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In 2003 Audun Hansen decided hold a party in his garden for friends and family. It wasmore like a estival than a party, with a stage constructed or music perormances and hisguests given wristbands to help them get into the spirit. He then organised a similar eventthe ollowing year.

Tese parties proved so popular and successful amongst his friends that it was

decided to move the now annual events to a larger site in a nearby forest. Audun

received sponsorship from a local bank which enabled him to book established

bands for the festival and charge people to attend.

I have chosen to look at Audunbakken Festival because it takes place airly near to whereI am rom in Norway and it represents aspects o Norwegian culture and way o lie that Iam proud o and love. Te estival takes place in a beautiul and natural location, it is verystylish and yet traditional at the same time. Te atmosphere at the estival is extremely re-laxed and riendly, and I believe this is due to its relative small size, natural setting, and theorganic way in which it grew rom a party or riends and amily to something that becameaccessible to a wider community o new riends.

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Slowly we re getting down to earth after a smashing

festival this year. It was fantastic in any way

and it s hard to describe the feeling.

It is really hard to compare the years, but I think

this might have been the best festival yet. It has

been more effort an work than any of the other,

but thanks to everyone who helped out, we got there

in the end. Thank you so much.

This year we had a new stage, bigger area, bettersound, better food, more art, a proposal, and

fireworks. Everything went as planned. And the

concerts. Where do I start? It was absolutely

brilliant. We are so proud of ourselves, proud of

the audience, proud of the volunteers and proud

of the sponsors, and of course proud of everyone

who loves us. We love you to!

//Audunbakken Festival is an annual music festival in Norway

which focuses on alternative music, mostly rock, indie and pop. It

is hosted at the Disen roof, on the border of Kongsvinger. It usu-

ally takes place over the first weekend in August, opening campingon Friday afternoon with the entertainment running from Saturday to

Sunday inclusive. The first festival took place in 2003, and sold

out for the first time in 2008. The festival is independently run,

and started by two friends Audun Bakken and Silje Eugenie Strande

ktner, who got engaged this August, when they had their 10 years

aniversery, on a stage in front of all the audience. The festival is

run over four stages: the Hill Stage, the Festival Stage, the Big Top

Stage and the Forest, as well as all the art around the stage contain-

ing a piano at which semisecret sets take place. a healing field, a

film tent, comedy, a library in the forest and a games area Due to the

nature of the gardens the festival is set in it is not unlikely to see

owls flying around.

HE TEAMED UP WITH SILJE, AND THE KIND OF FESTIVAL

THEY SET OUT TO CREATE WAS ONE WHERE:

// You wont get all the over hyped bands headlining

// Most bands play longer sets than usual

// You can eat a range of homemade food

// You can buy beer

// The staff and security care about everyone and show respect

// The crowd will be there for the MUSIC

We take pride in being an independent festival.The whole idea

with Audunbakken was to organise an intimate festival with our

favourite artists and to create a festival with a friendly

and relaxed feel. And the Roof at Disen is the perfect venue

to create this kind of atmosphere - where music-loving, open

minded and chilled out people get together in the beautiful

countryside whilst artist can show of their work.

THIS IS THE KIND OF FESTIVAL WHERE THE ENTIRE LINE-UP IS THE

HEADLINER IN ITSELF!

Audunbakken takes a lot of pride in all the little things

that make a great festival, such as good beer, caring and

well-mannered staff, good site decorations, hygiene and so on.

LIKE A LOT OF FESTIVAL GOERS WE HAD ALWAYS JOKED AROUND SAYING WOULDNT IT BE NICE

TO PUT ON OUR OWN PERFECT FESTIVAL WITH OUR FAVOURITE LINE UP. IT WAS ONLY AFTER

HAVING BEEN TO A SMALL AND INTIMATE FESTIVAL IN 2003 THAT AUDUN HIMSELF THOUGHT TO

HIMSELF THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE THIS HAPPEN AND PUT ON OUR OWN QUALITY FESTIVAL.

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We encourage band participation in all areas of the festival, and some

acts will be invited to dj, present workshops and many other things.

The festival has the kind of atmosphere which encourages collaboration

and special events - in previous years weve seen acts such as:


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AUDUNBAKKEN

FIRST WEEKEND EVERY AUGUST

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AU DU NB AK KE N EXPLAINED IN ONE SINGLE WORD

lthough it is unfair to describe

it in one word as one word does

not do it justice. The little festi-

val in Norway is so traditional,

so quaint, so much fun and so

Norwegian.

ot a huge number of people can go each

year, but those who do would not miss it for

anything. Due to the relatively small size of

the festival it does not make organiser Au-

dun Hansenrich a rich man, however, it isnt

fair to measure the success of the festival as

a commercial event but as something much

more.

udubakken is located 100km East of Oslo in a county

called Sr-Odal. The population is small, approximately

7,800 people, which means on an everyday basis there

is not a lot going on. However, when Audubakken

Festival gets closer, the atmosphere in the town begins

to change and a buzz of excitement spreads throughout

the community and beyond, everyone is talking about

it. The festival has such a good and positive reputation,

that not only do people want to go back year after year,

but many newcomers are enticed by the stories and

tradition that surround the event.


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Focusing on reugees and in particular the experiences o an Iranian reugee who fed herhomeland at the age o 7 has a personal signifcance to me. My grandmother is riends withan Iranian reugee who has lived in Norway or many decades ater she ed Iran during theIslamic revolution. I have wanted to put a ace to the remarkable story o how she travelledall the way across Europe ater being displaced and eventually arrived in Norway.

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Wn people become reugees they can easily lose their identity. A mass o reugees orced to leaves their homes, in search o

saety in the unknown. Leaving behind a property, land, livelihood,

amily and a way o lie can mean reugees are aced with eelings

o loneliness and rejection when displaced.

Figa lie where you were somebody who did something, toa situation o helplessness amongst many others can result in an

identity crisis among many reugees. Tey can lose their identity,

dignity and in a sense what makes them who they are.

Many lose members o their amily, ace a new sometimes hostile

world, and ace many new daily challenges. Oten the challenge is

just survival which makes tr ying to rebuild a lie and their identity

even more dicult.Se may fnd it easier to cope with realisation o displacementby acquiring and developing a new idenity, alien to the person they

were beore, thus enabling them to move on and orward. How

ever, this may be at the cost o personal integrity and perceived

eeling o sel satisaction.

Wre is ir


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WHATS WRONG WITH THE COUNTRY?

Islam the act of submitting toGod is the proper and most widely

used term for the religion of those who believe that the Koran

is the true word of God transmitted to mankind as an ultimate revelation

through the medium of his Prophet and messenger, Muhammad. Although the

term was used in early periods in the more limited sense of submission and seems to have been

generally equated with belief, the meaning today to Muslims and non-Muslims alike i s that of

the defnitive name o a specifc religion. Te practitioner o the aith is a Muslim, a term that also

serves as an adjective, but the attributive adjective Islamic is preferable in social or cultural context

TRUE WORD OF GOD

TRANSMITTED TO

MANKIND

The politicso Iran take place in a ramework o theocracy guidedby an Islamist ideology. Te December 1979 constitution, and its 1989

amendment, dene the political, economic, and social order o the Islamic

Republic o Iran, declaring that Shia Islam o the welver school o thought

is Irans ofcial religion.

Iran has an elected president, parliament, and an Assembly o Experts,

and local councils. According to the constitution all candidates running or

these positions must be vetted by the Guardian Council beore being elected.

In addition there are nontransparent unelected organization was (usually

under Supreme Leaders control) trying to protect the states Islamic character.

Te majority o the Iranian political parties are banned.

As in almost all revolutions, the early days o the regime were

characterized by political tumult. In November 1979 the American embassy

was seized and its occupants taken hostage and kept captive or 444 days.Te eight year IranIraq War killed hundreds o thousands and cost the

country thousands o dollars. By mid 1982, a succession o power struggles

eliminated rst the center o political spectrum and then the Republicans

leaving the Ayatollah Khomeini and his supporters in power.

Irans post-revolution challenges have included the imposition o economic

sanctions and suspension o diplomatic relations with Iran by the United

States because o the hostage crisis and other acts o terrorism that the U.S.

government and some others have accused Iran o sponsoring. Emigration

has cost Iran two to our million entrepreneurs, proessionals, technicians,

and skilled cratspeople and their capital. For this and other reasons Irans

economy has not prospered. Poverty rose in absolute terms by nearly 45%

during the rst 6 years o the Islamic revolution and per capita income has

yet to reach pre-revolutionary levels.

Te Islamic Republic Party was Irans ruling political party and or some years

its only political party until its dissolution in 1987. Iran had no unctioning

political parties until the Executives o Construction Party ormed in 1994

to run or the fth parliamentary elections, mainly out o executive body

o the government close to the then-president Akbar Hashemi-Rasanjani.Ater the election o Mohammad Khatami in 1997, more parties started to

work, mostly o the reormist movement and opposed by hard-liners. Te

Iranian Government is opposed by a ew armed political g roups, including

the Mojahedin-e-Khalq, the Peoples Fedayeen, and the Kurdish Democratic

Party.For other political parties see List o political parties in Iran.

The most powerful political ofce in the Islamic Republic is that o theSupreme Leader, o which there have been two: the ounder o the Republic,

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and his successor, Ali Khamenei.

Historically the Supreme Leader has remained aloo rom election politics.

However, in the 2009 election, some o the pronouncements by Ali Khamenei

were perceived by many to avor the incumbent candidate.

Te Leader appoints the heads o many powerul posts - the commanders o

the armed orces, the director o the national radio and television network, the

heads o the major religious oundations, the prayer leaders in city mosques,

and the members o national security councils dealing with deence and

oreign afairs. He also appoints the chie judge, the chie prosecutor, special

tribunals and, with the help o the chie judge, hal o the 12 jurists o the

Guardian Council the powerul body that decides both what bills may

become law and who may run or president or parliament. Also according

to Iranian constitution the Supreme Leader asserts the authority o the

president. He can veto the laws made by the parliament and traditionally

he permits or presidential candidates to proclaim their candidacy.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the sixth and current President o the Islamic

Republic o Iran, and the main political leader o the Alliance o Builders

o Islamic Iran, a coalition o conservative political groups in the country.

An engineer and teacher rom a poor background, Ahmadinejad joined the

Oice or Strengthening Unity ater the Islamic Revolution. Appointed

a provincial governor, he was removed ater the election o President

Mohammad Khatami and returned to teaching. ehrans council elected

him mayor in 2003. He took a religious hard-line, reversing reorms o

previous moderate mayors. His 2005 presidential campaign, supported by

the Alliance o Builders o Islamic Iran, garnered 62% o the runof election

votes, and he became President on 3 August 2005.

Anybody who recognizes Israelwill burn in the fire of the

Islamic nations fury.

Mahmoud

Ahmadinejad

Nuclear energy is thescientific achievement of

the Iranian nation.


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IRANLand of the Aryans

largest country in the world

CAPITALand largest city

Everyone drives on the right side

Out of 5.4 millions cars

Language

Unemployd Believe

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contraception

61% 16% 10% 6% 2% 2% 2% 1%

couples that want a

marriage license are

required to take an

hour-long lecture on

IRAN IS ONE OF THE WORLDS OLDEST CONTINUOUS

CIVILIZATIONS, WITH SETTLEMENTS DATING BACK TO

Many young girls in Iran are

married immediately

after menarche

Before Christ

Most homes in Iran do not have

tables and chairs.

Instead, people sit on cushions

on the foor to eat their meals.

There is no legal category or

marital rape because a woman

is her husbands property.

If you do not believe in God,

You will disappear within 24 hoursNobody knows where they take you

Nobody knows what happened

Religion

Shia 89% - Sunni 9%

Muslim 98%Zoroastrian

Jewish

Christian

Bahai 2%

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TOFREEDOM

FROM RICHES

ONE MANS JOURNEY

Older Iranian homes usually have traditional squat toilets,

porcelain holes in the ground with overhead fush tanks. Sodo the torture chambers in Tehran's Evin prison, as Houshang

Bouzari discovered on a sweltering summer night in 1993. His

interrogator pulled Bouzari out of his six-by-four-foot cell

and forced him to crawl down the bloodstained stairs that

lead to the basement of Section 209 the cell block reserved

for political detainees. When they reached the basement, the

interrogator lifted Bouzari up from the ground and pushed him

into a tiny bathroom stall. The squat toilet was clogged.

THE STORY OF HOW AN IRANIAN BUSINESSMAN HELPED HIS

COUNTRY DEVELOP THE WORLDS LARGEST NATURAL GASFIELD, GOT INVOLVED WITH THE PRESIDENTS DEPRAVED SON,

AND ENDED UP FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE.

Bouzari was forced onto his chest and the ofcers boot pressed against

the back of his neck, plunging his head into the porcelain hole. Bouzari

immediately decided that if only he could stop breathing, he might actually

withstand this. Sealing his mouth shut, he held out for what he believes was

a full, excruciating minute. Then, instinct took over, and he breathed in

gulps and gulps of excrement-ridden water. His choking and mufed screams

gave way to a newfound peace; he was on the verge ofpassing out. The moment

before relief, he felt his body being lifted. A sharp blow cracked againsthis back and Bouzaris mouth emptied onto his chest. He was pushed against

a wall, facing his tormentor. Look what youve done, you sonofabitch, the

ofcer howled. Youve shat all over yourself. How are you going to pray

in this lthy state?

TO THE TORTURECHAMBER


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I have always been ascinated with ballet and why it is such a huge dream o many younggirls to become proessional ballet dancers. It can be argued that you are unlikely to earn agreat amount o money, the career is relatively short even i you remain uninjured, and itis extremely demanding both physically and mentally. However, on the other side, there issuch elegance, beauty and expression that it makes their passion a bit more understandable.

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I the ballet world were a shape, it would be a pyramid. Tink about that ver y

wide base, that supports all the dance students around the world in vocational

training as well as all the pre-school children taking ballet classes and aspiring

to join a vocational school. Ten the sides begin to narrow, as students drop

out o training. ypically in teenage years as other interests take over or physical

characteristics are no longer suited to ballet, and only the most dedicated and

talented students move upwards through the vocational years and towards a

proessional company contract. Many more students will be assessed out each

year and some will leave o their own volition to pursue other interests or

through injury. Now the pyramid is really tapering towards a sharp point and

the very top is where the Principals reside.

Think about how many Principal

dancers there are worldwide, working

in a professional ballet company...

Below them are ranks o proessional dancers, starting with

the corps de ballet dancers who are working long days, learning

every part o every ballet in order to be promoted by the companys

artistic director and dance bigger roles, more solos, and o

course, to be noticed by the audience. It has to be said that

many dancers are happy to remain in the corps de ballet or

their whole career and it is an achievement just to get there.Tere are no laz y, successul people in ballet. It takes more

than 10 years o daily training. Youll need the support o your

amily; fnancially, but also to drive you to auditions around

the country and or lots o other practical matters. You can

not do it on your own. Te training has to be specifc not

just hours in ballet class but training in the right way, at the

right time, ocusing on your goal with the right amount o

rest. Also the right nutrition and healthcare.

Tey have the ocus, passion and determination youll need to overcome obstacles that may include injury,

stress and disappointment which all come about because your career will be out o your control almost all

o the time. But hat is the motivation or becoming a ballet dancer ? It will not make you rich or amous

It is what do you needto do.Hopeully youre already taking classes, because starting at an early age is very helpul or a vocational

career. Scientic studies have shown that the vast majority o training has to be done beore puberty. And

its absolutely crucial to fnd a good teacher. Ask what their perormance experience is, ask what their

students have gone on to achieve. Watch a class and the way that teacher works does it suit your outlook?

Tis will help you later on i you want to get into a company because youll already know whether it is the

story ballets that you are drawn to or modern, abstract works, as well as which choreographers you love

to work with. Be clear about your ambitions in relation to your experience and potential.

When youve found the right teacher for you, listen to them

and take notice. Dont rush ahead into pointe work if your feet

arent strong enough, dont enter competitions if they stress

you out. Watch as much good ballet as you can, preferably live.

The ballet world

Not many people like them. Tey are uncompromising. It is rare to know

in advance what the teachers are looking or and do not expect eedback

aterwards i you are unsuccessul.

When it i s time to audi tion or a place at a voca tional school, prepare

thoroughly with the help o your teacher. Research the schools with your

parents i you can; nd out which suits you rather than adopting a blanket

approach that can be expensive. Study the bio o the Artistic Director. Also,does the company have the sort o repertory that interests you ? Look at

the dancers are they similar to you?

Tere is no point in auditioning or a company that likes tall dancers, i

you aren not, or has a particular look which you can see does not t with

yours. Hopeully your school teachers will help you, but i this is a process

youve already adopted when nding early teachers, classes and vocational

schools then you are on a good route.

Auditions

Look ater yoursel. Make use o physiotherapy, massage and Chiropractic

treatments i you need them. Do not let bunions develop. See a Chiropractor

as soon as you eel there might be a problem. Don not be tempted to wait.

A Chiropractor can prevent bunions it s an absolute myth that i you

wear pointe shoes, you are stuck with bunions. Bunions develop or two

reasons: mis-aligned joints in the oot/ankle and very ill-tting shoes (not

only pointe shoes). So get your eet checked early on in your training; know

whether or not your joints are properly aligned beore problems surace.Once a bunion is present, there is little that can be done and i it fares up, it

could stop you in your tracks or months on end. -Its not worth it.

When it comes to buying pointe shoes take your time. It can take

years to nd the right pair. Go to a shop with an experienced tter.

ry on as many brands as you can, and keep doing so until you nd

a pair that you can work with and that suit your oot. Some are

more expensive than others think about that too because i you

arrive at a proessional company with a signed contract one day

and are used to wearing the most expensive ballet shoes, your allocation

will be a lot smaller than that o other dancers. Te transition rom student

lie to company lie takes its toll on your eet with the increased workload

so really take your time to nd the right shoes and look ater your eet. Its

also a time when you may change your brand, because youll hopeully have

a shoe mistress who can advise you on t and also very importantly on the

look that that particular company expects to see on stage. Be fexible and

be prepared to change your shoes i necessary because there are companies

who only allow one brand o pointe shoe.

I know whats going through your mind. There youare, centre stage Spotlight on you. Only you. The realityis that there is NOTHING glamorous about ballettraining and that your chances of ever being seen inthat spotlight are tiny. Very tiny.


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COMPARED TO COMMON SPORTS

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18/23

Alexander McQueen was at the peak o his industry when he tragically decided to commitsuicide. I was interested in gaining an insight into his lie, his career and how he became adesigner. Also I wanted to understand how someone who appeared to have it all in regardsto his career could actually be so unhappy. He was famous for combining both strengthand ragility in his collections, perhaps this was refection o his true sel.

Font:

-Warnrock-Din-Baskervillle-Baroque Script

He was amous or combiningboth strength and ragility


19/23

T

anksbutnothanks

AlexanderbecameheaddesigneroftheLouisVuitton-ownedGivenchyfashion

lineand,in20

04,launchedhisownmenswearline.HeearnedtheBritishFashion

CouncilsBriti

shDesigneroftheYearawardfourtimes,andwasnamedCommander

oftheOrdero

ftheBritishEmpire.HeleftGivenchyin2001forGucciandsoon

afterthathes

tartedworkingwithmanycelebrities.

Althoughitwasaprestigiousjob,

McQueentookitreluctantly,andh

istenurethere(from1996to

2001)wasatumu

ltuoustimeinthedesignerslife.

Evenashewaspus

hingthelimitsofwhatpeople

expectedfromfashion(oneofhisshowsfeaturedamodelwhowasanamputeewalkingtherunwayon

carvedwoodenle

gs),McQueenfelthewasbeingheldback.Hewouldlatersaythatthejobconstrain

hiscreativity.Ho

wever,healsomadethefollowingadmission:ItreatedGivenchybadly.

Itwasjust

moneytome.ButtherewasnothingIcoulddo:theonlywayitwouldh

aveworkedwouldhavebeenif

theyhadallowed

metochangethewholeconceptofthehouse,togiveitanewidentity,andtheynever

wantedmetodo

that.Evenwithhisreservationsabouthiswork,

McQ

ueenwonBritishDesignerof

theyearin1996,1997,a

nd2001,a

llduringhistimeatGivenchy.

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,RihannaandGwynethPaltrowtona

meafew


20/23

MCQUEEN1969 - 2010

CIGARETTES

HIS MUM

1969

1977

1985

1990

1993

1995

1996

1997

2001

2009

2007

LeeAlexander McQueen was born in London,

as the youngest o six children.

He let school at the age o 16

Lee Alexander startet school

By the time he turned 21

Te premiere collection

Introduced bumster trouses

-Covered in blood

HE WORKED WIH:1. ailer Andersson

2. Gieves & Hawkes3. Angel & Bernman

4. Koji atsuno

5. Romeo Gigli

ADDICED O

COCAINE

Achieved a in ashin rom

Central St Martin Design College in London

master degree

WINS HIS FIRST BRITISH DESIGN AWARDS

WINS HIS SECOND BRITISH DESIGN AWARDS

WINS HIS THIRD BRITISH DESIGN AWARDS

Got introduced to

ISABELLA BLOWwho bought his

entire GraduationCollection

Launches McQ Label

He designs Te Armadillo shoes,

worn by

Alexanders mother dies in Februaryater a long illnes

Alexander commits suicide the day beorehis mothers uneral

Isabello Blow commits suicideLADY GAGA

REALISED HE WANED O BE A

DESIGNER

2010


21/23

TALENTEDFriends called him Lee. He used his middle name, Alexander, to the story goes, as a

professional moniker so the welfare checks would keep coming in under Lee. He courted

scandal at every turn, andcasting women in very horrifc situations (caged in padded cells oraccosted by spray-paintingrobots) and degrading attire (straitjackets, horned headdresses, or

tattered tartan revealingravaged skin). In 1997, after he was installed as head designer at

Givenchy, he sent out two models wearing a red chador (albeit sexily tailored, with a knee-high

hem), prompting Vogue to address the thread of misogyny that appeared to run through his

shows. Its not my visionwhen I cover a womans face with a chador, he countered. I got

the idea from a National Geographic photo. Im just showing their plight in the world.

Rather than romanticizingfemale vulnerability, McQueen asserted,

I WANT TO EMPOWER WOMEN. I WANTPEOPLE TO BE AFRAID OF THE WOMEN I DRESS.

spotted


22/23

Illustrations: Ida Strandberg Sources:-www.audunbakken.no

Images: Kine Jensen

Illustrations: Ida Strandberg

Sources:-www.audunbakken.no

Images: Kine Jensen

Editing: Ida Strandberg


Editing: Ida Strandberg

Inspiration: www.behance.net


-Audun Hansen

Images: Kine Jensen

Homemade font & Editing: Ida Strandberg

Sources:-Ida Strandberg, Howard Shelley

Image: Amanda Spencer

Sources:-www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_o_Iran

Image: Seamus Murphy

Sources:-www.facts.randomhistory.com/facts-about-iran,

-www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

Source:-www.theatlantic.com

Images: Seamus Murphy

Sources:-www.wikihow.com/Get-Accepted-In-

to-a-Dance-Companywww.balletnews.co.uk/ballet-news-how-to-get-

into-ballet/

Headline & illustration: Ida StrandbergImage: www.avim.com

Sources:-www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2011/jun/13/tama-

ra-rojo

Sources:-www.thestudioschooloclassicalballet.com

Images: www.avim.com, www.designerscouch.org, www.pxleyes.com, www.data.whicdn.com,

www.leotardsandthebunsinthem.fles.wordpress.

com. www.data.whicdn.com, www.printcollec-tion.com

Sources:-www.quizlet.com

-www.reewebs.com-www.wiki.answers.com

Sources:

-www.biography.com/people/alexander-mc-queen-541384

Image: www.theartulblogfreandsea.fles.wordpress.com/

illustration: Ida Strandberg

Sources:

-www.vouge.com

Illustration: Alexander McQueen

Hand drawn font: Ida Strandberg

Sources:

-www.nytimes.com,-www.milyjanesimkins.wordpress.com

Illustration: Alexander McQueen


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First Formative Assessment

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