Our Artifacts:
Watch our Flamenco video-drive.google.com/file/d/1wVrvrvKHLWhlnjROSGnWULWxMZqXaOf3/view?usp=sharing
More Work and information (make sure to check out)-docs.google.com/document/d/1JlWJYUMvxiQ2PSlMkvBTJcptft34m7rcpQSwBp_t7hU/edit?usp=sharing
World’s Fair Reflection
Something I didn't know about the 1920’s in Spain was the there was a war that lasted 7 years. The war was named The Rif War and started in the 1921 and ended in 1926. The war was a conflict between Spanish colonial forces and Rif peoples which were led by Muhammad Abd el-Krim. The war as about land, the Spanish wanted to takeover the land of the Rif people.
One of the connections that I see between Spain in the 1920’s and the world today is definitely Siesta. Siesta is a rest or a nap that happen during the afternoon. Its one to two hours where all the stores close and everyone goes to home to rest, usually during the hottest time of the day. Then when it's over everyone is well rested for a night of dance and music. Siesta still happens today in Europe, somewhere that I’ve personally seen it happen is in Italy. Something that changed on the other hand is that most people started moving from little towns to urban areas like Madrid and Barcelona. In the first half of the 20th century, most Spaniards lived in villages but by the 21st century about three-fourths of the population lived in urban areas.
The artifact that my group produced that was my personal favorite would have to to be our Flamenco video. In this Flamenco video one of my partners and I got to learn how to dance flamenco from a video of two children dancing beautifully. We decided to use some of the same choreography and also make some as we went. Then we had another member of our group learn how to play on the flamenco guitar and play a song for us while we danced. We practiced hard and then when we were ready to dance we set up a few cameras and took many shots. Then I edited the video with all the different angles. I really love how the video turned out and the overall experience.
The aspect which I learned most about in this project was definitely the culture. Because Spain is so rich in culture there was so much to learn about. Spain is home of some great artists like Pablo Picasso and Salvador Ali. There's also so much beautiful architecture like the Barcelona Cathedral, and dance like Flamenco and Salsa, and music like Reggaeton to explore.
If I could change one thing about this project it would having an artifact that shows something that you learned from the political or economic side of your country. Something other than research or an artist statement. An artifact symbolizing what the political or economical situation is.
This project impacted my learning very positively. It was very nice getting to dive into another culture and really learning all about it. I really loved researching about each aspect of Spain whether it was the economics or the culture. I also enjoyed learning how different it is from USA how much more beautiful culture they have.
Something I didn't know about the 1920’s in Spain was the there was a war that lasted 7 years. The war was named The Rif War and started in the 1921 and ended in 1926. The war was a conflict between Spanish colonial forces and Rif peoples which were led by Muhammad Abd el-Krim. The war as about land, the Spanish wanted to takeover the land of the Rif people.
One of the connections that I see between Spain in the 1920’s and the world today is definitely Siesta. Siesta is a rest or a nap that happen during the afternoon. Its one to two hours where all the stores close and everyone goes to home to rest, usually during the hottest time of the day. Then when it's over everyone is well rested for a night of dance and music. Siesta still happens today in Europe, somewhere that I’ve personally seen it happen is in Italy. Something that changed on the other hand is that most people started moving from little towns to urban areas like Madrid and Barcelona. In the first half of the 20th century, most Spaniards lived in villages but by the 21st century about three-fourths of the population lived in urban areas.
The artifact that my group produced that was my personal favorite would have to to be our Flamenco video. In this Flamenco video one of my partners and I got to learn how to dance flamenco from a video of two children dancing beautifully. We decided to use some of the same choreography and also make some as we went. Then we had another member of our group learn how to play on the flamenco guitar and play a song for us while we danced. We practiced hard and then when we were ready to dance we set up a few cameras and took many shots. Then I edited the video with all the different angles. I really love how the video turned out and the overall experience.
The aspect which I learned most about in this project was definitely the culture. Because Spain is so rich in culture there was so much to learn about. Spain is home of some great artists like Pablo Picasso and Salvador Ali. There's also so much beautiful architecture like the Barcelona Cathedral, and dance like Flamenco and Salsa, and music like Reggaeton to explore.
If I could change one thing about this project it would having an artifact that shows something that you learned from the political or economic side of your country. Something other than research or an artist statement. An artifact symbolizing what the political or economical situation is.
This project impacted my learning very positively. It was very nice getting to dive into another culture and really learning all about it. I really loved researching about each aspect of Spain whether it was the economics or the culture. I also enjoyed learning how different it is from USA how much more beautiful culture they have.