Tuesday 18 December 2012
Friday 7 December 2012
Political Protest Evaluation
Why did we choose that subject?
We chose the subject of 'Torture in Prisons' because we felt that it was such a disguised and forgotten issue that people would be interested to hear and witness something related to it. The subject also allowed us to create a piece of engaging and active theatre, rather than being static. I think this kept the audience engaged whilst simultaneously making the message clear and obvious.
Torture in prisons in not something that particularly occurs in Britain however the British government is aware of it and yet does nothing. Although the subjects of this torture are prisoners in high security bases, the torture is completely unnecessary and is only there to make the prisoners weak both mentally and physically.
When we were discussing ideas for this topic we had countless suggestions of how the demonstration could be displayed, we felt the fact that we had so many ideas suggested that the idea was strong.
Why was the demonstration successful?
When we were staging our protest we could sense the audience was stirred by the performance by both their vocal and physical presence. We had many people staying to watch the protest three times, and we could hear people gasping at the sheer shock of our piece. The routine of our performance meant that after a few times we were confident and assured in our presentation.
Why was the demonstration not successful?
We had a few people questioning our topic, implying that it was not a strong enough subject to form a demonstration about. Someone even questioned why we wanted to stop torture in prisons. This questioning suggested that our message was perhaps not clear enough.
For the future I would make sure that our message was more understandable and perhaps less debatable. Arguably torture in prisons is not something people should be concerned about.
Overall Grade: 7/10
We chose the subject of 'Torture in Prisons' because we felt that it was such a disguised and forgotten issue that people would be interested to hear and witness something related to it. The subject also allowed us to create a piece of engaging and active theatre, rather than being static. I think this kept the audience engaged whilst simultaneously making the message clear and obvious.
Torture in prisons in not something that particularly occurs in Britain however the British government is aware of it and yet does nothing. Although the subjects of this torture are prisoners in high security bases, the torture is completely unnecessary and is only there to make the prisoners weak both mentally and physically.
When we were discussing ideas for this topic we had countless suggestions of how the demonstration could be displayed, we felt the fact that we had so many ideas suggested that the idea was strong.
Why was the demonstration successful?
When we were staging our protest we could sense the audience was stirred by the performance by both their vocal and physical presence. We had many people staying to watch the protest three times, and we could hear people gasping at the sheer shock of our piece. The routine of our performance meant that after a few times we were confident and assured in our presentation.
Why was the demonstration not successful?
We had a few people questioning our topic, implying that it was not a strong enough subject to form a demonstration about. Someone even questioned why we wanted to stop torture in prisons. This questioning suggested that our message was perhaps not clear enough.
For the future I would make sure that our message was more understandable and perhaps less debatable. Arguably torture in prisons is not something people should be concerned about.
Overall Grade: 7/10
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