Being introduced into context

My partner for context is Metin. As part of our context we have to be able to do all these thing at the end of the unit:
1) Know the Historical context of performance material.
2) Know how to contextualize current practical work. - adaptation
3) Be able to communicate research findings. - within presentation.

We linked up things that happen in romeo and juliet that is still an issue today or still around in today's news that could be seen throughout the play such as:

1) There is a same sex Romeo and Juliet called 'Romeo and Julian'.
2) Baz Luhrmann's version has religious iconomy/a lot of reference to Catholic icon.
3) Law/law influence changes depending on time period the piece is set/modern police (relates to Baz Luhrmanns).
4) And the original version (Shakespeare) has a religion influence.

Part of the assessment says 'Technological influences may also affect the presentation or access that we have to performances', which means 'CGI/animation'.

Noticed that there is 'social pressure' in Gnomeo and Juliet / who has the best garden? Blue or red?

Our actual question we need to answer in our presentations is: 'What are the main themes and plot explored within Romeo and Juliet and how does this change contextually within versions we have looked at?'.

Our assessment brief also includes: 'To comprehensively cover this question you should consider and possibly include the following points: 

And underneath says 'when preparing for your presentation please note: 

On our assessment brief it also says that it is important to include the knowledge of the historical, social, political, economic, technical, and cultural contexts of performing arts...Connaire gave us a brief overview of his knowledge about theatre: 

The main versions we have been looking at for this presentation is; The original of Shakespeare's version, Baz Luhrmanns version with Leonardo Dicaprio, West Side Story, and Gnomeo and Juliet, and our own version.

Last week we got given a sheet about Romeo and Juliet 'past, 

present and future'

We could see if we looked at Romeo and Juliet a number of issues run through each version, despite the need for each generation to add current factors. 

All of the versions have 'forbidden love' and there is some sort of rivalry. In Shakespeare's version and Baz Luhrmann's, it was more focused on the family names (Capulet's and Montague's). West Side Story is more based on two different cultures/races/gangs, and Gnomeo and Juliet is a war on which colour has the best garden 'blue or red' / colours/garden competitions.

This is a video summary of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet:

Here is a trailer of Baz Luhrmann's version: 

This is the prologue dance from west side story where it makes it very clear of the enemies:

This is a trailer from Gnomeo and Juliet:

Just by looking at the summaries, trailers and prologues you can already see the differences in all of them but see how they all still connect with the rivals/enemies/competitions/gangs/culture/forbidden loves in all of the stories.