Posts by movita beaucoup
ballet explained: la bayadère, act I, scene I
Solor – a noble warrior Nikiya – a temple dancer (aka bayadère) Gamzatti – the Rajah’s (ruler’s) daughter Magedaveya – a fakir (devoted follower of the temple) The High Brahmin – the high priest of the temple Rajah Dugmanta of Golconda – Gamzatti’s dad and ruler of Golconda . . . Our story begins at nightfall, just outside an ancient temple in India. A gaggle of warriors, led by Solor, have returned from the hunt of a great tiger. Solor,…
Read Morela bayadère: prefatory remarks
Set in a kingdom in mythical, ancient India, La Bayadère is a story of crop tops, unrequited love, and questionable decision making. It’s a story that could easily be told in five minutes, but has been stretched into a two hour affair with a bunch of characters dancing in roles that have nothing to do with…
Read Morewaiting in the wings
{watch on vimeo or youtube} {image source, tent, andrew zega and bernd h. dams} . la bayadère | trailer | prefatory remarks | part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 |
Read Morecrap no. 17
Promising your readers that you’ll be back on September 1st, and then spending six months doing jack all to prepare, may not have been the best idea in the history of ideas. Though entirely motivated to step away from the white noise that is food blogging, I’ve been feeling a little overwhelmed by the (self-imposed) pressure to do something unique with…
Read Morecrap no. 16
Note: I used thesaurus.com to make this post more eloquent (ardent, stirring, fervid). Dear Acquaintances, I hope my blog has been a jubilant space for you to visit over the years. I also hope that it has been a place where you can come to forget about a crappy day, forget about crapping your pants, or take…
Read Morecrap no. 15 ~ a huge dump
Dear Friends, Last June, I was considering leaving this space. Remember? Here we are, exactly nine months later and nothing has changed. I make about $100.00 a month in ad revenue on this blog. But the cost of running it is far greater. Behind the scenes expenses add up very quickly, never mind the hours spent on writing,…
Read Moreon celebratory gestures
Since September 2008, I have listened to 2.0 grumble about Phil Mickelson. For those of you who don’t hear his name hissed from between clenched teeth regularly, Phil Mickelson is a professional golfer. And 2.0 loathes him. When you live with a golfer, you learn a lot about the game. The first thing I learned was: when…
Read More6-inch chocolate cake with chocolate frosting
I no longer blog about food. But don’t fret! You can find the recipe for this 6-inch cake and frosting in this ebook: Behold a petit two layer, 6-inch chocolate cake. Simple and delicious. This cake is a shout out to simplicity – moist, flavourful and light. The frosting has coffee in it. It makes the texture soft, silky…
Read Morebunhead bobby pins
Bunheads for bunheads! Dancers have long embellished bobby pins with tiny flowers, beads and rhinestones to dress up their buns. But I’m going to suggest we take things to the next level. Let’s shove tiny disembodied heads in our hairdos! Supplies: small wooden beads – about 1/2 inch in diameter bobby pins mini pom poms…
Read Moreboterkoek {dutch butter cake}
Dear Thijs, Welcome to the world! This means nothing coming from a complete stranger, of course, but your mother is one of my dearest friends. I wouldn’t be the person I am today without her friendship and influence, which is something we will now have in common. My mother, Rosie Beaucoup, was in the delivery…
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