Cultural Experience
Report on TWO “cultural experience” visits you make during this term. After each visit, write a 500-800 word
report about the visit and what you learned. Your instructor may modify this assignment. Instructions For
your two reports, attend two different venues from this list. art museum or sculpture garden significant or
notable architectural site music concert theater play poetry reading or spoken word performance dance
performance religious service, ceremony or ritual for a religion very different from yours, if you practice
other displays or performances may be acceptable.Restrictions: The experience should be done in person. You
may not report on a cultural experience from prior to this class. Write a report after each cultural
experience (Cultural Experience Report #1 and #2). Each report should include the following information.
Include photos or links that help convey the information.Document all sources you consult in preparing your
work.Name and location of the museum, site, or performance event. If there is on-line information about the
site or performance, include a link. Type of museum, site or event. For example, is it a portrait museum, a
poetry slam, an outdoor Shakespeare festival performance? If you attended a performance, name the performer
or the piece. Be specific about what you attended, when, and where. Briefly describe the general setting.
Describe at least one aspect of the experience that you found especially interesting. For example, you might
write about a particular work of art, cultural artifact, song, dance section, scene in a play, costumes or
lighting, a particular actor or vocalist, etc. Explain what impressed you, and why. Your reaction can be
positive or negative, as long as you offer an explanation. Identify and use at least two things you’ve
learned in class in your essay. For example, if you visit a museum, you might point out the architectural
style, discuss an artist you’ve learned about in the course, or tie your experience to a class
discussion.Reflect on the relevance–if any–of your experience to your everyday life. How did the
experience engage your feelings or emotions, if at all? What does this tell you about human culture, or
about yourself?
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