The reason for this research is that in the caged birds script the people within had Stockholm syndrome so I researched it to show what I meant.
Stockholm syndrome is a condition which causes hostages to develop a psychological alliance with their captors as a survival strategy during captivity. These alliances result from a bond formed between captor and captives during intimate time together.
Origin of Stockholm syndrome:
after an incident in Stockholm in 1973, during which a bank employee became romantically attached to a robber who held her hostage.
1978, a psychologists’ term; the name derives from the Aug. 23, 1973, violent armed robbery of Sveriges Kreditbank in Stockholm, Sweden, after which four bank employees were held hostage in a vault for more than five days. The hostages developed a dramatic attachment to their abuser, and a fear of would-be rescuers, that they could not explain. The city arose mid-13c. from a fishing village; the second element in the name is holm “island”
Emma Watsons character Belle form beauty and the beast movie
I’ve always loved Beauty and the Beast. Like me, Belle loved to read and I loved that she was an active part in the story rather than waiting for a prince to save her. However, one of my friends’ hates Beauty and the Beast. She feels that Belle is suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, something which has been widely circulated and is a common Internet belief about Belle.
And I can see where she is coming from. Belle is effectively kept hostage and after the Beast starts treating her with kindness she falls in love and sympathises with him. Something, which is classic of Stockholm Syndrome.
Stockholm syndrome is characterised by three central characteristics:
– The hostages have negative feelings about the police or other authorities.
– The hostages have positive feelings toward their captor(s).
– The captors develop positive feelings toward the hostages.
– The crisis situation lasts for several days or longer (Beauty and the Beast presumably takes place over a lengthy period of time).
– The hostage takers remain in contact with the hostages; that is, the hostages are not placed in a separate room (although the Beast and Belle within the animated film at least, do remain in frequent contact, they are not constantly together, and Belle still has her own room and space).
– The hostage takers show some kindness towards the hostages or at least refrain from harming them. Hostages abused by captors typically feel anger towards them and do not usually develop the syndrome (Although, it is very true that Belle certainly feels anger towards the Beast, if refusing to go eat with him at the start of her capture is any indication, the Beast however does not ever physically harm and even goes out of his way to protect her).
This has helped me with my planning because its helped me understand the way the people in the cage are affected by this in there personality’s helped me use this by when creating the stage the decoration and size would need to be claustrophobic but on a bigger scale.
What was your role and what were your responsibilities?
My responsibilities in the fmp was production manager.
Who did you work with?
I worked with Elisabeth, Ethan, Josh and Jordan.
How did you divide your jobs and tasks amongst the technicians?
Interviewed for role for each person depending on what they like and feel more experienced in a role for the show and Alistair chose roles for us after the interview and we all went separate ways and made the show what it was in projection lighting sound and set.
What was the show about?
The show was about feminism and the way it affects people in groups and personalitiess.
How did you collaborate with the team, actors and Director?
O collaborated by helping everyone and mainly set was my priority and i conversed with all my team and director regularly to convey information between everyone.
Below is the design ideas of what basic idea we chose what we wanted from the show and a collaboration my team of 5 and mind mapped ideas for which we started off our journey. this picture shows a plan of the final plans of the set design, ideas discussed were a hexagonal frame and that change to a octagonal shaped with a bigger scale.
Elisabeth and I created a full visual 1:10 scale of our set idea size set in the round. We made the model box to help us scale and find out the length of wood and what materials we could conciser as rope or wiring for suspension. We created the model box out of mdf and fishing wire and lazer cut the frame and used a drill and a nail to hole the fishing wire to each frame and measure the wire length. The size was altered once due to problems and with suspension and working our real sizing for the final set. Our set up for the staging we changed to literally the theatre in the round and went fully around the cage for all points of view. We changed it because it looked better and more professional this idea was brought up at the beginning of the research and put aside until further understanding of what space we had.
These are some of the seating plans we did for our rough sketch plan:
We changed the seating plans as we were experimenting on scale of what we could put where, no issues occurred during this process and we improvised around the set when it was suspended to make the decking fit and see how many seats we could row up.
We measured the cage shape with tape on the box floor and put the frame together and to see if it was accurate to the tape scale that we measured out, and tested the weight of the wood and made sure it can hold its self. However, it snapped when we lifted higher than our shins so we created more braces to hold it. We screwed all round apart form two sides so we could move it out the way for the level 3 music concert days after. After our model we taped out the space in the box to help determine the correct scale of the set. We had it at 3m all round then we measured it to 4m to allow more performing space. the dimensions for this is shown in the image below:
We ordered the wood shipment and measured up the angles to a T. Once the wood arrived, Mike cut all the angles and edges and we cut braces that matched up two each corner to add support and stability. Then we drilled holes in them in 5 places after making the 16 for the top and bottom we had to make another 16 to add to the other side. The braces were on both sides of the corner by the time we had got the frame together after 2 adjustments it was too weak and it snapped. We decided to brace a cross-beam on each corner and drilled a hole in the braces to attach the para-cord for the netting.
We researched sand and pebbles and slate. We found a good few candidates for the live sound. We then laid out the framing to test if they fit together and then we looked online at netting and at different shops. Tools we used were drills a multitude of screws and hinges and screwdrivers. We used pilot holes to guide screws for the connections and braces.
After putting it back together after the level 3 music concert we tested suspension and after bracing top and the bottom it snapped so we re-braced it and decided to put hinges on for more support, we cross beamed it aswell to help when we put the bottom onto the top via para cord and suspended by rope and steel wire with eyelets attached and little bolts holding the steel wire together and suspended that onto caribiners in 6 points of the box to suspend to about your ankle height. Alistair had to compromise as we had such little time. We compromised by adding more braces and wiring to helps strengthen the suspension.
Once it suspended we took it down and painted it white base coat and then painted it baby pink to symbolise feminism and its flag.
Then we went and bought more eyelets as we ran out to suspend the other points, as the six we planned. Then we put the frame together and suspended it to its correct height. Before we did that we put lights on and focused them and tilted the truss to a angle.
We went and bought sand and we stapled the netting onto the frame all the way round. Then dressed it with feathers and collected props and helped with makeup and costumes , then scattered sand around the inside edge of the cage and put bowls of treats and stones, feathers wedged into the netting to show that there has been fuss with the birds. A bird cage has netting to keep them inside and to prevent them from escaping and sand was to show a base of the cage and wild outside and in nature and to bury things to use during the show and for live sound.
We watched rehearsals and help edit little bits and bats and sourcing props and making sure the lights went on properly and focused them and did a tech run through them to make sound and lighting timed well. props sorted were 7 rocks for noise making and bowls for guzzle to eat from cakes and feathers and a bucket and the cloths brush scarf that looks like moss flowers from the garden and around college.
Recap on the 3 shows we did:
Show 1 went well, a few mistakes but not that noticeable on the tech end. Show 2 was mainly constructive feedback from the college students on what we could improve before the last show that night. The final show went out with a bang, it went great and the actors and techies worked really well for the last time before tears began to fall and feathers were melting everywhere. We all said our tired and sad goodbyes and all ended well on a good note with no drama.
What I got from reading the script on what the play was about and how it used description to metaphorically show what birds had in correlation with his play. The author states that no character is based on a specific bird, but they could have bird-like characteristics, particularly in movement. Their bird- like problems can be translated into human terms with no beaks or wings but there indicated by a walking stick, feather boa etc things like that. The costumes are designed to depict the colours of a suitable bird but in a subtle way in like makeup or costume. Each bird seems to have its own particular repetitive song, but the intent behind the words should be made obvious in each different scene. Exploring the emotions behind the words spoken and finding the true meaning helped me understand the collective song they sung. My intention is that all the characters, apart from the Mistress, will be played by people that all show different aspects of each personality within there own way .
David’s bibliography:
Campton was born in Leicester, in 1924. He was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys. From 1942 to 1945, he served in the RAF, and then, for another year, in the Fleet Air Arm. He worked as a clerk in the City of Leicester Department of Education until 1949 and then moved to the East Midlands Gas Board, where he worked until 1956. Campton worked with Stephen Joseph in developing theatre in the round in Britain and played a major role in establishing theatre-in-the-rounds in both Scarborough, North Yorkshire (now in the well-known Stephen Joseph Theatre, a converted 1930’s Odeon cinema) and Staffordshire in the English West Midlands. He worked as writer, actor and also regularly ran the box-office and front-of-house. Campton always credited himself with giving a young Alan Ayckbourn one of his first jobs at Scarborough with the immortal words, ‘watch me my boy and one day you might become a playwright like me!’
David Campton 2nd May 1924 – 9 September 2006 was a British dramatist who wrote plays for the stage, radio, and cinema for thirty-five years. “He was one of the first British dramatists to write in the style of the Theatre of the Absurd”.
In performance reviews of productions of Campton’s play The Lunatic View: A Comedy of Menace and The Birthday Party, by Harold Pinter, published in the short-lived British drama magazine Encore.
A birdcage is a cage designed to house birds as pets.
Antique birdcages are often popular as collectors items or as household decor but most are not suitable for housing live birds, being too small, odd shapes, using unsafe materials or construction.
The mesh is generally 1.5 × I in (3.8 × 2.5 cm) in grid. Even larger birds such as parrots are rarely put into cages with mesh larger than 1 × 1 in (2.5 × 2.5 cm).
The history of the bird cage is tied to the adoption of birds as pets. Birds were caged for their beauty and mystery nearly four centuries ago in ancient Egypt. Doves and parrots were favorites of the Egyptians and are depicted in hieroglyphics. The Mynah has been considered a sacred bird in India for at least 2,000 years as well. The birds were pulled through the streets on oxen.
Some of these cages may have been made of, perhaps wooden twigs, rope mesh, reeds, or bamboo.
Quality control is very important in the manufacture of bird cages. Every operator on the manufacturing line looks carefully for sharp edges or stubs in the panels that may hurt the bird. If burrs are found in any of the panels these must be ground down using a machine sander. Additionally, the cage must be secure so that the bird does not slip out of any gaps in the cage should the panels not line up evenly. It is important that the raw material used in the construction of the bird cage be very carefully inspected.
The images above are the inspiration for the final product for the birdcage: these cages helped me with inspiration for the final cage with the shape of the last photo and the netting was inspired by the chicken wire. were setting the play in a cage as the play is called the caged birds and is about entrapment Stockholm syndrome if you would like to see the rest of the research and see how it all links together.
Final Major Project Level 2 Technical Theatre
The Caged-Birds Research of Feminism:
I am researching feminism because its the theme for our play caged birds
The images I chose are to do with the feminist movement and riots they did between every race, diversity and sexuality within women.
Feminism started with the idea that human rights should be given to women. There is lots of types of feminism within the word and here are a few of them:
Equality feminism
Equality feminism’s focus on the similarities between the sexes is on the basis that men and women’s abilities are the same. This type of feminism encourages the broadening of horizons, encouraging women to look beyond the home. Its ultimate goal is for the sexes to be completely equal.
Evangelical feminism
Evangelical feminism or ‘Christian feminism’ was developed from religious movements they work to protect and spiritually reform those who need it, such as women and children from outside the church. These feminists believe that everyone is equal under one God and want to bring that equality to the church and their individual lives.
Radical feminism
Radical feminism developed from the civil rights. Radical feminists were fed up with the male-domination and formed the Women’s Liberation Movement. This movement was formed in order to create woman-centered politics and to escape from male-oriented politics. They believed this could only be done in a safe women-only space, and this led to the policy of separatism for which radical feminism is best known for. anti-feminism feminism often promotes misandry (hatred of men) and the elevation of women’s interests above men’s, and criticize radical feminist positions as harmful to both men and women. The term “anti-feminist” is used to silence debate about defects of feminism like lack of separatism.
Cultural movements. Lipstick feminism is a cultural feminist movement that attempts to respond to the backlash of second-wave radical feminism of the 1960s and 1970s by claiming symbols of “feminine” identity such as make-up, suggestive clothing and being provocative and have empowering personal choices.
The suffrage movement: The Suffragettes wanted the right for women to vote, The move for women to have the vote had really started in 1897 when Millicent Fawcett founded the National Union of Women’s Suffrage. “Suffrage” means the right to vote and that is what women wanted. Millicent Fawcett believed in peaceful protest, She felt that any violence or trouble would persuade men that women could not be trusted to have the right to vote. Her game plan was patience and logical arguments. Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters, They wanted women to have the right to vote and they were not prepared to wait. The Union became better known as the Suffragettes. Members of the Suffragettes were prepared to use violence to get what they wanted. Suffragettes were quite happy to go to prison. Here they refused to eat and went on a hunger strike. The government was very concerned that they might die in prison thus giving the movement martyrs. Prison governors were ordered to force feed Suffragettes but this caused a public outcry as forced feeding was traditionally used to feed lunatics as opposed to what were mostly educated women.
What feminism stands for: the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities.
Equality recognises that historically certain groups of people with protected characteristics such as race, disability, sex and sexual orientation have experienced discrimination.
Recent feminist movements: The 1968 Miss America pageant was the backdrop for one of the most iconic events of modern feminism in the United States. Members from the New York Radical Women organization demonstrated along the Atlantic City boardwalk against the pageant’s perceived misogyny. Protesters threw household items that they believed fostered the collective image of submissive females into a large trashcan. In went pots, pans, Playboy magazines and bras. They planned to set the contents ablaze, but the police weren’t keen on that idea. Nevertheless, the next day’s news stories heralded participants’ bra burnings.
Women’s Liberation Movement: After World War II, a growing number of women pursued higher education and entered the workforce, but they weren’t scampering to the tops of career ladders or bursting through glass ceilings. The Women’s Liberation Movement of the late 1960s and 1970s therefore emerged from women’s desires to revolutionize the fundamental aspects of female life at that time: domesticity, employment, education and sexuality. In 1966, Betty Friedan and other prominent feminists formed the National Organization for Women , NOW became the umbrella organization for many feminist causes, uniting older, college-educated, predominantly white women.
Black Feminism: The Women’s Liberation Movement was criticized by some feminists — both black and white — for its exclusion of nonwhite, working class women. Although the omission wasn’t intentional, this fracture spurred the rise of black feminism. Since Women’s Lib platforms focused solely on gender without the context of race and class, they weren’t entirely relevant to all black women.
The Feminist Sex Wars: Anti-porn feminism arose in the late 1970s, pioneered by Catharine MacKinnon and Andrea Dworkin. At that time, pornography had become more readily accessible, and to some feminists, the overtly sexual portrayal of women violated their civil rights and promoted sexual violence. Anti-porn feminist Robin Morgan put it bluntly: “Pornography is the theory, rape is the practice”.That notion didn’t sit too well with other feminists who believed that a woman’s total liberation included sexual freedom, Consequently, sex-positive feminism.
Riot Grrls: Punk rockers in Olympia, Wash., and Washington, D.C., blended together music, art and consciousness-raising into a reformulated brand of feminism in the early 1990s. Riot Grrrls responded to male-dominated music scenes by forming their own bands and making homemade magazines called ‘zines that communicated their do-it-yourself, punk rock values and feminist ideas.
Toxic masculinity is one of the ways in which Patriarchy is harmful to men. It refers to the socially-constructed attitudes that describe the masculine gender role as violent, unemotional, sexually aggressive. The pervasive idea of male-female interactions as competition, not cooperation. The pervasive idea that men cannot truly understand women, and vice versa–and following, that no true companionship can be had between different sexes. The expectation that Real Men are strong, and that showing emotion is incompatible with being strong. Anger is either framed as the exception to the rule, or as not an emotion. Relatedly, the idea that a Real Man cannot be a victim of abuse, or that talking about it is shameful.
Below is the images of the above feminist movement:
women who helped the feminism movement:
Simone de Beauvoir:
An outspoken political activist, writer and social theorist, in 1949 de Beauvoir wrote The Second Sex, an ahead-of-its-time book credited with paving the way for modern feminism. In the influential (and at the time, extremely controversial) book, de Beauvoir critiques the patriarchy and social constructs faced by women. the second sex was banned by the Vatican and even deemed pornographic by some a fearless start to the fight for feminism.
Eleanor Roosevelt Roosevelt became the first Lady to take on responsibilities beyond merely hosting and entertaining in the White House. Before her tenure as First Lady, she was already outspoken and involved with women’s issues, working with the Women’s Trade Union League and the International Congress of Working Women. From 1935 to 1962, Roosevelt wrote My Day, a newspaper column that addressed women’s work, equality and rights before there was even a word for “feminism”—the social issues at the time were considered controversial. Marlene Dietrich
While her efforts didn’t directly fight for women’s rights, Dietrich made a contribution to feminism through fashion. The Hollywood actress wore trousers and men’s suits during a time where it was considered extremely scandalous and taboo; both on screen and privately, once almost being arrested for wearing pants in public during the 1930s. She was famously quoted saying, “I dress for the image. Not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men.” Dietrich’s way of dressing went on to influence generations of women after her, lending many the confidence and power of wearing a suit.
Rosie The Riveter Although her character may be fictional, Rosie the Riveter encompassed the female strength championed throughout the feminist movement. Representing the women who worked throughout World War II, the empowering female symbol still remains an icon to this day, reminding us of the incredible female efforts during the ’40s.
Betty Friedan The American writer and activist penned The Feminine Mystique in 1963, which is often credited for sparking the second wave of feminism that began in the ’60s and ’70s. Friedan spent her life working to establish women’s equality, helping to establish the National Women’s Political Caucus as well as organizing the Women’s Strike For Equality in 1970, which popularized the feminist movement throughout America Gloria Steinem Aptly referred to as the “Mother of Feminism,” Gloria Steinem led the women’s liberation movements throughout the ’60s and ’70s—and continues to do so today. Co-founder of the feminist themed Ms. Magazine and several female groups that changed the face of feminism including Women’s Action Alliance, National Women’s Political Caucus, Women’s Media Center and more. All of her efforts led to her induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1993 and in 2013 she was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Steinem continues to be a trailblazer for feminism today, most recently with her Viceland series, WOMAN, and post-election action for young girls and women.
Angela Davis
A trailblazing voice for black women, Davis played a crucial part in the Civil Rights movement. The political activist was a key leader in the Black Power movement, and though some of her more radical positions and role in political protests have been deemed controversial, she has relentlessly fought to champion the progress of women’s rights for over six decades.
bell hooks
The American author was known for her social activism that was often mirrored through her writing of oppression, women’s rights and racemen’s March on Washington in 2017. Barbara Walters Not only was Walters the first female co-host of a news show (although at the time she earned only half of her male co-workers), she also became the first female co-anchor of an evening news broadcast for ABC News. From the ’70s until today, Walters paved the way for not only women in journalism but for women in the entire workforce. Coretta Scott King Although most known for her marriage to Martin Luther King Jr. and her work with Civil Rights, Coretta Scott King devoted much of her life to women’s equality. She helped found NOW (National Organization for Women) in 1966 and played a key role in the organization’s development. In her efforts for women’s rights, King was also notably the first woman to deliver the class day address at Harvard. Maya Angelou Through her literature, public speaking and powerful writing, Maya Angelou inspired both women and African Americans to overcome gender and race discrimination. In 2011, Angelou was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her works that spanned over 50 years including 36 books, seven autobiographies and over 50 honorary degrees.
Audre Lorde Audre Lorde channeled her powerful voice through writing and poetry, exploring female identity and life as a black lesbian and writing about issues that affected women across the country during the height Civil Rights movement. All of her work was based on her “theory of difference,” which we refer to as “intersectionality” today. She famously said, “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg Before her tenure as Supreme Court justice, Bader Ginsburg co-founded the Women’s Rights Law Reporter in 1970, the first U.S. law journal to focus exclusively on women’s rights. Two years later, she co-founded the Women’s Rights Project at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), once again making sure women’s voices were heard in law. Appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1993, Bader Ginsburg became the second female Supreme Court justice ever, a position she still holds today and uses to advocate for women’s rights
Yoko ono
Most known for her peaceful protests with John Lennon, Ono has also been a voice for gender equality throughout the years. Her 1972 essay, “The Feminization of Society” helped mark the female revolution of the ’70s
Colours associated with feminism.
In western countries and probably many others- pink is traditionally associated with baby girls and blue is the traditional baby boy color. Women ( and the feminista ) have seized upon that tradition and appropriated pink as being associated with anything female.
this research has helped me understand the mindset of the feminist movement and how that effected the way of life we live today, it influenced our set by the colour scheme and flow and shape and how it all came together for a simplistic and empowering theme.
a bed canopy to drape over the top of the hexagonal cage:
Chicken wire, or poultry netting, is a mesh of wire commonly used to fence in fowl, such as chickens, in a run or coop. It is made of thin, flexible, galvanized steel wire with hexagonal gaps. Available in 1 inch (about 2.5 cm) diameter, 2 inch (about 5 cm) and 1/2 inch (about 1.3 cm), chicken wire is available in various gauges–usually 19 gauge (about 1 mm wire) to 22 gauge (about 0.7 mm wire)
we were researching theatre in the round because its fits our cage aesthetic if it surrounded the cage for more immersive theatrical performance.
Theatre in the round setup:
Theatre in the Round offers the audience a closer intimacy with
the stage than proscenium theatre, and it also puts the audience in direct view of each other. A 360 degree sight line means that large scenery is out of the question unless it is suspended above the actors’ heads and out of the audiences’ view. Theatre in the Round tends to be a format chosen for intimate productions, although some large scale operas and theatre productions have also used the format.
Theatre in the Round became increasingly popular in the late 1960s in the UK and Europe, with initially the format proving popular in smaller venues and studio spaces
The stage is always in the centre with the audience arranged on all sides, and is most commonly rectangular, circular, diamond, or triangular. Actors may enter and exit through the audience from different directions or from below the stage. The stage is usually on an even level with or below the audience in a “pit” or “arena” formation.
the advantages of the this layout is a full 360 view of the performance and there is no restrictions for the audience view. some disadvantages are that there is less backstage movement it would have to be a static set in order for theatre in the round. some challenges I would need to overcome is size of each piece of seating and the spacing between the set and the seating my research has helped me with understanding the area I had to work with and how to use the space effectively.
I would like the role of stage management and set design and construction I feel I’m suitable for the jobs above as I have knowledge and enthusiasm for the role and I could contribute to the role well with my past experience.
I’m proud of my creation for out past productions such as brokenville as I feel I portrayed the rustic aesthetic and post apocalyptic feel to the set with the creative way of making the bricks and the expanding foam bricks in the archway, and painting the vacuum packed bricks for the base walls.
my strengths within the role I’m applying for I’m very imaginative perfectionist I make sure the project is done in a good time frame and to a good standard.
my weaknesses are because I’m a perfectionist it does take time to decide on a set idea upon all my other ideas ill come to a compromise between 3 ideas into 1 final idea.
I would deal with a issue within the group by getting everyone together and resolving the issue equally on all sides if any other concerns that come up solve them too to clear the minds and have a steady head space for the group to work on.
my vision for the show is I have many Ideas for the cage to look eccentric and the use of projection, I feel would look good and I would like a bed canopy to put scallops tied around the top of the hexagonal cage frame at the top and the sides of the cage and use chicken wire to create a inner layer of the cage then make a strange looking bars and a creative door projection would be a blue sky and moving clouds.
what feminism means to me :
feminism means to me the equality between men and women and all things between and the respect within the fact of wages and job, being treated properly as people should be treated.
its wrong to say women are above men and that men are above women.
feminism is the idea that human rights should be given to women like they are to men
equality in everything we do like gender and race and freedom of speech and authority and hierarchy.
Gi Jane is an example of feminism in the industry the movie is about a female senator that succeeds in enrolling a woman into a combined reconnaissance team training where everyone expects her to fail,but she comes out on top. By ridley Scott.
feminism recorded discussion:
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Alix Cozens 19 Level 2 Final Major Project 