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Sir John Soane's Museum

It is an old residence of architect Sir John Soane’s, the Museum is actived in 18th to 19th century,  have exhibited his hobby of collecting art production. Its appearance is mediocre Georgian building, because the entrance is small, you will not know the museum if you don’t notice it. Fragments of ancient buildings, including stone, a variety of arts and crafts, antique archeology, it has exhibits, such as a collection of paintings.

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My Fair Lady

The musical performed at the Mark Hellinger Theatre , and then to Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway theatre , and has been played for six years , it was the longest playing time in Broadway’s musicals. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical ,Best Actor , Best Director and other six major awards . Since then boarded the London stage in 1958 , it is also unprecedented. More important complex typesetting complex row including 1976 Broadway and 2001 London complex row , who won that year Olivia Award Best Revival Musical Award. The play is adapted from the works of a master dramatist George Bernard Shaw.

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The Importance of Being Earnest

  Worthing came to London to visit the city of Algeria, the actual purpose is to visit cousin Gwen Doran , and the imaginary people from London appears in the story. Algeria fancy the girl from Worthing’s countryside girl,Sicily, then came forward to help Gwen Doran and Worthing to get married, even though Ernest inexplicable attracted the girl , but it get refused by the girl’s mother . Algeria arrived at his country residence before Worthing , pretending to do so acquainted with Ernest, soon Worthing and Gwen Doran and her daughter have arrived , " Mr. Ernest " scam eventually exposed, two men one o'clock happened, at the end, there isa dramatic turn between two pairs of lovers.

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The Barber of Seville

 Seville in Spain 17th century , the young Earl of Armagh Wiwa fell in love with the rich, beautiful girl , Rosina. But Rosina 's guardian , the greedy doctor Bartolomeo also wants Rosina as his lover. Earl had to help the city's desperation nosy barber Figaro . Bartolomeo was keeping annoying , but by the help from the music teacher Rio, but still can not stop the different clever tricks from Figaro . After a series of ironic farce , and Rosina Ama Wiwa break through obstruction , eventually form a wonderful harmonious union .

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John Berger’s Ways of Seeing (1972)

The series of Ways of seeing from John Berger’s has introduced how art is being present to the public, the difference between nowadays and the past. One of the most important point is that the invention of camera changed the way of looking at art production, such as I could see the Mona lisa which appeared on the programme digitally instead the real one in the de Louvre. On the other hand, in the past, art was somehow symbolised the already wealth of the owners’, but at present, everything has changed its traditional way, images appeals to the way of life we aspire to, look forward to, but have not achieved yet.

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Molière’s The Imaginary Invalid

This is a drama which showcase a complicated family life through daughter’s marriage, the dark side of the wife, which related to the finance situation. Argan, the main role in this family, who was having hypochondriac, he was trying to go through the marriage of his daughter, Angélique, to marry a medical student. But Angélique was falling love with her posed music instructor. Also, Argan’s wife was plan to removing Angélique from the line inheritance, send her to a convent. Argan was pretend died in order to test if his wife’s affection,her contempt was discovered, but his daughter was upset and cried because of father’s death. So on, Argan showcased the truth, and also agree Angélique’s own marriage.

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The Book of the Courtier

The Book of the Courtier is a literary during the renaissance period which incorporated with different elements, such as drama, conversation, philosophy, and essay. And the book wrote about the courtiers of the Duke of Urbino in 1507. So on , the word of Sprezzatura was came from this book, it is an italian word which was defined as “a certain nonchalance, so as to conceal all art and make whatever one does or says appear to be without effort and almost without any thought about it”. Also, Sprezzatura described as “as a form of defensive irony: the ability to disguise what one really desires, feels, thinks, and means or intends behind a mask of apparent reticence and nonchalance".

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Dangerous Liaisons

This is the film of a story in 18th century France, the Rococo period, a game has played by Marquise Meite Yi and lure Cecil, because Marquise wanted to revenge against her ex-lover,the Comte de Gercourt, who has recently ended their relationship. The game aim was that Lure Cecil is going to destroy the pure of the 16-year-old girl, who was the virgin fiancée of Comte de Gercour’s. But accidently, Lure fell in love with the girl’s mother, the unexpected result broght the results tragedy.