#performance roles

[manny-jacinto]

legend 🙌

[onionowt]

I thought about this for a long time

[kerosene-in-a-blender]

The conversation between Dorian and Orym this episode was incredible, and I especially like how true to their characters it was both in terms of how they eventually admitted their feelings for each other and why neither broached the subject before this point.

Orym is straightforward and practical and grounded, and after he admits he's been keeping something from Dorian, he comes right out and says it. "I have feelings for you." Dorian, in contrast, ever the bard and performer, tells a story. He talks about how Orym is the reason he's with Bells Hells and he's always been the reason he is. He talks about never having felt this way before about anyone and maybe that's because Orym's is "the first beautiful, kind face [he's] ever seen." He's not nearly as direct as Orym, but the feelings and emotions are just as clear in the way he talks to and about him.

Both also make it clear in this conversation why they've held back in admitting they love the other. Orym, who's been expected and acting as Bells Hells only sane person and moral anchor for pretty much the entire time the Hells have been together, was swallowing his feelings because he didn't want to burden Dorian with something he assumed wasn't reciprocated. Especially after Dorian came back having clearly had a harrowing experience involving the Crownkeepers that ultimately led to his brother's death. Dorian meanwhile, is someone who is constantly anxiously second-guessing himself and is also experiencing all of this for the first time. And thusly he doesn't feel like he can ask anything of a man whom he knows has been widowed and whose husband's murderers they are actively pursuing and opposing. Both have been holding back because there has been so much else going on and they don't want to add another thing to the pile of "shit Dorian/Orym is dealing with". But with the confrontation with Ludinus rapidly approaching and neither's survival guaranteed both finally went, "if not now, when?" and took the leap.

[revvethasmythh]

fjord: if you don’t come underwater with us…..idk maybe you won’t get a cut of the loot, that could happen ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

jester: nott. I understand if you don’t want to come with us, but you saved my life before and I don’t feel as comfortable down there if you aren’t with us

nott: fjord you could learn a thing or two from jester. she looks into people’s hearts, makes them feel seen. and you? you are just a BASTARD MAN

fjord:

fjord:

fjord: I heard there’s a BUTTON FACTORY at the bottom of the ocean—

nott: this fucker

[chilidawgy]

gus fring studiieeesss

[sits-bound]

Bound: Performance in a Leading Role by @madlori

I needed something nice to focus on to help with election stress (before and after) and so I decided to bind a fic I love. The cover is kind of insane but I love it. I feel like I should point out that I painstakingly moved or rotated each letter just a teeeeeny tiny bit so it would look more like one of those signs. I'm not just sloppy, ha.

It was fun to typeset, especially the chapters that were transcripts of TV interviews. And I just have a fondness for these grungy typewriter fonts.

The endpapers don't really go, but I just felt like the design gave 221B vibes. I just like them, okay?!?

Now I'm looking forward to reading it again! The best part about reading fic as a physical book is that it's harder to get distracted by your phone, and therefore the state of the world.

[fadedkat]

SLAYYY JEFF BLIM

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

wuxia and xianxia aesthetics in chinese costume drama (guzhuang drama) | actor cheng yi 成毅 (real name fu shiqi傅诗淇)

[serpentface]

Faiza performing the Kagnoma Odo (pretty literally 'lion dance'), a weapons dance and one of the more important ritual duties of Odonii priestesses. A relatively new addition to this traditional dance involves the musket as the primary weapon, which is fired mid-twirl into the ground at the climax of the dance. Faiza is experiencing an 'oh fuck' moment because her shot is more than ideally diagonal, but she’s being so cool with it.

This is a wholly ceremonial performance at the onset of the pilgrimage, performed in full regalia and lion skin (of the small, semi-domesticated strain) but no armor. It’s also distinctly a display of political allegiance between the powerful and beloved Odonii priesthood (and its loyal military) with the increasingly reviled and destabilized imperial family, with Faiza prominently wearing a bracelet of the royal serpent, which was gifted (along with the musket) by the usoma Stavis Amanti himself (Usoma is the Wardi word for king, which has been retained in the context of emperors).

The Kagnoma Odo is the ultimate demonstration of the Odonii as an embodiment of the Lion Face of God and living vessel of military might and sovereignty, demonstrating her fitness and proficiency with weapons and as a spiritual unifier for soldiers. It is accompanied by drumming and occurs in stages, running through the three keymost weapons used in war- the spear, the sword, and the musket. The musket is of the most significance, given the weapon has developed a particular esteem as the ultimate embodiment of might and superiority. Assistants (almost always other priestesses, occasionally high ranking soldiers) load and prime the musket to be fired at the climax of the dance, where it is shot into the ground as the priestess leaps out of range of the shot. The firing signals the end of the dance and the rite itself.

While not the utmost exemplar of trigger discipline, only fully inducted and senior (and therefore very thoroughly trained) Odonii are permitted to perform the dance, and injuries during actual performances are quite rare (though are known to occur during training, more than a few Odonii have burns and wounds on their feet).

The most important renditions of this dance are performed upon declarations of war and before battles (in this case, generally done in full armor along with the lion pelt). It is also done during some trainings (while a dance, it is carefully choreographed to include naturalistic maneuvers of the weapons involved and helps soldiers limber up and learn to move their weapons). It is regarded as an impressive and motivating sight and a morale booster, and, seen at a distance, potentially intimidating to enemies.

A special variant of this dance is performed as means of fully incarnating the Odomache, which is done in full nudity with the body covered in the blood of the freshly sacrificed lion and cloaked in its raw pelt (the lion has become the corpse of Odomache in the moment of death, as part of its recreation of God's sacrifice). Her public, full nude appearance once (and only once) in this act is what allows the Lion Face of God to incarnate within her. Those in attendance see the spiritually vulnerable, naked human body obscured with the sanctified and deified blood and cloaked in the sanctified and deified skin. It is a merger of the contradictions of mortality and divinity, the boundaries between the two indistinct in flickering firelight and the flash of musketfire. She is witnessed by her people, dangling in between humanity and divinity and leading them in dance, and and is thus transformed.

[crepes-suzette-373]

My favourite Vinsmoke actors from the One Piece live stage show and Sanji Restaurant in Universal Studios Japan.

That one particular Niji performer does his act so SO good, it's just straight up unhinged madness. He tries to kick away staff members (it's just acting, of course), turned up his nose at fans who were waving at him (the fans love it), and even when just standing and posing he does it in a way where it looks like he's up to bad stuff.

I always joke that it's really just Niji who found a portal to the real world.

Also, this Ichiji always does his gestures with so much intensity and drama, I can usually tell it's him even if the face is blurry or not visible. The other Ichiji actors kind of leans more on a "cool and calm" sort of act, but this guy is just fire 🔥🔥

It could be all just unfortunate timing since Universal forbids the posting of videos. Maybe the other actors actually does dramatic flairs too, but the photos just don't show it, but the impression I got from the photos that were there.

According to the cast list his name is Uno, which is so funny. I know it's just a Japanese surname, but still.

And then Yonji. This one guy is tall and has muscle, so he gets to actually go around showing off and flexing his arms at the visitors. It also makes it 10000x more vibe when he does the "AAAAAAH CUTE GIRLS 😍😍😍" thing (yes, they really do that 😂😂). All the Yonji actors do it, but this guy is the biggest and tallest, so it just looks extra funny (and adorable 💚).

Sanji is Sanji, so there's been like dozens of actors through the years, I can't go through them all. Of the ones I've seen I like this guy the most. They're all so cute, but this one has a really really nice smile. It's just sunshine when I see it ☀️☀️☀️

Reiju is a brand new addition to the performance, but the actresses are all so lovely!!

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[jae-birde]

The Legend of Vox Machina, Season 3 Episode 2

This scene was absolutely beautiful

[zwoftt]

WEEKLY DORYM MOMOS N OTHER STUFF!!! (in no particular order)))

the chemistry between bells hells and the mighty nein is just so good. i had an absolute blast watching

the settle nod orym gives when jester says dorian is “really handsome” when shaking dorian’s hand

”mr. dorian” cad says when calling over to dorian, who looks a little startled at the professional nickname

dorian nodding in agreement to orym’s plan, as he normally does.

the way dorian tries to show off his abs next to beau after orym asks her what her routine is. the laughter afterwards when he gets embarrassed!!!!

jester winning over braius and getting more backstory than anyone else. so golden.

the jealousy of dorian when he sees how many people are in relationships and [not him] because he’s being a scaredy cat

caleb knocking sense into orym. CALEB KNOCKING SENSE INTO ORYM!!!

anybody else think dorian was trying to set up braius and veth really hard just to get him off of orym??

no thoughts just dorian and yasha bonding over music

the nervous glances robbie and liam share when they’re thinking about what to do with their characters …. especially after robbie tried to knock on orym’s door earlier in the episode but it was drowned out by shenanigans

the frantic inspiration dorian gives to braius when he’s painting orym

everyone getting so silent and so excited when dorian knocks on orym’s door. so is liam! his eyes light up immediately!

the whole confession scene was just so, so, so good. so beautifully well done. it made sense for both characters, and honestly so satisfying to see the moment happen after three years of consecutive pining/yearning. dorian giving orym the chance to make his own choices, and orym curling up in dorian’s embrace immediately just to be there,,, “not wanting to spoil the moment”. some of my favorite lines though, “let me comfort you for once,” from dorian; unaware that he WAS[is] in fact orym’s form of comfort but also implying that dorian finds immense comfort in orym, and orym’s “this is okay.” accepting the fact he is in love with dorian, finally, and truly. INTERLOCKING THEIR FINGERS. sound familiar??? something he couldn’t do with will in the vision???? but he instead does it now with dorian????? uuuuuhghhhhghhhhhh …. dorian fantasizing about them before falling asleep to the sound of orym’s breathing,,, orym staying awake longer to once again watch dorian sleep before passing out too.

also the fact the confession scene wasn’t too dramatic but still surprising and amazingly done just makes that feel so much more REAL. like how REAL LIFE confessions would be with highly traumatized people. not even mad they didn’t kiss yet because boy… just—- ugjjjjhh it was so beautiful, so raw. and it was robbie’s first time doing a romance roleplay too!!!

in the cooldown and [from introspection] robbie says dorian is very inexperienced with love and the feeling of it- since he was sheltered for so long; so orym is basically his first love(but dorian is just also super nervous and respectful towards will and orym’s relationship so that explains why he was so careful about expressing himself too.) and liam mentions orym was too shy to do anything himself so that’s why he had his other character go in there and just slap him on the ass because he wanted orym to talk to dorian somehow. which means that both robbie(dorian) and liam(orym) WANTED to have that exact moment between them, BOTH WANTED them to talk. and also the entire cast was fawning over them, matt getting teary eyed and the girls whispering and laughing to each other, sam getting excited himself and tal just smiling like a dork. everyone was just so proud of them!

DORYM NATION HOW ARE WE FEELING FOR NEXT EPISODES??? IM SO EXCITED TO SEE THE AWKWARD LAUGHTER, LOVESICK FLIRTATION AND EVEN MORE FROM OUR FAVORITE BOYS now time to start the cycle again of waiting years for them to kiss (i hope not please god)

[kerosene-in-a-blender]

One of Marisha's great strengths as a performer is that she's completely unafraid to let her characters be wrong. She keeps to their characters and if that brings them into conflict with the party? She leans into it, whether or not their actions are morally correct. That's why her performance at the end of c3e95 was so good. She played Laudna completely in character and sympathetically while still allowing her to be unambiguously in the wrong

[backjustforberena]

Princess Rhaenys + the positions of power that were never hers and yet...

[jaggedjot]

the notion that queer men can be flamboyantly theatrical, perform in drag, even occasionally refer to themselves with female pronouns, and nevertheless willfully uphold and enforce patriarchal norms, would have been a well worn complaint in any given 1970s lesbian collective, and yet

[to-to-karamba]

Where the hell did they find Nick, it feels like he was made in a lab to play the Dawnfather