making my own post instead of derailing blah blah blah BUT
LOOK UP YOUR LOCAL THEATER
if you're interested in things like opera, orchestra, theatre, google "theatres in (your city)" and go from there. you absolutely don't have to go to the fanciest place where celebrities perform Shakespeare in real 1500s outfits, I promise you there's affordable options to watch art live. go to museums, go to art performances, go to the fucking ballet! experience things! couple weeks ago I literally got two tickets to a modernist orchestra concert by less than what I would spend on a single McDonald's menu, and less than half a single movie ticket
I promise you that you will find the fine arts way more relatable and understandable than you were led to believe they are, and that you don't need to be wearing fancy outfits, and the staffers and cast members are always more welcoming than you think, there's no secret hidden social rules, you are just supposed to get there early and turn off your phone and be respectful and quiet during the performances, just like going to the movies
and these places need our patronage to stay affordable, to be able to spread culture further, to be able to teach their craft and pass it forward to new generations of artists and staffers and technicians. you don't have to watch a play a week or go to the orchestra monthly, but consider pirating the latest blockbuster movie that you would maybe want to see and going to the theatre instead
Lemme tell ya somethin' / If you didn't come to party / Don't bother knockin' on my door / I got a lion in my pocket / And baby he's ready to roar, yeah yeah / Everybody's got a bomb / We could all die here today / But before I'll let that happen / I'll dance my life away
Moodboard of a winter quarter in the life of a master’s student! Photos from everywhere that has a special place in my heart– the backstage of a play, board & brew, the ocean, and with people i love <3
hey exposure and accessibility to theatre is incredibly important btw. theatre teaches people so much about empathy and compassion for others btw. professional theatre sure but also children’s theatre, high school theatre, community theatre, all of it deserves attention and love btw. theatre is a very powerful force for humanity btw. just! by! the! way!!!!!!
“Were you comfortable immediately recording - like actually cutting a song?”
“Oh god no. No… I mean Savan’s so.. he was so patient with me and really let me, I think, get to a place within the songs that felt comfortable to me, but also still worked for the songs”
tell me why the first ep of the opla has me in NEAR TEARS it's just smthn about the /genuine-ness/ of it? the lack of tired snarky fourth wall breaking jokes? it's an objectively silly plot about pirates and friendship and it is played completely straight and it is SO refreshing? for things to be allowed to be genuine and full of heart? these actors giving it the gravitas of shakespeare?
there's a time and a place for meta humour ofc, but recent trends spurred on by a franchise which shall remain nameless have resulted in so many movies/books/shows that are completely soulless because they can't take themselves seriously. there always has to be a joke, a snarky remark, a fourth wall break, god forbid we experience emotions deeply and genuinely and guileless-ly. idk if it's a reflection of societal fear of vulnerability or simply a cash grab in appealing to the lowest common denominator by avoiding strong (and therefore possibly alienating) emotion