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===Musicals=== | ===Musicals=== | ||
{{Wp|Musical theatre|Musical theater}} as the genre is presently understood was not historically present in Urcea and has limited popularity in contemporary culture. | {{Wp|Musical theatre|Musical theater}} as the genre is presently understood was not historically present in Urcea and has limited popularity in contemporary culture. Unlike [[Ancient Istroya]]n theater, ancient [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] theater was primarily spoken word and did not include musical songs as part of the character performances. Music did likely appear in these ancient productions but only as a way to create mood and setting for the audience. While Urcea did develop a very strong [[Music in Urcea|musical tradition]], historians believe that medieval and renaissance era performers and their patrons had a different conception of "the arts", and generally regarded music as totally separate from staged theatrical performance. During the 17th and 18th centuries, plays would be influenced by [[#Opera|opera]] and occasionally feature a song sung by a main character, but these performances were not understood to be in the "sung voice" of characters and instead were presented as a character singing within a plot. The "lead song" of this era would often be a method for an actor to display their vocal range, and would almost always be popular songs of the day rather than anything directly related to the plot. Hybridization of plays and opera form were attempted but did not achieve widespread popularity. In contemporary society, musicals are considered to be the first step of a performer in finding their speciality and are usually performed by school aged children; musicals are thought to give performers the ability to determine if they have operatic capability while also giving them the ability to train on vernacular language plots used in plays. | ||
===Ballet=== | ===Ballet=== | ||
Ballet is popular among limited high society circles, especially [[The Dispossessed]], in and around [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]]. The form is not native to Urcea. It was introduced to the country in 1852 by a group of traveling dancers from [[Burgundie]]. These dancers were well-trained in the classical ballet tradition and were invited to perform in Urcea's major cities, where they attracted the attention of the country's social and political elite, eventually including a performance to [[Apostolic King of Urcea|King]] [[Aedanicus VIII]] in October 1852. As interest in ballet grew, some of these dancers decided to stay in Urcea and began teaching the art form to local students. Over time, ballet academies were established in the major cities and the art form became more widespread, although it remains primarily popular among the upper classes. Ballet is primarily informed in the large cities of [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Valley]] and in the city of [[Cana]] but is mostly unknown in the peripheral parts of the country. | Ballet is popular among limited high society circles, especially [[The Dispossessed]], in and around [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]]. The form is not native to Urcea. It was introduced to the country in 1852 by a group of traveling dancers from [[Burgundie]]. These dancers were well-trained in the classical ballet tradition and were invited to perform in Urcea's major cities, where they attracted the attention of the country's social and political elite, eventually including a performance to [[Apostolic King of Urcea|King]] [[Aedanicus VIII]] in October 1852. As interest in ballet grew, some of these dancers decided to stay in Urcea and began teaching the art form to local students. Over time, ballet academies were established in the major cities and the art form became more widespread, although it remains primarily popular among the upper classes. Ballet is primarily informed in the large cities of [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Valley]] and in the city of [[Cana]] but is mostly unknown in the peripheral parts of the country. | ||