The specific place of the performance is also named by the word "theatre" as derived from the Ancient Greek (théatron, “a place for viewing”) and (theáomai, “to see", "to watch", "to observe”). Modern Western theatre derives in large measure from ancient Greek drama, from which it borrows technical terminology, classification into genres, and many of its themes, stock characters, and plot elements. Theatre scholar Patrice Pavis defines theatricality, theatrical language, stage writing, and the specificity of theatre as synonymous expressions that differentiate theatre from the other performing arts, literature, and the arts in general. A theatrical production is any theatre stage play, musical, comedy or drama produced from a written book or script. These works are protected by common law or statuary copyright unless in the public domain.
Mike O’Donnell (1997) describes culture as “the way of life of a particular society” (P475). You could say that it’s a guide for living. A way of life in a society can include; religion; laws; diet; fashion and other characteristics that are common to members of a particular group or society. It is through culture people as individuals or groups identify themselves: this is how they are being conventional to society’s shared values and to have their own say in society. Culture as a concept is important to sociologists because it holds a society together.
Key words: adaptation, interculturalism, Chinese theatre, Shakespeare, Ibsen, O’Neill Introduction Since the beginning of the 20th century, the adaptations and performances of Western plays play an important role in the Chinese theatre. In those p erformances, W estern plays are translated, appropriated and staged, interweaving Chinese and Western performing cultures. Thus, they are typical examples of intercultural performance. What is intercultural performance? “Intercultural performance in general refers to performance/theatre that consciously or intentionally incorporates elements of performing traditions from disparate
Art is found everywhere in this world such as the web, radio, iPod, or in the architecture of the skyscraper similar to the New York Skyline. In In the world of art and culture, many of us help construct the ideas that lead to this story. Culture is a space where we can introduce ideas, attach emotions to make a changes in our world. Art is where we can change the narrative, because it’s where people can imagine what change looks and feels like. Art gives ideas of how people can change or add new ideas to their dances and performances which is based on their cultural background and how art greatly impacts culture.
Knapp describes how "people act on the basis of their values; their actions are oriented and constrained by the values and norms of people around them; and these norms and values are the basis of social order" ( 1994:191-192). As this essay progresses, the comparison of both Parson’s and Goffman’s theory’s will be expressed in order to understand the way in which society controls the actions and goals of people in their everyday lives and how both functionalist and symbolic interactionist views can be linked to social order and norm expectations. Erving Goffman was a key micro-sociologist and symbolic interactionist who was interested in the ways in which people were influenced and affected by their surroundings
A communitarian view on society states that each individual is responsible for his status inside a given community; that such a community is equally responsible for the status of its individuals. It states that any law or practice should be based on a purely democratic and not a simple majoritarian perspective. Polities should be determined to foster participation and deliberation, not to dictate policies but rather mandate a collective perspective. Indeed all this must be done, and more, in an effort to regulate a healthy society in which all individuals are equal in the community and that contribute equally back to the community. However, how can a society be democratic without being majoritarian?
Symbolic Interactionism: How Reality is Created Symbolic interactionism emphasizes the micro-processes through which people construct meanings, identities, and joint acts. In doing so it accentuates how symbols, interaction, and human agency serve as the cornerstones of social life. Is a theorical approach to understanding the relationship between humans and Society. The basic notion of symbolic interactionism is that human action and interaction are understandable only through the exchange of meaningful communication or symbols. In this approach, humans are portrayed as acting as opposed to being acted upon.
From a multicultural psychological perspective individualism and collectivism are concepts that enclose essential differences in how the interactions between people and their roles in societies are build. Individualism "stands for a society in which the ties between individuals are loose: everyone is expected to look after himself or herself and his or her immediate family only" (Hofstede, 1994). Individualism, the fundamental unit is the individual and the society that promotes individualism supports people’s well- being
Including social institutions, a system of behavioral and relationship patterns, having specific roles to perform to make society. I believe the Functionalist theory best describes society. Personally I believe society can only be stable through social order. Including that part is primarily institutions of society. Amongst family, community, religion, academia, business, media, and government are all equal but, when one gains predominance tyranny always emerges.
In other words, reality is not fixed, it is socially constructed. Social construction of reality was introduced by Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann to identify the process by which people creatively shape reality through social interaction. Human worlds are socially produced, changed and modified. And as one person presents himself in terms that suits his purpose and as other do the same, a complex reality emerges. People become social through the process of socialization-lifelong social experience by which individuals construct their personal biography, acquire daily interactional rules and patterns of their culture.