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Pantomimes in the repertoire of the Crooked Mirror Miniature Theater: From theory to practice

Pantomime can rightfully be considered one of the most innovative and sought-after theatrical genres of the Silver Age. Iconic productions of the 1910s, such as Vsevolod Meyerhold’s Columbine’s Scarf (1910, House of Interludes) and Alexander Tairov’s The Veil of Pierrette (first staged in 1913 at the Moscow Free Theater)—both based on Arthur Schnitzler’s play with music by Ernst von Dohnányi—resonated deeply within …

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rhythm and blues

genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s

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Rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to African Americans, at a time when "rocking, jazz based music ... [with a] heavy, insistent beat" was starting to become more popular. In the commercial rhythm and blues …

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University News - Volume 094, Issue 026 (April 30, 2015)University News - Volume 094, Issue 026 (April 30, 2015)

16 pages.

Saint Louis University, via DPLA
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