Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Blog#8 - Arts as an eye opener

Do we ever think that a simple artwork such as painting or dancing have a significant meaning. As a normal person, we tend to look arts as ordinary work. One form of art that I really love is acting. I have been one of the members of our prestige club in my highschool named Thespian. We performed plenty of stage plays, speech choirs and also dancing. The stage play “Pinatay si Mayor” is about a typical election. As a Filipino people, living in a democratic country, we have the right to vote or to choose our next leaders. Do we get to the point that we question our leaders if they really represent us? Do they run for the position just for their own interest? “Pinatay si Mayor” was one of the most enlightenment play that I have seen that showcases the electoral process or the government actions. It showcases what the real Philippines really is now.
The play is in line with the upcoming 2016 General Elections, the mass media that we think that is always correct and reliable must not be referred as sources. People nowadays is greatly shaped by media. They do not really showcases the truth and sometimes it is just exaggerated. Political dynasty that manipulates our country that we are just ignoring. There are anomalies that is happening in our country such as black voting. Elites has a huge influence in elections since there is also a need for money. People’s human nature is to be greedy of power, if we got power, we tend to crave and crave for more. It just really shows how power can manipulate people.





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