Wednesday, 25 January 2017

lesson 23/01/17


DIctatorships

Link to presentation

Saddam Hussein- Iraq- 1979-2003

seen as a family man, progressive, effective, liked.
Manipulator, mass murdered and tortured.

Augusto Pinochet- Chile - 1974-1990

3200 people murdered, 30000 tortured. Lack of media. Lots of support. Military ran.

Francisco Franco- spain - 1939- 1975

totalitarian state- facist- nazi and italy support.

Dictators can either be created politically or by force of opposing groups. Use talents to manipulate into believing its the best option 


under a dictatorship information is filtered and dictators have total control. 

only one opinion, propaganda. 


The Effects of War on Civilians
PTSD
sending families to war
Increase in homelessness due to bombing
Many people turn to religion
Become desensitised to death

Use of Foley in Theatre
in radio plays as prerecordings
Jack Donovan Foley- worked for universal filming the audio in sync to to actors
Katie Mitchell
Waves- National Theatre
The Forbidden Zone - Barbican
dark material
feminist
Actors look straight into the audience's eyes.
Leo Warner filmmaker
tubaca was walrus sounds with lion sounds and more.
horse hooves for walking 
meat for punches



Living in Devastation - Presentation Link
get bombed
want to die
70% have no education
physical harm, danger and loss
forced to grow up with trauma
7.5 million syrian children effected
50% of syria in aid
100 flee per hour
child soldiers

ptsd
deeply scaring
ptsd can occur after a life threatening event
psycological symptoms-
re- experiencing trauma
agrivation
night mares
substance abuse

imelda Marcas

-first lady from 1965-1986 philipinnes
3000 pairs of shoes
iron beauty
maybe an influencer of madame
stole billions from phillipines econemy
eliptocrat- uses power to steal from econemy

"win or loose we will go shopping after the election"

"im allergic to ugliness"

talking head theatre- here lies love



why is Illyria in this state? 
A murderous dictator tortured millions secretly. Another country tried to get involved in the dictatorship creating hope for the civilians and spurring on a revolution. The secret got uncovered by an undercover reporter and there was a rebellion against the dictator. Due to his power the rebellion failed and now the country is under tonight military control. The media is under total control. 

casting solutions 
3 maria vargas as news reporters controlling live feed 
madame is a person using puppitry 
conrad or lapin could be media handlers 
violent is ensemble
3 narrators conrolling foley box 
more soldiers than named
translator doesn't fit as well as female war correspondants are told to speak the language, magda could be handler till she dies then handler becomes someone else. 
2 madames, one before the rape and one after, puppet of madame gets head ripped of after rape. after rape is more aggressive and crazy, before is more obsessive. 

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