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How Does Civic Courage Affect A Performance?
- In order to be first in delivering such play, the civic courage is necessary, - the writer says. - To lift the project without patronage of nouveau riches today when people save on water and electricity, it is a feat. Alexander Kaplan very creatively approached the setting of a performance and wasn't afraid to include very effective video frames in a performance. As a result even the specialists thinking that in theater similar show is unacceptable, admitted that the performance only benefited from it. You saw that the audience quits after a performance with tears in the eyes. It once again reminded them that life isn't infinite. The past passed, tomorrow is in fog, there is only today. When we understand it, we will live differently: more
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