#batb sweden

[musicals-in-sweden]

Production photos (Part 2) from Skönheten och odjuret (Beauty and the beast)

Malmö Opera, Malmö - 2019-2020.

Photography by Katja Tauberman and Jonas Persson

[veilingofthesun]

MUSICAL APPRECIATION WEEK 2021

A collaboration between @veilingofthesun and @askyfullofcomets celebrating musicals in Sweden

NOVEMBER 5th- DAY 5 Favourite technical aspect: Lighting design

[crazymusicgeek]

I'm starting to see a pattern here. Both of my favorite dubs from the most recent live-action Disney musicals are in Swedish. HOW DOES SWEDEN GET SUCH GOOD SINGERS?! TELL US YOUR SECRETS!!!

[marzipanandminutiae]

If Disney’s beauty and the beast took place in the Edwardian era, what would the characters would be wearing?

Oooh. This is going to be fun. Long, image-heavy post ahead.

So going chronologically, let’s start with the young prince. I like the live-action remake’s idea of not putting an age limit on the curse or a specific amount of time that’s passed since it was set, so he’s an adult from the beginning.

He’s a prince, and I’m picturing him as sort of a fast-living type who doesn’t take his responsibilities seriously. Hence, very high fashion for...let’s say 1903.

(Like the young man on the far right in this fashion plate, c. 1902-03)

I picture the enchantress looking kind of Art Nouveau, like the original illustrations of Glinda from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900):

(Okay, minus the hearts. A bit more imposing. But you get the idea.)

Jumping ahead, we meet Belle in the village: a young woman of 21 keeping house for her widowed, middle-class clockmaker father. Probably wearing something along the “sensible wool skirt and plain shirtwaist” line, with a little hat for her walk to the bookshop.

(Middle-class women, early 1900s. I’m imagining Belle’s skirt being a dark blue and her shirtwaist, white.)

(A girl walking in London, 1905. Possibly rather younger than Belle, given the length of her skirt, but it gives  you an idea combined with the other picture.)

This picture gives me Big Maurice Energy:

(Pinterest, why do you hate sourcing images? Anyway. Still. Maybe with the jacket off and his sleeves rolled up when he’s working at home.)

Gaston wears hunting clothes all the time. Nothing else. Does he even own other clothing?  Probably not.

(”Self-Portrait in Hunting Kit.” Brian Hatton, 1903.)

Jumping around to the interesting bits, I picture the Beast in very rough wool or linen trousers like in his first scenes in the original movie. When he starts warming up to Belle, he makes the effort to wear full suits again. Possibly more like the Maurice picture than the evening-wear I put the Prince in, at least for everyday.

Belle’s dresses in the palace are obviously more luxurious and fancy. 

(Afternoon dress by Jacques Doucet, c. 1903. From the Met Museum.)

(Afternoon dress c. 1900. From the Galleria del Costume di Palazzo Pitti.)

And of course, the big one: Belle’s ball gown.

(”Wait, Marzi, that looks a lot like-” YES BUT IT WORKS IN 1903. Also those designs are hand-stitched satin cord and silk chenille thread, not glitter glue. The “Oak Leaf Dress” by Charles Frederick Worth.)

What is the Beast wearing, you ask?

(Womp womp. It’s really hard to make early 1900s menswear exciting and fantastical. Probably why an illustrated BatB from the time period would have put the characters in generic Medievaissance clothes.)

And finally, the wedding scene, which is not in the animated movie but which I’m shoehorning in anyway. Belle:

(Ethel Dalzeil on her wedding day, 1908. So it’s a little bit later, but I adore this dress. Sue me.)

And Prince Adam:

(Prince Gustav Adolph of Sweden, on the occasion of his wedding to Princess Margaret of Connaught. 1905.)

I’ve covered just the main characters who don’t spend most of the movie as furniture here, hence the lack of ideas about the triplets and the servants once they turned back at the end. If I went over everyone, this post would be even longer than it already is. But those are the Big Deal Costumes(TM), as I’d imagine them!

[morethedifferentmorethebetter]

These gorgeous princess pins from @heartoftefitico arrived today!!! They are so pretty & glittery! 😍😍😍💛💜💚 #heartoftefitico #disneypins #disneyprincess #belle #rapunzel #pocahontas #glitter #disneyprincessinspiredpins #batb #beautyandthebeast #tangled #disney (på/i Stockholm, Sweden)

[awesomeotherblog]

MIA

Sorry I'm writing MIA - I have all these ideas floating in my head but I have my brother's wedding this coming Saturday, a huge work project I'm trying to finish, an interview for a new position tomorrow, and I'm leaving for Sweden on Sunday. Needless to say, I'm a bit overwhelmed with life things. But I plan on writing to my hearts content while I'm in Sweden for the rest of May :) Until then everyone go check out @je-suis-em-jee, @redpensandgreenarrows, and @dereksprettyboy for all the fun BATB things. And anyone else I'm forgetting.

[musicals-in-sweden]

Production photos (Part 1) from Skönheten och odjuret (Beauty and the beast)

Malmö Opera, Malmö - 2019-2020.

Photography by Katja Tauberman and Jonas Persson

[musicals-in-sweden]

Production photos (Part 3) from Skönheten och odjuret (Beauty and the beast)

Malmö Opera, Malmö - 2019-2020.

Photography by Katja Tauberman and Jonas Persson

[musicals-in-sweden]

Production photos (Part 4) from Skönheten och odjuret (Beauty and the beast)

Malmö Opera, Malmö - 2019-2020.

Photography by Katja Tauberman and Jonas Persson

[musicals-in-sweden]

Trailer for Skönheten och odjuret (Beauty and the beast) - Malmö Opera, 2019-2020.

[musicals-in-sweden]

Trailer number 2 for Skönheten och odjuret (Beauty and the beast) - Malmö Opera, 2019-2020.

[veilingofthesun]

MUSICAL APPRECIATION WEEK 2021

A collaboration between @veilingofthesun and @askyfullofcomets celebrating musicals in Sweden

NOVEMBER 7th- DAY 7 Free Choice:

Michael Jansson appreciation - Every role we have seen Michael play

[veilingofthesun]

Women in Swedish musical theatre - Part 2 of ?

Part 1

[musicals-in-sweden]

Rehearsal videos from Malmö Operas 2019-2020 production of Skönheten och odjuret (Beauty and the beast)

[morethedifferentmorethebetter]

Princess Power!!! 💝👸💖👑👗 #disneypins #castlesandconfetti #snowwhite #cinderella #aurora #ariel #belle #jasmine #elsa #anna #snowwhiteandthesevendwarfs #sleepingbeauty #thelittlemermaid #tlm #beautyandthebeast #batb #aladdin #frozen #askungen #törnrosa #denlillasjöjungfrun #skönhetenochodjuret #frost #magicmail #magicmailmonday (på/i Stockholm, Sweden)

[morethedifferentmorethebetter]

The flamboyant, elegant, charming Lumiere is queer, right? Right. I read him as bi or pan (he and Cogsworth definitely argue like an old married couple). 💛🕯️ Day 5 of #boundingwithpride is Yellow (but I also added some gold because sparkles). ✨ #lumiere #beautyandthebeast #batb #goldoutfit #lipstick #hat #disneystyle #disneybound #disneybounder #disneyboundchallenge #pridemonth #nofilter #yellowoutfit #queer (på/i Stockholm, Sweden) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQhEKt1BPWk/?utm_medium=tumblr