1. Content: What is the issue, need, idea or opportunity addressed by this project? The project addresses discrimination towards one's race throughout history, using unexpected historical figures not taught in school.
2. Form: What medium and techniques were used to embody the content? The "Joker System" is used as a technique—the Joker, the Chorus, and the other characters telling the story—for the audience which creates a surrounding where the audience can feel comfortable to have their own ideas, questions, and to even provoke an after dialogue.
3. Context: What are the circumstances and setting that frame our understanding of this project? The Latin youth created the project from Plaza de La Raza, who can mostly connect with the issues discussed in their work.
4. Stakeholders: Who can affect or be affected by this project? The students who were apart of the project, writers who helped work on the project with the students, everyone who went to see the show, their family and friends, anyone apart of the community.
5. Audience or communities engaged: For whom and/or with whom was this project created? Through the CAP program the project was created for Plaza de la Raza Community mostly Latin teens participated ranging from ages 13-17. It was also for the surrounding communities in LA who can relate to their stories and or issues.
6. Engagement strategies: How were the stakeholders, audiences, and community members engaged in this project? How were the goals of the project advanced?Using the Joker the youth were directly involving the community in a dialogue allowing for a more interested and involved community.
7. Resources: What tangible or intangible resources were used to pursue the project's goals? The use of Historical Figures acted as a powerful resource, as well as their own personal stories. The affiliation to CalArts through the CAP program was another great tool.
8. Goal: What are the project's objectives? The objective was to pick two historical figures and tell their stories.
9. Outcomes: What were the results and the impact of this project? Did they match the goals?They matched their goals of sparking a conversation amongst the youth, achieving it with their participation, their voices, and stories. Then spreading that conversation out into the community through the performers and audiences dialogue.
10. Values: What were this project's guiding values and/or core beliefs? Give youth the space and the key to the conversation. Ask questions!
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