Friday, December 2, 2011
blog 14
This week we were asked to speak of art that we witnessed or consumed. I feel like I consume art daily whether it being when I listen to music or walking through the plaza and seeing hand made functional art like fire and light candle holders. However, none were as fun as the opening day parade for the world appreciation(forgot the actually name) week, last month. The parade was to start of a week of events that celebrated cultures around the world. The parade which didn't last long started in front of the theatre and ended up in the quad next to the depot. The parade involved about 20 or more students and staff carrying flags from all over the world and was lead by a band that consisted of another 20 or more people playing the drums and congas as well as other instruments I'm not familiar with. Once the parade made it to the quad they formed a circle in which different people holding a flag would go into the center and dance. I'm not sure if that was planned or a impromptu performance but it was fun to watch regardless. While watching this I was thinking about how many different cultures celebrate with dance. Dance is a perfect representation of joy and can be found in cultures, religions and societies. Although the dance may be different according to the culture and situation it still holds a significant purpose in each representation.
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Today I went out to the dunes by Samoa and it happened to be Hmong new year so there were a whole bunch of Hmong people all dressed up in traditional clothing. Some of them were dancing, some were playing this game that looked like baci ball but with spinning tops, some were singing and some were playing volleyball. It was really neat to observe all these people celebrating a cultural holiday. It made me think about our own new year, and Chinese new year, and the lunar calendar... it's great to compare and relate different cultures because even when they seem really different, they're not!
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