1. INTERVENTION 4 –
ARTISTIC
PERFORMANCE
Becky, Mel, Tess and Vicki

2. Silent Disco
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During the middle of the
day, we undertook a silent
disco in the purple room of
the library.
Each one of us chose our
own songs to play through
our headphones (mainly
because we couldn’t all
decide on one song that we
all liked).
Not strictly against the
rules of the library because
it was silent but still deviant
because the library is a

3. Reactions
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We had the attention of the room for the first
30 seconds but the then lost interest.
We did ask someone to film/photograph us but
three other people (who we didn’t know) did
the same.
Although we couldn’t hear, we were told that
people were laughing at us.
We received odd looks too when new people
entered the room.

4. How we felt as a group
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We thought it was going to be
really awkward/humiliating.
We were pretty much ignored.
Even so it was a conscious
dance because we felt like we
were being watched.
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No extravagant dance moves –
‘nan dancing’
We mimicked each other’s
dance moves – safety in
numbers.
We stayed within a close
proximity – no one moved
around the room.

5. How we felt individually
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Coincidently Vicki and Tess’ housemates were in
the room.
This made the whole performance awkward for Vicki
since her housemates were laughing and filming at
her expense.
 Tess’ housemates ignored her because they are used
to her madness.
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Mel ‘zoned-out’ by using the music to distance
herself from other people in the room.
Becky was initially embarrassed but then just
found it really funny and got into it.