Wednesday, 15 October 2014

BHM Material 14.15

Songs

Rosanne
African slave work song, no more my lord.

Eden, Emani
Etta James Church Bells, Inspired by the song which gives her strength, find out more about Etta James and find out the historical context of the women.

James, Rhianna, Malik, Elyona
Pernambuco, Slave songs

Maya
Self made song about racism
Good one for the end

Evelyna
Jackson 5, I’ll Be There, needs more of a contextual background to justify the song and label choice.

Charlotte and Verity
Sam Cook/Beyoncé mash up.
Work with a projection of rolling faces

Alia, Tora
Mash of Strange Fruit and Pearls

Jazz
Song with piano, self created song. Good segway in to Slave song

Poem

Gloria
Self wrote poem about KKK
Could be about ISIS

Dance

Tobi, Natalie, Chem and Noah.
African Immigration, African coming to England, there illegally, not welcome. East and West Africa. Context of, Enoch Powell Rivers of Blood, UKIP. Ebola.

Camy and Gabriella
Nigerian dance, showing the beauty of the Country.

Theatre

Chem and Rosanne
Based in a laundrette. Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by colour. EDL. Look at the film, ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’.

Ezzi and Erik
Theatre sketch regarding music and using that as a preference for choice.

Lara and Brett (Dance)
Monologue with I’m Beautiful. I remember when I was a slave, Mother’s love

Rasaq
Extract from well known speakers and artist, vocal chop with a song.

Sociological Terminology

Julie
Loss of cultural possessions, not loving own colour. The perfect image of a girl.

General Ideas
·      Slaves wanting to return home and Caribbeans who want to return.
·      Slaves working, people being snatched.