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Today we talked about the French Revolution, went to the Conciergerie and the Luxembourg puppet theatre, and then I went back to the dorm and did research.
I'm sort of glad we gave the Revolution its own day (it surely deserved it) because I could never remember the details but now I sort of get (and hopefully remember) more key names and events/reasons for the Revolution.
We went to the Conciergerie, which I think used to be a sort of barracks/palace and was converted into a prison during the Revolution. The main hall you first walk into in gorgeous! It used to be an armory. The rest of the building was super cool because it had a lot of informational material about the Revolution and really helped put it into context.
Anyway, my favorite part of the day was going to the Guignol puppet show. We saw The Tresor du Sultane and it was so cute! The theatre was packed absolutely full of kids. I adored the style of the puppets, that very 70s sort of grotesque style, and I love it so much! I felt a great sense of nostalgia and welcome. I had so much fun, the set was so elaborate, and I want to devise a puppet piece myself for studio senior year. As soon as I got back to the dorm, I texted Treyton and he was super jealous, so I'm going to buy him a DVD when I go back (and I will go back).
Also, doing research on contemporary art is really hard both in the internet and in real life. I demand more scholarship on contemporary artists beyond just exhibition catalogues! I might have to my Arc/Pantheon paper after all... Oh well. I'll have that other paper in my back pocket if I ever want to go back to it.
I'm sort of glad we gave the Revolution its own day (it surely deserved it) because I could never remember the details but now I sort of get (and hopefully remember) more key names and events/reasons for the Revolution.
We went to the Conciergerie, which I think used to be a sort of barracks/palace and was converted into a prison during the Revolution. The main hall you first walk into in gorgeous! It used to be an armory. The rest of the building was super cool because it had a lot of informational material about the Revolution and really helped put it into context.
Anyway, my favorite part of the day was going to the Guignol puppet show. We saw The Tresor du Sultane and it was so cute! The theatre was packed absolutely full of kids. I adored the style of the puppets, that very 70s sort of grotesque style, and I love it so much! I felt a great sense of nostalgia and welcome. I had so much fun, the set was so elaborate, and I want to devise a puppet piece myself for studio senior year. As soon as I got back to the dorm, I texted Treyton and he was super jealous, so I'm going to buy him a DVD when I go back (and I will go back).
Also, doing research on contemporary art is really hard both in the internet and in real life. I demand more scholarship on contemporary artists beyond just exhibition catalogues! I might have to my Arc/Pantheon paper after all... Oh well. I'll have that other paper in my back pocket if I ever want to go back to it.
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