Dances With Wolves

Dances With Wolves is an epic film that was released in the year 1990. The story of the film is set in the 1860 and the film tells the story about a United States cavalry officer makes friendship with a band of Native American people who are popularly known as the Sioux. This friendship jeopardized his career and his relationships with his near and dear ones

The film carries English subtitles as most of the dialogues in the film are in Lakota language. This is something very unusual to happen to any films of that time. The fun fact about the film is that the novel on which the film is made was at first in the form of a screenplay that was written by Michael Blake but was unsold. Then after getting much encouragement from Kevin Costner the screenplay was turned into a novel and the rights of the novel was purchased by Kevin Costner who directed the movie Dances with Wolves and also acted in the same. The first sequence of the film is on the battleground of the famous US civil war. Here the Union Army Officer Lieutenant John J. Danbur got injured in the leg and learnt that the leg has to be amputated and for this reason he decided to commit suicide.

So he rides up the horse and move towards the line of fire. But his action charged up his comrades and they won the battle. This made Dunbar a hero and his leg was also saved form being amputated. After this Dunbar was transferred to the western frontier. When he reaches there he found the Fort Sedgewick empty – there was none except a lone wolf or a chief of the Native Americans. Dunbar makes friendship with him and with his help he interacts with the local Sioux and Lakota American Indian Tribe. He then came to know that there is a white woman among the Sioux and h went to see her. At Sioux community she was named Stands with a fist. Slowly but steadily Dunbar felt more and more attached to the Indian Neighbors. He became the honorary member of the tribe and later he became a full tribe member and was named Dances With Wolves. Dunbar then married Stands with a fist – the white woman in the tribe. Later when the reinforcement army attacked Fort Sedgewick, Dunbar was arrested but was rescued by the tribe. Later Dunbar along with his wife went to meet the army to save the tribe from the unwanted dangers.The film got seven Academy awards and was nominated for five more. Dances With Wolves also won the golden globe award for the best picture.Wikipedia

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Opera Companies

Opera is a form of theatre where drama is conveyed through music and songs. Emerged in Italy opera is associated with western classical music traditions. Theatrical elements like costumes, scenery, and acting are used in opera. However, opera puts much emphasis on songs and vocal techniques and conventions and that is where it is different from other dramatic forms of performing arts

In this form of theatre the protagonists are chiefly singers. Music artist accompanies the signers. The musical ensemble may range from small instrumental to full symphonic orchestras. The operas may also include dance. Different opera companies stage these operas. Most of the opera companies have principal locations. Most of the opera companies stage their operas on principal theatres. These companies have their own artistic standing. Many of the companies have a large number of members, big budget. Some of the companies share association with famous singers, composers and conductors like Betoven, Mozart. In different sessions the opera companies stage new performances. Many opera companies stage more than one performances at the same time keeping the taste and preferences of the audience in mind. Many Broadway veterans perform for the opera companies. These companies often invite talented people from different countries to take part in their operas.
These opera companies some times stage new performances or revive the famous classic performances by famous composers and conductors. The companies often co-produce the performances with other companies or opera houses. Emeinent composers either write the performances staged by the companies or they recreate the drama from the famous classics like Les Miserables, a tale of two cities, hunchback of notordum and Nicholas Nickleby. Stories like A Tale of Two Cities depict the era of French revolution, the pains and sufferings of common people and a service of love that claims the life of a silent lover. Most of the stories staged by opera companies are tragic love stories. The opera companies are divided in many sessions like summer session, winter session, fall session and spring session. Many modern opera companies are experimenting with music. The classic opera songs can be mixed with jazz or rock and roll to make opera acceptable to younger generations. Many companies market their own CDs.in modern times operas are modifying their outlook to match the requirements of modern times. In earlier days the operas were based on sad narratives. With the change of time the opera companies are opting for positive stories for their performance. There are opera companies for children too. In a way opera continues to be a part of the cultural heritage. The modern opera companies are carrying the legacy even today. Wikipedia

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