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Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By MIKE SELVON @ Wednesday, 31st October 2007 @ 1:50 AM

When hiring a magician for a birthday party or corporate event, you will want an entertainer who offers a fun show and makes your event memorable. However, there are many so-called illusionists who haven't taken the time to perfect their art form. If you want your audience to be transported to a magical world, you must choose a performer wisely. In this article, we'll uncover the tricks of the magic trade to help you spend your money wisely. A good place to start your ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Josh Stone @ Friday, 12th October 2007 @ 6:08 PM

If you are looking around trying to decide what to do with your time, Pittsburgh offers plenty of options that you can explore if you are looking for a great festival or fair. From arts, to culture, to animals there are tons of fairs in the Pittsburgh area that allow you to have plenty of fun all in one area. Add to festivals and fairs Kennywood Park and you are sure to have a great vacation when you travel to Pittsburgh. If you are looking for a great festival in the Pittsburgh area du... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Josh Stone @ Friday, 7th September 2007 @ 5:23 PM

Looking for a great night out on the town then Pittsburgh is the best place to be. From a wide range of performance arts available in the area, you are sure to be pleased with the outcome of all of the shows and options that are available to you. Regardless what your favorite type of performance art is you are sure to be excited and thoroughly entertained watching shows at Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pavillion, Chevy Amphitheater, or any other venue that Pittsburgh has to offer. more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Bowe Packer @ Friday, 17th August 2007 @ 11:31 PM

Have you ever watched dance hall dancing and marveled at the blessing and liquidness of the dancers? Well if you have then you will see that they trip the light fantastic on shoes that are made to take all of the twisting, turn and high kicks that they do at various shows and competitions. Instead of wearing conventional shoes ballroom dancers wear special ballroom shoes. These shoes come in a diversity of shapes and styles. You will find that there are shoes that can be drawn for many of... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Jason OConnor @ Thursday, 19th July 2007 @ 5:11 PM

Wicked the Musical grabs your imagination from the very first act. With the powerful score by Stephen Schwartz, Wicked has already been seen by over two million fans in sold out shows across North America for over two years, breaking industry sales recorders, as well as winning 15 awards. Full of spirit and intrigue and showing the true story of the Wicked Witch of the West, Wicked appeals to all age groups by taking the fantastic elements of The Wizard of Oz and providing a modern spin... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By David Fishman @ Wednesday, 6th June 2007 @ 11:06 AM

There are so many different styles of dance today, it all depends on how you want to express yourself, once you know you will choose the style of dance that fits you. Each dance is a brief encounter that should be fun for both partners. They way in which you learn how to dance should be conveniently located and suit your budget. Using dance tutorials, video learning is not as much helpful and in-home dance lessons are an expensive affair. Even if you are a group of friends then you ma... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By David Fishman @ Tuesday, 1st May 2007 @ 10:11 AM

Acting has found its origins in the religious rituals of the primitive times and the persons first to perform were the religious leaders of the tribes. The development of theater is largely attributed to the Greeks. Start you child out early with acting, giving them an early peak while they are young will increase the odds of them catching on to it and becoming immersed in the art, this will increase the chances of success. Many people think that acting is all about glamour and living t... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Jimmy Cox @ Thursday, 19th April 2007 @ 12:14 PM

After taking a few lessons the student may find that he has a hitherto unsuspected talent for the art of ventriloquism, which only needs proper cultivation to be made a source of amusement and profit. As in music, there is a certain technique which must be thoroughly mastered before one can become proficient, and certain exercises conducing to voice production and culture which must be faithfully gone through with before one can give an efficient exhibition before the public. One must le... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Jason OConnor @ Tuesday, 10th April 2007 @ 9:12 AM

To see a Broadway play or musical is to step into a world that envelops you with an experience you cannot find anywhere else. Theatre has been around since ancient times and for good reason. There is absolutely nothing like watching the actors, hearing the live musical scores and going on a journey with fellow theatre-goers. It makes movies seem like flimsy comic books in comparison. Fortunately, there are many excellent shows on Broadway and in major cities across North America today. T... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Jimmy Cox @ Tuesday, 20th March 2007 @ 6:38 PM

Learning to dance is fun - and it is easy. In a sense it is like learning a new language - a language in which moods and emotions are expressed in movement; a language of rhythm, grace and harmony. It is new - but in a very real sense it is the oldest language in the world, for dancing is the oldest form of art. We know people danced as far back as the beginning of recorded history. The dance appeared in various forms in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Dancing gives expression to a... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Martin Davies @ Monday, 5th February 2007 @ 6:26 PM

Been to the theatre recently? Maybe a performance of Evita? Or maybe a rock musical? Do you think those travelling shows are as good as the original shows in the west end? There are some beautiful Theatres around the country particularly here in the northwest well suited to staging performances from the greatest performers and writers. The Liverpool Empire, The Manchester, Palace Theatre are two outstanding original Victorian establishments capable of rivaling any West End stage. Thes... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Mark Greenstein @ Tuesday, 19th December 2006 @ 4:57 PM

There are those rare artists among us who are destined to mature, to blossom and to grow. Through some kind of metamorphosis as is the case in Cady McClain's ever evolving transformation. It is as though her gifts and abilities continue to fine tune themselves and this allows Cady to constantly improve as an artist and a person. This marvel occurs every time Cady looks within herself as she finds different ways to reach out to us us and touch us all with her wond... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Robert L J Bloom @ Friday, 8th December 2006 @ 5:46 PM

There are many forms of samba danced in Brazil. The two leading samba types in Rio today are the street samba dance called samba no pe, which is a solo dance and samba gafieiro, which is a partner dance. The conventional type of samba danced during the Rio carnival is samba no pe. But according to some samba dancers there is a slightly difference between samba no pe and the show dance used during the Rio carnival. Samba no pe is also often seen as the most original samba. But others may ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Jason OConnor @ Saturday, 14th October 2006 @ 12:35 PM

Take a typical nightmarish dream sequence you may have deep in the night, add ponderous acrobatics and aerobatics, an eerie story of clowns, death and a funeral, sprinkle in a carnival-like atmosphere ripe with little people and balloons, and inject a heart-pounding live, original score that combines with strange scenes that surround you like a psychedelics-infused blanket, and you've got Corteo. Last night I went to the Boston show of Corteo, another installment of the hugely popula... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Zac Parker @ Friday, 15th September 2006 @ 12:13 AM

So you've thought long and hard about getting a tattoo and you've decided that yes, you're definitely going to 'get inked'? If so, the next logical question to ask is, "What design do I choose?" If you have absolutely no idea about what sort of design you'd like superimposed onto your body, it's going to take you many hours of careful consideration. You will need to view as many designs as possible, ensuring you make the right decision. ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Timothy Rea @ Sunday, 28th May 2006 @ 1:05 AM

There is nothing like a live performance of Broadway music. And today’s shows include music by contemporary and rock artists, as well as revivals of the old favorites. The first show to introduce the concept of musical theater was called ‘The Black Crook’. It was five hours long and it ran for nearly five hundred performances, beginning in September of 1866 in New York City. It wasn’t really a musical as we know them today, but it did introduce the idea of music with a storyl... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Edward Victor @ Sunday, 9th April 2006 @ 4:59 AM

From the moment that the new Morrissey album sings out with references to the Italian film director, Pasolini, his die-hard fans know that the journey that began in Manchester and moved to London and Los Angeles is now firmly in Rome. Nevertheless, the just released "Ringleader of the Tormentors" is a timely reminder of one of the most critically acclaimed pop stars of recent times. Most notably, he is lauded by novelists and poets and within a month of the publication of "Rin... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Roy Barker @ Wednesday, 25th January 2006 @ 10:32 AM

Five Points to Remember Before You Download In recent years, an ever growing number of people have taken to downloading movies from the Internet and World Wide Web. Perhaps you are a person who is interested in downloading movies from the Internet. If that is the case, there are a number of considerations that you do need to keep in mind before you begin the process of downloading movies off of the Net. 1. The first factor that you need to keep in mind when it comes to downloadin... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Roy Barker @

4 Factors to Keep in Mind When Searching for a Flick In the 21st century, many people still very much enjoy spending an evening out at local movie theater. However, with the costs associated with a typical ticket to a motion picture show, a person needs to take care to make certain that the picture selected is well worth the money being spent. There are some steps you can take in regard how do you identify and find the best movies. 1. When it comes to identifying and finding the ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Entertainment » Arts | By Roy Barker @

As with so many subjective “things” in life, there is a great deal disagreement over who are the best method acting greats in the acting business and in movies. A good place to start in a search for the best of the method acting greats is the famed Actor’s Studio in New York City. Run for fifty years by the imitable Lee Strasberg, the Actor’s Studio turned out some of the great method acting legends in movies of the 20th century. Acting greats that were part of the Actor’s Studio and wh... more...