A5 Ai Weiwei Turandot

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A5 Ai Weiwei

Transform Music into Activist Art

Inspired by Ai Weiwei and his production of Turandot

PLANNING

19-5 Introduction & concept
21-5 Reinterpretation
26-5 Production
28-5 Presentation & reflection

Who is Ai Weiwei?

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artist

activist
dissident
Chinese

Sichuan earthquake 2008

What is the Turandot opera?

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Ai Weiwei's Turandot opera (documentary trailer)

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ASSIGNMENT

Transform music into activist art

Choose a song, find its original meaning, and turn it into an artwork with a social or political message.

• a storyboard for a music video

• a performance concept

• a poster campaign

• a stage or costume design

• a digital collage or exhibition concept

INTRODUCTION & CONCEPT

1. Choose a song or musical composition

2. Choose a social or political issue

3. Create an artwork that reinterprets the song

A5 Ai Weiwei

Transform Music into Activist Art

Inspired by Ai Weiwei and his production of Turandot

PLANNING

19-5 Introduction & concept
21-5 Reinterpretation
26-5 Production
28-5 Presentation & reflection

TURANDOT - AI WEIWEI DOCUMENTARY (start 05:00)

https://www.npodoc.nl/artikelen/ai-weiweis-opera-turandot

What do you take away from this clip?

Reinterpretation

Create: work on your final concept
What artwork can help reinterpret the meaning?

F: Minimal effort or incomplete work

P: Interpretation is present but quite literal or simple

G: Meaning, mood, lyrics, or structure are creatively translated into visual form

A5 Ai Weiwei

Transform Music into Activist Art

Inspired by Ai Weiwei and his production of Turandot

PLANNING

19-5 Introduction & concept
21-5 Reinterpretation
26-5 Production
28-5 Presentation & reflection

TURANDOT - AI WEIWEI DOCUMENTARY (start 42:00)

https://www.npodoc.nl/artikelen/ai-weiweis-opera-turandot

How does Ai Weiwei see the role of the artist in society?

Reinterpretation

Create: work on your final concept
What artwork can help reinterpret the meaning?

F: Minimal effort or incomplete work

P: Interpretation is present but quite literal or simple

G: Meaning, mood, lyrics, or structure are creatively translated into visual form

A5 Ai Weiwei

Transform Music into Activist Art

Inspired by Ai Weiwei and his production of Turandot

PLANNING

19-5 Introduction & concept
21-5 Reinterpretation
26-5 Production
28-5 Presentation & reflection

PRESENTATION

1. Which song did you choose and why?

2. What social or political issue did you connect to the song?

3. How did you change or reinterpret the meaning of the song?

4. What did you create, and why did you choose this form?

5. Which aesthetic choices did you make?
   (colour, materials, images, style, composition, sound, etc.)

6. How do these choices help communicate your message?

7. What makes your work artistic rather than just informative?

8. What do you want the audience to think or feel?

10-minute preparation

F: Minimal effort or incomplete work

P: Interpretation is present but quite literal or simple

G: Meaning, mood, lyrics, or structure are creatively translated into visual form