I thought the art form behind Theatre of Witness is beautiful.. I love how the concept of what they do is to share stories through struggle, pain, and healing.. As well as helps bring other people from different cultures and divides to relate.. Whether that be through seeing human struggle in a general sense or completely relating with someone’s story.. I love the use of spoken word and film they intertwine the stories being told to give more of an impactful meaning.. As well as creative expansion for the work.. Not only does this type of theatre give everyone a voice, but it gives people a voice that you never hear from. And truly to have prisoners, victims of the abused, war veterans, and more share theirs stories with strangers, just to show what they’ve experience. It’s absolutely beautiful!
While reading some of the monuments pieces I felt as if each of them had something that they needed to prove. For example, for the Tate piece felt the need to expose what history has done to people. Each level exposed how much each person was taken advantage of in service of someone else. For the rumors of war piece exposed the whole idealism of the past resurrecting a past historical leader to make sure that the event does not happen again. The Bracero monument exposed all of the work that the people of that time had done in order to make sure that not another person is taken advantage of again. But truth be told, all of these monuments have come with some sort of backlash. The bracero monument had gotten criticism for stating that the braceros were free to do what they wished. From what the article had stated that was not the truth. It was merely one persons interpretation of what a bracero was, b...
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