El paso del cine mudo al sonoro fue fascinante. Superponiendo baile y música se inventaría un nuevo género : el musical, en el que se canta y baila atrapando al espectador.
The passage from silent to sound films was fascinating. Overlaying dance and music a new genre would be invented: the musical, in which one sings and dances by hooking the spectator.
Let's watch this documentary about the musical genre.
Click the link:
(While watching the video write questions for the rest of the class)
After watching it answer the questions:
1-What is a musical?
a-It's a sung show that tells a story.
b-It's a theatrical genre
2- How it differs from the opera?
3-What was the first sound movie?
4-What revolutionary contribution does Gene Kelly make?
a-That the dances were part of the argument
b-Treat women as things
5-What is the rumor that has spread most in Singing in the rain?
