#Weidman

[aswiya]

Young Mongolian women practice their archery skills for a Naadam competition. Ugtaal Soum, Tov Province, Mongolia.

Taylor Weidman

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

I believe good art, good poetry, and true mythology communicates, without our knowing it, that life is not just a series of insulated, unrelated events. The great truths—when they can be visualized in images—reveal deep patterns, and reveal that we are a part of them. That deeply heals us, and it largely happens beneath our conscious awareness. A great story pulls us inside of a cosmic story.

--Richard Rohr

[doyouknowthismusical]

[onewordshy]

delivering that hot Pacific Overtures content the kids crave

[bumblingest-bee]

a non-exhaustive list of things from the 1989 workshop reading of assassins that i wish they'd kept in the show:

guiteau reading his iconic "enclosed is the seven dollars i owe you. stick it up your bunghole and wipe your nose with it" letter

the alternate version of everybody's got the right (reprise)

"i also knew a guy in high school called guy lombardo." "who's guy lombardo?" "a famous band leader." "in high school??"

the slightly different harmonies at the end of how i saved roosevelt

moore shooting at a teddy bear which apparently belongs to guiteau

"i loved him so much and he said that he loved me and then he threw me out!" "colonel sanders??"

"are you okay, mr. president?" "don't worry, i'm a ford, not a lincoln!"

[guy60660]

Charles Weidman | Barbara Morgan

[sondheims-hat]

April 22, 2004: Assassins opens at Studio 54.

[petalpetal]

Artist I Like Series 

David Weidman 1921 - 2014 an American animator, animation artist and silkscreen print artist known for his mid-century modern works, including posters, prints and ceramics. Weidman began his career in animation as a background artist during the 1950s and 1960s. During his later life, Weidman's silkscreens were featured in the sets of the AMC television series, Mad Men, which revived interest in his work. In 2010, the Los Angeles Times referred to Weidman as possibly "the most famous unknown artist."

[theanticool]

Eyepoke KO combos are officially on the table, boys!

[lostfunzones]

David Weidman Feeding (Blue) Limited edition silk screen 1970s

[libraryfag]

the way i had to get up and walk around just to process the level of self referencing this had

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

(Art: Photograph of choreographer Charles Weidman by Barbara Morgan)

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Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile. To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble. To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words but great deeds. To live in faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you.

 ~Christian D. Larson (Book: Your Forces and How to Use Them)

(Philo Thoughts)

[doyouknowthismusical]

[monkeyssalad-blog]

1950 illustration by Joan Martin May by totallymystified Via Flickr: For the story A Simple Act Of Justice by Jerome Weidman. From Good Housekeeping magazine.

[bumblingest-bee]

i love how in assassins (as in real life) booth is fixated on the idea of being a modern-day brutus, but by the end of the play he's become cassius. manipulating oswald by preying on his insecurities and fears and ego. the julius caesar parallels in that scene are so distinctive they have to be intentional. he knows what role he's playing because of course he does

[sesiondemadrugada]

House of Strangers (1949).