Luckytimez

He/They | I love R.F. Kuang , theater, and queer tv shows

[luckytimez]

If you’re a queer theater fan, go see Black Swan. That act one finale was absolutely brilliant, and it’s so nice to see queer, especially sapphic, representation in theater!!

[lesbianelizabethfrankenstein]

i can hear you’ve got a blackbird and she’s pecking on the inside on the inside of your head

[lesbianelizabethfrankenstein]

one moment i have not been able to stop thinking about since seeing black swan was nina's mother's line to leroy at i think the gala that well they've both ended up in the same fucking place. i wasnt sure about changing the choreographer from being a horrible french man to being. you know. a cool interesting woman but i actually loved the parallel it created and how it put all of these women on the same playing field fighting for the same thing. it doesn't matter that nina's mother was once ferocious; it doesn't matter that leroy was once a prodigy; it doesn't matter that beth was a star. nina's the bright young dancer for a moment but it's going to come for her too. i did think it added a lot that it's a cycle that they're all playing into and they're all fighting frantically and violently against it at the same time, and nina is the casualty of it but she's also the only one able to BREAK IT. one must imagine that leroy watched nina pull that shard of glass from her stomach and for a moment was jealous.

[pancakehauses]

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[ritemagdalene]

RF Kuang cooked when she said “That was the great contradiction of colonialism: the belief that the colonized should be grateful for the empire’s gifts, while those gifts were built entirely from the wealth stolen from the colonized.”

[luckytimez]

Black Swan Thoughts!!

I saw Black Swan at the American Repertory Theater in Boston this weekend and feel very strongly about it and what it is doing for musical theater as a whole.

First of all, it blew me away. I was completely floored, and honestly I still am. The show and what I remember of the music has stuck with me, and my thoughts keep wandering back to it whenever I find myself in a dull moment.

Dave Malloy’s use of sound is unmatched. He builds a complexity of sound that is so unique and it is truly breathtaking. I found myself on the edge of my seat, feeling the intensity of all the little sounds and samples of Tchaikovsky he put in his score. It works so well with the show and is so different from so much of traditional musical theater music. It feels like he is pushing the medium of musical theater forward, being, as I believe it, the future of broadway and theater as a whole. There’s only really one song that I found lacking, but even so, it was not bad by any standards. It just stood out because it was surrounded by pieces of music that stood out in comparison.

The scenery and lights were absolutely fantastic. I’m a scenic designer myself, so I was particularly drawn to the visuals and they were stark and beautiful. Scenes that stood out for me were the club scenes, the banquet, and the Swan Lake performance. The club lights were absolutely fantastic and the scene where Nina is high was just absolutely wonderful. The characters appearing in and out of the darkness was so cool!! The chandelier at the banquet was just fantastic and all that a scenic designer could dream of. The branches and moon for the final dance scene was also particularly memorable.

Last, and certainly not least, the choreo and practical effects. They were absolutely mind blowing. I don’t have words to describe how dynamic and effective the choreo was. Truly one of the best uses of choreography to ever grace the stage. It was thrilling and captivating, showing a deep understanding of the story they were telling and the art of dance as a whole. As for the effects, they were so clean in moments, I found myself amazed that what I was seeing wasn’t digital or just straight up fantastical.

The cast was also phenomenal!! Melanie Moore was an INCREDIBLE Nina. I don’t know how she is able to perform that show so many times a week.

This show deserves so much love and if you have the means to see it, I implore you to support what it is doing for the musical theater scene. It really feels like the future of theater.

[bexism]

the pitt | i got soul but i'm not a soldier

[clowneree]

i went through this book in 3 days 🥹 fanart / face studies

edit: fixed!

comm me to draw your fave characters ..

[floripond1]

The Poppy War characters

[jaleana]

I think Ramy is finding it hard to concentrate guys 🤭

[sweeetsh]

“The only difference between us is that I can suffer pain, and you’re still a fucking coward.” -TDR p.469

[a-reads]

What happened to Hi Hello

[tpwpilled]

TPW x ALPHA WOLFS RAHHH🐺🔥🔥

[ammapola]

I lied, put your clothes back on

I'm going to explain to you why Altan, Qara and Chaghan are the characters that were telling us in advance about the end of the trilogy and the trifecta formed by Nezha, Rin and Kitay but we didn't pay enough attention to them

Altan, Chaghan and Qara are the" failed" trifecta

Altan's sacrifice breaks the cycle, paving the way for Rin, Kitay, and Nezha to become the next generation of the trifecta

Each reflects the mistakes of the past: Rin as Altan and Riga, Kitay as Qara and Jiang, and Nezha as Chaghan and Daji, all trapped in the same vicious cycle

In the end, Rin understands that, like Altan, her destiny is to sacrifice herself to break the cycle. Her death, along with Kitay's, leaves Nezha alive and ruling, mirroring Chaghan's fate

In the dynamic of Rin, Kitay and Nezha, it is clear that they represent an echo of Altan, Chaghan and Qara's failed attempt. Rin takes Altan's place as the center of destruction and strength, Kitay represents strategic and emotional stability as Qara did, while Nezha, being the only one left in the end, is a distorted version of Chaghan, the survivor who carries the weight of the world

Rin understands, at the end of the trilogy, the meaning of Altan's sacrifice: not only was it necessary to break the cycle to create something new, but his sacrifice was also an act of love towards her, giving her the opportunity to build a future that he never had. Rin's sacrifice reflects that understanding, breaking the cycle of hatred and revenge that Riga perpetuated in his generation

(I hope you understand, English is not my native language)

I should be drawing I Know...

[xelasrecords]

Rin and Nezha only shared 2 kisses in the entire series.

From The Dragon Republic:

From The Burning God:

Both underwater, one from Nezha to save Rin, the other from Rin to kill Nezha by blowing fire into his mouth.

[a-reads]

Free him

[tremordusk]

Billy: So if you were the mother…who was Nicky’s Dad?

Agatha: He didn’t have one. I made him myself, similar to how your mother made you.

Billy: Oh…with magic?

Agatha: Yes

Rio: Actually I’m Nicky’s Father

Agatha: No you’re not

Rio: I was there

Billy: How?

Agatha: DON’T—

Rio: WHEN AGATHA AND I REALLY LOVE EACH OTHER—