Hattie and I got a very wide range of reactions to our crankies today as we went out into the world of St. Olaf. It was very interesting to see the differing reactions to the two different crankies as ours were so incredibly different.
Hattie, her crankie and her music immediately grabbed the attention of anyone walking by. As the only student in our class using music to help create spectacle. In addition, her costume-all black with a pony tail on top of her head, sunglasses and lipstick as well as the large set of lips on her crankie really turned heads. If that weren't enough, the lyrics on her scroll of paper definitely grabbed the attention of those who were really dead to the world.
Hattie performed her spectacle to make people feel uncomfortable and that she did-the reactions were very different from person to person, however. Most people would laugh whether it was because it was funny to see Hattie doing this or because they felt uncomfortable and it was nervous laughter. Others just stared, unable to take their eyes of the lyrics. Many danced along to the music, completely missing the point of the spectacle Hattie was creating. Many of the adults and prospies quickly looked away after viewing a word or two, uncomfortable.
Half way through our time out around campus, we headed to the theatre building. Both of us being theatre majors, we didn't think it would be too much of a problem and, hey, it's theatre. We found most of the building to be pretty dead but headed upstairs, where I performed for a few people in the shop, and then we headed to the theatre box office to perform for one of the professors. However, as we began to open the door, Hattie's music still blaring, a staff member yelled at us to turn off the music or get out of the building. Keeping to our rule to not talk, we turned around and walked out the door, music still blaring. It was quite a jarring reaction as most of the reactions we had gotten had been fairly positive.
I think Hattie definitely achieved what she intended-to make people uncomfortable and create a spectacle, make people really notice and want to hear what she had to say.
Creating a spectacle in the bathroom-I actually really scared a woman who came in :P
One of the many different reactions to Hattie's crankie
Polar opposites
Creating havoc in the caf
Another reaction
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