slam poetry is alive and well...

co-operation with cups...

If you want to know what co-operation can achieve, check this out!



16 year-old Laoise Nolan performs a beautiful version of The Cup Song
with 600 students (and staff) at a school in Ireland.
It is the Gaelic - You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone, 
popularised in the movie Pitch Perfect (2012).

Secrets of the Pharaohs

Secrets of the Pharaohs - always a fascinating topic!






Challenge


1. Explore what other secrets may still be lurking in Ancient Egyptian worlds
2. Create an object - or paint a scene - depicting an Ancient Egyptian secret.


 

African Art

Griff Rhys Jones travels to West Africa to see whether there is such a thing as pure African art.
More inspiring videos from Free Documentaries Plus More.


Challenge
1. Is it possible for western minds to capture the spirit of African art in their own art?
Do we need to explore the culture of a particular region first?
2. Select a piece of African art and describe what you see.
3. Select a piece of African art and create "an answer" in any art form.


 

Touched by a Wild Mountain Gorilla

An amazing chance encounter with a troop of wild mountain gorillas near Bwindi National Park, Uganda.


As you wander the holiday season, record an amazing experience.
It could be:
1. Video of a trip
2. A story based on an experience
3. A song inspired by an experience

Try a Little Dreaming for the New Year!

This video was created by a teacher in Canada.

Create a New Year video combining 2 or more elements
e.g.
1. Art and Music
2. A speech from a play and music

Opinion Piece #8 ~ Requiem for Beauty or Beast?

Pic by G.W. aka P.A. ~ Cover of a book I read over the Easter holidays.
It closes with the words:
For there is another darkness coming. See those clouds out there? They bring the storm, the battering rain and the wind. But the storm is also a nurturing thing, a thing that allows the land and the people to grow again. We all have to stand in the rain, however long it lasts.~
(Sonia Helbig wrote a fascinating review of the book in March 2008.)
~
But this post is not about the book.
These words are just an introduction to tantalise your thoughts as you view the video called The Future of Publishing.~
Opinion Piece #8 ~ Requiem for Beauty or Beast?~

A. In any form you choose:
What do you think?
Do books have a future?

B. There is some interesting information behind this video.
(a) PenguinGroup USA — March 09, 2010 — This video was prepared by the UK branch of Dorling Kindersley Books and produced by Khaki Films (http://www.thekhakigroup.com/). Originally meant solely for a DK sales conference, the video was such a hit internally that it is now being shared externally.
(b) jibyollee ~ Shameless copy of the original video called 'Lost Generation'. So the future of publishing is stealing an original content? Thanks, Penguin.

C. Here is Lost Generation:
D. Does the added information modify your opinion? Explain.
~

Opinion Piece #6 ~ The Carnival Is Over

Dead Can Dance video "The Carnival Is Over" directed by Ondrej Rudavsky.
[From "Dead Can Dance" box set 1981-1998 ].
The original song was taken from "Into the Labyrinth" album.
Ondrej Rudavsky Biography + Dead Can Dance Biography
~
Opinion Piece #6 ~ The Carnival Is Over~
Answer any or ALL of the following:
1. What is your interpretation of this video?
2. Is this just a visual and aural experience or does it have meaning?
3. Connections with Cirque du Soleil?~
LYRICS FOR THE CARNIVAL IS OVER
Outside
The storm clouds gathering,
Moved silently along the dusty boulevard.
Where flowers turning crane their fragile necks
So they can in turn
Reach up and kiss the sky.
They are driven by a strange desire
Unseen by the human eye
Someone is calling.
I remember when you held my hand
In the park we would play when the circus came to town.
Look! Over here.
Outside
The circus gathering
Moved silently along the rainswept boulevard.
The procession moved on the shouting is over
The fabulous freaks are leaving town.
They are driven by a strange desire
Unseen by the human eye.
The carnival is over
We sat and watched
As the moon rose again
For the very first time.
~