#Nikolai Pavlenko

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Mishka: I'm sorry.

Nikolai: For what? You haven't done anything wrong.

Mishka: I was trying so hard.

Nikolai: To do what?

Mishka: To... to be brave. To be strong for you and Sasha, and to take care of everything around here while you're working. I don't want to be clingy and needy and... and a whole mess that you have to deal with.

Nikolai: You know I don't see you that way.

Mishka: It's how I feel.

Nikolai: I love you, Mikhail. No matter what, I will never see you as a burden or a mess that I have to deal with. I need you to understand that, okay? When I promised in front of all our family and friends that I'd take care of you, I meant that. In sickness and in health, for better or for worse, remember?

Mishka: Yeah.

Nikolai: You don't need to hide stuff to try and prove how brave and strong you are. It doesn't matter if we're talking about your mental illness or just a summer cold, or anything. If you're not feeling good for whatever reason, I want to know so I can help you.

Mishka: Okay.

Nikolai: So, do you think you can tell me what you need?

Mishka: *tearful* I just... I need you to not be mad. Please.

Nikolai: Sweetheart, don't cry. I'm not mad. It's not your fault, and I'm not upset about it. Things like this happen.

Mishka: But it's happening at the worst time.

Nikolai: No, it isn't. It's not like I'm getting the kids ready for a competition or I need to travel or something. I'm here, and I'll take care of you. Everything'll be fine, I promise.

Mishka: What about the ice show? You have to get ready for that.

Nikolai: I think they can get along without me for one day so I can stay home with my husband. We'll have a nice quiet day, just the two of us, and if you're not feeling better after tomorrow, we'll figure out a new plan.

Mishka: Do we really have to send Sasha to stay with your parents?

Nikolai: We don't have to, but I think that'd be best, don't you? If you are coming down with a cold or the flu, we don't want him to catch it.

Mishka: He's never been away from us overnight before. What if he gets scared? What if... what if he thinks we're leaving him there forever and he'll never see us again?

Nikolai: Look at me for a second. Do you really believe Sasha is going to be worried about that, or is it something you'd worry about?

Mishka: *weeping* I'm sorry.

Nikolai: Shh... It's all right. I've got you.

Mishka: I don't want to leave him. I remember how scary that was for me, and how I'd scream when Mama left the house because I thought she was never coming back, like my biological mother did. I... I remember I couldn't stop crying, and I'd always feel sick after.

Nikolai: How far back can you remember that happening?

Mishka: I don't know. Forever. All I know is that I can't do that to Sasha. Please, Kolya? Can't we just keep him here with us? I know I won't be able to cuddle him and kiss him like I usually do, but I want him to know I'm still with him because... because... *crying*

Nikolai: *softly* Deep breaths, sweetheart.

Mishka: *gasping*

Nikolai: Slowly, Mishka. Breathe slowly. You can do it. Just like we practiced. We’re not going to panic. We’re going to…

Mishka: Find our inner calm.

Nikolai: Good. You’re doing good. Keep breathing like that.

Mishka: Don’t let go.

Nikolai: I won't. Not until you tell me you're ready.

Nikolai: Better?

Mishka: A little. You probably think I'm ridiculous.

Nikolai: No, I don't. I think you're scared, and knowing what I know about you, that seems like a pretty logical reaction. But, you know what else I know?

Mishka: What?

Nikolai: I know that despite what you think, you are brave and strong. You've been through a lot, and you've survived all of it, and you never let it take away the best parts of who you are. You should be proud of that.

Mishka: I'm trying, but it's hard.

Nikolai: You'll get there. Some day, you'll see yourself the way I see you. You'll trust yourself and you won't be as scared any more.

Mishka: What am I supposed to do until then?

Nikolai: Take baby steps. Make one little bit of progress at a time, just like you've been doing all along.

Mishka: But, how?

Nikolai: You know how. Push your boundaries a tiny bit at a time. I've seen you do that so many times already, so I know you can.

Mishka: This feels bigger than a baby step.

Nikolai: Maybe, but it's okay to take a bigger step once in a while. What do I always tell you?

Mishka: Taking risks is one of the ways we succeed?

Nikolai: Right. You know, you've taken some super huge steps this year. I don't think you even realize how much progress you've made.

Mishka: Do you think so?

Nikolai: This time last year, you wouldn't even leave the house without me. Now you're going grocery shopping by yourself, and going to your English class and volunteering and taking Sasha to his baby socialization group. You're trying new things and making friends. That's a lot.

Mishka: But I'm still scared. I still worry about... everything.

Nikolai: That's not stopping you from doing things now, though, is it?

Mishka: Not all the time, but... I don't know. I feel like it might stop me from being away from Sasha. I trust your parents, but it's still terrifying, wondering whether he'll understand that it's just for tonight and tomorrow.

Nikolai: Tell me something. When I leave the house, do you ever think I'm not coming back?

Mishka: No.

Nikolai: Why not?

Mishka: Because I know you love me and you'd never leave me, and I trust you.

Nikolai: Do you think Sasha knows you love him?

Mishka: Yes. I tell him every day.

Nikolai: And do you think he trusts you?

Mishka: *nodding*

Nikolai: Then, don't you think he knows you'd never leave him? He can be with his grandma and grandpa without you, just like you're here at home during the day without me, and he'll be waiting for you to come back just like you wait for me.

Mishka: Do you really think he'd be better off with your parents overnight?

Nikolai: I do, but I'll leave the decision up to you. I want you to have a chance to rest and to let me take care of you without either of us having to be concerned about how we're going to manage looking after the baby too, but if you'd rather keep him here, then I'm willing to do my best for both of you.

Mishka: If we let your mother take him, do you think she'd mind if I called her on FaceTime a few times? You know... just so I could see him.

Nikolai: You can ask her, but I'm sure she wouldn't mind that at all. If you're feeling up to it, you could even talk to him and sing the song you always sing to him when you put him down for his naps.

Mishka: She'd know everything she's supposed to do for him, right?

Nikolai: Well, if Natascha and I making it past our childhood is any indication, I'd say yes.

Mishka: All right. I think... I think I'm okay with him going there.

Nikolai: Okay, if you're sure.

Mishka: Call her before I change my mind, please, and can you get me a pencil and some paper so I can make her a list of things to do? Just in case.

Nikolai: I can do that. I'm going to get you a bottle of water and some fever reducers too. You're really hot, and not in a good way.

Mishka: Can you open a window?

Nikolai: It's raining, but I think that'll still be fine.

Mishka: Thanks.

Nikolai: Try to rest. I'm going to call my mother, and then I'll be right back.

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List 3 of your favourite sims from other simmers you enjoy and explain why. Then, send this to 10 other blogs! 💜 💜 💜

Oh, such a tough question! There are so many stories and Simblrs I've been enjoying. 🤔 Ok. Lemme get it together:

Nikolai Pavlenko in your (@stargazer-sims) story (Mis)Adventures in Parenting has me cackling. His wry commentary and exasperation with parenting tasks are gold.

I love ALL of @rebouks characters (you can catapult Wyatt into the sun for all I care, but even HE manages to be interesting!). I could fangirl all day about how amazing Somnium is, but the truth is I have a soft spot for Ivan: despite everything he has been through, he still has a kind and gentle nature...and he drives like a granny (I bet he does the soccer mom reach-across when he brakes, too...lol).

I have no idea if this story has been discontinued, but @cold-dark-dreary 's weary vampire hunter, Dread, is super intriguing. The story is visually gripping: it's urban, dark, and gritty, and at the same time poetic and lyrical. I really hope the author continues it. I want to know who is behind the plague doctor's mask!

I am new to Simblr, as are a lot of my mutuals; they are at different points of launching their Sims and stories. I'm excited to read about @alinelie 's Aaron Ventura (he even *looks* like expensive cologne) and @mssteakhouse 's Gem and Andy (Gem's expressions at Andy's dweebitude are adorable)!

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Among my OCs, there's actually a variety. (sorry, this is going to be quite a big list)

Yuri & Victor - They couldn't decide who should take whose surname, so they decided to hyphenate and go with Okamoto-Nelson. They both officially changed their surnames to that, and their daughter Caroline also has the hyphenated surname Okamoto-Nelson

Rei & Kenji (Yuri's parents) - Rei took Kenji's family name (Okamoto). Yuri, Hana, Shirayuki and Kinai all have the surname Okamoto too.

Grace & Julian (Victor's mother & stepfather) - Grace took her first husband Thomas' surname (Nelson), but hyphenated when she married Julian, so she is now Grace Nelson-Britt

Leo & Ellie - Ellie decided she wanted to hyphenate, so after marrying Leo she became Ellie Britt-DeLuca. Nora and Elliot both have only their dad's surname (DeLuca).

Stephen & Millie (Leo's parents, Grace's brother & sister-in-law) - Millie took Stephen's surname (DeLuca) when they got married (yes, I do have two different OCs named Stephen). Their kids, Leo, Kiara and Alessandra are all DeLuca as well.

Takahiro & Fox - Takahiro kept his own surname (Suzuki) when he and Fox got married. All their kids have Fox's surname (Abbottsford)

Seiji & Sachiko - Sachiko took Seiji's surname (Hinamori) and their kids also have the surname Hinamori

Félix & Davian - They kept their own surnames, Blanchet and St-Jean when they got married. Their daughter Belle has Félix's surname (Blanchet). St-Jean is one of her middle names.

Dylan & Zahir - They kept their own surnames; Middleton and Omar respectively. Their son Junior only has Dylan's surname. (bonus: Dylan's lover Nadim would like to change his name completely, and of course eventually have the surname Middleton).

Zahir & Zainah - Zainah has never changed her surname, either with her first husband or with Zahir, since it's customary in her culture for wives to not change their surnames.

Artie & Emma - Emma took Artie's surname (Greene). Their kids' surname is also Greene.

Stan & Milena - Milena took Stan's surname (Kovac) and their daughter Alzbeta's maiden surname is also Kovac. (bonus: Alzbeta took her husband's surname too, which is Zelenka).

Mikhail & Elena (Nikolai & Natascha's parents) - Elena took Mike's surname (Pavlenko) and the twins are also Pavlenko

Natascha & Alex - They're divorced now, but Natascha kept her own surname because she didn't like how "Natascha MacDonald" sounded.

Nikolai & Anya - They're divorced now, but Anya took Nikolai's surname (Pavlenko) when they married, and she still uses it.

Nikolai & Mishka - This one's possibly a bit more interesting. Mishka wanted to take Nikolai's surname, but that would make him Mikhail Pavlenko, which is also Nikolai's father's name. So, officially he remains Mikhail Vasiliev, but he still likes to think of himself as Pavlenko. Their son will also have the surname Pavlenko.

Ginger & Liam - They're divorced. When they married, Ginger kept her own surname (Holmes) rather than taking Liam's (Harris)

Stephen & Sarah - Sarah took Stephen's last name, Fujikawa. She's still using it, despite the absolute public spectacle their divorce was. Mostly, she kept it as a way to distance herself from her identity as a former J-pop performer. Their son Sebastian also has the surname Fujikawa.

Ginger & Stephen - Ginger is debating whether or not she'd like to be Ginger Fujikawa, or if she'd still keep her original surname. Any potential children would get Stephen's surname, though.

George & Evie (Eden's parents) - Evie took George's surname (Seong) and all their kids have the surname Seong too.

Sakuma & Koko (Haru's grandparents) - They each kept their own surname. Koko's is Imamura. Sakuma's is Abe, which is also Haru's surname.

Just curious, for those who have OCs that get married:

Do they do any name changing type stuff? Whether it's taking one or the other's surname or creating their own surname together?

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Zajok a nappaliból – Traxelektor 2024. 07.

Túl vagyunk a foci EB-n, az elviselhetetlen hőségen, éppen zajlik az olimpia, de már kit érdekel, zeneileg pedig fügeszezon van – uborka, maradjál már!

Harmadik fejezetéhez érkezett Alva Noto Hybr:ID zenegeometriai-sorozata.

Nagyon kevés, egyszerű eszköz, azok viszont mesterien elhelyezve térben, időben. Carsten Nikolai zsenije már elfogadott tény, köszönhetően két évtizedes munkásságának. Kísérleti elektronika, ambient, hangzás terén nem hallok eltérést a sorozat korábbi – HYbr:ID I (2021), HYbr:ID II (2023) – darabjaitól. Nagyon szórakoztatóak Noto ezen videói, ahol képes láttatni zenéjének elemeit:

A HYbr:ID III igazi, nappaliba való zene, kánikula idejére. Lassít és hűt, kivasalja az agyunkban összegyűrődött neuronláncokat, a tágasság érzetét erősíti lelkünkben. Figyelem! Nyomokban alfa hullámokat és meditatív elemeket tartalmazhat, ezért vezetés közben ne hallgassa!

Igazi underground imidzs: homályos fotón, Joy Division-ös pólós pofa profilból, így jelenik meg Jason Luxton a Discogson, aki Overlook és Lucid Dreams néven is fut, illetve Positive Centre-vel közös projektje szokott a Traxelektorban szerepelni, az a Carrier. Lucid Dreams név alatt egy öt évvel ezelőtti EP azonos néven, és most egy debutalbum, ez a Mesmerism, ami hipnózist jelent, meg delejezést, meg biztos sok baljós mást is. Füstös, sötét ólomdubbal megtámogatott, nagyon tágas, sokszor élő dobbal, basszussal, fúvósokkal feljátszott absztraktok láncolata, old school trippy jazz-hop.

A párizsi sajátlábnál, a Worship kiadónál jelentette meg Spiral Shape című kazettáját Dang-Khoa Chau, akit a Đ.K. pszeudója mögött ismerhetjük évek óta (perszemegagyurcsányt). Hagyományosan, kínai elemekkel átszőtt downtemp-ambient mélázások, még a húrok pengése is feloldódik a duplán gravitatív atmoszférában, a lehullanak és megpihennek.

A júniusi Alkotótábor nyitónapjának vendége volt az ukrán Na Nich aka Oleksandr Pavlenko. Ha ezzel a négyessel indított, amit a What We Need EP-n hallhatunk, akkor remekül szórakozhatott a Kisszínpad közönsége. A psy- és progresszív trance variációk adják a lemez táncos részét, amit egy igazi nanichi fordulattal – Undersea Passageway – electro-break-idm vezet le.

Nem vagyok képben, de biztos vagyok benne, hogy modernebb jazz körökben is komoly elismertséget hoznak Prefuse73 albumai. Nem éppen ez a célterülete ennek a zenei blognak, de fúziós mivoltukból, valamint szabad és formákban gazdag játékosságuk okán muszáj velük foglalkozni.

A New Strategies For Modern Crime széria második (Vol. 2) etapja pedig nem cáfol rám. Nekem még mindig gyakran van Tortoise-flessem Prefuse-t hallgatva, pedig kevesebb az elektronika, pláne a kísérlet, nincsenek xilofonok se, de a háttérben mégis ott gerjed a theremin. A kettes kevésbé lounge-os, cserébe karakteresebb, de bontatlan az egység a sorozaton belül, és a csavarhúzót is sniccerre cserélte a gyilkos. Apró érdekesség, hogy a Barcelona és USA között ingázó Guillermo Scott Herren-nek van egy side-projektje (a sok között), amely az igencsak szembetűnő Ahmad Szabo nevet viseli, a jazz-zongorista Ahmad Jamal és a magyar jazzgitáros Szabó Gábor neveiből összeolvasztva.

Kongóban született, Belgiumban nőtt fel a művészet több területén is aktív, Melika Ngombe Kolongo, aki 2012-es Londonba költözése óta használja azNkisi pszeudót. A címadó felvétellel kezdődő The Altar EP a második felvételnél kezdett igazán érdekessé válni a lemez. A kitubáról történt bizonytalan pontosságú fordítás szerint: az Nzi – Mit, az Nza – övék, Nzo – otthon. Az NziNzaNzo felvétel címének helyes megfejtéseit levelezőlapon küldjék be Magyar Péter brüsszeli címére! Ennek a törzsi techno-menetnek a hajszálpontos egyszerűségben van az ereje, amivel 7 percen át hasítja a hajnali füstös gyártelepi ködöt. A következő Python & Prophecy-ben mélyül, nehezedik a haladás, a kilencvenes évek Clock DVA / haujobb. / Aphex Twin industrial-techno-inak markáns hangulatát varázsolja elénk a hölgy. Az Altar kazettán jelent meg, a brüsszelita Cortizonánál.

Először is az acidmámoros-kubista lemezborító hibátlan. Az ismeretlen frankfurti not even noticed ötszámos EP-je, az Acid Illusion nem lesz az év lemezei között, de egy figyelemre méltó műfaji katyvasz, n.e.n. az elektro, house, trance elemeit cserélgeti acidből készült elemekre. A lemez a berlini Who Is Paula labelnél jelent meg, ami nem egy kérdés, hanem a Who valójában whø?, aki a bakelitarcú Paula.

Dejavum van, írni kellene a The Black Dogról. S megint – mintha ilyen is lett volna – egyszerre egy albumról és egy EP-ről. A jó hír, az urak visszataláltak a fekete kutyi ösvényre, nincs lötyögés, meg a sheffiedszürke kettő a hatodikon árnyalata, sőt, még némi meglepetés is áthatja az új anyagokat.

Tekintsük meg a borítót, értelmezzük a címet: Isolation, majd a szerző által feltett kérdést: Are we social beings? – ugye, mindenki ért mindent? A legtöbben ebben élünk, ki így, ki úgy, az életképesebbje talán nem. A címadó felvétel idm-technobreak, alapütemre lassú, felezve táncos, ravasz. A B oldalt nyitó Living In Silence pedig tipikus TBD-féle braintechno, minden más ambient körítés.

Other, Like Me – ez az új album. Tizenhét 3-4 perces témából van felépítve. S ez még ugyanaz a szoba, ugyanaz a fickó – ha tippelhetek a teltebb Dust fivér – de már testtel kifelé fordul. Az album a (helyes) nézőpont kereséséről szól, belső utazás, és a történet elejét a sérelmek és tüskék felfejtése képezi. Olyan ez, mint egy önfeltárás, a lényeges dolgok a mélyben zajlanak, a válaszok onnan érkeznek a felszínre. (Tényleg nem is dereng olyan Black Dog album, ahol ennyire mélyre került a súlypont.) Végig sok a réteg, s mintha experimentumok is megbújnának a nullától 255-ig felfestett, áramló blackdog színpalettán. Az biztos, hogy kaptunk egy tartalmas albumot, ami megragadja a figyelmet. Van az a South Park epizód – bocsánat, elhülyülöm – de van értelme. A harmadik SP évad végén a Világraszóló koncert rész, amiben Cartman megtalálja a barna hangot, és zenekari kottába behúzza az össze hangszernek, majd másnap egyszerre szarik be mindenki, aki ott van, és aki nézi a közvetítést a világban. Nos, szerintem az a barna hang ott van ezen a lemezen, nem tisztán, csak modulálva, konkrétan a címadó felvételtől kezdve, a lemez kétharmada felé. Ez maga a laborban szintetizált, heisenbergi szürkésbarna hang, bár már beszartál, kedves hallgató, meg nem is, csak még nem dőlt el, mert kvantumállapotban van. Ebből ragad ki minket nagy erővel és váratlanul az In A Place Like This, sikerül kilépni a belsőből és feltárul black dogi-i tér, a non-safe-place (Mark Up) majd a felismerés vagy feloldás (I Am An Artist). Jobb volt, mikor elröhögtük.

Egy újabb áldozat, akit megállított Brüsszel – a végén rovat lesz, mint az olaszkvóta. David Morley született londoniként költözöttt 8 éves korában Brüsszelbe, és koránál fogva őt is elkapta a nyolcvanas évek nagy (Belgian) New Beat őrülete, így találkozott Renaat Vandepapeliere-rel a később legendássá vált R & S Records egyik alapítójával, akivel közös new beat bandát is működtettek Spectrum néven, de a house szcénának is részese volt egy ideig. Morley hangmérnöki és stúdiótechnikai ismeretei birtokában hamar a kísérleti műfajok felé fordult, reverbfan-nak tartja magát, melyeket párhuzamos rétegekben futtat. Öt stúdióalbumot készített 25 év alatt. Különös módon a leghíresebb kiadványa a Too Good To Be Strange (1994) electro single, melyet Two Sandwiches Short Of A Lunchbox néven jegyeztek Andrea Parkerrel közösen. Igazi ismertséget azt hiszem akkor futott be, mikor 1998-ban Andrea felkeverte nagy sikerű DJ Kicks mixében. David a DAT archívumából húzott elő most két olyan felvételt, amit a kilencvenes években, a párizsi divathétre készített, Dirk Bikkemberg bemutatójához. Innen a Fashion cím, pontosabban két kb. 12 perc hosszúságú old-school analóg elszállást hallhatunk Fashion és Show címmel. Az EP a szintén belga De:tuned-nál jelent meg.

Érdekes páros, mivel Sam KDC sose játszik ASC-et, ASC-nek viszont tetemes diszkográfiájának negyede drum & bass, tehát a rovar(17) ASC gyakran játszik bogár Sam KDC-t (például: mint az ebben hónapban, a szóra se méltatott Shifting Realities EP, halld Shadowplay, a Traxelektorban). És torzítok, mint a megafon, mert Samuel Wood nem szimpla drum & bass-t művel, hanem annak pszichedelikus, experimental szélsőségeit keresi, ha kell, ledarálja, szilánkokra töri. Aztán meg, zeneileg harmadszor találkozik Sam és James Clements –korábban: Decayed Society (2019), A Restless Mind (2020) – most pediga Surfacing hatszámos album – minden alkalommal ambient lett vége! Tehát úgy tűnik, itt az ütemek nem összeadódnak, hanem kivonódnak egymásból. Így legalább nem dobognak a lovak, mert kiradír a lábuk. Méltatlanok fenti soraim, mert bámulatos nanospace ambientet kapunk. Különös az is, mintha a két előadó térben is el lenne helyezve, bizonyos hangszerek kicsit balról, mások jobbról érkeznek, ami azért se baj, mert egy sűrű, színgazdag és tömör matériát hallunk, amit elmos a végtelen fókusz világa, minden pillantás zuhanó, mozdulatlan szemlélődés. A zenit, ahol a lebegő kanál meghajlik, egy warp-himnusz: a Casting Shadows, melyre vakteszten 94-es Autechre-t vagy LFO-t tippelnék.

Al Wootton megint egy törzsi technoval kergeti révületbe az ártatlan szűzi vagy az azóta elliptikus pályán foglyul ejtett, kedvéért visszatért áldozatait. Az Albacete Knife EP-n – már nem először – rousseau-i erdőt épít körénk, elemei, jelentésüktől megfosztott, ismeretlen ismerősként tüntetnek a valóság ellen. A Trule kiadványa vinylen, limitált kiadásban jelent meg.

Megjelenések (2024.07):

Al Wootton - Albacete Knife [2024, Trule][EP] Alva Noto - Hybr:ID III [2024, Noton][LP] ASC & Sam KDC - Surfacing [2024, Auxiliary][EP] Đ.K. - Spiral Shape [2024, Worship][MC] David Morley - Fashion [2024, De:tuned][LP] Ekolali & Tala Drum Corps - Plafond 8 [2024, BAKK][S] Lucid Dreams - Mesmerism [2024, UVB-76 Music][LP] Na Nich - What We Need [2024, Fur:ther Sessions][EP] Nkisi - The Altar [2024, Cortizona][EP] not even noticed - Acid Illusion [2024, Who Is Paula][EP] Prefuse 73 - New Strategies For Modern Crime Volume 2 [2024, Lex][LP] The Black Dog - Isolation [2024, Dust Science][EP] The Black Dog - Other, Like Me [2024, Dust Science][LP]

Traxelektor 2024 07 Spotify Playlist - link

(43/53, 3:47/4:42, 81%)

OffSpot Data

Ekolali & Tala Drum Corps - Plafond 8 [2024, BAKK][S]

Lucid Dreams - Mesmerism [2024, UVB-76 Music][LP]

Traxelektor 2024 07 Full Playlist

Al Wootton - Albacete Knife [Albacete Knife, Trule] Al Wootton - Midnight Paseo [Albacete Knife, Trule] Alva Noto - Noh Human [Hybr:ID III, Noton] Alva Noto - Para Contamination [Hybr:ID III, Noton] Alva Noto - Sync Dark [Hybr:ID III, Noton] ASC - Shadowplay [Shifting Realities, Spatial] ASC - Southern Cross [Shifting Realities, Spatial]

ASC & Sam KDC - Casting Shadows [Surfacing, Auxiliary] ASC & Sam KDC - Mirage [Surfacing, Auxiliary] ASC & Sam KDC - Silhouette [Surfacing, Auxiliary] Đ.K. - Lights in the Mist [Spiral Shape, Worship] Đ.K. - Under the Stones [Spiral Shape, Worship] Đ.K. - Whispers of Winter [Spiral Shape, Worship] David Morley - Fashion [Fashion, De:tuned]

Ekolali - Totem Mollusca [Plafond 8, BAKK] Ghost Dubs - Thin Line [Damaged, Pressure]

Henry Greenleaf - Get The Hell Out [Keepsake, Different Intel] Jeff Mills - Mass Hypnosis [The Eye Witness, Axis] Jeff Mills - Menticide (Repeat Victimization)[The Eye Witness, Axis] Jeff Mills - No Safe Room [The Eye Witness, Axis] Jeff Mills - Sacred Iridescent Mirror (The Pledge)[The Eye Witness, Axis]

Leiras - Luminous Angle [Vael Method, Ownlife] Leiras - Self Hitting Anvil [Vael Method, Ownlife] Lucid Dreams - Clairvoyance [Mesmerism, UVB-76 Music] Lucid Dreams - Reincarnation [Mesmerism, UVB-76 Music] Lucid Dreams - Reverie [Mesmerism, UVB-76 Music] Lucid Dreams - Slow-Wave [Mesmerism, UVB-76 Music]

MIDI Janitor - Far Speak [Holy To Dogs, Hotham Sound] MIDI Janitor - Partial Power [Holy To Dogs, Hotham Sound] MIDI Janitor - Roman Concrete [Holy To Dogs, Hotham Sound] Na Nich - Dune [What We Need, Fur:ther Sessions] Na Nich - Undersea Passageway [What We Need, Fur:ther Sessions] Nkisi - NziNzaNzo [The Altar, Cortizona] Nkisi - Python & Prophecy [The Altar, Cortizona] not even noticed - Cloudless [Acid Illusion, Who Is Paula] not even noticed - Rodinia [Acid Illusion, Who Is Paula] not even noticed - Xenograft [Acid Illusion, Who Is Paula] Ocralab - 100scale [Locus Impervio, Greyscale]

Oscar Mulero - A Hundred Baby Spiders Came Out [Have You Ever Retired A Human By Mistake?, Warm Up] Oscar Mulero - Same Answers the Rest of Us Want [Have You Ever Retired A Human By Mistake?, Warm Up]

Prefuse 73 - 245 Wagon Talk [New Strategies For Modern Crime Volume 2, Lex] Prefuse 73 - Lion Chorus [New Strategies For Modern Crime Volume 2, Lex] Prefuse 73 - Vast Wildlife Poison [New Strategies For Modern Crime Volume 2, Lex] Tammo Hesselink - Naturally Occurring [Naturally Occurring, Redstone Press]

The Black Dog - Crashed [Other, Like Me, Dust Science] The Black Dog - I'm Poster Syndrome [Other, Like Me, Dust Science] The Black Dog - In A Place Like This [Other, Like Me, Dust Science] The Black Dog - Isolation [Isolation, Dust Science] The Black Dog - Just Pretend To Be Someone Else [Other, Like Me, Dust Science] The Black Dog - Methodology #17 [Other, Like Me, Dust Science] The Black Dog - Other, Like Me [Other, Like Me, Dust Science] The Black Dog - With You I Still Feel Alone [Other, Like Me, Dust Science] Vanishing Twin - Non Guardare [Life Drummer / Inarisan / Non Guardare, Sub Pop]

[fish-tails-siren-scales]

Sadko in the Underwater empire by  Nikolai Pavlenko

[reno-matagot]

[Haggin' out] Haloa 🍇

I've celebrated Haloa yesterday (Eleusinian Festival, Poseideon 26) at home, honoring Dionysos, Demeter, Poséidon & Zeus.

It was the first time with Dionysos! I also used red japser to represent Demeter on the altar.

Nothing particular for today. My little personal festival did fit the winter symbolism.

The sunset marks the beginning of a day consecrated to Athena.

More info:

Img: Nikolay Pavlenko, Phryne at Poseidon's celebration in Eleusis

[stargazer-sims]

Long list is long… 😅

Victor Okamoto-Nelson - nurse (former professional athlete)

Yuri Okamoto-Nelson - communications professional

Kenji Okamoto - businessperson

Rei Okamoto - businessperson

Grace Nelson-Britt - veterinarian

Julian Britt - veterinarian

Ellie Britt-DeLuca - nurse

Leo DeLuca - teacher

Stephen DeLuca - lawyer

Emilia (Millie) DeLuca - teacher

Fox Abbottsford - social worker

Takahiro Suzuki - early childhood educator, preschool owner

Kin Suzuki - horticultural designer

Keiko Suzuki - nurse

Clancy Abbottsford - police officer

Violet Abbottsford - chef

Campbell Abbottsford - mechanical engineer

Seiji Hinamori - master tailor

Sachiko Hinamori - florist

Davey Duke - personal trainer (former professional athlete)

Bonnie Duke - social worker

Lindsey Chen - structural engineer

Félix Blanchet - archaeologist, university instructor

Davian St-Jean - media producer

Sophie Blanchet - speech therapist

Katie Beaumont - psychologist

Olivier Blanchet - teacher

Chloë St-Jean - social worker

Artie Greene - lawyer

Emma Greene - financial analyst

Matthew Greene - lawyer

Audrey Harrison-Greene - interior designer

Zahir Omar - commercial architect

Dylan Middleton - software engineer

Derek Middleton - cook

Hennessy Daniels - aesthetician

Nikolai Pavlenko - figure skating coach

Mishka Vasiliev- stay-home parent (former pro athlète)

Vika Vasilieva - special education teacher (former pro athlete)

Natascha Pavlenko - physical therapist

Elena Pavlenko - master tailor

Mikhail Pavlenko - master machinist

Nikolai Pavlenko (Grandpa) - biochemist

Anya Pavlenko - photographer (former professional athlete)

Stanislav Kovac - figure skating coach (former professional athlete)

Milena Kovac - lawyer

Beth-Anne Jones - figure skating coach (former professional athlete)

Peace Adebayo - nurse

Sunday Adebayo - nutritionist

Eden Seong - figure skater, dance instructor

Charlie Seong - professional stylist

Evie Seong - special education teacher

George Seong - university professor

Sadie Seong - teacher

Richard (Dash) Garrison-Locke - lawyer, agent

Tatsuhiro Sakai - actor, model

Sakuharu Abe - rapper, composer

Sakuma Abe - journalist

Koko Imamura - baker, bakery owner

Aidan (Senjiro) Okada - singer, lyricist

Keigo Sasaki - singer, dancer, choreographer

Ryuusei Yoshida - rapper, producer

Taiji Kanematsu - singer, composer

Hwang Ji-Soo - security specialist (former soldier)

Sarah Fujikawa - band manager (former J-pop performer)

Sebastian Fujikawa - figure skater

Sofia Fujikawa - graphic designer, illustrator

Stephen Fujikawa - businessperson

Ginger Holmes - figure skating coach (former professional athlete)

Yang Dae-Hyun (Pixie) - entertainment journalist

Akari Okamoto - lawyer, agent

What’s your OC’s occupation?

[bohemebureau]

advertising campaign (2021)

Alfa Bank 

Director:

Alan Badoev/ @alanbadoev

2nd unit Director: 

Synelnykov Yevgen /@synelnykov_yevgen

Producers: 

Nataliia Klipa/ @natashaklipa

Julia Vertkova-Pilunskaya / @juliapilunska

Executive producer: 

Anastasiya Burmenko/ @anastasiya.burmenko

1-st AD:

Iana Mazana/ @ianamazana

Directors assistant:

Dima Abram/ @dima_abram

DOP:

Nikita Khatsarevich/ @khatsarevich

2nd unit DOP:

Borya Borisov/@borya_borisov

Production Designer: 

Aleksandra Patoka/ @patokalovesyou

Props Master:

Dariya Gladchenko/ @dariya_gladchenko

Style:

Iryna Polieshchuk/ @laboheeme

Make-up artist:

Julia Schelkonogova/ @schelkonogova

Hair stylist: 

Julia Stets/ @stetsjulia

Casting / @good_casting 

Casting dir. : 

Dmitriu Malyshev / @dmitriumalyshev 

Casting assistant:  

Matusevich Natysia / @natysiamatusevich

Casting menedger:  

Akhmetov Sergey / @akhmetov.sergey.team  

Kateryna Pugacheva / @spacekate.puh 

Vishneva Anastasia / @vishneva9670 

Main hero : 

Shkurko Anton /   @tosha_karton 

Actors: 

Mihort Liza / @lizamokhort 

Kobzeva Polina  /  @ppure_gold

Taranuk Natalia  /  @tata_taraniuk 

Garkysha Ivan /   @mrjohnhope

Basiu Irina /   @iryn.bondar 

Slivniu Mihail  /  @mihailslivny

Kara Natalia /  @nataliiakara 

Sagaudak Igor  /  @igor_sagaydak_peresmeshnik

Melenevskiu Victor / @v_melenevskiy

Dziryk Rudolf / @rudolf_nikolaevich 

Gorbatuk Pavlo / @pavelhorbatyuk 

Gorbatuk Grugoriu/ @brat.hryhorii_horbatiuk

Dumova Valeria / @lerievva 

Sidoryk Sofia / @sofia__sidoruk

Syprovish Anna  / @hanusia_suprovych

Filonenko Sergey / @f_art_2020 

Gubeladze Kostia/ @kotiko.gubeladze

Filonenko Olga / @filonenko.olga2018

Shevhenko Vera / @v_vera_shevchenko 

Dudovskaya Alexandra / @alexandra_dudovskaya 

Igna Khrystyna / @khrystyna.ihnat  

Rassoha Maxim/ @paccoxa

Savshenko Vladislav /  @saventiu777

Sych Denis / @denyssych

Ignatov Artem /  @ign.a.tov 

Pavlenko Elizaveta / @eliizaaaaveta 

Valko Anastasia / @anastasiia_vallko 

Pshebitkovskiy Vladislav / @pshebitkovskiy

Chemeryss Ulia/ @juliachemeryss 

Zeleniu Vitaliu / @mgreenv 

Aleksandra Andrusenko / @aleksandra.andrusenko

Aleksandr Burchak / @aleksandr.burchak 

Artur Primak / @arturka_primak

Kapystin Denis / @_lisizza

Romanova  Ganna / @psycholog_romanova 

Zemskova Diana / @zemskova.diana

Kartashov  Denis / @kartash_off

Berezovskai Lera  / @_de_bereza 

Marchuk Miroslava / @miramarchuk

Polechuk  Irina / @laboheeme

Vorobeiu Andreu / @avethestarboy 

Sykovata Darina / @darina_su 

Homenko Anastasia / @goodmood_8

Dmitrenko Vladislav / @kayot.rsg 

Fedotov  Nikon / @nikonfed

Suromaitnikova  Polina / @syromiatnikovapo

Porognaik Vladislav /  @aris_rap

Timofeev  Daniil / @timofeev.d.o

Al - Hyranni Diana / @Diana_Allegro 

Kovalenko  Diana / @kovdi2014 

Stepanuk -PickovskaDarina / @darynastepanyuk  

Kolodynskyi Stanislav / @kolodynskyi__

Gacheva  Daria / @grachovadasha 

Patosh Roksolana / @roksolana.piatash 

Gorau Maksim /  @max_super_maks

Tkachyk  Monika /  @tkachuksisters

Kycher Dmitriu  / @ruda_kucher

Zbigleu Yaroslava / @yasia_model

Maksutenko Roman / @roma_maksyutenko

Al - Shiriti Eva / @anastasiya.voys

Nadvorna Solomia /  @solomia.nadvorna

Gnatenko Sofia / @gntnkko

Mihaulenko Artur / @vetkovskenskenkiy

Nazarov Vitaliu / @vito.nazarov  

Mishiko Kobaliia / @mishikokobaliia

Bouko Taisia

Golovash  Arina  

Olishkevich  Agnessa  

Makuba  Sat Chadli Net

Klimenko Olga

Kolotovkina  Nelli 

Gromov Alexandr 

Matushenko Nicolai

Syprovih Anna

Rudnieva  Ludmila  

Fendrikova Angelina

Gaffer :

Nikolay Bulavskiy/ @lightobsessed

Focuspuller:

Sardudinov Serhii/ @sardudinov

Film editor:

Nikita Bereg/ @oveay

VFX:

Verenchyk Oleksii/ @alextyledetach

Colorist : 

Yerlan Tanayev/ @yerrekke

Sound Design: 

Daryn Ady / @ady.audio

Backstage:

Synelnykov Vsevolod/@synelnykov_vsevolod

SFX:

Tornado SFX/ @tornadosfx

Rental company: 

Patriot rental/@patriotrental

Profcom/ @profcomm

Filmotechnic rental Ukraine/@filmotechnic_rental_ukraine

Starwagen.ua / @starwagen.ua 

Catering:

Energy Catering/ @energy_catering

Production assistant:

Borisenko Dmitriy/ @dima__borisenko

Yarokhina Mariia/ @_bmbs_

Julia Beloblotskaya/@julia_biloblotskaya

[lesterplatt]

AlfaBank Commercial from Nikita Khatsarevich on Vimeo.

Director: Alan Badoev/ @alanbadoev 2nd unit Director: Synelnykov Yevgen /@synelnykov_yevgen

Producers: Nataliia Klipa/ @natashaklipa Julia Vertkova-Pilunskaya / @juliapilunska Executive producer: Anastasiya Burmenko/ @anastasiya.burmenko

1-st AD: Iana Mazana/ @ianamazana Directors assistant: Dima Abram/ @dima_abram

DOP: Nikita Khatsarevich/ @khatsarevich 2nd unit DOP: Borya Borisov/@borya_borisov

Production Designer: Aleksandra Patoka/ @patokalovesyou Props Master: Dariya Gladchenko/ @dariya_gladchenko

Style: Iryna Polieshchuk/ @laboheeme Make-up artist: Julia Schelkonogova/ @schelkonogova Hair stylist: Julia Stets/ @stetsjulia

Casting / @good_casting

Casting dir. : Dmitriu Malyshev / @dmitriumalyshev

Casting assistant: Matusevich Natysia / @natysiamatusevich

Casting menedger: Akhmetov Sergey / @akhmetov.sergey.team Kateryna Pugacheva / @spacekate.puh Vishneva Anastasia / @vishneva9670

Main hero : Shkurko Anton / @tosha_karton

Actors: Mihort Liza / @lizamokhort Kobzeva Polina / @ppure_gold Taranuk Natalia / @tata_taraniuk Garkysha Ivan / @mrjohnhope Basiu Irina / @iryn.bondar Slivniu Mihail / @mihailslivny Kara Natalia / @nataliiakara Sagaudak Igor / @igor_sagaydak_peresmeshnik Melenevskiu Victor / @v_melenevskiy Dziryk Rudolf / @rudolf_nikolaevich Gorbatuk Pavlo / @pavelhorbatyuk Gorbatuk Grugoriu/ @brat.hryhorii_horbatiuk Dumova Valeria / @lerievva Sidoryk Sofia / @sofia__sidoruk Syprovish Anna / @hanusia_suprovych Filonenko Sergey / @f_art_2020 Gubeladze Kostia/ @kotiko.gubeladze Filonenko Olga / @filonenko.olga2018 Shevhenko Vera / @v_vera_shevchenko Dudovskaya Alexandra / @alexandra_dudovskaya Igna Khrystyna / @khrystyna.ihnat Rassoha Maxim/ @paccoxa Savshenko Vladislav / @saventiu777 Sych Denis / @denyssych Ignatov Artem / @ign.a.tov Pavlenko Elizaveta / @eliizaaaaveta Valko Anastasia / @anastasiia_vallko Pshebitkovskiy Vladislav / @pshebitkovskiy Chemeryss Ulia/ @juliachemeryss Zeleniu Vitaliu / @mgreenv Aleksandra Andrusenko / @aleksandra.andrusenko Aleksandr Burchak / @aleksandr.burchak Artur Primak / @arturka_primak Kapystin Denis / @_lisizza Romanova Ganna / @psycholog_romanova Zemskova Diana / @zemskova.diana Kartashov Denis / @kartash_off Berezovskai Lera / @_de_bereza Marchuk Miroslava / @miramarchuk Polechuk Irina / @laboheeme Vorobeiu Andreu / @avethestarboy Sykovata Darina / @darina_su Homenko Anastasia / @goodmood_8 Dmitrenko Vladislav / @kayot.rsg Fedotov Nikon / @nikonfed Suromaitnikova Polina / @syromiatnikovapo Porognaik Vladislav / @aris_rap Timofeev Daniil / @timofeev.d.o Al - Hyranni Diana / @Diana_Allegro Kovalenko Diana / @kovdi2014 Stepanuk -PickovskaDarina / @darynastepanyuk Kolodynskyi Stanislav / @kolodynskyi__ Gacheva Daria / @grachovadasha Patosh Roksolana / @roksolana.piatash Gorau Maksim / @max_super_maks Tkachyk Monika / @tkachuksisters Kycher Dmitriu / @ruda_kucher Zbigleu Yaroslava / @yasia_model Maksutenko Roman / @roma_maksyutenko Al - Shiriti Eva / @anastasiya.voys Nadvorna Solomia / @solomia.nadvorna Gnatenko Sofia / @gntnkko Mihaulenko Artur / @vetkovskenskenkiy Nazarov Vitaliu / @vito.nazarov Mishiko Kobaliia / @mishikokobaliia Bouko Taisia Golovash Arina Olishkevich Agnessa Makuba Sat Chadli Net Klimenko Olga Kolotovkina Nelli Gromov Alexandr Matushenko Nicolai Syprovih Anna Rudnieva Ludmila Fendrikova Angelina

Gaffer : Nikolay Bulavskiy/ @lightobsessed Focuspuller: Sardudinov Serhii/ @sardudinov

Film editor: Nikita Bereg/ @oveay VFX: Verenchyk Oleksii/ @alextyledetach Colorist : Yerlan Tanayev/ @yerrekke Sound Design: Daryn Ady / @ady.audio

Backstage: Synelnykov Vsevolod/@synelnykov_vsevolod

SFX: Tornado SFX/ @tornadosfx

Rental company: Patriot rental/@patriotrental Profcom/ @profcomm Filmotechnic rental Ukraine/@filmotechnic_rental_ukraine Starwagen.ua / @starwagen.ua

Catering: Energy Catering/ @energy_catering

Production assistant: Borisenko Dmitriy/ @dima__borisenko Yarokhina Mariia/ @_bmbs_ Julia Beloblotskaya/@julia_biloblotskaya

Production: BADOEV Team/ @badoevteam_official Agency: BADOEV ID/ @badoev_id

[stargazer-sims]

Which OC is the most reliable?

Victor Okamoto-Nelson, Grace Nelson

Which OC would commit evil acts to save the one they love?

Hana Okamoto, Derek Middleton, Hennessy Daniels, Nadim Kasri, Beth-Anne Jones

Which OC could live at the beach?

Victor Okamoto-Nelson, Félix Blanchet, Davian St-Jean, Belle Blanchet

Which OC plans date nights?

Takahiro Suzuki & Fox Abbottsford

Which OC is artistic?

Fox Abbottsford, Forest Abbottsford, Nikolai Pavlenko, Mishka Vasiliev, Charlie Seong

Which OC gets excited about snow?

Victor Okamoto-Nelson, Yuri Okamoto-Nelson, Caroline Okamoto-Nelson, Grace Nelson, Michael Nelson, Ellie Britt, Leo DeLuca, Seiji Hinamori, Davey Duke, Mishka Vasiliev, Nikolai Pavlenko, Eden Seong, Sakuharu Abe

Which OC loves reading?

Félix Blanchet, Belle Blanchet, Yuri Okamoto-Nelson, Nikolai Pavelenko

Which OC lives at the gym?

Ji-Soo Hwang, Ryu Yoshida, Eden Seong, Nikolai Pavlenko, Mishka Vasiliev, Victor Okamoto-Nelson, Michael Nelson, Davey Duke, Beth-Anne Jones

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I will tag @dandylion240

OC Asks

Which OC is the most reliable?

Which OC would commit evil acts to save the one they love?

Which OC could live at the beach?

Which OC plans date nights?

Which OC is artistic?

Which OC gets excited about snow?

Which OC loves reading?

Which OC lives at the gym?

tagging @stargazer-sims

[stargazer-sims]

These screenshots were in my drafts and I’m sure I had a plan for them at the time, but now I completely forget what it was.

Nikolai is always dancing, particularly when he’s happy. I feel like that first pose would look silly with most of my guys, but it’s very much a Nikolai thing.

The guys don’t look like they’re dressed for the same event, and Nikolai looks like he’s determined to distract Mishka from whatever it is that he’s dressed up for.

[hotfps]

Director - Ian Pons Jewell Director of Photography - Mauro Chiarello Production company - Reset Content Managing Director - Dave Morrison Executive Producer - Deannie O'Neil Producer - Jon Adams Production Manager - Marketa Husecka Director’s Assistant - Emmanuelle Le Chat Production Designer - Robin Brown Wardrobe Stylist - Ameena Callender Gimbal - Florian Hatwagner Choreographer - Charlie Mayhew 1st AD - James Dyer Casting Director - Kharmel Cochrane Editorial - The Assembly Rooms Editor - Gaia Boretti Assistant Editor - Andre Rodrigues Executive Producer - Daniel Breheny Sound Design and Mix - String and Tins Sound Designer - Lawrence Kendrick Audio Producer - Laura-Leigh Smith Music - KOM Composer - Phil Kay Director/Head of Production - Andy Oskwarek Service Company - Radioaktive Film Executive Producer - Sasha Bevko Producer - Olya Kosenko 1st AD - Val Semko 2nd AD - Vadim Yuzba Production Manager - Yulia Sotnikova Production Coordinators - Val Petyshkin +Max Golubenko PAs - Vova Altsybeev + Anna Refel Chaperones - Roksolana Mudryk, Yura Korotun, Andrew Birch Artem Nadezhyn - Photo BTS Artur Byzhenko - Video BTS Sergey Kolesnik - 1st AC Peter Chetverykov - Focuspuller Vadim Dubas - AC cam A Segrey Trush - AC cam B Yarik Braiko - AC cam C Gaffer - Leonid Sidorenko Chief Electric - Andrey Gorovoy Sparks - Firas Al Rikabi, Dmitry Remez, Artem Tischenko, Aleksandr Kasyanchuk, Evgeny Sherbak, Vova Tsukalo, Sasha Getman, Vova Akulov VFX/Post - The Mill Executive Producer - Alex Fitzgerald, Heath Raymond Producer - Dan Crozier Associate Producer - Kevin Liu Production Supervisor - Colin Blaney, Noan John Vinod Line Producer - Rima Mondal, Bhawesh Upadhyay Creative Director - Dan Williams VFX Supervisor - Adam Droy 2D Lead - Gianluca Di Marco, Antoine Douadi, Vinod Gopinathan CG Lead - Justin Kurtz Matte Painting - Cedric Mernard Color - Damien Vandercruyssen Compositing - Declan Andrews, Jonny Freeman, Malligeswaran K, Richard McKeand, Luke Midgley, Gangadharam Raja, Rich Roberts, Jyoti Tiwari, Giacomo Verri, Rafael Vormittag 3D Supervisor - Gaurav Mathur Asset Lead - Dhanesh Sudhakaran CG - Kartik Arora, Joe Besagni, Kalpesh Bhikhabhai Patel, Harsh Borah, Yong Chan Kim, Maxime Cronier, Joshua Curtis, Amit Das, C Dinesh Reddy, Paul Donnellan, Laurie Estampes, Nicola Gilbert, Ujasgiri Goswami, Girish GR, Andreas Graichen, Shahid Hussain, Doug Johnson, Kieran Jordan, Dinesh Kanakaraj, Pradeep Katta, Fazal Khan, Sparsh Kumar, Alberto Lara, Tatjana Ljubimtseva, Mahesh M S, Keith McMenamy, Vijay Mohan, Robert Moore, Sriram Namana, Umesh Namdev, Melanie Okamura, Loganathan P, Kiran Prabhu, Guru Prasad, Nikhat Praween, Rijo R, Krushna Ramrao Kulsange, Vudatha Sai Krishna, Anil Sarki, Vikas Shinde, Navdeep Singh, Kuldeep Singh Waldia, Sudakshina Sridharan, Renato Suetake, Adem Suleyman, Akshay Suresh Lanjewar, Jadheer T P, Paul Tempelman, Somesh Tiwari, Alek Vacura, Dongili Varaprasad, Roman Vrbovsky Matchmove Lead - Murali Krishna Reddy Design - Wendy Eduarte, Fionna Mariani, Tetsuro Mise, Laura Nash, David Nelson, Sam Singleton Finishing - Michael Almodovar Shoot Supervisor - Aleksandar Djordjevic, Jim Radford, Dan Williams Agency - TBWA/Chiat/Day NY Executive Producer - Tina Lam President - Nancy Reyes Business Lead - Shannon Nunn Business Director - Nora Chivelly Operations Manager - Olivia Scala Business Manager - Nico Rodriguez Chief Strategy Officer - James Sowden Senior Strategists - Katelyn Saks, Sophie Engelstien, Mani Schlisser, Kayla Sredni Chief Creative Officer - Chris Beresford-Hill Creative Director - Jexy Holman Creative Director - Nuno Teixeira Senior Copywriter - Athanasia Efthimiu Senior Art Director - Alyssa Cavanaugh Director of Integrated Production - John Doris Client - Oculus / Facebook Director of Integrated Marketing - Kerry Antos Chief Creative Officer - Josh Higgins Executive Creative Director - Larry Corwin Creative Director - Robbin Ingvarsson Creative Director - Kako Mendez Executive Producer - Angela Fung Producer - Brian Coate Cast Hero Twins + Kaylee + Taitlyn Jaiy POP One Friend (blue) - Ryan Perkins POP One Friend (red) - Malcolm Atobrah Beatsaber - Dreya Mac MoH Player - Jack Morris Walking Dead NPC - Vadim Pavlenko Zombies - Misha Makarov Tonya Romanenko Michael Anyim Sveta Оnopa Pavel Evchin POP One - Akeem Bello Chair Zombie/MoH Stunt/POP One stunt - Andrey Kaba Zombie/MoH Stunt/POP One stunt - Roman Korzhuk MoH / POP One stunt - Ivan Strizhakov Roman Stankevich Evgeniy Poliakov Nikolay Zavarygin Andrey Bezverkhniy Vadim Bezverkhniy Anton Zubchenko

[audioknigi-blog1]

[melmothblog]

A bit out of the blue but do you know what each of the three shades in La Bayadere represent? They are one of my favourite variations. I've always been very curious about the different ways people choose to embody them. Do you have any favourites for those variations?

Thank you for a great question and your patience! I took my time with the answer (which is actually pretty simple) because I wanted to put together a few videos of the third act of “La Bayadere” for comparison. It’s an interesting, albeit lengthy, exercise, and I hope that you’ll enjoy the results.

In one of his lectures on “La Bayadere”, Tsiskaridze had actually answered this question.

Q: Is there any meaning behind the three variations in the third act?

NT: No. It’s a divertissement and, like any other divertissement, it features three diverse solos. That’s all there is to it.

The three shades variations are beautiful, but they should be viewed as part of Act III as a whole, rather than individual pieces populated with unique meaning. The entire act doesn’t have a narrative, as such. It is, after all, a drug-fuelled nightmare Solor descends into after smoking opium to numb the guilt he feels over Nikia’s death. The shades, whom Solor hallucinates descending from heavens, are countless copies of Nikia. Act III exists almost like a ballet within a ballet - the setting, costumes, and pace are entirely independent of the production as a whole. While this might seem strange, it pays to remember that Petipa’s original “La Bayadere” had four acts - the final act being the wedding of Solor to Gamzatti and the destruction of the temple (and the subsequent death of all those attending the ceremony). Viewed in this context, Act III, and all of its variations, is simply a lengthy divertissement.

Interestingly, according to Tsiskaridze, Petipa based this whole scene at the start of Act III off a painting by Albrecht Dürer. I searched the internet far and wide, but couldn’t find the painting he’s referring to. All I know is that it depicts souls descending from the heavens in a wide spiral. Maybe you’ll have better luck finding it that I did…

Another interesting fact, is that the “descent” used to look quite different in the old productions. It’s unclear why Chabukiani changed it (by the way, the version of “La Bayadere” we’re all familiar with was staged by Vakhtang Chabukiani) changed the choreography, but it’s different to the original (I think this video is either from the 1920s or 30s):

Now, let’s have a look at four different versions of Act III of “La Bayadere”.

Bolshoi (Grigorovich production), 2013. Svetlana Zakharova and Vladislav Lantratov. Interesting things to watch out for: In the Bolshoi’d production of “La Bayadere”, the “hill” that the shades descend from has three tiers, which makes it, allegedly, the tallest “hill” in the world. Other theatres only have two tiers.

Mariinksy (Chabukiani production), 2007. Nikolai Tsiskaridze and Ulyana Lopatkina.

Paris Opera Ballet (Nureyev production), 2001. Nikolai Tsiskaridze and Marie-Agnès Gillot. Interesting things to watch out for: In Nureyev’s production, the shades are a touch more aggressive than they are in classical versions, because Nureyev favoured quick and razor-sharp turns.  

Mariinsky (Vikharev’s reconstruction of the 1900 production), 2003. Nikolai Tsiskaridze and Daria Pavlenko. Last bust not least, I give you a rare treat: Mariinsky’s 2003 reconstruction of the 1900 production of “La Bayadere”.

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Russian Helicopters: Türkiye ile işbirliğimizi ortak çıkarlara dayalı biçimde geliştiriyoruz / Foksmedya, son dakika, haberler

Mi-38, Mi-28 ve Kamov Ka-52 gibi helikopterlerin üreticisi Russian Helicopters’ın Genel Tasarımcısı Nikolay Pavlenko, Türkiye’nin ‘ortak çıkarlara dayalı işbirliği geliştirdikleri bir ülke’ olduğunu söyledi. Kaynak : Russian Helicopters: Türkiye ile işbirliğimizi ortak çıkarlara dayalı biçimde geliştiriyoruz

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O diretor técnico da Vertolyoty Rossii, Nikolai Pavlenko, refere à Sputnik China que a China é um dos maiores operadores de helicópteros russos. O parque de helicópteros chinês tem por volta de 400 máquinas do tipo Mi-8/17 russo. A produção em série do novo helicóptero russo-chinês será baseada na China, comunicou Pavlenko, o lado russo, por sua vez, vai investir com tecnologias para o projeto e elaborar a proposta técnica para o projeto. O helicóptero será orientado para o mercado chinês. Ante

via: http://eexponews.com/helicoptero-pesado-russochines-aspectos-tecnicos-ja-foram-acordados_6281086796038144