{"id":3157,"date":"2016-10-26T19:56:36","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T19:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/?p=3157"},"modified":"2016-10-26T19:56:36","modified_gmt":"2016-10-26T19:56:36","slug":"seeing-through-the-haze-election-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/2016\/10\/26\/seeing-through-the-haze-election-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeing Through the Haze: Election 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Leah Veldhuisen \u201919<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Saturday, Nov. 5, just days before the 2016 presidential election, the CC departments of music, theatre, and political science, as well as Innovation at CC, will put on \u201cPurple State, Purple Haze.\u201d The event is a live combination of music, drama, and news clips that highlight stories from throughout the 2016 presidential primary campaign trail from across the country.<\/p>\n

The CC constituents are partnering with New York musical theatre composer Michael Friedman and have been working on the event since January. According to Andy Post \u201916, paraprofessional for Innovation at CC, Friedman traveled the country during the presidential primary elections, interviewing people and creating songs using the exact transcript of their stories. The Department of Music selected four students to work with Friedman to collect additional interviews to feature in \u201cPurple State, Purple Haze.\u201d As part of the process of developing the performance, Post and Ben Pitta \u201918 traveled to New Orleans to collect more interviews from people living and working in the Ninth Ward.<\/p>\n

The goal of the event is to highlight themes found throughout the interviews. Post says the themes range from memories of 9\/11 and how it changed the national discourse, to Trump supporters\u2019 celebration of his businessman acumen contrasted with a disillusionment with corporate America, to discussions of race in New Orleans.\u00a0 Post says the goal of the performance is \u201cto be satirical, honest and provocative,\u201d and to \u201cdelve into real people\u2019s relationships with the political climate.\u201d Instead of repeating the scandals and clich\u00e9s of mainstream media, this event encourages people to ask: \u201chow did we get here?\u201d on issues like immigration, race relations, and other important current issues. Along with a live band, actors on stage will perform a script comprised of the interviews documented throughout the campaign season. It will tell an intriguing story of the country\u2019s intricate political climate during the exhausting run up to election day.<\/p>\n

With the performance only three days before the 2016 presidential election, its relevance is obvious. The show attempts to \u201cimitate, satirize, and make sense of the wilderness of the media coverage and anxiety\u201d that come with it, says Post. It is an attempt \u201cto be jarring and raw\u201d and make people laugh, as well as question their political beliefs and opinions. You\u2019re invited to \u201cPurple State, Purple Haze: A Political Performance,\u201d<\/a> Saturday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. in Kathryn Mohrman Theatre.<\/p>\n

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By Leah Veldhuisen \u201919 On Saturday, Nov. 5, just days before the 2016 presidential election, the CC departments of music, theatre, and political science, as well as Innovation at CC, will put on \u201cPurple State, Purple Haze.\u201d The event is a live combination of music, drama, and news clips that highlight stories from throughout the … <\/p>\n

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