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Produzione Edison Studio 2023  nuova colonna sonora elettroacustica per il film METROPOLIS   (1927) di Fritz Lang versione restaurata del 2010, durata 148 minuti creata ed eseguita dal vivo da Edison Studio compositori – esecutori Mauro Cardi, Luigi Ceccarelli, Alessandro Cipriani, Vincenzo Core, Andrea Veneri con il contributo vocale di Anna Clementi e di Martin Figura, Eric Moser, Marco Noia,…

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Met Gala 2022: The Most Gilded and Glamourous Stars

May 6, 2022, Philippine time 

          On Monday evening, the Met Gala resumed its regular schedule on the first Monday in May, with The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosting its charity event, gathering some of the world's biggest stars who embraced Old Hollywood glamour and honored the Gilded Age.

          Dubbed as the Super Bowl of fashion, the Met Gala is expected to serve numerous iconic and timeless looks on its theme “Gilded Glamour” a theme that leaves a variety of interpretation and inspiration from the Old Hollywood style and the opulence from the early decade of Hollywood sophistication. 

          The 2022 Met Gala, co-chaired by Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Regina King, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, welcomed celebrities and fashion pioneers to present their own renditions of the "Gilded Glamour" theme. Black lace, metallic glisten, feathered motifs and dramatic hues rained down the prestigious red carpet. 

          In no certain order, here are the most gilded and glamourous stars on the 2022 Met gala. 

Blake Lively

Blake Lively amazed everyone on the red carpet with a quick change. Photos from: Versace’s Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/versace/. 

         Blake Lively was among the first celebrities to walk the red carpet. Versace presented her with a glittering metallic gown with a copper train. 

          Lively walked the red carpet in a custom Atelier Versace tulle column gown embroidered with crystals, metallic leather, paillette, and tri-tone copper foil duchesse silk. Halfway through the stairs an oversized foiled bow at the waist unraveled to reveal a second look in bright bluish-green —mimicking the transformation of New York's Statue of Liberty from bronze to oxidized green.

          A beautifully painted, foiled, and stitched cosmic map is featured on the long duchesse train and is inspired by the 12 zodiac constellations that adorn Grand Central Station's ceiling. The dress's initial shape was inspired by American designer Charles James, while art deco features are reflective of New York landmarks such as the Empire State Building.

Alicia Keys 

Alicia Keys stunned everyone by reimagining the concrete jungle where dreams are made of  on a glimmering silver gown by Ralph Lauren. Photos from: Alicia Keys’ Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/aliciakeys/ , Ralph Lauren’s Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/ralphlauren/.

          The iconic singer-pianist Alicia Keys astonished everyone on the red carpet with the majestic skyline of New York City on her  extensive black cape. Keys’ hand-embroidered and hand-beaded duchess satin cape, inspired by New York, has over 200,000 crystals. Her strapless column dress has approximately 30,000 crystals and black lacquer sequins. Both the cape and  the dress were by Ralph Lauren.      

Gigi Hadid    

Gigi Hadid was definitely a head-turner with her monochromatic look. Photos from: Versace’s Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/versace/.

          Gigi Hadid made our heads turn with her monochromatic custom look by Atelier Versace. 

          Hadid stepped in the Met Gala presenting herself in a burgundy puffer coat over a corset catsuit. The custom Atelier Versace puffer coat is the fashion atelier’s modern interpretation of coats from the 1800s and a revamp of the Dolman silhouette. The oversized puffer coat featured a shaded off quilted finish. 

          Hadid’s skin-hugging burgundy corset highlights a pointed neckline. The corset and the jacket's excessive volume clash in a luxurious display of contrast inspired by the late 1800s density and dramatic change in womenswear styles. 

Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish astounded everyone in the Met with her upcycled Gucci look. Photo from: Gucci’s Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/gucci/. 

          Billie Eilish made her entrance on the prestigious gala with an upcycled Gucci look by Alessandro Michele. Eilish wore a tonal duchesse corsage and a custom upcycled Gucci duchesse satin corseted gown with lace underneath and ruffled duchesse satin skirt with padded bustle. An embroidered choker finished her ensemble. Eilish’s look was styled by stylist Dena Neustadter Giannini.

Cardi B

Cardi B’s golden glitz in the gala definitely dazzled everyone. Photo from: Versace’s Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/versace/.

          Cardi B’s high-voltage take on the theme “Gilded Glamour’’ was definitely a head turner at the Met Gala. Cardi B wore an Atelier Versace embroidered golden metal chains on top of a hand-crafted illusion tulle column dress that took 20 members of the Atelier 1300 hours to finish. Medusa medallions and a crystal-encrusted Versace Greca adorn the chains, which visually resemble coins in an abundance of glitz. The complex embroidery can also be found on the arms and neckline, as well as a hand-sculpted collar that resembles a Victorian coat ruffle.

Nicola Coughlan

Nicola Coughlan portrays her Bridgerton character in a pink and black corset-style gown. Photos from: Richard Quinn’s Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/richardquinn/. 

          Nicola Coughlan channels her Bridgerton character in a pink and black corset-style gown by Richard Quinn. Coughlan opted for a feathery style for her first Met Gala. With its silhouette, exposed cups, and use of duchess satin, her look, which consists of an embroidered and feathered pink and black ball gown with matching cape, is inspired by the fabrications of extravagant 19th-century elegance. Coughlan also transformed her signature bob into long, flowing blonde locks for the gala. 

Shawn Mendes 

Shawn Mendes' classic early 1900s look in the Met Gala will be one of the most unforgettable in Met Gala history. Photos from: Shawn Mendes’ Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/shawnmendes/. 

          Shawn Mendes entered the Met Gala with a classic early 1900s look by Tommy Hilfiger. Mendes wore a red and navy Tommy Hilfiger coat with his initials embroidered on the inside lining. Afterwards, he took off the coat to show a sleek navy suit, which he finished with a matching turtleneck and nail polish.

Jared Leto and Alessandro Michele

Jared Leto went twinning with Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele at the Met Gala. Photos from: Gucci’s Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/gucci/. 

          Fashion enthusiasts were seeing double when Jared Leto appeared at the Met Gala Monday night alongside Alessandro Michele, the creative director of Gucci. Leto and Michele matched in a custom Gucci double-breasted suit with all-over floral bouquet embroidery with gold beads and pearls with an evening shirt, suede boots, satin bow tie, and a suede Gucci Blondie bag. The look is inspired by mid-nineteenth-century photography, which used sequences of images to create optical illusions that changed reality.

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker turns heads with her voluminous plaid off-the-shoulder ball gown and quirky fascinator hat. Photos from: Christopher John Rogers’ Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/christopherjohnrogers/.

          Sarah Jessica Parker turns heads with her voluminous plaid off-the-shoulder ball gown and quirky fascinator hat. SJP wore a Christopher John Rogers' contoured, patchworked bodice and pleated ball skirt in Black, Charcoal, Elephant, and Ivory silk faille fabric. The long train of the voluminous skirt flowed behind the film star as she walked down the red carpet. The inspiration for the outfit was Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, a notable designer, seamstress, essayist, philanthropist, and social crusader active during the Gilded Age.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of these photos. Please note that all images and copyrights belong to their original owners. No copyright infringement intended.

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Aujourd’hui, un article un peu différent de d’habitude, on va décrypter ensemble les tenues des stars présentes au Met Gala ! Ce gala a lieu tous les ans et a pour but de collecter des fonds au profit du Anna Wintour Costume Center du Metropolitan Museum of Art de New York. Chaque année, cette cérémonie marque le coup d’envoi de l’exposition qui a lieu dans les murs du musée, et c’est cela qui donne le thème des tenues de la soirée. L’année dernière, c’était Heavenly Bodies : Fashion & Catholic imagination où l’on a pu voir Rihanna en papesse, par exemple, et cette année, nous avons le droit à Camp : Fashion Notes ! Mais avant de regarder les tenues plus en détails, vous savez ce que c’est que le camp ?

Revenons un peu sur l’histoire du camp : il est théorisé en 1964, par Susan Sontag dans son essai Notes on Camp. Elle y écrit : “l’essence du Camp est son amour pour tout ce qui n’est pas naturel : l’artifice et l’exagération”. Il représente en quelque sorte un rapport au monde et une sensibilité particulière. Le camp est né dans la communauté LGBT, et il permettait à l’époque (et encore maintenant) de se jouer des conventions de sexualité et de genre, mais également de ne pas se prendre trop au sérieux, surtout dans une société qui n’acceptait pas vraiment cette communauté. Ce concept va donc en quelque sorte à l’encontre des conventions très rigides et masculines d’une société patriarcale. Richard Mémeteau, auteur de Pop culture, réflexions sur les industries du rêve et l’invention des identités a déclaré dans une interview : “J’aime bien l’idée que le camp soit une sensibilité développée par les gays pour survivre dans un espace qui n’est pas le leur. Un espace où l’on doit survivre au mauvais goût, où l’on doit pouvoir transformer le nul en or”. Mais Andrew Bolton, le commissaire de l’exposition, va plus loin en déclarant que “beaucoup ont une idée très définie de ce qu’est le camp – c’est quelque chose de superficiel qui concerne les hommes gay et les travestis- ce n’est pas faux, mais c’est loin de se limiter à ça.” En effet, aujourd’hui il a envahi la pop culture, on le retrouve partout et il est synonyme “d’ironie, d’humour, de parodie, de pastiche, d’artifice, de théâtralité, d’excès, d’extravagance, de nostalgie et d’exagération” comme nous dit Andrew Bolton.

En France, le camp est très peu connu, parfois même au sein de la communauté LGBT, qui l’a vu naitre. C’est un concept, comme le féminisme (même s’il est beaucoup plus connu), qui ne fait pas l’objet de nombreuses études universitaires françaises, qui n’est pas étudié et qui donc ne rentre pas, par la suite, dans la culture populaire. Mais on pourrait tout de même associer certaines personnalités françaises au camp comme Arielle Dombasle, Mylène Farmer, Sheila ou encore Amanda Lear.

Enfin bref, assez bavardé, passons au décryptage de certaines tenues (j’ai quand même dû choisir, je ne pouvais pas montrer les plus de 150 célébrités qui sont passées sur le tapis rose du Met) et à ma sélection top et flop ! Il y en a certains qui ont très bien compris le thème et qui ont “slay” la soirée, et il y a les autres pour qui cela a été un peu plus compliqué… (Et il y a aussi la catégorie “jai fait aucun effort et j’ai enfilé un costume noir ou une robe de bal de promo” huh boring !). Retour en images !

Mention spéciale pour Lady Gaga qui a ouvert le bal, avec une petite mise en scène où elle a changé quatre fois de tenue. Rien que ça ! Elle pouvait se le permettre, c’est elle qui était l’host de la soirée (avec Harry Styles, Serena Williams, Alessandro Michele et bien entendu, Anna Wintour). Avec Gaga, on voit bien qu’au-delà des tenues présentées, le camp est une attitude ! Les tenues sont signées Brandon Maxwell.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Janelle Monae attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP

Mon plus gros coup de coeur de la soirée : Janelle Monáe en tenue Christian Siriano. Du grand art, je suis fan !

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Billy Porter attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Billy Porter attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/AFP

  L’arrivée la plus remarquée de la soirée, c’était Billy Porter dans une tenue The Blonds, qui est arrivé tel une déesse égyptienne portée par six hommes, avec des ailes de trois mètres d’envergure, quand même. J’adore !

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Hamish Bowles attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Michael Urie attend The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Gigi Hadid attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP

Regardez moi ces beautés ! Hamish Bowles était en Maison Margiela et cette tenue est tellement camp, ça fait du bien ! Ezra Miller en Burberry se joue des codes de genre et en plus, il arbore un makeup de dingue. Michael Urie aussi s’amuse en homme et femme avec cette tenue mi-robe mi-smoking signée Christian Siriano. Et enfin, Gigi Hadid en Michael Kors, qui était terriblement belle et dans le thème (ce qui est rare pour les mannequins, en général, vous allez voir par la suite…). Ces quatre tenues ont créé la tendance !

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Cara Delevingne attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Katy Perry attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Florence Welch attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Lupita Nyong’o attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Dua Lipa attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Harry Styles attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Nichapat Suphap attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP

Alors là, on passe au tenue que j’aime bien, mais ce ne sont pas de gros coups de cœur. On commence, dans l’ordre, avec Cara Delevingne, en arc-en-ciel, qui est belle mais un peu basique, tout de même, Katy Perry en Moschino, portant un lustre monumental et là, c’est clair, elle nous sert de l’extravagance ! On passe ensuite à Jared Leto en Gucci (comme d’habitude), avec une tenue sympa (mais pas exceptionnelle), par contre, il avait une réplique de sa propre tête, comme les mannequins au défilé Gucci de la dernière Fashion Week de Milan et ça, ça a fait sensation ! Florence Welch a sorti un manteau avec de magnifiques épaulettes, on adore. Lupita Nyong’o portait du Versace et clairement, le haut du corps était une pure merveille, que ce soit les épaulettes colorées, son maquillage ou sa coiffure, je valide tout. Par contre, pour ce qui est du reste de sa robe, je suis déçu. On passe à Hailee Steinfeld en Viktor & Rolf, Dua Lipa en Versace (avec une coiffure magnifique) et le couple Priyanka Chopra en Dior et Nick Jonas (qui a oublié de faire des efforts). Harry Styles était habillé par Gucci (c’est leur égérie), et personnellement, je m’attendais à mieux, à plus extravagant, même si la tenue est belle. On finit avec Nichapat Suphap dans une robe froufrou colorée, Benedict Cumberbatch et Sophie Hunter en couple qui en impose et Céline Dion, en Oscar de la Renta, iconique comme d’habitude.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Cardi B attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Cardi B attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Ryan Murphy attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner attend The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/AFP

Vraiment fan de Laverne Cox en Christian Siriano, en revanche Cardi B en Thom Browne, je suis moins convaincu. J’adore le haut de la tenue, mais le bas fait beaucoup trop matelassé à mon gout, et finalement c’est la tenue qui la porte plutôt que l’inverse. J’aime également Alessandro Michele en Gucci, Ryan Murphy en Christian Siriano (je veux la même cape !), et Kendall et Kylie Jenner en Versace (dans le thème, pour une fois, faut fêter ça !)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Ashley Graham attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Hailey Bieber attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Zendaya attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Law Roach (L) and Zendaya attend The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/AFP

Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour arrives for the 2019 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2019, in New York. – The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The Gala’s 2019 theme is “Camp: Notes on Fashion” inspired by Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay “Notes on Camp”. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Caroline Trentini attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Mary Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen attend The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West attend The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Kris Jenner attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Julianne Moore attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 06: Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth attend The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images/AFP

Et on finit avec les ratés et les grosses déceptions, en commençant par Ashley Graham en Gucci, Hailey Bieber en Alexander Wang, Bella Hadid en Moschino, et Sara Sampaio en August Getty Atelier. Autant de hors thème que de mannequin, c’est désolant. Vous êtes trop basiques huh. Ensuite, on passe à Zendaya en Tommy Hilfiger : les lumières sous la robe était une bonne idée, mais la robe en elle-même est vraiment affreuse. La mise en scène rattrape un peu, ok elle veut se la jouer Cendrillon mais ça reste très limite. J’ai également été déçu d’Anna Wintour, c’est sa soirée quand même, fais un effort ! Caroline Trentini en Thom Browne, girl c’est pas halloween. Les soeurs Olsen, fidèles à elles-même en Chanel vintage, mais tellement basiques. Richard Madden, en costume noir, n’est qu’un exemple de tous les hommes qui sont venus en smoking noir au Met Gala, sérieusement ? Next ! Kim Kardashian en Mugler (et Kanye West, même si on dirait plus son garde du corps que son mari), la robe est belle mais ça ressemble à ce qu’elle porte d’habitude et ce n’est pas dans le thème. Et sa mère, holala, cette tenue c’est du grand n’importe quoi. Elle porte des tenues plus belles pour l’anniversaire de ses filles, sérieux pourquoi cette tenue ? On finit avec Julianne Moore qui porte une robe Valentino que je trouve affreuse (désolé Julianne) et Miley Cyrus avec une robe Saint Laurent hyper basique, j’étais très déçu. Et on ne va pas parler de Liam Hemsworth, hein, le costume basique noir, vous voyez ce que je veux dire…

Voilà, c’est fini ! Et si vous souhaitez voir l’intégralité des tenues, je vous invite à aller voir cette article de Vogue ! J’espère que mon article vous a plu et si oui, n’hésitez pas à me le dire en commentaire et aussi à commenter les tenues, pour que l’on puisse échanger ! Je referais peut-être ce genre d’article pour les autres cérémonies, si ça vous plait 🙂 Sur ce, bonne continuation et n’oubliez pas, soyez audacieux !

Retour en image sur les tenues "camp" du Met Gala 2019 avec les top et les flop de la soirée ! #Metgala #metgala2019 #metgaga Hello, j'espère que vous allez bien ! Aujourd'hui, un article un peu différent de d'habitude, on va décrypter ensemble les tenues des stars présentes au Met Gala !

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From Fine Line to star film roles, Harry Styles has gone from global to stratospheric – now, he adopts his newest mantle. Pleasing, his first business venture, puts beauty and naked ambition front and centre.

In the final leg of his sold-out Love On Tour series of shows, his six-person band took to New York’s Madison Square Garden on the weekend of Halloween. On the bird-call from their faithful leader, his legions of fans turned up to the concert in fancy dress. Crowds outside gathered in traditional All Hallows’ Eve getups of ghouls and goblins, and many paid homage to Styles’ signature style (think feather boas, kick-out flares and heavy-set platforms).

Not one to miss out on the chance for a display of style, Styles appeared on stage as Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, complete with a sparkly blue pinafore with matching bow, and of course, ruby-red slippers (his band make up the Tin Man, Glinda the Good Witch et al). All outfits are courtesy of Alessandro Michele, Styles’ friend and creative director of Gucci, of which Styles has long been a brand face.

Enveloped in the rapture, the crowd hangs on to every minute of his husky growl and swivel of the hip as he breaks out into a spooky rendition of Britney Spears’ “Toxic”. But put aside Styles’ Mick Jagger swagger, and the crowd, made up of all ages, races, genders and sexualities, feel bound to something a little deeper than just the look and charm of the 27-year-old performer. Affirmations of beauty are swapped, expression is celebrated and friendships are formed under the umbrella of the pop phenom. Case in point: ‘#hslotoutfit’ (Styles’ Love On Tour outfit, in case you were wondering) hit 37 million views on TikTok in the US alone.

“It’s funny because I don’t think of myself that way [as a style icon]... but bringing people together is the thing I’m most proud of. [At the shows] I get kind of a front-row seat to see a bunch of people getting in a room together and just being themselves. Not coming to the front of the stage, because they’re hanging out at the back, dancing like nobody’s watching. Having the most basic version of a good time. Humans interacting and accepting each other,” says Styles, expressing wonder at the zeal of his committed fandom, the Stylers. “A room full of people just loving each other is so powerful.”

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA A few weeks ahead of our conversation, Styles quietly emerges at an airy photo studio in Los Angeles for his Dazed cover shoot. Despite the furiously quick turnaround from inception to execution of the shoot (things in HS’s world happen quickly and meticulously), the star is in wonderful spirits. Perfectly on time, and flanked by a burly and ever-present security guard, he’s quiet and reserved but polite, greeting everyone with a northern accent that’s been slightly tweaked by his years in LA. Immediately, you’re struck by his presence. A certain sort of wanton sex appeal that even the most hardened of critics couldn’t resist radiates when he looks you in the eye, something he’s careful to do when you are in conversation. (A recent study suggested Styles’ sea foam-green eye colour was the most beautiful in human existence.) He’s dressed in a fitted baby tee and low-slung jeans, kept just so by an umber-brown belt, and finished with a crochet skull beanie that reads ‘attainable’, though I am not quite sure it would look as uncontrived on anyone else. He wears clothes unbelievably well. But that we already knew: the aforementioned face of Gucci is often feted as our generation’s Bowie in his fearless, genderless and boundary-less approach to fashion. He’s donned a frilly gown on a Vogue cover and gets your grandma’s cardi (OK, it was actually JW Anderson) a permanent spot in the V&A. Our shoot is no exception in bringing on the glam. As photographer Rafael Pavarotti readies his camera, Dazed’s editor-in-chief Ibrahim Kamara takes Styles through the proposed looks for the shoot. He immediately grabs an angelic cream look of a Rick Owens webbed sweater, a Galliano corset, and a Comme des Garçons kitten heel from the splatter of Polaroids affixed to the wall. A psychedelic Prada jumpsuit complete with Swarovski choker is another favourite, and a Balenciaga look with top-hat aplomb is quickly greenlit. At ease in front of the camera, he slips from one look to another, each more fantastically concocted than the last. He’s the right side of confident and seems, through observation, content. It’s a far cry from the vision of the fairly sheepish Harry Styles from One Direction: 16 years old, with a mop of curls. Despite the group’s mega-success of over 70m albums sold worldwide, we perhaps never knew the potential of what lay beneath until the release of Harry Styles (2017), his breakaway solo album after the group’s hiatus and a revealing look at someone whose enigma had been overshadowed by headlines and hysteria.“I was 16 [when One Direction started], I just kind of finished school and didn’t really know what it was that was happening,” he explains. “Everything was really new and exciting and I didn’t know how long everything was gonna last. It kind of became like, ‘Woah, how long can we keep this going?’ because I really didn’t expect any of this to happen. “There was a time when I was younger, and I was in the band, when I would have been afraid for everything to have stopped. I didn’t necessarily know who I was if I wasn’t in the band. Now, the idea of people going, ‘We don’t like your music any more, go away’ doesn’t scare me. I think there was a time when it did. It gives me the freedom to kind of go, ‘Great!’ I’m not working from a place of fear. I’m working from a place of wanting to work stuff out, and try different things.”It’s a sum of parts that has worked well for Styles. His sophomore album, Fine Line (2019), went double platinum in the US and won him Grammy, Brit and Ivor Novello awards, with Rolling Stone ranking it among its 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, a feat that he has finally had time to reflect on. “I think things are hitting me for the first time,” he says. “It really is the first opportunity where I felt like I had time to take it in since leaving home, to be honest. So, going forward, I’m just going to take things in as they’re happening – how nice some of those things are, how not nice some of those things are – and observe them. When we get back to some semblance of

normality, I will check in with parts of myself and make sure I don’t lose myself again and get pulled back in.” While conquering music, he dipped his toes into the silver screen with a role in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk (2017). He used a world tour that was paused due to Covid to take on a trio of new movie roles. He has a much-anticipated role in Don’t Worry Darling, a psychological thriller set in a utopian California starring Midsommar’s Florence Pugh. Directed by Olivia Wilde, whom Styles began dating during filming, the film isn’t due for release until September 2022. An 11-second clip has been ripped on to fan accounts and cumulatively got over a million views on YouTube. His relationship with Wilde has been a daily feature of celebrity gossip rags, though the privacy around it is closely guarded by Styles and images of them together are scarce. “I’ve always tried to compartmentalise my personal life and my working life,” he explains. Paparazzi snaps suggest the two are very much in love, though any assumptions on his love life are curtailed for his Dazed cover story. My Policeman, an adaptation of Bethan Roberts’s 2012 novel, centres on husband Tom Burgess, played by Styles, and wife Marion Taylor, played by Emma Corrin. Set in Brighton in the 1950s, the film follows David Dawson’s character Patrick as he falls in love with policeman Tom and a tug of war of emotions between the three begins. The story explores homosexuality at a time when it was expressly forbidden. Both films offered Styles room to grow as an actor. “I like to challenge myself and do something different and movies are definitely where I feel most out of my comfort zone,” he reflects. “I’m coming from music where I don’t think anyone really knows how it works, but I am somewhat in my comfort zone! But in movies, when I show up, I’m the new guy. I haven’t been (an actor) for a long time and that’s really cool, I feel like I’ve learned so much and life is about learning.” And as much as acting is an education, it’s also incredibly personal for Styles. “(With acting), you’re trying to remove a lot of yourself and key into someone else,” he explains. “On the most basic level, it’s like being a kid and you’re playing pretend. I am not a very confrontational person, I think I’m pretty chill, so then when you have a character who is like that, it’s fun to explore.” Styles has never had formal acting lessons, and instead reads scripts with a partner and immerses himself in the “humanity of the character”. “I think music and acting really aid each other in a lot of ways. In my experience, a lot of the time when I’ve gone to do a film I’ve felt like, ‘Oh, I’m probably not gonna do any music for a while because I’ll be so focused on that.’ And then I actually find that, by the time I get home at the end of the day, I just write so much. Any time you are looking at the world through someone else’s lens and exploring different emotions, it feels like a benefit in so many ways.” In October, the Twitterverse erupted after Variety’s Matt Donnelly spotted Styles’ blink-and-you’ll-miss-it role as Eros in Eternals, the newest mega-movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, directed by Oscar winner Chloé Zhao. Styles cautiously checks the publication date of this Dazed story before confirming his inclusion as the brother of villain Thanos. “I’m only in right at the very end,” he says humbly. “But who didn’t grow up wanting to be a superhero, you know? It was a great experience and I’m so grateful to have gotten to work with Chloé.” BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS With his career expanding from global to almost stratospheric proportions, Styles has made room for other projects instead of taking any iota of spare time for himself. Namely, Pleasing, his shape-shifting umbrella company that will see him take the leap from musician to mogul. The first drop from the Pleasing universe? A curated line of products that speak to the celebratory beauty sensibility that Styles is known for. He talks me through the genesis of Pleasing from his hotel room in Boston, while

massaging his undereye with The Pleasing Pen, a dual-ended eye and lip serum infused with okra, marshmallow and lingonberry, a delicious-sounding concoction that I’m told helps with tired eyes. “It was an idea I’d kind of had for a while,” he describes. “I’d been talking with a couple of people close to me, like Molly (Hawkins, Styles’ creative director). Firstly, I just thought it would be fun but, in actuality, Pleasing is about a couple of things.” “It’s starting with nail polish, because that was kind of the birth of what it was for,” Styles continues. “Me seeing a colour on a flower or a wallpaper or something and thinking, ‘Oh, I wanna put that on my nails.’ It was a fun little project, but during the pandemic, and when we eventually named it Pleasing, it felt like it was so much more than nail polish. I’ve always found that the moments in my life which have brought me the most joy are the small ones, whether it be, you know, the end of the night under the stars or a bite of food, or sitting with your friends thinking, ‘Oh, I’m never gonna forget this.’ It’s always those moments that I find have the longest-lasting effect on me, in terms of sparking something wonderful in me. I really think that the essence of Pleasing is finding those little moments of joy and showing them to people.” The collection cleverly eschews the usual cosmetic tropes of concealment and masking, and instead celebrates illumination: highlighting what’s already there, in a way that democratises who can see themselves as part of the Pleasing cosmos. The product line starts small, though I have been promised there is more to come, in a sporadic drop-style format: a ‘Pearlescent Illuminating’ serum, ‘Pleasing Pen Matte’ lip oil and ‘Perfect Pearl’ nail polish, all of which have been mindfully and sustainably made. “I don’t think that putting someone’s face on something sells a bad product,” says Styles firmly. “The product has to be good, and I think our product is good.”The lustrous finish of the plant-based nail polish was created to mimic the iridescence of pearls (a string around his neck being one of the star’s signature flourishes). Styles and his team have created the Pleasing line with the lightest possible footprint in mind, using post-consumer plastics and compostable paper printed with bio-sourced inks. “We also totally understand that we are putting more product into the world, so if we’re gonna do that, then we have to do it the right way,” says Styles, his hand gestures showing off a marigold and optic white manicure.“I also think that what this can become is so much more than just products you can buy. I think it’s about giving, and giving back. I am blessed to have fans who are so supportive of me, who believe in freedom and who have created this safe space for each other. Pleasing is really for them. That feeling of community is kind of what we would like Pleasing to (reflect).” Styles is transparent about his approach to Pleasing. Business and money-making aside, he wants to build a platform that can put ideas, creativity and empathy front and centre. “I think we have an opportunity to make something really cool, a company that operates in a completely different way,” he says. “I think the true DNA of Pleasing is about working with talented people who might not necessarily have the light shone on them, and collaborating.” A humanistic approach to a beauty company is a novel idea, though a complicated one. Can a modern beauty brand really ask you to come-as-you-are and buy into the added extras? Styles doesn’t seem put off by the challenge. “As humans, we are always changing we’re always learning new stuff and I don’t know why a company can’t operate from that same kind of standpoint.” It’s a venture that leaves Styles, whose public persona has been carefully and sensibly guarded, open in a way that he hasn’t been before. “We’re Pleasing and we’re not perfect, and we are always gonna be trying to learn to do better,” he admits. “Do I have any idea where Pleasing will be in five years? No. Obviously I have an idea of what I

would like us to be aiming at, but honestly, I don’t know. That’s what makes it exciting to me.” I ask him when he feels his most beautiful. “I don’t think being beautiful or feeling beautiful is about looking good. When people are happy and glowing, they’re radiating. And that’s what I think the products do, it’s about helping you feel beautiful.” He pauses thoughtfully, and repeats my question back to me, “Hmm, when do I feel my most beautiful? I would say internally, when I’ve finished meditating or something… Or maybe when I’m asleep!” he giggles. HOME I comment, more than once, on how at peace Styles, whose every move is writ large on the internet, seems. What he takes from his glam-rock icons (Prince, Freddie Mercury, Elvis Presley), he grounds in his everyday-ness. He’s never let his stardom eclipse his need for normalcy. “I read The Architecture of Happiness by Alain de Botton, and there’s a chapter where he talks about the idea of emptiness being more important than fullness,” he says. “How a lot of things can be really distracting, especially in the home. I think about the space that I want around me; I need it to be calm.” “You know, I read another book by Jon Ronson called So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed,” continues Styles. “It got me thinking, for a long time, about how scared I was of saying or doing the wrong thing, and how much trouble that would get me in. I was still growing up, making mistakes. I’m not ashamed of those things any more. I’ve seen sub- conscious changes in a lot of places in my life.” Just as he’s trying to imagine what a beauty brand can mean for a younger generation, he’s also looking at the future possibilities of pop music, albeit starting from a clean slate. On the precipice of his Saturn’s Return (Styles turns 28 in February), he seems ready to enter a new, risk-taking and career-defining chapter. “I have unlocked an ability to be myself completely, unapologetically,” he says with conviction. “I started only listening to classical music because it felt like it gave me a blank canvas to work from. So I wasn’t hearing things I would then be referencing. I think that so much creativity comes from my boredom and giving myself the chance not to be distracted by things. I’m the most human I’ve felt in a long time, for sure.” Observing Styles in his different guises – heartthrob, musician, business owner, friend – the character that defines him now, more than ever, is himself. “I sometimes feel like I’m supposed to be floating on this cloud of success and happiness, and obviously that’s not how it works,” he muses. “I think through my own sense of self and personal journey, I am realising that happiness isn’t this kind of end state.” And just as Dorothy clicks her heels to return home in The Wizard of Oz, when Styles speaks about his journey from then to now, and everything the horizon could hold, it’s almost as if he is coming home.

- Via Dazed. (15 November 2021)

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FINAL Met Gala List by Me

These are the celebrities I would invite and would not invite if I was in charge of the list. As of 2018, Anna stated that celebrities below the age of 18 are not allowed to attend, and I say that because there are three film stars who are below 18 that I would love to invite but cannot. Now, without further ado... the list.

The first 200 celebrities attending are...

Anya Taylor-Joy

Zendaya

Sadie Sink

Elle Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Margot Robbie

AnnaSophia Robb

Sarah Hyland

Lily Collins

Madelaine Petsch

Camila Mendes

Saoirse Ronan

Melissa McCarthy

Florence Pugh

Rebecca Ferguson

Halle Berry

Keke Palmer

Miranda Cosgrove

Madison Pettis

Sadie Sink

Awkwafina

Amy Adams

Jessica Alba

Jessica Chastain

Phillipa Soo

Lupita Nyong’o

Gal Gadot

Anna Kendrick

Blake Lively

Jessica Biel

Ariel Winter

Winona Ryder

Zoe Saldana

Charlize Theron

Natalia Dyer

Nicole Kidman

Emilia Clarke

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Idina Menzel

Viola Davis

Emily Blunt

Sofía Vergara

Meryl Streep

Anne Hathaway

Amanda Seyfried

Constance Wu

Elizabeth Olsen

Ana de Armas

Karen Gillan

Beanie Feldstein

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Hugh Jackman

Daveed Diggs

Jared Leto

Finn Wolfhard

Tom Holland

James McAvoy

Leslie Odom Jr.

Regé-Jean Page

Ryan Reynolds

Chris Hemsworth

KJ Apa

Idris Elba

David Harbour

Caleb McLaughlin

Bill Skarsgård

Alexander Skarsgård

John Krasinski

Stanley Tucci

Charlie Heaton

Robert Downey Jr.

Taron Egerton

Selena Gomez

Ariana Grande

Beyoncé

Rihanna

Halle Bailey

Chloe Bailey

Alessia Cara 

Alicia Keys

Céline Dion

Taylor Swift

Lady Gaga

Ciara

Cassie

Elton John

The Weeknd

Lily-Rose Depp

Cara Delevingne

Taylor Hill

Elsa Hosk

Josephine Skriver

Romee Strijd

Jasmine Tookes

Lais Ribeiro

Sara Sampaio

Heidi Klum (does she even still model?)

Candice Swanepoel

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Behati Prinsloo

Miranda Kerr

Adut Akech

Paloma Elsesser

Kaia Gerber

Adriana Lima

Alessandra Ambrosio

Gisele Bündchen

Valentina Sampaio

Karlie Kloss (does she even still model?)

Gigi Hadid

Bella Hadid

Kendall Jenner

Lily Aldridge

Soo Joo Park

Paris Jackson

Daphne Groeneveld

Blanca Padilla 

Sophie Turner 

Nick Jonas

Jennifer Lopez 

Billie Eilish 

Billy Porter 

Zoë Kravitz

Tiffany Haddish 

Dakota Johnson 

Kerry Washington 

Mindy Kaling 

Donatella Versace 

Anna Wintour 

Vera Wang 

Tory Burch 

Benedict Cumberbatch 

Serena Williams 

Kasey Musgraves 

Katy Perry 

Frank Ocean 

Julianne Moore 

Michael B. Jordan 

Jordan Peele 

Janelle Monáe 

Ashley Graham 

Mary-Kate Olsen 

Ashley Olsen 

Jennifer Connelly

Irina Shayk

Diane von Furstenberg

Gabrielle Union-Wade 

Jeremy Scott (designer for Moschino)

Katie Holmes

Emily Ratajkowski 

Gwen Stefani 

Julia Garner

Angelina Jolie

Alicia Vikander

Lizzo

Adwoa Aboh

Jourdan Dunn

RuPaul

Solange Knowles

Billie Lourd

Daisy Ridley

John Boyega

Emma Stone

Bri Larson

Rita Ora

Dua Lipa

Naomi Scott

Law Roach

Kate Moss

Victoria Beckham

David Beckham

Mila Kunis

Natalie Portman

Zoey Deutch

Halsey

Michelle Williams

Kiernan Shipka

Rachel McAdams

Florence Welch

Danielle Bernstein (@weworewhat on Instagram)

Grace Elizabeth

Joey King

Dan Stevens

Christian Siriano

Jeremy Scott

Alessandro Michele (designer for Gucci)

Miuccia Prada

Elie Saab

Iris Van Herpen

Han Chong (designer for Self-Portrait)

Maria Grazia Chiuri (designer for Christian Dior)

Anthony Vaccarello (designer for Saint Laurent)

Silvia Ventura Fendi

Giambattista Valli

Zuhair Murad

Virginie Viard (designer for Chanel)

Ben Affleck

Elaine Welteroth

Nina Garcia

Imaan Hammam

A boyfriend, wife, etc. is allowed as a +1 for the attendees.

Now, here is who I would NOT invite:

Justin Bieber

Hailey Baldwin

Cole Sprouse

Lili Reinhart

Kim Kardashian

Khloé Kardashian

Kriss Jenner

Caitlyn Jenner

Kylie Jenner

Emma Chamberlain

Addison Rae

Charlie D'Amelio (she’s a minor anyhow, but even if she was 18 or older, she still doesn’t deserve to be invited. 😊)

Dixie D'Amelio

James Charles

Cardi B

Nicki Minaj

Miley Cyrus

Priyanka Chopra

Jeffree Star

ALL social media influencers (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram)

Lena Dunham

Pharrell Williams

Chrissy Teigen

Kanye West

Demi Lovato

Doutzen Kroes

Ezra Miller

Winnie Harlow

Chloë Grace Moretz

Johnny Depp

Amber Heard

Armie Hammer

Kristen Stewart

Travis Scott

Emma Roberts

Tom Cruise

Olivia Rodrigo

Hailee Steinfeld

Henry Cavill

Alida Morberg (Bill Skarsgård’s problematic "girlfriend")

David Dobrik

Madison Beer

Domenico Dolce

Stefano Gabbana

Dove Cameron

Sabrina Carpenter

Lil Nas X

Harry Styles

Olivia Wilde

Alexander Wang

Justin Timberlake

Camila Cabello

Shawn Mendes

Madonna

Justin Timberlake

Adam Levine

Sebastian Stan

Alejandra Onieva

This was so fun yet challenging that I might make a part two!

♡ August 26, 2021 September 3, 2021 ♡

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The animated series adaptation of “The Supernatural Academy” books by Jaymin Eve has been ordered at Peacock, Variety has learned exclusively.

Variety originally reported the series was in the works from 41 Entertainment back in October 2019. The half-hour series will debut on Peacock on Jan. 20, 2022. The first season will consist of 16 episodes.

Like the books, the show chronicles an otherworldly adventure of sisters marked at birth. One twin sister was raised in the Supernatural world, confident and popular. The other was raised in the human world, an offbeat outsider. Now they’re about to be reunited at the Supernatural Academy, and neither one of them is thrilled about it. These adversarial twins will have to learn to get over their differences and trust each other in order to save themselves and save the world.

“It is so incredible to see my original story come to life in this high-quality animation project,” said Eve. “I am so grateful to both Peacock and 41 Entertainment for believing in me and I am sure that all of the fans of the books are anxiously marking January 20th on their diaries.”

Gillian Horvath serves as writer on the adaptation, having developed it for the screen. Allen Bohbot serves as executive producer, with Steve Ball serving as series director. Jody Prouse is the animation director. 41 Entertainment produces with ICON Creative Studio providing animation services. John Majkut composed the original theme songs.

The full voice cast of the show is as follows:

LARISSA DIAS (Supernatural, Falling Skies, Hallmark’s When Calls the Heart) as “Jessa Lebron.” Jessa is a popular Wolf Shifter in her junior year at the Supernatural Academy. She has everything a girl could ever ask for including a supportive father and four best friends with their own unique supernatural skills.

GIGI SAUL GUERRERO (Marvel Super Hero Adventures, Into the Dark: Culture Shock, Super Monsters, Nina’s World) as “Mischa Jackson/Lebron.” Raised by a single mom with a tendency to move from place to place, Mischa has never fit in anywhere. The timid, creative and sweet natured girl transforms after realizing her mother has hidden who she truly is for sixteen years.

VINCENT TONG (Ninjago, Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild, The Dragon Prince) as “Maximus.” Max is a natural leader as proven through his watchful eye on his younger brother Braxton.

CARDI WONG (Are you Afraid of the Dark?, Supergirl) as “Braxton.” Brax is the lovable, goofy and smooth talker of the group.

SHANNON CHAN-KENT (You, Woke, Good Trouble, Life Sentence) as “Elda Kristov.” Elda is the daughter of the Headmaster of the Supernatural Academy and sees Jessa as her main rival for Queen Bee status.

BETHANY BROWN (Charmed, The 100) as “Terra.” Terra is Jessa’s lifelong bestie. Terra’s unique power of sorcery perfectly rounds out the group’s supernatural abilities.

BRIAN DRUMMOND (Mega Man: Fully Charged, The Willoughbys) as “Headmaster Kristov.” Kristov proves himself to be manipulative, villainy, and self-righteous as he plots against the Lebron twins from the moment they are reunited.

BARBARA KOTTMEIER (Supernatural, Motive, Falling for Vermont) as “Lienda Jackson/Lebron.” Lienda is the true definition of a Mother. She is a strong woman who has sacrificed her supernatural ability and a life with one of her twin daughters, solely to protect her family.

ALESSANDRO JULIANI (Battlestar Galactica, The Magicians, Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce, The 100) as “Jonathon Lebron.” As head of the World Council and the Alpha Wolf of the Lebron pack, Jonathon not only has a civic duty but a paternal instinct to save the realms and his daughters.

ALI J EISNER (Fraggle Rock, Gisele’s Big Backyard) as “Jae.” A Faerie whose music has the literal charm to soothe savage beasts and create new life.

DIANA KAARINA (The Hollow, Barbie, My Little Pony, Strawberry Shortcake) as “Santra.” As the new history teacher at Supernatural Academy, Santra is the intelligent, compassionate, and confident guide that students can rely on.

KATHLEEN BARR (Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Johnny Test) as “Yufon.” Yufon is a powerful and stern member of the World Council.

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"metropolis", di fritz lang: nuova sonorizzazione, maggio 2023

Produzione Edison Studio 2023  nuova colonna sonora elettroacustica per il film METROPOLIS   (1927) di Fritz Lang versione restaurata del 2010, durata 148 minuti creata ed eseguita dal vivo da Edison Studio compositori – esecutori Mauro Cardi, Luigi Ceccarelli, Alessandro Cipriani, Vincenzo Core, Andrea Veneri con il contributo vocale di Anna Clementi e di Martin Figura, Eric Moser, Marco Noia,…

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Music tag game! Tagged by @riverdaledreaming, @cherryliqueurkinks,

rules: you can usually tell a lot about a person by the type of music they listen to! put your playlist on shuffle and list the first 10 songs, then tag 10 people

1. Are you gonna be my girl? by Jet (I've actually been wanting to write a fic about this one, like, an actual one-shot story. Who knows if and when it will happen.)

2. Brandi (You're a Fine Girl) by Looking Glass

3. New Horizons by Flyleaf

4. Jump in the Line by Harry Belafonte

5. World Town by M.I.A.

6. Disparate Youth by Santigold (thanks to Riverdale for introducing this artist)

7. Bad At Love by Halsey

8. Your Song cover by Ewan McGregor & Alessandro Safina, from the MOULIN ROUGE soundtrack

9. Supermassive Black Hole by Muse

10. I Like It by Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin

This is the most random assortment of music genres I think, lol but hopefully y'all had a good time reading them.  Basically I can like anything I guess

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The biggest night in fashion has arrived — and this year may well be a contender for the most playful, absurd and opulent red carpet in Met Gala history.

About 550 people were expected to attend this year's fundraiser, according to The New York Times. The theme is "Camp: Notes on Fashion," in part a nod to the 1964 essay by Susan Sontag.

If you're unfamiliar with camp, think less about hiking boots and tentpoles (though, in fairness, showing up in that could be very camp) — and much more about Lady Gaga having three outfit reveals on the pink carpet, while wheeling around a pink champagne wagon.

Or actor Billy Porter, donning a golden catsuit, being carried out on a gold-trimmed litter by six shirtless men wearing golden pants. And then casually revealing that his catsuit also has 10-foot golden wings.

Along with Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour, co-chairs of the event include Lady Gaga, tennis star Serena Williams, singer Harry Styles and Gucci's Alessandro Michele.

2019 Met Gala: Lady Gaga, Billy Porter Bring Camp To The Red Carpet

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A Look Back at the Best Fashion Moments in Met Gala History

Mention the first Monday in May to any fashion lover and they’ll immediately know what you’re talking about. Each year, the star-studded Met Gala takes place on this date, in partnership with The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and brings with it some of the most incredible fashion looks we’ll see in the year. From larger-than-life ballgowns to radical suits, there’s no limit on self-expression on style. However, today looks a little different as this year’s Met Gala –  to be themed About Time: Fashion and Duration – has been postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So instead, we took a look back at the event’s archives to relive some of its most memorable moments. Ahead, see 62 of the best Met Gala looks of all time.

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Lizzo in custom Marc Jacobs

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Billy Porter in The Blonds and Baz Luhrmann in Prada

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Celine Dion in Oscar de la Renta gown and Noel Stewart headpiece, Law Roach, and Zendaya

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Michael B. Jordan in Coach, Cara Delevingne in Dior and Jared Leto in Gucci

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Lena Waithe in custom Pyer Moss and Kerby Jean-Raymond in custom Pyer Moss

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Cardi B in Thom Browne

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Kim Kardashian West in Thierry Mugler, Jennifer Lopez in Versace, Kylie Jenner in Versace, and Kendall Jenner in Versace

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Ciara in Peter Dundas

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Darren Criss in Balmain

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Awkwafina in Altuzarra

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Laverne Cox in Christian Siriano

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez in Versace

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell

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2019 – Camp: Notes On Fashion

Harry Styles in Gucci and Alessandro Michele

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Katy Perry in custom Versace

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Lana del Rey in Gucci and Jared Leto in Gucci

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Rihanna in Maison Margiela

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Madonna in Jean Paul Gaultier

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Jasmine Sanders in custom H&M

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2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion & The Catholic Imagination

Cynthia Erivo in custom Valentino

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2017 – Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between

Ashley Graham in custom H&M

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2017 – Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between

Blake Lively in Atelier Versace and Ryan Reynolds

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2017 – Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between

Zendaya in Dolce & Gabbana

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2017 – Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between

Cara Delevingne in Chanel

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2016 – Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology

Lupita Nyong’o in Calvin Klein

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2016 – Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology

Florence Welch in Gucci

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2016 – Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology

Kanye West in Balmain (jacket) and Fear Of God (jeans)

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2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Grace Coddington

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2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Kim Kardashian West in Roberto Cavalli

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2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Beyoncé in custom Givenchy

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2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Rihanna in Guo Pei

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2015 – China: Through The Looking Glass

Katy Perry in Moschino

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2014 – Charles James: Beyond Fashion

Lupita Nyong’o in Prada

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2014 – Charles James: Beyond Fashion

Mary-Kate Olsen in vintage Chanel and Ashley Olsen in vintage Gianfranco Ferré

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2013 – PUNK: Chaos To Couture

Kerry Washington

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2012 – Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations

Karolina Kurkova

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2011 – Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Beyoncé in Emilio Pucci

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2011 – Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Blake Lively

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2011 – Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Naomi Campbell in Alexander McQueen

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2010 – American Woman: Fashioning A National Identity

Jessica Alba in Sophie Theallet for Gap

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2008 – Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy

Anna Wintour in Chanel

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2007 – Poiret: King of Fashion

Jennifer Lopez

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2006 – AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion

Victoria Beckham in Roland Mouret

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2005 – The House of Chanelves

Rolf Snoeren, Karolina Kurkova in Chanel, Viktor Horsting

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2004 – Dangerous Liaisons: Fashion And Furniture In The 18th Century

Scarlett Johansson in Calvin Klein

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2003 – Goddess: The Classical Mode

David Bowie and Iman

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1999 – Rock Style

John Galliano

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1999 – Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

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1999 – Rock Style

Whitney Houston in Dolce & Gabbana and Bobby Brown

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1997 – Gianni Versace

Iman and Ferré Gianfranco

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1997 – Gianni Versace

John Galliano

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1997 – Gianni Versace

Salma Hayek in Versace

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1996 – Christian Dior

Donatella Versace and Gianni Versace

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1995 – Haute Couture

Naomi Campbell

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1994 – Orientalism: Visions of the East in Western Dress

Iris Love

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1990 – Théâtre de la Mode: Fashion Dolls: The Survival of Haute Couture

Naomi Campbell and Francesco Scavullo

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1985 Costumes of Royal India

Cher and Bob Mackie

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1981 – The 18th Century Woman

Diana Ross

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1981 – The Eighteenth Century Woman

Calvin Klein and Iman

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1979 – Fashions of The Hapsburg Era

Jackie Onassis

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1974 – Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design

Anthony Perkins, Berry Berenson and Marisa Berenson

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1974 – Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design

Cher in Bob Mackie

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Halloween mix time!!!!

ILLUSIONS XVIII

"BLACK PORTAL"

Eighteenth mix in the #ILLUSIONS mix series, Recorded for Halloween 2019 mixed by cutups

dark echos from obsidian pools and blackened portals

More info: www.facebook.com/illvsions hauntedshit.com/events/illusions/ blog.cutupsmethod.com www.youtube.com/channel/UCfmg3--e3YSsMhiJO3SOmtA

Tracklist: Ossa Coronata - Ghosts Dragging A Corpse Badass Wolf Shirt - Candle For The Devil (@badasswolfshirt) Belief Defect - Disembarking Horizons (@beliefdefect) Alex & Toyko Rose - Strngr (@alexofficialuk) Aspect - Stand Clear (@aspectog) Overlook - Sleight of Hand (@osirismusic-uk) Slasher Dave - Detroit 1984 (The Night Before) (@user-810080733) Mega Drive - Terror Eyes (@megadrivemusic) Sidewalks and Skeletons - Alice Practice (@jakeleeismyname) FacexHugger - Neon Death (@facexhugger) Estado Critico - Don't Care About Anything (@metamoto) Cardinal & Nun - Your Bones (@cardinalandnun) Diasiva - Meson (@diasiva) Flesh - Heresy (@fleshhorrornoisebeat) HlfMssd - Delusion (@half-massed) Wolf Arm - Wire Veins (@wolf-arm) VHS Glitch - Until The Last Drop of Blood (@vhs-glitch) Neud Photo - Suspicion (@neudphoto) Autumns - Notice Me (@autumns) We Are Magonia - Electric Guillotine (@wearemagonia) Neuromancer - Apollo (@user-249970150) Broken English Club - Vermin (@brokenenglishclub) Aemit - Devourer (@aemitofficial @fleisch-berlin) Multiple Man - High On The Hog (@multipleman) Magnified Desire - Dead Flowers (@magnifieddesire) Alessandro Adriani & Michel Amato - The Language of Numbers (@alessandro-adriani-mnq) Catharsis - Perception Through the Circle Reka - Diving The Innermost (@rebeca) Ye Gods - Becoming (@antonmaiof) Badass Wolf Shirt - Julia II Redemption - Embrace (@rdmptnmusic) Zomb - Celestial (@xxxxzomb) R@ - Cardi (@plasmaabuse) W/Out - They Saw Us Living There (@thisiswithout) Pearl White - Solflare (w/ Niteboi) (@pearlywhite) Yamo - Gemini Dotmpeg - Chronos (@dotmpeg) Deadcrow - Interlinked (@deadcrxw) She Past Away - Disko Ankslyete (@shepastaway-music) Silent EM - Don't Crash So Fast (@silentem) Twin Tribes - Fantasmas Witches Rune - Twilight Deadcrow - End World Ainoma - November, 2019 (@lexrif)

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VILLALBA (Caltanissetta) -  Le prime due foto sono di Salvatore Lamia e con le seguenti sono dell’Agriturismo Casale Casba della famiglia La Greca, le ultime quattro foto sono di Alessandro Barcellona.

Sogno a volte di essere vento volare lassù tra terra e cielo rubare tutte le voci che sento cacciare l’afa col suo caldo velo

Sogno a volte non fermarmi mai andare dai monti verso il mare rivedere quant’ ero e amai tutto e tutti, cosi abbracciare

Sogno a volte corse tra i monti sfiorare greggi, profondi dirupi grandi campi e le piccole fonti vigneti, boschi ombrosi e cupi

Sogno cardi dal solare fiorire cicale dall’ossessivo cantare sogno del grano il giallo morire dei cani vagabondi il latrare

Sono un impalpabile amante di questa terra che va all’infinito così posso toccare pur distante ogni mio amor con un mio dito

Non so dove nasce questo amore non so il perché di questo bisogno ma cosi è un sole il mio cuore perciò chiudo gli occhi, e … sogno

I dream sometimes of being windy, fly up there between earth and sky, steal all the voices I hear, chase the heat with its warm veil I dream sometimes never stop, go from the mountains to the sea, review how much I was and loved, everything and everyone so embrace Dream sometimes ran in the mountains, grazing flocks, deep crags, large fields and small spring, vineyards, shady and gloomy woods Dream thistles from the solar bloom, cicadas from the obsessive singing, dream of wheat the yellow fade, of the wandering dogs the barking I am an impalpable lover, of this land that goes to infinity, so I can touch even far away, every love of mine with one of my fingers I do not know where this love is born, I do not know why this is needed, but in this way my heart is like a sun, so I close my eyes, and I dream

[pangeanews]

Che cosa ha ancora da dirci quel godereccio di Plauto, il drammaturgo che amava i pettegolezzi? Guardate l’“Asinaria”: la verve verbale disseziona tutti i nostri vizi

“L’unica differenza tra un santo e un peccatore è che ogni santo ha un passato mentre ogni peccatore ha un futuro”. Oscar Wilde.

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Il passato è passato, ed è un tempo che non torna più. Però poi accade che subentri la curiosità e quei due spiccioli di studi spesi all’Università di Urbino alla fine degli Anni Novanta, specie quando vedi il traguardo finale, specie quando ti rimangono da superare gli esami di latino. La lingua dei padri non è morta, anzi: dipende dai padri che ti sono capitati, e da che storia ti vogliono raccontare.

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Il latinorum è un terreno carsico: ti intimorisce ma poi quando lo calpesti, inevitabilmente ti affascina e ti inghiotte. Di quegli anni mi sono rimaste una manciata di voragini e una perla. Lustrata per bene. “Aulularia” – monografico dell’ultimo esame, “Latino 2” – è un testo verticale, da studiare con attenzione perché scioglie la ruga iniziale cheti si piazza sulla fronte. “Aulularia” è l’ascia del montanaro che si abbatte sul tronco. Scende con forza, precisa come una goccia d’acqua che cerca il suo spazio all’interno di una grotta. E sfascia, affastella, miete.

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Evclio Senex: “Ostende huc manus”. Strobilvs Servvs: “Em tibi, ostendi, eccas”. Evclio: “Video. Age ostende etiam tertiam”. (Euclione: “Mostrami le mani”. Servo: “A te. Ecco, te le ho mostrate”. Euclione: “Vedo. Su, mostrami la terza”).

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Nulla è stato inventato e tutto è già stato scritto: “Aulularia” è più o meno “L’avaro” di Molière (1668) e di Carlo Goldoni (1765) ma con ingredienti più veraci, che ti si piantano tra il palato e gli occhi, e creano sinapsi vibranti.

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Un assaggio è un antipasto che richiede il proseguimento del viaggio, anche a distanza di tempo. E se davvero “saper rivivere con piacere il passato è vivere due volte” (Marziale), la proposta del Plautus Festival 2019 ricolma quelle discese verso l’ignoto: qual è l’attualità di un testo scritto oltre 2 mila anni fa? Che effetto può avere oggi la fantasia immaginifica del poeta di Sarsina sugli spettatori di questo secolo? La risposta è racchiusa in un titolo, “Asinaria”, lì dove gli asini ovviamente non sono gli spettatori (forse) ma semplicemente animali inseriti come cardi o qualche spezia preziosa nell’humus teatrale dell’opera, utili per avere un pre-testo e dare un nome accattivante alla storia.

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“Asinaria” è in prima battuta una nota da imparare per non fare figure barbine: il teatro non è nato con William Shakespeare (non è una battuta: è stata davvero la risposta di un ragazzo in occasione di un esame all’Università) ma affonda le sue radici nell’epoca a.C. (avanti Cristo naturalmente, non Alessandro Carli), più o meno 500 anni prima della nascita di Gesù, in Grecia.

E in questa “Asinaria” che ha debuttato in anteprima a Sarsina il 4 agosto (e che ha visto in scena Giorgio Marchesi, Barbara Abbondanza, Lorenzo Branchetti, Michele Di Giacomo, Camillo Grassi, Alessandro Pieri, Gabriela Praticò, Daniele Romuladi e dagli allievi della Bottega del Teatro “Franco Mescolini” Mattia Bartoletti Stella, Sofia Brigliadori, Laura Caminati, Sara Forlivesi, Maria Giovanna Pasini, Irene Zanchini) ci sono personaggi piuttosto attuali, come ad esempio la bella Fregnadora, una escort d’antan che, come chiarisce bene il nome, non lascia dubbi interpretativi: una “cortigiana” fighetta e tirata che fa perdere la testa a un ragazzo, il giovane Argirippo. Il giovincello, stregato dal fascino e dalle grazie dell’avvenente pulzella, vorrebbe tenerla tutta per sé e giacere con lei non una ma mille e mille volte ma non ha i soldi per farlo e così viene aiutato dal padre Demeneto (che probabilmente nella sua vita ha già pagato per scopare) a condizione però che questi gli conceda una notte d’amore con la ragazza. Ma tra i pretendenti della bella figliuola c’è anche Diavolo, che ha promesso di versare a Cleereta, tenutaria del bordello e madre della ragazza contesa, la somma necessaria per ottenere gli stessi duraturi favori…

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“Un coro di meretrices commenta, contrappunta e accompagna le traversie dei personaggi protagonisti, e che allude nei modi e nelle espressioni alla realtà delle case chiuse dell’Italia del Ventennio, cui anche diversi contributi musicali fanno riferimento” scrive nelle note di regia Gigi Palla.

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La mise en scene funziona egregiamente: allestimento minimalista quindi senza barocchismi e sovrastrutture che appesantiscono (o coprono le falle del testo), alcune battute “piccanti” – ed è questa la forza di Plauto – che sanno ancora far abbassare gli occhi agli spettatori. Non è semplice pudore, questo va detto: la vis verbale e la scrittura di Plauto sono una lama tagliente sulle abitudini, sui vizi e sui difetti del genere umano. Un coltello che affetta, ma per il semplice gusto di scatenare una risata. Un godereccio, il sarsinate, lontano e diverso da Terenzio e dalla sua dimensione psicologica dei personaggi: all’autore piace mostrare al pubblico i lati più festosi e goliardici dell’uomo, i piaceri del corpo. Siamo fatti di carne, e quella carne vuole trovare una forma di soddisfazione appagante. Sia che si tratti di mangiare, di bere o dei piaceri del letto, l’obiettivo è sempre quello di riempirsi la pancia.

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Il coro che introduce alla palliata – che in lontananza accenna al tema delle case chiuse del Ventennio – entra a bordo di un carro, accompagnato dalle note della versione live PFM di “Bocca di rosa” di Fabrizio De André (ma senza parole, solo la musica). Interessante la caratterizzazione data ai personaggi, soprattutto dal punto di vista linguistico: romagnolo, toscano, romanesco su tutti, così piacevole e congeniale alla mise en scene quel tocco di fellinismo nella scelta “fisica” delle prostitute, vagamente “busty”. Qualche chilo in più quindi, ma portato con straordinaria leggerezza.

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“La grande comicità generata dalle commedie di Plauto è prodotta da diversi fattori: un’oculata scelta del lessico, un sapiente utilizzo di espressioni e figure tratte dal quotidiano e una fantasiosa ricerca di situazioni che possano generare l’effetto comico. È grazie all’unione di queste trovate che si ha lo straordinario effetto dell’elemento comico che traspare da ogni gesto e da ogni parola dei personaggi. Questa uniforme presenza di comicità risulta più evidente in corrispondenza di situazioni ad alto contenuto comico. Infatti Plauto si serve di alcuni espedienti per ottenere maggior comicità, solitamente equivoci e scambi di persona. L’autore fa uso anche di espressioni buffe e goliardiche che i vari personaggi molto di frequente pronunciano; oppure usa riferimenti a temi consueti, luoghi comuni, anche tratti dalla vita quotidiana, come il pettegolezzo delle donne. La lingua che usa è composita e formata da elementi eterogenei, quali grecismi, neologismi, arcaismi e sermo familiaris. È presente inoltre l’italum acetum, comicità popolare italica fatta di doppi sensi, allusioni e giochi di parole”.

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Demeneto, il papà di Argirippo, ordina ai suoi due servi Leònida e Lìbano di derubare la moglie Artèmona visto che, da buona matrona, tiene per sé tutto il patrimonio familiare, così da concedere una notte d’amore al figlio con la puttanella. I due servi, spacciandosi per gli amministratori della padrona, riescono a portare a termine il furto ai danni di un mercante che doveva venti mine d’argento ad Artèmona per l’acquisto di alcuni asini (da qui il nome della commedia).

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Forse anche Carlo Collodi ha attinto da Plauto: la scena del gatto e la volpe di “Pinocchio” è già ben descritta in “Asinaria” quando i due servi furbi cercano di avere le 20 mine da un apparente servo romagnolo invornito che alla fine non si va menare per il naso. Collodi ha semplicemente reso meno comico il dialogo.

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Attorno al 211 A.C. – anno in cui gli studiosi collocano la palliata – la Chiesa non era ancora presente in Italia e quindi non poteva lanciare gli anatemi moralistici contro la nazione. È stata questa la fortuna delle opere di Tito Maccio Plauto? Probabilmente no. Sarebbe riduttivo anche se una certa libertà di espressione (e quindi di messa in scena) è stata agevolata dalla religione romana dell’epoca, politeista e caratterizzata dalla razionalità più pratica in cui predominavano i principi utilitaristici.

Nel II Secolo a. C. inoltre Roma mise al bando i Baccanali e il culto dionisiaco. Quindi quasi per contrasto – la privazione aumenta la voglia di proibito – poter vedere a teatro (il luogo dove tutto è consentito) quello che sino a ieri era legittimo si è trasformato, assieme alla immensa capacità dell’autore di “leggere” il suo tempo, in una polveriera straordinaria, capace di richiamare un vasto pubblico.

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I piaceri della vita si trovano anche in alcuni testi di Aristofane, autore filtrato dai professori di greco, preoccupati a non dare in pasto ai giovani adolescenti parole zozze che li possano ormonare. “La pace” per esempio si chiude allora con un komos nuziale condito da lazzi salaci, oscenità e piccanti allusioni. Ne “Le rane” si legge questo dialogo. Ancella: “Ma tu stai scherzando! Non ti lascio andare, sai. E poi… (ammiccando) dentro c’è per te una flautista bellissima e due o tre danzatrici”. Xantia (con interesse): “Come hai detto? Danzatrici?”. Ancella: “Tenerine e appena depilate”.

Non è da meno “Le donne al Parlamento” dove le protagoniste decidono di tentare di convincere gli uomini a dar loro il controllo di Atene, perché in grado di governare meglio di loro. Le donne, camuffate da uomini, si insinuano nell’assemblea e votano il provvedimento. Una volta al potere, deliberano che tutti i possedimenti e il denaro vengano messi in comune per essere amministrati saggiamente dalle donne. Questo vale anche per i rapporti sessuali: le donne potranno andare a letto e fare figli con chiunque loro vogliano. Tuttavia, siccome questo potrebbe favorire le persone fisicamente belle, si decide anche che ogni uomo, prima di andare con una donna bella, sia tenuto ad andare con quelle brutte, e viceversa. Queste delibere però creano una situazione assurda e paradossale: verso la fine della commedia, un giovane confuso e spaventato si ritrova conteso fra tre ripugnanti megere che litigano per assicurarsi i suoi favori.

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“Asinaria” è la conferma della poetica di Plauto: tempi stretti e battute a fulmicotone, immediate e capaci di scatenare la risata grassa e immediata. Quello che viene detto è quello che l’autore vuole dire. Il tema principale attorno cui ruotano le vicende da lui trattate, il vizio, non è fine a se stesso: è un elemento occasionale volto alla costruzione della scena comica. Plauto è un maestro dei doppi sensi, i giochi di parole, i neologismi, le esagerazioni, le metafore. Ricorre volentieri a dialoghi forsennati e a botta e risposta di insulti. Non vuole lanciare messaggi morali: il suo scopo è di divertire il pubblico, e ci riesce.

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Strano, oggi, parlare di “teatro di parola” quando la drammaturgia contemporanea si sposta sempre più verso le performance. Bizzarro e stridente scrivere di “pubblico numeroso” quando l’azione nuova chiede spettatori contati. Eppure il teatro è esattamente questo: qualcosa per qualcuno. E “Asinaria” lo chiarisce alla perfezione: c’è una storia che si capisce. C’è una trama che è chiara e fruibile a tutti e non a solo a quei pochi eletti che appartengono all’intellighenzia teatrale 4.0, penne da tastiera pronte a scrivere che un micromovimento o un gioco di luci particolare colto solo da chi ha uno sguardo educato ha un effetto evocativo che sottende e rappresenta il chiavistello d’ingresso al mistero oscuro della mente dell’autore.

Cazzate. Vado a teatro e voglio vedere qualcosa, e soprattutto voglio comprendere quello che avviene. Se una storia non arriva in platea è una storia che non merita di essere rappresentata.

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Un raglio cristallino, ieri come oggi. Anzi, forse oggi ancora più acuto e ficcante.

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Sipario.

Alessandro Carli

*In copertina: il nostro critico teatrale promuove, lingua al vento, “la meraviglia del teatro classico”

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