#BitterSweetDance

[haarlemupdates]

Op vrijdag 19 januari is de persoonlijke voorstelling My Life in Excel van Bitter Sweet Dance te zien in Schuur in Haarlem. Hierin gaat choreograaf Liat Waysbort dieper in op de rechtszaak rondom de voogdij van haar kinderen, en hoe die haar persoonlijke leven beïnvloedde. Na Gioia Live is dansgezelschap Bitter Sweet Dance terug in Haarlem met wederom een persoonlijk verhaal! In My Life in Excel staat choreograaf Liat Waysbort na jaren zelf weer op de planken. Wegens een juridisch geschil over de zorg voor haar twee kinderen hield ze twee jaar lang haar leven bij in een Excel sheet. Een werkelijkheid in hokjes; waargebeurd, maar tegelijkertijd veraf van de realiteit van haar dagelijkse leven. Hoe verhouden deze kille data zich tot de emotionele, mentale en fysieke herinneringen aan die tijd? Samen met big data specialist Dana Ganot reflecteert Liat met dans en tekst op deze persoonlijke periode uit haar leven. Herinneringen uit die tijd - frustratie, ongeloof, gebroken dromen, maar ook kracht, vechtlust en gevoelens van absurditeit - worden voelbaar. Samen ontleden ze de relatie tussen data en ons dagelijkse bestaan. Liat en Dana spreken ook over hun voorstelling in de serie Op De Planken op NPO Start. Deze aflevering is hier te bekijken. Check hier de trailer. Informatie over het optreden vind je hier. Bitter Sweet Dance Bitter Sweet Dance is de dans hub van choreograaf Liat Waysbort en dramaturg Annette van Zwoll en zet persoonlijke verhalen in om een groter verhaal te vertellen over de wereld om ons heen. Verontrustende onderwerpen in de maatschappij lopen als een onderstroom door de sterk fysieke multidisciplinaire voorstellingen die tot in elke vezel van het lichaam doordringen. Dit leidde tot werken als Please me Please, Titanic en Gioia Live. BSD ondermijnt clichés rond leeftijd, gender en lichamelijkheid, rekt definities van schoonheid op en maakt al het menselijke tastbaar. ‘It grabs you by the senses’. Dana Ganot Dana Ganot is een professional in marketingtechnologie die onder andere hoofd van het Global Marketing & Tech van eBay en hoofd Marketing, Tech & Analytics van Ayden (dat online betalingen mogelijk maakt) was. Als belangrijke speler binnen bedrijven houdt ze de dialoog over ethiek en de consequenties van dataverzameling gaande en strijdt ze voor diversiteit en inclusie op de werkvloer. In My Life in Excel staat ze voor het eerst op het podium. Info Door: Bitter Sweet Dance / Liat Waysbort vrijdag 19 januari september | 20.00 - 21.00 | Schuur, Haarlem Meer informatie op https://bittersweetdance.com              

[lilmikomiko]

bittersweetdance replied to your post“SELFIE”

OMG YOU'RE SO CUTE

JIRO-CHAN IS CUTER.

crypturient replied to your post“SELFIE”

YOU��RE ADORABLE AND YOUR OFFICE PUPPY IS ADORABLE AND EVERYTHING IS ADORABLE

THANKS HE IS NOW CAUSING DISTURBANCE IN THE OFFICE BY PEEING AND POOPING ALL AROUND.

furubasutas replied to your post“SELFIE”  >>> ADORABLE OMG YOU’RE SUCH A CUTIE

BUT BUT LOOK AT JIRO HE'S SO PRECIOUS

[rivamikaweek]

So is day one considered Saturday or Sunday? I'm confused about the time zone thing and when each day starts and ends

well Maria is located in New Zealand and its technically Sunday there. Brit and I are in the U.S. where its still Saturday. So, feel free to post it either today or tomorrow :)

[void-sky]

bittersweetdance replied to your post: buymevideogames replied to your post: thinking of...

the secret to nanowrimo is to not edit—as someone who successfully completed it, you absolutely cannot look back, just keep pushing forward.

very informative! thanks for the advice, i'll keep it in mind. 

[pathopharmacology]

bittersweetdance replied to your post: ...

<3 i’d like to thank you for being okay with being on antidepressants because god knows i have been shamed for taking them and i’m glad there’s someone who understands that they’re necessary sometimes

I'm so sorry to hear people have given you grief over taking antidepressants. It took me a long time to be okay with needing them, for...well, a lot of reasons, really, but the stigma of mental illness combined with the continued romanticization of depression -- especially as it intersects with creativity -- was definitely part of it. I once had someone tell me, in all seriousness, that I was "killing [my] creative soul" and "going the safe and sanitized route" by taking antidepressants, because "happy people don't create real art."

Looking back, I wish I'd pointed out that people who spend eight hours straight in the fetal position on the bathroom floor and who run out of food because going to the grocery store means driving and driving means vivid fantasies of running straight into a tree at 60 mph PROBABLY aren't creating much in the way of "real art" either, but...whatever. Fuck that guy.

The unfortunate reality of psychiatric illness -- and medication in general, really -- is that antidepressants aren't a cure-all, they don't work for everyone, and they're often prescribed to people who may not actually benefit from their use. But none of this takes away from the fact that for some people, they are absolutely necessary, and taking them is no more different than using insulin for glycemic control when you have diabetes. Me? I need to stay on antidepressants even when things are going great, because my brain is wired in such a way that things eventually cease being great and start going pear-shaped if I stop taking them. 

And that's okay! I like who I am when I'm not depressed. I like being alive. It's shitty that some people insist on attaching a sense of shame to the idea of needing medication to stay healthy and functional, but I'm at a point in my life now where I'd like to cordially invite those people to eat a bag of dicks. If antidepressants keep you on the level, there is absolutely nothing wrong with taking them.

Big hugs to you if you want 'em, friend. <3 You do what you need to stay healthy, and try not to let the jerks get you down.

[lilmikomiko]

bittersweetdance replied to your chat: now i know how grmm or isayama feel. it's inebriating.

OMG NO MY GOAL IN WRITING IS TO BE GRRM I WANT TO KILL EVERYBODY

SPARE NO ONE FROM PAIN AND MISERY. even yourself. you must not be immune. gaaah. ;A;

[ladysmaragdina]

THAT WOULD BE GREAT IN THEORY but it would actually fucking suck because 

a) I have no idea how to do a livestream

b) I don't have a mic so you wouldn't actually hear the screaming. Maybe I could just have Daud blink back and forth really fast to represent the screaming, but it wouldn't be the same

c) I am THE MOST NERVOUS PLAYER EVER and you'd be watching nothing but me saving and saving and saving and creeping ten feet and saving again and then you'd all know how magically incompetent I really am.

(I jest, a bit; one of the reasons I love Dishonored is because it's one of the few games that I feel actually competent at. BUT THE POINT FUCKING STANDS)

[n-e-w-t-s]

bittersweetdance reblogged your post: Finished The Desert Spear

pretty much how i felt. i didn’t hate leesha with the other guy as much i hate renna/arlen. gtfo renna.

omg I know right. i could deal with renna/rojer if they ever meet and i know what you mean about leesha and jadir they were kind of sweet but just god, i need my otp!!

[pathopharmacology]

bittersweetdance replied to your chat: me: just so you know, we're totally getting a cat...

OMG PERSIANS ARE SO CUTE but you should also look into maine coons because you’re in maine and hahahaha

Oh man, I love Maine Coons. I had a cat when I was younger that likely had a lot of Maine Coon in her -- she was huge and stocky and fluffy, with the ear tufts and the toe tufts and a penchant for chirping, playing fetch, and going into water at every available opportunity. And her tail was ridiculous. 

For real, though, I just dig cats in general. My last cat was a mutt (although given his shape and disposition and VOICE I'm pretty sure he was part Siamese ♥) and I'd be more than happy to adopt another one.

[m4kkie]

bittersweetdance reblogged your link: Bittersweet Dances: looking at the dragon's dogma gamefaqs trading posts...

i just took a look. most likely the reason you aren’t getting hired is because your pawn has “guardian” inclination has...

Alright, thanks. I'll fix that tomorrow, I've heard that it's a definite no-no. Inclination isn't something I've cared about, I guess I'm at the point in the game where it matter now. Scather/Utilitarian it is.

I used your pawn for a few levels, I think I got from 64 to 69. Er I'm going to have to stop using him now though as I just changed to Fighter myself to get the Augments. ^^;

[ladysmaragdina]

are you planning to write anymore fics in the nature of man-verse? i would love to see more daud/waverly

YES

I'm now working in a 'verse with Daud/Waverly, Daud as an extremely confused and conflicted Royal Protector, and Emily as the Tiniest BAMF To Ever BAMF. How could I NOT write more of this?

That said, it'll be a while - Emily is tricky for me to write, and Daud is frustrating. There also won't be a ton more Daud/Waverly (aside from the inevitable PWPs and one planned very short fic where Daud's doing his best impression of Corvo's "why my life?" face). I think the rest of the series is Emily-centric. It's really her story, after all.

I have plans. OH YES. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[icescrabblerjerky]

why do australians all hate koalas?

Because they are vicious, feral, ugly, disease ridden vermin!