A mature, bearded #Dionysos watches a #maenad dancing in phallus shorts, a costume in ancient Greek #theatre to play the role of a #satyr, hence the horse tail.
It's always slightly weird when entertainment transfers from one medium to another. The actors on stage never look like the characters you imagined when you read the book. A prog-rock concept album loses its grandeur when transferred to 27 part Netflix series. And the subversive intent of the comic book is neutered to …
So apparently there is a #Theatre in #Belfast#Maine that closed due to the owners retiring and there’s a community group working to buy it to reopen it.
Yesterday we went to London to see #TheMousetrap for my wife's "big birthday" present and thoroughly enjoyed it. 🕵️♂️
We booked it far enough in advance that private box seats were available (for the same price as other tickets) so we got our own little balcony and even a private door/staircase (felt like royalty! 👑)
Would highly recommend to any fans of murder mysteries/#theatre in general, as the theatre is a museum in itself! 😊 #KeepTheSecret#AgathaChristie
The New Nudist Podcast
Episode 30: Interview with the cast of Disrobed
Hosts Scott Cline and Evan Nicks interview cast members of "Disrobed," a play about naturism currently in production as part of the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
"It is often considered pejorative to call someone an amateur. We are as confused about this as we are about the meaning of “leisure” (to be in command of one’s own time, which is not the same thing as being idle)."
My latest column for the #DemingHeadlight, on the necessity of doing things we love and pushing back against a social system that insists on monetizing every endeavor.
This Facebook post makes me happy so I had to share it here. Running a small, accessible black box theatre that showcases original local works is hard in a conservative city where the established, monopolistic players tend to get all the money, but my friends are still fighting hard to make it happen. #theatre#Ōtautahi#Christchurch#NZ
Well, this is a glorious mess! The puppetry is astounding. The grey-clad puppeteers manipulate their charges with grace, precision, and joy. The work is so much more intricate than, say, Avenue Q. The mannerisms of the Tom Cruise doll are perfectly executed, with subtle moments of genius. The pupp…
Hi, I'm a professional violinist who plays soundtracks :sylveon_squish:
Ok, #Introduction over. I'm a musician, not a wordsmith :growlithe_derp:
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I'm being gently informed by my responsible half that I'm to write a proper intro, as she puts it...
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Hi Fedi/Mastodon, I'm Octavia, a 30ish Japanese and USian violinist (and composer) whose mother introduced her to the violin at age 5 and Super Mario Brothers at age 3. This would go on to have profound consequences, chief amongst which was that the majority of the activities I enjoy involve fingertip dexterity. The secondary effect was that I would go on to use the classical training I received throughout my childhood to, for the most part, play soundtracks while letting my classical repertoire languish :blobhaj_peek:
Nintendo classics like Mario, Zelda, Kirby, Pokemon, and Smash, JRPG classics like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy (IX and X specifically), movie soundtracks including a bunch of Studio Ghibli/Miyazaki Hayao works, Disney, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Carribbean, and Master & Commander (which is just my excuse to play the Bach Cello Suite no. 1: Prelude :leafeon_giggle: ), and a few anime pieces here and there (along with at least one My Little Pony theme :blobhaj_jam: ) are the bulk of what I play when I perform solo. I do play classical pieces here and there, but they mostly tend to be various movements from the Bach Cello Suites, along with a smattering of Celtic music, though I try to mix everything together in my sets, leaving people guessing as to what's a soundtrack and what's not :blobhaj_peek:
I perform at various conventions in the Pacific Northwest of the US (formerly in Brook and Link cosplays), whether inside or outside, and also perform as part of Troupe Seven Stars at faires in the area over the summer months while filling the rest of my time playing solo or ensemble shows, mostly near Portland. About half of Saturdays are spent performing at Fleur de Lis Bakery & Cafe in the Hollywood district.
I tend to spend my free time dissociating in the shower, overcoming whatever ADHD lobs my way, and running out the door like an alternate-universe fusion of Bilbo Baggins and the March Hare from Alice in Wonderland (though, to my astonishment, I've only been late to 2 gigs in my life that I remember). What crumbs of time are spared from those tend to be spent on gaming, reading manga/watching anime, listening to and sharing music (yes, mostly soundtracks), and enjoying what the internet has to offer.
Aside from needing to hop instances, I've found my time on the Fedi to be enjoyable, and I hope to keep meeting interesting, genuine people and sharing time and conversations together :espeon_love:
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"How well he's read, to reason against reading!
Proceeded well, to stop all good proceeding!"
He weeds the corn and still lets grow the weeding.
The spring is near when green geese are a-breeding."
– William Shakespeare, "Love's Labour's Lost" (Act 1, Scene 1) #BookWormSat#Shakespeare#Theatre#Literature
A group of #FortWayne#Indiana#LGBTQ teens and their allies are self-funding and producing their high school play after it was cancelled by their school administration among parental complaints.
The play starts tomorrow.
So far, they have raised over $80,000 for their $50,000 dollar goal and all their profits are going into a fund to support other teens who have their plays cancelled for similar reasons.
Just under a week to go before our first performance of
The King's Delight:
A programme of #music, words & #song from Restoration Britain. #Ballads about the #Plague, the Great Fire, the Frost Fair, #horseracing, #chocolate & #coffee; loyal songs & #theatre songs; tavern rounds, dance music, and divisions and solos for the #violin, #viol & #cittern. Includes music by Jenkins, Bannister, Simpson, #Locke, #Purcell, and #Playford; words and lyrics from Pepys, Evelyn, #Shakespeare, & Aphra Behn.
🆕 blog! “Review: Christina Bianco In Divine Company at The Chocolate Factory”
★★★★★
Doing vocal impressions is hard. Doing them while singing is even harder. But Chirstina Bianco does it effortlessly, backwards and in high heels. I remember seeing the Forbidden Broadway show decades ago - Bianco is an alumna - and being slightly confused by al…
Alex Newell, J. Harrison Ghee Make History as First Nonbinary Tony Winners (www.advocate.com)
Alex Newell won Best Featured Actor in a Musical and J. Harrison Ghee Best Lead Actor....