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By11级经贸四班倪秋、刘娟、张媛、刘谨、李娅曼、叶君芝、尹维、王雨、万竹筠、夏吉鸣、胡思敏、刘伍霞Ⅰ.ArtMuseumsⅡ.TheaterⅢ.ClassicalMusicⅣ.OperaⅤ.JazzandBluesⅥ.DanceⅦ.FilmⅧ.TVSeriesⅨ.PaintingⅠ.ArtMuseumsSinceitshumblebeginningasacolonialoutpost,theUnitedStateshasundergonearapidtransformationinartsandculture,makingthecountrytherecognizedcenteroftheWesternartworldinlessthanthreecenturies.Thisfocusonartisreflectedinthewidearrayofmuseumsandexpansivecollectionsavailableforviewingacrossthefiftystates.Asaudienceshavebecomemoresophisticated,artpresentationhasbecomemorecomplex,givingwaytoincrediblediversityfortakinginthevisualarts.Whilemuseumattendancehasseenariseinrecentyearstherehasalsobeenarenaissanceofartandartmuseumswithnewandexpandedfacilities,aswellasspecializedcollections.1.SomeFamousArtMuseumsofAmerica(1)TheMuseumofModernArt(MoMA)inNewYork(2)theMuseumofFineArtsinBoston(3)theArtInstituteofChicago(4)SFMOMA(5)theMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNewYork(6)theAnchorageMuseumofHistoryandArtinAlaska2.TopUSArtMuseumDestinations(1)Dallas/Ft.Worth,TX(2)Miami/Ft.Lauderdale,FL(3)NewYork,NY(4)Philadelphia,PA(5)Seattle,WA(6)Washington,DC(1)Berkshires,MA(2)Cleveland,OH(3)Greensboro/Winston-Salem,NC(4)Raleigh/Durham/ChapelHill,NC(5)SantaFe,NMPlusthemanyCollegeArtMuseumswithworld-classcollections.3.SmallerCitieswithArtMuseumsWorthInvestigating4.Resources（1）Books:E.H.Gombrich’sTheStoryofArtisareadableandengagingone-volumeoverview；SarahThornton’sSevenDaysintheArtWorldgivesagreatlookatthecontemporaryartworld.（2）Websites：Christies；Sotheby’s；Artnet；TheArtNewspaper；ArtinAmerica；ArtForumⅡ.TheaterAlthoughtoday’saudienceshavemyriadentertainmentoptions,fromtelevisiontoaseeminglyendlessstreamofblockbustermoviestocountlessformsofdiversionontheInternet,peoplecontinuetoflocktotheatersthroughoutthecountryinordertoexperiencetheincomparablethrillofliveperformance.1.BroadwayNewYorkremainsthetheatricalcapitaloftheworld,withdozensofBroadwayshowsrunningatanyonetime,plusscoresofproductionsOff-andOff-Broadway.Butthetheatricalterraininthecityhaschangeddrastically.Once,playsbythelikesofArthurMiller,TennesseeWilliams,andEdwardAlbeecouldopenandthriveonBroadway.Butoverthepasttwodecadesorso,thelocalNYCaudiencehasdwindledwhilethepercentageoftouristsfillingseatsinBroadwaytheatershasexploded.(1)History①1810，ParkTheater(thefirsttheater)②1821，TheBroadway(thesecondtheater)PT:TheFirstprovisionsofthecopyrightlawappearedin1856.③WiththeendoftheFirstWorldWar(WorldWarI),theBroadwaytheaterculturebegantorapidlyflourishinthe1920s.④Intheendofthe1920s,itdevelopedtoitssummit.⑤However,theeconomiccrisisinthebeginningof1930smadeitcometoanend.(2)Threemeanings①Geographicalmeanings,refertothe36theatersofthe12blocksneartoTheTimesSquareinNewYork;②PerformancesintheBroadwayarea;③ThewholeindustryofBroadwayIngeneral,Broadwayisapeakrepresentativeinwesterndramaindustry,itrepresentsthehighestlevelofartisticachievementandbusinessachievementintheindustryofdramaandtheater.(3)ContentandcharacteristicsIthasbeenplayedonelegantmusicdramaallthetime,anditmainlyperformerclassicalrepertoires.thetoneoftheBroadwayshowistheblack,exaggeration,humor,fun,nature,relax,livelinessisBroadway’sconsistentstyleofperformance,andBroadwaybecomethepronounofthiskindofspecial,style,performanceoropera.①easytounderstand②veryentertaining③free(4)Classicalrepertoire①音乐剧《歌剧魅影》（PhantomofTheOpera）②音乐剧《猫》（Cats）③音乐剧《悲惨世界》（LesMisérables）④音乐剧《西贡小姐》（MissSaigon）2.TopTheaterCitiesinAmerica*Atlanta*Boston*Chicago*Dallas/Ft.Worth*LosAngeles/OrangeCounty*Minneapolis/St.Paul*NewYork*Philadelphia*SanFrancisco/Oakland/Berkeley*Seattle*Washington,D.C.3.TopTheaterFestivalsAlabamaShakespeareFestival,Montgomery,ALAmericanPlayersTheatre,SpringGreen,WIAmericanShakespeareCenter,Staunton,VAGoodspeedMusicals,EastHaddam,CTOregonShakespeareFestival,Ashland,ORShakespeareinthePark,NewYork,NYShawFestival,Niagara-On-The-Lake,ONStratfordFestivalofCanada,Stratford,ONUtahShakespeareanFestival,CedarCity,UTWilliamstownTheatreFestival,Williamstown,MA4.Resources(1)Book:TheSeason;NotSinceCarrie;SecondActTrouble;TheaterWorld;PlaybillBroadwayYearbook;BroadwayMusicals:The101GreatesShowsofAllTimehasgreatpicturesandinterestingstoriesandlooksgoodonthecoffeetable.(2)Websites:playbill.com;broadwayworld.com;talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat;broadwaystars.com;InternetBroadwayDatabase.Ⅲ.ClassicalMusicAmericanclassicalmusicismusicwrittenandperformedintheclassicEuropeanstyle,butitiscomposedbyAmericanartists.Attimes,Americanclassicalmusichashadalargefollowing,butotherformsofmusic,suchasjazzandrockandroll,haveoftendominatedthemusicsceneintheUnitedStates.Still,Americahasproducedsomeofthefinestclassicalcomposersandmusiciansintheworld,andAmericansymphonyorchestrasstillthriveinmanylargecities.1.HistoryTheBayPsalmBookwasthefirstmusicpublishedinAmerica.Publishedin1640,itcontainednewtranslationsofmanyoftheBible'spsalmsthatcolonistscouldsingduringtheirreligiousservices.MostearlyAmericancomposersemulatedstylescomingoutofEuropeanddidn'taddanythingnewintermsofformandsubstance;butinthelate19thandearly20thcenturies,Americancomposersbegantointeg