Julian+Lee

Our group decided to create a rhythmic gymnastics that fit to the ideology of Mao and the Great Cultural Revolution. Our presentation reflects the propaganda of Communism and the ideal behaviors suggested by the Communist Party. Our first two moves are stretching arms and neck because during the Revolution, it was thought that one should possess a healthy body. Our next moves are fishing and farming. We chose to put in moves of working hard and being productive, reflecting one of the values of Cultural Revolution that believed in the success of the primary sector and motivated attitude of workers. We show how the workers labor as a unit and diligently, hailing the great Chairman Mao. After the laboring is the military training. Since the Red Guards emphasized on physical training for the youths, we put in actions of firearm education. We emulated soldiers holding up their guns and practice shooting as well as using bayonets to stab enemies. Finally, we focused on the equality part of the communist ideal. We demonstrated a scene of young people helping out an elderly person which shows how the old and the young blend together into one society without clashes. We end the propaganda with all three of us putting arms around each other’s shoulders and shouting out loud the name of Mao for bringing a world of peace and harmony to China. Our propaganda was inspired by the revolutionary ballet of China during the 1960s. //White-Haired Girl// was a ballet of women dancing and praising Chairman Mao. They sing “Ah, dear Chairman Mao, you are the savior of the people!” The crew performs an organized movement which symbolizes China as a rising sun under the rule of Mao and the Communist Party. The message of the ballet is that by chanting the Mao Zhedong, they are moving closer to a brighter world where everyone is happy no matter which class or gender one belongs to as there features many different people. Our propaganda expanded from this ballet, adding more details of the ideology.