Red Light District
This was a documentary that I watched in one of my class. This was about a photographer who lived in India. She tried to help keep these kids from Calcutta get out of the life of prostitution and crime that seems to be their fate. This was a very hard film to watch because it showed a very hard life that these kids are living. The conditions were horrible! The kids were treated like crap from a lot of people and did not get a lot of respect. There was one kid in the documentary that was very articulate about the photography and was given a scholarship to the U.S. to analyze photographs. The other kids had opportunities to go to school but many of them were not able to go because of their families or life situations. There were few that actually continued on with school. This was a very hard movie to watch because it showed living condition that I never knew existed.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
CALIFORNIA QUARTET
MUSIC
The California quartet consisted of three women and one man. Instruments used were violin, viola and a cello. Their performance was a lot different then I had expected. I had imagined it to be very classical sounding and relaxing, but I ended up not really liking their performance.
The first song they performed was called “Different Trains” and they played the first part which was the American side. The song was very fast and it sounded suspenseful. There was music playing in the background and different people talking about trains. The people in the background music were talking about different destinations for example from New York to LA. Overall it was a nice variety of different songs and I thought they were very talented musicians.
POETRY!
POETRY WITHOUT BORDERS
This was an open mic event held in the Clarke. There was an array of spoken word artist consisting of professors, students, and seasoned spoken words artists. They performed many pieced that dealt with social justice issues such as race, the border, sexism, abuse, and so many other topics. Some were very funny, some were thought provoking, and many left me wanting more. There was one poem that was very thought provoking. It was performed by a professor ( I forgot his name) but it was about the the U.S. Census and it brought up issues dealing with race and the war. It was a very interesting experience and since then I have been to several other poetry events.
This was an open mic event held in the Clarke. There was an array of spoken word artist consisting of professors, students, and seasoned spoken words artists. They performed many pieced that dealt with social justice issues such as race, the border, sexism, abuse, and so many other topics. Some were very funny, some were thought provoking, and many left me wanting more. There was one poem that was very thought provoking. It was performed by a professor ( I forgot his name) but it was about the the U.S. Census and it brought up issues dealing with race and the war. It was a very interesting experience and since then I have been to several other poetry events.
sch00l dAnce
OFF CENTRE
This was an dance event on campus put on by faculty and students. I notice that students and faculty have a close relationship in the arts department (this was just a side comment). They had a various styles of dance including hip-hop, contemporary multimedia, spoken word, Haitian dance, and more. I really enjoyed the Haitian dance because it addressed cultural rituals. Within the dance, dancers were dressed in traditional garments as their composure and facial expressions accompanied the traditional dance. The progression of the Haitian dances also addressed a lot of cultural themes that the dancers tried to honor. It was a very moving piece that I connected with more than others.
This was an dance event on campus put on by faculty and students. I notice that students and faculty have a close relationship in the arts department (this was just a side comment). They had a various styles of dance including hip-hop, contemporary multimedia, spoken word, Haitian dance, and more. I really enjoyed the Haitian dance because it addressed cultural rituals. Within the dance, dancers were dressed in traditional garments as their composure and facial expressions accompanied the traditional dance. The progression of the Haitian dances also addressed a lot of cultural themes that the dancers tried to honor. It was a very moving piece that I connected with more than others.
POETRY
Kimberly Dark
I attended the poetry event featuring Kimberly Dark. She is a one-woman show that creatively uses the encounters of her everyday life and applies them sociologically. The stories that she shared touched on feminism, patriarchy, homosexuality, beauty standards, just to name a few. She really knows how to connect with her audience and her poems were very intimate and sometimes uncomfortable. Through her performance she carries herself with confidence, boldness, and no fear. Her vocals were very bold and strong so there was no way to fall asleep. In one story she was speaking to a friend of hers that was complaining about her weight and all the things she wanted to do once she lost that weight. Kimberly basically asked her what was stopping her from being the person she wanted to be. All the stories were conjured up from past experiences and deep feelings. I admire Dark's passion.
I attended the poetry event featuring Kimberly Dark. She is a one-woman show that creatively uses the encounters of her everyday life and applies them sociologically. The stories that she shared touched on feminism, patriarchy, homosexuality, beauty standards, just to name a few. She really knows how to connect with her audience and her poems were very intimate and sometimes uncomfortable. Through her performance she carries herself with confidence, boldness, and no fear. Her vocals were very bold and strong so there was no way to fall asleep. In one story she was speaking to a friend of hers that was complaining about her weight and all the things she wanted to do once she lost that weight. Kimberly basically asked her what was stopping her from being the person she wanted to be. All the stories were conjured up from past experiences and deep feelings. I admire Dark's passion.
School Musical
So Away They Went
This is a performance that took place on campus and it was a bout how the school budget cuts and furloughs are affecting students in their everyday lives from families, relationships, and extra curricular activities. The play was designed to be a musical, which fit in beautifully with the story line. There was a character named Jack Daniels, who was a student that drank his life away to numb the pain that he felt from life and injustice. There was a woman that played a part of the staff here on campus that couldn’t help students with their questions or needs because she didn’t have the resources. There was another student who worked full time and began dating a character portrayed as a UPD officer on campus. This was a very deep and abstract play because every conversation and action that took place in a scene symbolically portrayed something important that was happening on campus. Very awesome play!
Chris Procter Musical Performance
GUITAR
Chris Proctor is the U.S. National Fingerstyle Guitar champion. He had about 5 acoustic guitars there, each tuned a little differently. He did not only use standard tuning but also experimented with different tunes. Before he played a song, he would play a few notes and chords to make sure it sounded the way he needed it to. As a fingerstyle guitarist, not only was the way he played different, but the guitar also had a different sound. He explained to us that as a solo guitar player, he is the band so by experimenting with different tunings and methods of playing, he is able to present different sounds and a wider range of music styles. In fingerstyle, the audience can hear different melodies, lines, innervoice, and bass, and harmonies. Many of the songs he played sounded like it could have been in a movie. There was so much emotion and passion in each song that you can almost see what is happening with each string he plucked. I thoroughly enjoyed the his talent.
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