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‘Flodden’ and Other Poetry by James A. Tweedie

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January 10, 2021
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. Flodden Historical Note: The Battle of Flodden took place between English and Scottish armies on September 9, 1513. The battle proved a tragic disaster for the Scots who lost an estimated 12,000-17,000 men...

The Falun Gong Practitioner: A One-Act Play

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December 28, 2019
Culture, Deconstructing Communism, Human Rights in China, Performing Arts, Poetry
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A play in one act based on the true story of Li Zhenjun. Play by Evan Mantyk. Characters Narrator / Voice of Tradition (note: appears only at beginning, could be played by the actor playing George or any of...

‘An Ode to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’ by James A. Tweedie

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April 30, 2019
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An Ode to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern 50 Years Later A Poetic Summary of Tom Stoppard’s Award-Winning Play As Seen Through the Eyes of Its Two Leading Characters Says Rosencrantz to Guildenstern, “I...

‘Musical Comedy or Doggerel for Dilettantes’ by James A. Tweedie

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August 31, 2018
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Musical Comedy or Doggerel for Dilettantes The Sonata Like a Classical sonata, our day opens with a theme, Whether thrown from bed by thunder or lulled softy from a dream. With our breakfast comes a...

‘The Concert’ by Lynn Michael Martin

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April 9, 2018
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A sonnet of longing and of a glimpse of hope. July 17, 2016. We looked imploring to the starless sky; we worlds and worlds of darkness, seeking light, that we might momently forget our night; for that...

Review: What Is Shen Yun All About?

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January 19, 2018
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By Evan Mantyk Advertising for it is everywhere. If you haven’t seen it, you just haven’t been paying attention. A brilliantly colored image depicts a Chinese woman striking an airborne pose. But what...

‘A Shen Yun Holiday Sonnet’ by Evan Mantyk

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December 10, 2017
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When Santa’s sleigh took to the sky, He saw a wonder by him fly: A Chinese Fairy dance on clouds And point to where there gathered crowds; A theater’s lights shone dazzling bright And beckoned him...

A Shen Yun Review: Upon Seeing Shen Yun

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November 30, 2016
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  Upon Seeing Shen Yun By Evan Mantyk How they fly now through the air With such poise and splendid flair With a grace and force unique As if fueled by pure mystique! What’s the tale that...

‘The Voices of Shen Yun’ by Daniel Magdalen

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June 29, 2015
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Your steps, unequal, hasten, departing from the race Where dust’s all that’s awarded, where just the fit survive, Pursuing trifles, anguished, forgetful of life’s grace. The farther from this...
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‘The Funeral March of a Marionette’ by U. Carew Delibes

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July 24, 2014
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJQTF0bkq8s   The Funeral March of a Marionette is by Charles Gounod. The marionette's broken—dead— right off. The funeral procession starts off; it's D-minor....
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Poetry on Opera by U. Carew Delibes

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December 15, 2013
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBmdmFCtTNU   Near the End of Don Giovanni The terror starts with the entrancing entrance of Commendatore's shattering note in the brass one long, diminished...
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Flower duet – Anna Netrebko & Elina Garanca (Lakmé de Delibes)

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November 9, 2013
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf42IP__ipw   Duo des fleurs Léo Delibes By U. Carew Delibes Along a stream, the daughter of a Brahmin priest and her maidservant sing and gather flowers,...




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