When Professor Eversley first mentioned about the multimedia project, this video came to my mind. This video combines a few different works of art: spoken word poetry, music (more specifically, a R&B song called Lois Lane by Keone Madrid) and choreography. I really liked the structure of this video and how it connects these different aspects of art. The way the video is organized really makes it a great combination of spoken word and movement. It starts off with Rudy Francisco reading the poem out loud. He reads it with a strong tone and emotions, and this really sets up the setting of the overall theme of this video, which is love. Another reason why I love this video is because of the beautiful song that accompanies the dance; their choreography is so smooth! Some of their dance moves reflect the lyrics of the song, which I thought was really cool. I also thought it was interesting how they made choreography to this song, which is different from the usual hip hop, upbeat songs people dance to.
What a fanstastic example–thanks for sharing, Karen! Last semester, a student in my American Literature class (Jonathan Lugo), made a multimedia project for Walt Whitman’s poem, “To a Stranger.” He made a song from the poem, and choreographed a dance to show us what it meant to him. Take a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRrOvYl7yiI&feature=youtu.be