Раздел 5

Cultural World

1. Переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. The fastest and easiest way to get people to come to a concert is to announce that there is a concert.

2. When announcing the event, give the essential information such as who is playing, where it will be, when it will be, what will be played, whom to contact for reservations and information, and how much it would cost if it’s not free.

3. The world-renowned Mariinsky Theater, known during Soviet times as the Kirov Opera and Ballet Theater, reverted to its original name in 1992.

4. The first night of the performance “Izotov” will conclude the Fourth International Theater Festival.

5. The theater rose to the dizzying heights of international success under the leadership of the conductor Yuri Temirkanov and the current Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Valery Gergiev.

6. The theater’s Ballet Department also flourished under the famous Leonid Yakobson and has enjoyed performances by the world-renowned Rudolf Nureev.

7. During pre-revolutionary times the theater enjoyed royal patronage and has played host to some of Russia’s most celebrated classical performers.

8. Fiodor Shaliapin sang in this theatre, and the dancers Vatslav Nizhinsky, Matilda Kshesinskaya, Anna Pavlova also graced its stage.

9. Drop curtain is a theater curtain that is lowered or raised vertically rather than drawn to the side.

10. Frank Capra is honored as one of the greatest directors of predominantly English-language films.

11. It should be noted that many film-makers were highly innovative mavericks and renegades who challenged the established 'system' that existed during their time.

12. “Imagine my delight to read a dispatch from last week’s 2nd International Action Film festival in the Kazakhstan capital Astana, at which Seagal appears to be combining guest-of-honour duties with his usual humanitarian commitments.”

13. Genghis Khan may be one of the most important and influential figures in history, but big screen versions of his life tend to be flops.

14. Soldiers burst into applause at President’s speech.

15. A full house on opening day of last year's Spring Arts Festival wasn’t a surprise for its organizing committee.

16. After his roaring success at the 2010 CNE, Chef Michael Smith returns this year to share more of his culinary magic!

17. Exhibition at the Pushkin Museum, Moscow, demonstrates how inspiration has nourished the heart of Dior for decades.

18. Discover a world of great artists in history in The Worldwide Art Gallery's Art Education section.

19. Some artists manage to make real masterpieces of a packing for eggs!

20. Artspan - an online gallery of contemporary artists, artisans, jewelers and contemporary photographers on the top ranked contemporary art website.

2. Переведите информацию о происходящих в мире культурных событиях на русский язык. Коротко изложите суть данных сообщений на английском языке (устно):

Guardian : Daniel Radcliffe to star in The Woman in Black

Harry Potter actor celebrates end of franchise with lead role in Hammer horror adaptation of Susan Hill ghost story.

The future looks black for Daniel Radcliffe, whose long-running stint with the Harry Potter film franchise draws to an end this year. Happily, the 20-year-old actor has his next move plotted out: he is poised to star in a Hammer horror adaptation of The Woman in Black.

Radcliffe will take the lead role of Arthur Kipps, a young lawyer who uncovers the secrets of an old dark house. The film has been scripted by Kick-Ass’s Jane Goldman and will be directed by Eden Lake’s James Watkins. Production is due to begin this autumn.

“I am incredibly excited to be part of The Woman in Black,” Radcliffe said. “Jane Goldman’s script is beautifully written – both tender and terrifying in equal measure. It is thrilling to be working with James Watkins. From his brilliant work on Eden Lake, and also having met him, I know he will make a fantastic film.”

Radcliffe’s enthusiasm appears to be contagious. “When I met Dan, it was quite uncanny how closely our thoughts on the story mirrored each other,” said Watkins. “I can’t wait to get down to work with him.”

Based on the 1983 bestseller by Susan Hill, The Woman in Black is set in a haunted village on the east coast of England. Hill’s tale inspired a 1989 TV movie as well as a hugely successful London stage-play.

The big-screen version is a co-production between Alliance Films and Hammer. Originally established in the 1930s, Hammer Films gave rise to the likes of Dracula, The Curse of Frankenstein and The Quatermass Experiment before falling on hard times in the 80s. Now resurrected, the studio has various films in the pipeline, including the Hilary Swank drama The Resident, and the vampire love story Let Me In, a US-based remake of the acclaimed 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In.

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The Broadway premiere of David Mamet's A Life in the Theatre, starring Patrick Stewart and T.R. Knight will begin previews on September 21st, 2010 and officially open on Tuesday, October 12th at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (236 W. 45th St.). Its limited engagement will play through January 2nd, 2011, making it the first show to announce its closing in 2011.

A Life in the Theatre will be directed by Neil Pepe, who directed the acclaimed revival of Mamet's Speed-The-Plow on Broadway last season, and feature scenic design by Santo Loquasto (Race, Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo), lighting design by Kenneth Posner (The Coast of Utopia, Wicked, Hairspray), and costume design by Laura Bauer (Talk Radio, Glengarry Glen Ross, Talk Radio).

A Life in the Theatre made its world premiere at The Goodman Theatre in Chicago in February of 1977 with Mike Nussbaum and Joe Mantegna and directed by Gregory Mosher. The play first opened off-Broadway on October 20, 1977 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre and ran for 288 performances. That production was directed by Gerald Gutierrez and starred Peter Evans and Ellis Rabb.

Mel Gussow of The New York Times said: "Though the work has serious undertones, it is first of all a comedy - and Mr. Mamet's language glistens. His writing is a cross between the elegant and the vernacular, an ironic combination that is uniquely his own...He is an eloquent master of two-part harmony. An abundantly gifted playwright, he brings new life to the theater."

Describing life in the footlights from an actor's point of view, A Life in the Theatre focuses on the relationship between two thespians: Robert, an older, experienced performer; and John, a relative newcomer. Though Robert's guidance is welcomed by John at first, as the play progresses Robert falters as an actor and mentor, and John emerges as a mature actor. Mamet was inspired to write A Life in the Theatre by what he had observed backstage as well as by his own experiences in his early career as an actor.

A Life in the Theatre will be produced on Broadway by Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel and Steve Traxler, the lead producers of the current Race and recent production of Speed-The-Plow

3. Составьте список выражений, необходимых для рассуждения о современном искусстве – музыке, балете, живописи, кинематографе (на выбор). Переведите их на английский язык. Используйте данные выражения для устного обсуждения новостей из мира искусства с партнером.