Shows like this combine plot and spectacle in such a way that I feel like some part of my imagination has been re-awakened.
The kind of violence that makes for a fascinating and alluring spectacle in a movie would be an almost unbearable source of fear in the theatre, and the kind of performance that Zacharias achieved seems — paradoxically — similar to a movie.
Its predecessor, 2011's Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, was a surprise hit, its orchestration of story and spectacle resulting in a critical and commercial success.
"It's worrisome that politics and spectacle, caught in a death grip, have brought out the worst in each other," the newspaper, L'Avvenire, wrote in a front-page editorial.
They served as both audience and spectacle, participating in a quintessential urban pleasure, people-watching.
"Histrionica: Theaters, Masks and Spectacles in the Ancient World" is an exhibition of more than 120 works, including statues, frescoes, masks and ceramics.
Histrionica: Theaters, Masks and Spectacles in the Ancient World.
Fyodorov wanted to hear a melody in an orchestra and to watch a spectacle in a theatre, so as to have some understanding in his soul about the truth of life and to see the universal horizon.
Airline officials, banks and government ministers exchanged acrimonious accusations of incompetence and profiteering, a highly unusual spectacle in a business culture usually characterized by clubby professionalism and decision by consensus.
With its television deal, Snowscrapers likewise has an opportunity to showcase the sport and its athletes with a major spectacle in a unique setting.
