FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Today's lecture we talked about numerous types of entertainment over the years. One that was really important though was during the DADA times. They were crucial to the types of art and entertainment that we see today.
We also talked about the origin of jazz, which is one of my favorite types of music.



MADAME BUTTERFLY OPERA-

Watching some scenes from this opera had me really confused. Mainly the most bothersome part was the casting of white actors to play Asian actor roles. I'm sure that it wouldn't be so hard to find people to actually play the correct roles. I think that it’s very offensive that they whitewashed the culture for the opera.

     The animation of Madame Butterfly was interesting. The art form was also an interesting choice. Stop motion isn’t something that is done in one sitting so the creators must have definitely taken the time to make this opera into a short film. When the baby was born, Madame Butterfly left his umbilical cord attached and she flew him as a kite. I interpreted this as foreshadowing at the end when she actually loses her child. The umbilical kite is symbolizing her keeping her child close, but eventually she has to cut it to let him go.


COMPARISON-
Between the animation and the real opera, I enjoyed the real opera better. It was easier to follow despite it being in another language. The animation was dark and grim for the most part, and it was very abstract.