#exotica

[dadaonice]

Siouxsie Sioux graffiti in Bogotá, Colombia.

[mochatears]

HELLO CATS TUMBLR!! Is anyone still here? I got back into Cats last weekend, isn’t that fun? It’s been like three years!!

Here’s 1) my repeated attempts to find a Misto design I liked, 2) redesigns (?) of the trash puppet versions of Jerrie and Teazer, and (3) a bunch of doodles of non-replica productions I enjoy.

Please send me your fave non-replica designs, I want to draw them.

[exoticas-latinas]

[atomic-raunch]

Getting tropical with Bob Hope and Jayne Mansfield

[demoralised]

Porsche 964 Turbo

[haveyouheardthisband]

[phonographica]

Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki & Tatsuro Yamashita - Pacific (1978)

[thecreativemillennial]

Johnny Rotten and Siouxsie Sioux

[lucidpast]

Interdimensional Exotica, Crab Hustlers (1994)

[bitter69uk]

Born 102 years ago today: wondrous operatic Peruvian High Empress of Exotica Yma Sumac (née Zoila Emperatriz Chavarri Castillo, 13 September 1922 - 1 November 2008). All these decades later, Sumac’s divine superhuman voice still inspires awe! I revere all of Sumac’s recordings, but Legend of the Sun Virgin (1952) is a particular favourite. Pictured: portrait of gorgeous young Yma Sumac by Peter Stackpole for LIFE magazine (1950).

[roseillith]

EXOTICA (1994) dir. ATOM EGOYAN

[clovenhoofedjester]

jellicle lineups; part 3/4

LETS GO PEOPLE!! LETS GO !! sorry for taking so long to get around to this one !

demeter | 🔒 🍰 🌇

DEETER

ive seen a lot of complaints about demeters design being toned down over the years so i decided to bring some of the bolder design choices back for mine. mullet demeter is REAL now ! honestly i couldve done more w/ their makeup but shhh its ok....

i tried to push the gold in their design by making the eyeshadow really obvious and giving them gold lips. enjoy their lacy dress too... i tried to design something which they could dance comfortably in

demeters newer 3 words (nervous, sensual, secretive) mean everything to me. love them so much. i think theyd be 29 in human years

bombalurina | 🌹 🍓 🛼

so i totally based her hair on that concept art for drag queen bomba. the bob is too cute ! i had a blast doing her design for the most part. i struggled w that makeup and the color of her dress but its ok.

i also tried to give her something she could dance in—just like. imagine the length of the dress a little shorter. im not going back and fixing it

i based her color palette/patterns directly on her concept art because tbh, i dont love blond/ginger bomba ! so black/white/red hair bomba it is

i think she would be 27 in human years

hysperia | 🪴 ⌚ 🍡

this is my version of exotica, renamed hysperia, because i do not love her og name. its not fun. the name hysperia is taken from an ensemble kitten character from the og london production

i also based her design on a multitude of things, asides from her 2 costumes in 98—like some nbq/greycat designs since i feel like that design not becoming a common ensemble character was a waste. A WASTE I TELL YOU! ive also based her fur length on warsaw victoria because oh my godddd that design is so good. peak

her neck bow is a nod to the 2019 movie... the macavity girls w/ those bow collars. they were onto something there

she would have a much more prominent role than the few times she cameo'd in 98, still retaining the elegant/shy personality she shows in the film. shed be 29 in human years

cassandra | 🪐 ♠️ 🥯

i originally made her makeup a lot closer to her replica designs but decided to go for something a little different based on a makeup look i saw on pinterest LOL. so like. enjoy her slight earthy gothic vibes. i also didnt struggled too much on her outfit since i came into this knowing that i wanted her to be wearing something formfitting and bejeweled. a little circus-y too

more people have got to play up her disdainfulness. she'd be 26 in human years

alonzo | 🎹 🍢 🎳

once again, another design pretty similar to his standard replica one. i just tried to make the black patch on his face a little greyer and with some white detailing. because tbh every alonzo with white mascara makes me go crazy its so cute

i also tried to make his head fur/bangs a little distinctive—inspired by a random pic from a production i dont know the name of

enjoy his little cute fit too. pinklonzo. pastelonzo

that one gif of him pantomiming eating a playing card IS canon to me. he'd be 28 in human years

munkustrap | 📼 🥧🎙

verrrry similar to standard replica munks makeup-wise ! however, fur wise.... say hi to mulletstrap. to manestrap. 2 me he is tuggers brother so he gets that. i have no justification for the mullet other than idk, looks good, is funny, and the oslo 1985 production was right to give him one. also he and demeter can match now

i do like when theyre seen as something of a prince... so say hi to the gothenburg and opera populaire-esque epaulettes. theyre cayoot. they also get warsaw munks Big Pant Vibes

give this man a break. hed be 30 in human years

macavity | 🔥 🥂 🎯

he was actually one of the first cats i made design notes for when i started hyperfixating on this musical like.... two months ago. i really tried to mix elements from a bunch of different designs 4 him.... and sorry yall hes a deut brother too. im predictable

the manginess, mane, more ginger-y head fur, tugger-ness and the mouth markings from the 2016 revival... the big big hair, white fur and general makeup from his replica design... and the stylings of il sistina mac with the fitted coat. he also gets unique eyelashes like tugger—this time white instead of gold. he also gets that ominous magic cat eye shading

i think he would act a lot like 2019 mac... suave. but also not as dorky and desperate as he is in that movie LOL. he'd be 33 in human years

ONLY ONE MORE LEFT..... THE OLDIES........ MAYBE... I MIGHT MAKE DESIGNS FOR SOME OF THE SWINGS TOO LOL

[mochatears]

Today, I have spent way too much time watching and rewatching that one Cats Gothenburg video that actually has more than two pixels! So I bring you the fruits of my labour: my attempt at labelling most of the cats!

Most of the characters who have portraits from the 2009 Cirkus Stockholm are easy enough, although some of their designs changed slightly between productions. When you do that, the names you’re left with are: Agustus, Etcetera, Moses, Plato, Savannah, Tintomara, and Victor. (Note: Isis also has a portrait from 2009, but isn’t pictured in this particular lineup. We have one extra male ensemble). Macavity doesn’t have a portrait, as his ensemble character, Quaxo, gets one instead, but it’s pretty easy to identify him during the curtain call based on what we can see from his appearance during the fight.

More under the cut. I have loads of poor quality pictures so this is gonna require a few reblogs, bear with me!!

I’m gonna start with some of the confirmed cats, since I’ve seen a bit of confusion while looking through the entire Gothenburg tag on here!!

This cat is Pouncival!

His makeup in the Gothenburg production seems to have looked like this though:

I kinda prefer it!

This cat is Electra

This cat is Tumblebrutus!

And the cat behind him is Exotica!

She seems to have been a kitten in this production, and took over Etcetera’s squealing in the Rum Tum Tugger. I really love her design 🥰

These portraits are from the website of, I think, the group responsible for the production. It’s no longer a working page, but I double checked on the wayback machine and the names all match so I think these are indeed the correct cats! I suppose their names could have been switched around between productions, but there’s really no way to know if that’s the case.

[exoticas-latinas]

[atomic-raunch]

Christine Carter

[filmaticbby]

Exotica (1994) dir. Atom Egoyan