Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Ossetia
Just so that we're clear where the hell Beslan is...
North Ossetia borders on Georgia. South Ossetia is a provinnce of Georgia. The Ossetians are ethnic Russians (or more accurately Cossacks) Russian soldiers are currently occupying South Ossetia in a bizarre political game involving the US as allies of Georgia and Russia as allies of the Ossetians. Needless to say Oil is involved - Georgia is the non-Russian access to the black sea for fuel pipes. The background to Ossetian-Georgian relations can be found at wiki - south ossetia
Now - Beslan came about following another terrotorial dispute: between Russia and Chechnia. The Chechnians are decidedly ethnically UnRussian - although Russia will not allow them independence. Whilst the most common religion in Russia is Orthodox Christianity, the Chechnians are Muslim. The beslan hostage taking came in response to the Russian's victory in the second Chechnian war of independence (both failed). Hence, the cause of the hostage taking was both Nationalistic (Chechnian Paradise) and religious (Muslim paradise)
North Ossetia borders on Georgia. South Ossetia is a provinnce of Georgia. The Ossetians are ethnic Russians (or more accurately Cossacks) Russian soldiers are currently occupying South Ossetia in a bizarre political game involving the US as allies of Georgia and Russia as allies of the Ossetians. Needless to say Oil is involved - Georgia is the non-Russian access to the black sea for fuel pipes. The background to Ossetian-Georgian relations can be found at wiki - south ossetia
Now - Beslan came about following another terrotorial dispute: between Russia and Chechnia. The Chechnians are decidedly ethnically UnRussian - although Russia will not allow them independence. Whilst the most common religion in Russia is Orthodox Christianity, the Chechnians are Muslim. The beslan hostage taking came in response to the Russian's victory in the second Chechnian war of independence (both failed). Hence, the cause of the hostage taking was both Nationalistic (Chechnian Paradise) and religious (Muslim paradise)
Design
If the location of the show is a school hall (Amish School for Paradise Lost and Beslan school for Paradise Found)could the design of set and props be 150% larger than original so that the audience see things the way a child would? Has anyone been back to their primary school as an adult and been amazed at how low the ceilings look compared to memory? The Beslan school had a basketball court in the school hall. Could the starting point for the set be two 150% larger basketball hoops (the hostage takers hung the explosives from them)? If these could be constructed as stable structures we could sling zip-lines between them to hang things on or use as a death-slide (I can source a pulley to ride on).
Just a thought...
Just a thought...
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