Describe the roots of British and American new wave music.
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British: Pub rock an early seventies English back-to-the-roots of rock movement; pubs are small and forced return to intimate performances when progressive and glitter ones had become large, theatrical extravaganzas; pub rock performers became the basis of British New Wave style.
American: bands that adopted punk half-beat pulse, monotone vocals, emotional alienation and updated the style; made it more commercial; many groups had a cleaner, slicker sound and used electronic instruments; throbbing, clean bass lines; Blondie, Talking Heads, Devo.
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In terms of serving as a training ground, regional theaters that mount musicals fill the void left by the demise of _____.
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Describe a dramatic character that the spectator dislikes (e.g., Iago, Lady Macbeth, Severus Snape, or Hannibal Lecter) and explain how the performer playing the part could be admired at the same time that the character is despised. Could we say that the more we dislike a villainous character, the more we are admiring a performance?
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