| Carnival and Mardi
Gras Masks by Ian Bracegirdle |
Abstract: Carnival Masks and Masquerade
Masks...where did the use of Carnival masks and
Masquerade masks begin? The Venetian Carnival began
over 900 years ago. It has run except for a gap
( from 1797 - 1987 ) and is replayed in its 18th
century form today. Many other carnival masks and
masquerade mask traditions can be traced back far
into medieval times. The true roots came be traced
back even further. Venice and other European masquerades
are the precursors to modern Madi Gras and masquerade
in the Americas. But again I ask where did the traditions
of Carnival and carnival masks begin?
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| Festival Mania!
by Ed Williams |
Abstract: What’s the big deal with
festivals these days? I mean it, why are there so
many festivals now? Used to, you would hear about
an occasional festival here and there, for example,
there might be a watermelon festival down in south
Georgia somewhere, or there might be a rattlesnake
round-up over in Alabama, or whatever. These events
came very few and far between, and they were a fairly
big deal mostly for that reason.
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| Hip Hop Music Videos
Meet The Film Festival Circuit by Margaret Sang |
Abstract: In Radio, What is Commercially
heard is not what is Culturally happening. You can
guarantee the same logic applies to music videos.
The music video industry is controlled by the major
distributors of music. The marketing systems that
are in place force commercial products ahead of
the underground artists’ work right into the
hands of the consumer. How do you compete with that?
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FESTIVALS REVIEW