the term ExperimentalShow MoreRelatedContemporary Issues in Management Accounting211377 Words   |  846 PagesPress 2006 The moral rights of the author have been asserted Database right Oxford University Press (maker) First published 2006 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scopeRead MoreMonsanto: Better Living Through Genetic Engineering96204 Words   |  385 PagesFaucet: Global entrepreneurship in an emerging market C A S E T W O DaimlerChrysler: Corporate governance dynamics in a global company C A S E T H R E E Gunns and the greens: Governance issues in Tasmania C A S E F O U R Succeeding in the Sydney indie music industry C A S E F I V E Nuc or in 2005 C A S E S I X News Corp in 2005: Consolidating the DirecTV acquisition C A S E S E V E N Shanghai Volkswagen: Implementing project management in the electrical engineering division C A S E E I G H T TelevisionRead MoreOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pagestheory matters. I felt in good hands here, confident that I was being offered a deeply informed, reliable and intelligently constructed account. The opening chapter carefully and helpfully explains terms, including ‘theory’ and ‘epistemology’ that can form an unexplored bedrock to texts in the field. It then offers thoughtful, scholarly and well-illustrated discussions of prominent theoretical perspective, including managerialism and postmodernity, supported by specified learning outcomes and guides