The Travelling Symphony by Rebecca https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp Station Eleven Setting en-us 2016-08-09 01:52:30 UTC 2016-08-10 20:43:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rocket.png Quotes that establish what the travelling symphony looks like 13429 https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117756437 "They walked slowly with weapons in hand, the actors running their lines and the musicians trying to ignore the actors."

"She (Kristen) walked in sandals whose soles had been cut from an automobile tire, 3 knives in her belt."

"The caravans had once been pickup trucks, but now they were pulled by teams of horses on wheels of steel and wood."

"The tarps on all three caravans painted gunmetal grey, with THE TRAVELLING SYMPHONY lettered in white on both sides."

"The horse, Bernstein, was missing half his tail, because the first cello had just restrung his bow last week."]]> 2016-08-09 01:55:33 UTC https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117756437 How did the Travelling Symphony get together? 13548 https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117756547 After the pandemic hits, the conductor gathered some of her friends from the military orchestra. Later, they ran into Gil's company of Shakespearean actors (who escaped Chicago together), and combined their groups.]]> 2016-08-09 01:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117756547 What can they symbolise as a travelling community? 13548 https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117756831 They symbolise the idea of keeping alive the ideas (art, items and ideas from before the pandemic) and structure of civilization as long as there are people to remember 

In most apocalyptic novels/texts there often lacks hope, and the Travelling Symphony symbolises the hope of a new beginning]]> 2016-08-09 02:00:24 UTC https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117756831 13403 https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117756950 2016-08-09 02:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117756950 13403 https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117756992 2016-08-09 02:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117756992 Map of the Great Lakes 13548 https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117757051 Other locations not indicated on the map:
  • Algonac is 14 minutes south (down) from Marine City (by car)
  • Traverse City is at the top, between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron (more towards Lake Michigan)
  • Kincardine is between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay
  • Marine City is on/along the Clair River
]]> 2016-08-09 02:03:11 UTC https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117757051 13403 https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117757159 2016-08-09 02:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117757159 13403 https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117757389 2016-08-09 02:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117757389 13403 https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117757963 2016-08-09 02:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117757963 "The caravans of the travelling symphony moved slowly under a white hot sky" 13403 https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117758249 2016-08-09 02:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117758249 "The caravans had once been pickup trucks..." 13403 https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117758331 2016-08-09 02:15:32 UTC https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117758331 "She (Kristen) walked in sandals whose soles had been cut from an automobile tire.." 13403 https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117758418 2016-08-09 02:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117758418 13403 https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117758630 2016-08-09 02:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117758630 "They walked slowly with weapons in hand, the actors running their lines and the musicians trying to ignore the actors." 13403 https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117758749 2016-08-09 02:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117758749 13403 https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117760298 2016-08-09 02:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/13548/ysuhmuunmijp/wish/117760298