#table dancing

[littlemisso]

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My take on what happened when Fleur and Serena went drinking…. With thanks to @sententiousandbellicose and @lipstick-loving-sapphic for their excellent cheerleading, and to @ktlsyrtis @daisydoctor13 for acting as consultants!

[operafantomet]

OK, but what in the juicy apple of Aminta is the deal with the excessive table dancing / crawling / standing thingie in the Don Juan scene in non-replica productions? Curious mind needs to know!

It started with the Hungarian production in 2004, where the ensemble is first seen table dancing / crawling / standing:

...then enters Christine for a table moment of her own:

With the 2012 Restaged Tour appearing to be quite inspired by the Hungarian production in many aspects, the table dancing / crawling / standing was suddenly back on, both by the ensemble:

...Christine...

...and OH YES, the Phantom too if the mood is right...

I'll give the 2014 Czech production props for not directly doing table dancing... But... There are certainly people on that table...

Then the 2015 Romanian / 2018 Norwegian production entered the chat... The original and revamped staging of this production - currently touring the Middle East and Europe - also thought it was too bad to just have that big, awesome table standing there... So Meg does a little table dance sequence...

...the ensemble joins the fun:

Piangi wonder what all the fun is about and crawls up too...

...which very much prepares for a table crawl by Christine., similar to that seen in the Czech production..

Ar'right. Would people please get down from the table? NO. Apparently not. Because the new 2023 Romanian production also felt this was a mandatory move:

...and the Mediterranean version premiering in Italy in 2023 just nodded and said... TABLE TABLE TABLE!!!! Everyone up on the table! We love the table!

...so... WHAT'S THE DEAL?

[operafantomet]

Andrea Mahó as Aminta in the non-replica Hungarian production ( X )

This was the first non-replica production of Phantom of the Opera. Their “Point of No Return” is set in a Moorish/Gothic set, and features a table dancing Aminta, amongst other things.

It’s interesting to see that both a Moorish/Gothic looking set and a table dancing Aminta appears in the Restaged Tour. Looks like the tour took many a cue from the Hungarian production, as can be seen from these comparisons.

[danskjavlarna]

An illustration from a 1902 issue of The Strand magazine.  The caption reads: “The sexton, a preternaturally solemn person, danced a hornpipe on the table.”

Here’s my collection of vintage dancing imagery.

[scraggman]

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Laughing At Our Crazy Selves 4039

After Blake simmered down, we all stepped outside for some fresh air. Cullen continued to wear an insufferable smirk but refrained from comment. Rory shook his head and said that Blake should have gone to Hollywood. “You could have been the music video queen,” he added. “Rory, I’m warning you,” my wife replied. “Just think, Blake could have met all those rock stars and socialized with the jet…

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