#interactive performance

[merelymatt]

all interactive work is political because all of it, in one way or another, deals with how you as an individual relate to your communal space, whether that communal space is a supermarket and you’re listening to a piece of audio about it, or that communal space is the court of an elven king and you’re trying to work out the social dynamics within that.

Katy Naylor, in conversation with Leo Doulton, voidspace magazine

[fdcrew]

Mapping Dance

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[danceindonesia]

Mapping Dance

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[kennedyvietor1978blog]

[fillejondrette]

“does listening to audiobooks count as reading” debates are always so funny bc people tie up their self worth in reading so when you say that listening is not reading they take it as a personal attack. no. it’s really not that deep. im not trying to establish a hierarchy of value. it’s just that words have definitions. listening is not reading. talking is not writing. reading means interpreting symbols, usually visually, and it typically has to be taught. listening to and understanding spoken speech does not require the ability to read. they are different things lol.

[luxlightly]

"If you're hurt by finding out that a person you admired did something bad or are worried about the idea they might, it shows you need to not form attachments to people you don't personally know."

I have bad news for you about how literally the entirety of human socialization and the human mind work. You can say "here's a stick from off the ground. his name is Stanley and he has a loving family" and then break the stick and people will feel hurt because they formed a positive connection to Stanley. Humans project attachment onto everything. Asking people not to feel connections to other humans is not feasible. It's not possible and, if it were, it sure as hell wouldn't be healthy.

You didn't do anything wrong if you feel hurt that someone you didn't personally know did something wrong. You're not parasitic or obsessive for wanting people you don't personally know to be good people. Being devastated that someone you liked did something horrible isn't a sign you liked them too much, it's a sign you have the basic human ability to form emotional and social connections. Your responsibility is being aware of those connections and behaving in ways that are healthy, respectful, and keep you and others safe.

Trying to just not admire people or not feel a connection to other humans won't work. Focus instead on being aware of what your relationships to other people are, what actions on your part are acceptable given that level of relationship, what actions are acceptable on their part, and what level of relationship it's realistic or healthy to project. And be ready, as with all things in life, to change your views on something or someone when presented with new information, even if you have very strong emotional connections to the subject. For example: "I'd love to get a cup of coffee with the celebrity I don't know and talk with them about a film they're in. I imagine that would be nice." <- normal human emotion "I will go to this celebrity I don't know and ask them, apropos of nothing, to get a coffee with me/I expect this celebrity I've never met WILL go to coffee with me" <- Unrealistic level of projected relationship. Crosses boundaries of normal human interactions between strangers.

"I'm devastated this actor I liked was an abuser" <- normal human emotion

"I won't believe that this actor was an abuser because I like him and therefore can tell he wouldn't do that" <- Unrealistic and unhealthy level of projected relationship. Unsafe for you and others.

You can't just "not admire" people, yes, even people you don't know personally. Instead, be careful to make sure your admiration of someone doesn't affect your ability to make judgements about them.

[royaltea000]

he could not control the class 😔

[casscainmainly]

Duke Thomas Being Rude and A Hater

Role Call (Batman & The Signal TPB)

We Are Robin #1 & 2

Robin War (yes he's speaking to Damian in that bottom panel. The brothers of all time)

Batman (2011) #47

Batman & the Outsiders (2019)

[rainbow-wolf120]

Trivial Questions

[imfromthedeepblueunderworld]

This image is so funny to me because it goes against literally everything monster high is about

Catty would not fucking say that. Never. I know for a fact whoever made this is one of those annoying g1 stans who harass everyone who even dares to praise g3 or even g2. I know for a fact they were one of the people fat shaming a piece of plastic when g3 leaked. Monster High isn't about being a normal person who does no wrong and has no wrong thoughts, yall😭 NEVER was that said in any of the webisodes, movies, games, g3 TV show g3 webisodes, literally any fucking piece of mh media. Never.

ANTIS DO NOT TOUCH THIS POST AND GO BE FASCIST SOMEWHERE ELSE.

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts 2 - Bulky Vendor

[fdcrew]

Mapping Dance

What is Mapping Dance? Mapping Dance merges digital projection, LED screens, and dance choreography into one breathtaking performance. With motion tracking, video mapping, and immersive visuals, this act transforms any stage into an interactive story. Why Book Mapping Dance? 🎥 Fully customizable content – match your brand, theme, or product🌐 Perfect for product launches, anniversaries,…

[danceindonesia]

Mapping Dance

What is Mapping Dance? Mapping Dance merges digital projection, LED screens, and dance choreography into one breathtaking performance. With motion tracking, video mapping, and immersive visuals, this act transforms any stage into an interactive story. Why Book Mapping Dance? 🎥 Fully customizable content – match your brand, theme, or product🌐 Perfect for product launches, anniversaries,…

[wheretheresawyll]

What's happening with Theo Solomon is so, so frustrating and needless and disgusting (more info can be found at this post), and I also want to acknowledge the treatment of Wyll's original voice/mo-cap actor, Lanre Malaolu.

Malaolu gave an excellent performance! His delivery and the way he incorporated mannerisms and posture into Wyll's physicality was amazing. The original characterization of Wyll was written very well and matched the general tone of the wider party/narrative.

And to suddenly have Larian, years into the project, rewrite the character entirely and then re-cast it? To have other actors talk about how Wyll just 'wasn't working' as a character? All because of fan criticism that places ridiculous (and often contradictory) standards and expectations on black characters. Even if the re-cast resulted from scheduling conflicts (as Malaolu couldn't come in to re-record), we lost Malaolu's entire performance because of a rewrite that was simply not necessary.

And after disregarding Malaolu's years of work into this character, the same criticisms that Larian caved into are thrown at Wyll's rewrite, and the same disregard is being seen with Theo Solomon again and again. As someone who started playing early access when it first came out, fans' treatment of Wyll and his actors hasn't gotten better. It's actively gotten worse.

[actualalivecreature]

Hey so trans folks, your attitude about drag needs to change REAL quick.

Life is not RuPaul. That is not how most communities of drag work. Drag is DOMINATED by trans performers in areas other than hollywood. I know many trans women, trans men, and nonbinary people who do ALL sorts of drag, myself included. The amount of cis people in the community is a massive minority. I think I know a single cis white gay queen, only one.

Immediately shitting on drag or assuming because someone rec’d it to you they think less of you or who you are is insane. Local drag communities are some of the most accepting, punk spaces I’ve ever been in. Everyone is welcome, even the ‘squares’. They are FULL of trans and nonbinary people, who do drag at a net loss for the sake of having fun and entertaining others. Even online there is a plethora of drag entertainment that includes and is focused on trans performers.

Stop fucking making it out like the majority of queens are crossdressing cis men - it is not true in the slightest.

[serpentface]

Faiza performing the Kagnoma Odo (pretty literally 'lion dance'), a weapons dance and one of the more important ritual duties of Odonii priestesses. A relatively new addition to this traditional dance involves the musket as the primary weapon, which is fired mid-twirl into the ground at the climax of the dance. Faiza is experiencing an 'oh fuck' moment because her shot is more than ideally diagonal, but she’s being so cool with it.

This is a wholly ceremonial performance at the onset of the pilgrimage, performed in full regalia and lion skin (of the small, semi-domesticated strain) but no armor. It’s also distinctly a display of political allegiance between the powerful and beloved Odonii priesthood (and its loyal military) with the increasingly reviled and destabilized imperial family, with Faiza prominently wearing a bracelet of the royal serpent, which was gifted (along with the musket) by the usoma Stavis Amanti himself (Usoma is the Wardi word for king, which has been retained in the context of emperors).

The Kagnoma Odo is the ultimate demonstration of the Odonii as an embodiment of the Lion Face of God and living vessel of military might and sovereignty, demonstrating her fitness and proficiency with weapons and as a spiritual unifier for soldiers. It is accompanied by drumming and occurs in stages, running through the three keymost weapons used in war- the spear, the sword, and the musket. The musket is of the most significance, given the weapon has developed a particular esteem as the ultimate embodiment of might and superiority. Assistants (almost always other priestesses, occasionally high ranking soldiers) load and prime the musket to be fired at the climax of the dance, where it is shot into the ground as the priestess leaps out of range of the shot. The firing signals the end of the dance and the rite itself.

While not the utmost exemplar of trigger discipline, only fully inducted and senior (and therefore very thoroughly trained) Odonii are permitted to perform the dance, and injuries during actual performances are quite rare (though are known to occur during training, more than a few Odonii have burns and wounds on their feet).

The most important renditions of this dance are performed upon declarations of war and before battles (in this case, generally done in full armor along with the lion pelt). It is also done during some trainings (while a dance, it is carefully choreographed to include naturalistic maneuvers of the weapons involved and helps soldiers limber up and learn to move their weapons). It is regarded as an impressive and motivating sight and a morale booster, and, seen at a distance, potentially intimidating to enemies.

A special variant of this dance is performed as means of fully incarnating the Odomache, which is done in full nudity with the body covered in the blood of the freshly sacrificed lion and cloaked in its raw pelt (the lion has become the corpse of Odomache in the moment of death, as part of its recreation of God's sacrifice). Her public, full nude appearance once (and only once) in this act is what allows the Lion Face of God to incarnate within her. Those in attendance see the spiritually vulnerable, naked human body obscured with the sanctified and deified blood and cloaked in the sanctified and deified skin. It is a merger of the contradictions of mortality and divinity, the boundaries between the two indistinct in flickering firelight and the flash of musketfire. She is witnessed by her people, dangling in between humanity and divinity and leading them in dance, and and is thus transformed.