#romanian national costume

[mr-shimurka]

The best!!! version!!! of Dracula!!!

Dracula should be stinky, messy, shaggy, ragged vampire. He's too slick. Now I'm satisfied😌 And OMG Dracula’s armor, from "DRACULA (1992)" >>>>>>>>>> I had to draw this. THIS ARMOR belong to him.

I want HIM in THIS

He protec he attac but she does *pat-pat*

And Lisa in authentic Romanian costume. She looks cozy :з

[operafantomet]

The Romanian / Norwegian / Greek / Middle East + European Tour version is really starting to hit many countries and cities now. Along with some photos of the current cast (from the respective webpages I have linked to underneath), here's a complete overview to where it has played so far, and where it will play in 2024-2025 (*):

JAN 2015: Teatrul National de Opereta, Budapest, ROMANIA. This was the prototype, directed by Stephen Barlow and designed by Andrew Riley. Leading trio was Adrian Nour, Irina Ioana Baiant and Florian Ristei, and it was performed in Romanian.

SEPT 2018 - MARCH 2019: Folketeateret, Oslo, NORWAY. This was a much updated version of the original Romanian production, with new costumes, and revamped sets and effects. Leading trio was Espen Grjotheim, Mira Ormala / Astrid Giske and Carl Lindquist, and it was performed in Norwegian.

JAN - MAR 2020: Thessaloniki Concert Hall and Christmas Theatre in Athens, GREECE. This was pretty much the Oslo production, but with some changes for tourability. From Greece on it has only been performed in English, regardless of the location. The original leading trio in Greece was Ben Forster, Celinde Schoenmaker / Amy Manford and Nadim Naaman. The production closed earlier than announced due to Covid.

FEB - MARCH 2023: Christmas Theatre in Athens and Thessaloniki Concert Hall, GREECE. Back in Greece, still in English, still an international cast, even more set and costume changes. This time the leading trio was Tim Howar, Harriet Jones / Georgia Wilkinson and Nadim Naaman.

OCT - DEC 2023: The Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Continuing most of what was the case in Greece, except Nadim Naaman took over the role of the Phantom from Tim Howar, and Dougie Carter took over as Raoul. Was now dubbed "The Middle East Tour". It was the first time a full-scale production of Phantom of the Opera was done in Saudi Arabia.

FEB - MARCH 2024: Dubai Opera, Dubai. Same cast and overall set-up as Riyadh. This production followed in the footsteps of the World Tour (original version), visiting Dubai in 2019.

APRIL 2024: National Palace of Culture, Sofia, BULGARIA. Same cast and overall set-up as Riyadh and Dubai. This was, I think, the first time a city has housed two different non-replica productions. Not at the same time, mind you, as this version touring has meant the local productions are now allowed to perform for some time. This was at least what was announced from the producers in Bulgaria, Serbia and the Czech Republic. Curious.

AUG - SEPT. 2024: National Palace of Culture, Sofia, BULGARIA. The production has announced its return to Sofia this autumn. This due to the sold-out initial run.

OCT 2024: Sagros Campo Pequeno, Lisbon, PORTUGAL. The production has announced a run there from October 15-27, 2024. A concert version has previously been performed in Portugal, but it will be the first time a full-scale production is done.

NOV - DEC 2024: Musical Theater Basel, Switzerland. The production has announced a run there from Nov. 6 to Dec 22, 2024. The original Swiss production 1995-1997 did a hardcore thing of perfoming in both German and English. It will therefore not be the first time POTO is performed there, nor the first time it is performed in English. But it is the first time this exact version visits, and the 1995-1997 one was the original version.

FEB - MARCH 2025: Stadsschouwburg, Antwerp, Belgium. The production has announced a run there from Feb. 6 to March 7, 2025. The original Belgian production ran from 1999-2000, and was performed in the local language, but it will be the first time it is performed in English. It will as such also be the 10th anniversary for this specific touring version, as it premiered in Romania in January 2015.

MARCH 2025: Kongresove Centrum, Prague, Czech Republic. The production has announced a run there from March 19-27, 2025. This means the local production 'Fantom Opery' at Goja Music Hall has been paused. According to the official website the Phantom will be Nadim Naaman, the role of Christine will be shared between Georgia Wilkinson and Bridget Costello, and Raoul will be Dougie Carter.

(*) More dates will likely follow. Kuwait was announced some time back, but cannot be found anywhere now. Also, the local Serbian production announced a break because another version was visiting, so I won't be surprised if Belgrade is added to the list later on.

[sgiandubh]

National personification

The UK has Britannia. France has Marianne. The US have Uncle Sam. National personifications, summing up supposed collective qualities and passing on a message, both to citizens and foreigners alike. Instantly recognizable by just about anyone. To be found everywhere, from city halls (busts, frescoes, tapestries) to subway walls (Army conscription posters - of course it rings a bell!).

Romania has this:

This is Revolutionary Romania, as seen by C.D. Rosenthal, an Austrian painter who found both friendship and an avid clientele among the Romanian young rebels who tried and failed to overthrow the corrupted Ottoman rule, in 1848. Following them in exile and probably also spying on their behalf, Rosenthal was finally arrested in Budapest and tortured to death by the Imperial authorities: a normal occurrence in troubled times. His memory went on and on and on, because the same friends were soon to come back home and become ministers, bankers, newspaper owners: a modern democracy slowly emerged.

This is his most famous portrait and it quickly became our Britannia of sorts. Ceaușescu had it placed in his office, for inspiration - it did not help much, though.

The woman painted by Rosenthal holds the red, yellow and blue flag and is dressed in a Southern peasant costume, as it was worn at the time. She gazes with strength, determination and confidence towards a future that spells free press, parliamentary elections, industrialization and capitalist speculation. In real life, she is Maria Rosetti, a personal friend and sponsor of his. The wife of C.A. Rosetti, an authentic Prince of Genoese and Greek stock, one of the leaders of both the rebellion and the future Liberal Party. Also a many times removed relative of this blogger - but let's not insist. 😉

There is a catch, however, in all this fine and dandy story. Our national personification, the woman I just mentioned, is Scottish. Her life begins in Guernsey in 1819, as Marie Grant, the daughter of Captain Edward Grant, a ship-owner businessman and member of the Clan Grant of Carron and Spey and Marie La Lacheur, a French Huguenot woman.

These people, who fought as Jacobites at Prestonpans and Culloden and whose motto was 'Stand Fast':

Marie came to Wallachia, or what is now the Southern part of Romania, around 1837, following her younger brother, Effingham Grant, who just managed to find a lucrative job as the private secretary of another Scot (Glaswegian, even), Robert Gilmour Colquhoun, the newly appointed British Consul-General. At the time, these were long term postings, not unlike a long sojourn on a space station of sorts: Colquhoun remained in Bucharest from 1835 to 1854, when he eventually was posted to Bosnia.

Because she needed to support herself, Marie found a well paid live-in job as a governess for the family of Ion Odobescu, a high ranking Police honcho (also a far removed relative, this time on my maternal grandmother's side - the world is really, really small). The rest was easy enough: having met Rosetti through her brother, they fell in love, eloped to Plymouth and got married there, for what was to become a life long equal political and business partnership. Because they owned several newspapers, she is our first female journalist. A truly remarkable woman, a philanthropist and an indispensable voice advocating for the dispossessed. Effingham went on to establish the biggest foundry in the country, along with a real estate company, a tobacco manufacture, an orchid greenhouse and a bread factory - all prospered beyond any expectations. A heavy traffic steel bridge in Bucharest still bears his name. Enduring legacies.

For those brave enough or bored enough to look for more, here is the best detailed account on her I could find, based on Guernsey sources (but not only): https://www.priaulxlibrary.co.uk/node/386 .

[supermauswithagun]

What did Jonathan Harker see in Transylvania?

Except the vampires of course. But let’s see some traditional transylvanian folk costumes that our dear friend Jonathan tried to describe! Oh yeah, and don’t be offended by that “very clumsy about the waist” thing, I think it simply means that women who were wearing traditional clothes were not wearing a corset which must had been very unusual for a victorian gentleman from England.

Young Hungarian women from around Klausenburg / Kolozsvár / Cluj Napoca. Note the “strips” on their skirts and aprons, and the obvious lack of a corset. The carved wood gate behind them is also traditional Hungarian / Székely folk art.

And here are the Székelys, descendant of the Huns, or something. Jonathan’s informations about the nationalities of Transylvania were outdated even in 1897, but at least he tried, which you cannot tell about some modern day tourists. I’m not an expert of transylvanian history, so I’m not going to try and explain how all the people there are related to each other, but the thing Stoker got right is that it’s one of the most diverse and colourful regions of Europe.

Jonathan was traveling through the northern parts of Transylvania, but he also mentions the Saxon who live on the south, so here’s a young Saxon couple as well.

And last but not least, the Romanians or as Jonathan calls them, the Wallachs.

The only thing I couldn’t find anything about was the Slovaks as Jonathan described them. The clothes he mentions are more like the traditional wear of the Romanian moți herdsmen with the big hats and leather belts decorated with brass nails. I personaly think that traditional moți clothes look fucking badass.

I have to admit that with this post I’ve really exceeded my authority. Romanian side of Tumblr, correct me if I’m wrong! All the pictures are from the frist half of the 20th century and were published in 1940 in the book “Erdély”.

[themakeupbrush]

Miss International Romania 2022 National Costume

This national costume is an authentic Romanian costume from Bihor region. It’s intricate designs were the “source of inspiration” for Dior in 2017. That lead to the start of the #givecredit campaign, which advocates for more respect for ethnic culture in fashion.

[antique-lamplight]

ok so like! fate has a bunch of historical blorbos that can range anywhere from meticulously researched to kind of throwing things at the wall, so I figure I'll start with one that's a remarkably accurate historical portrayal and probably relevant to your interests -

Vlad the Impaler!

In case you're coming in with zero context - most fate franchises revolve around a Holy Grail War, where mages summon historical figures are summoned in a variety of classes (saber, archer, lancer, rider, caster, assassin, berserker are the classics) for a chance to win the Holy Grail, which will grant the mage and/or their summoned guy one wish.

Vlad's interesting because two different entries in the franchise did different takes on him around the same time. This kind of thing usually gets justified by "historical figures getting summoned in different class types manifest different personality traits," but this is one of the rare times it happened because two people went all in on a Vlad rather than working it out beforehand.

Vlad the Berserker was originally summoned in Fate/Apocrypha, where the Grail War takes place in Romania. As a Romanian national hero, Vlad shows up with a huge power boost and in his aspect as a king; noble, immensely proud of his country's progress, acts as a leader in the grail war, and is open about how he decided to walk a brutal and bloody path to gain Romania's independance from the Ottomons. The only thing that can snap him out of his regal manner is the book Dracula; he wants to use the Holy Grail's wish to yeet it out of existance. He can bear his own sins just fine, stop conflating him with that creep in the vampire book!!

Unfortunately, due to the Plot, he's forced to take on more vampiric traits. When he returns in Fate Grand Order, he's... dealing with it. Vlad (berserker) tends to hang out with others who have been hit with the "Vampire" stick despite not being a vampire, like Elizabeth Bathory (age 14, trying desperately not to grow up into the scary murder lady), and Carmilla (Elizabeth's scary murder lady form), trying to support them also getting away from the yay murder life.

(He does needlework as a hobby, giving FGO's lead a plushie goat/good luck charm as a Valentine's gift and helping make costumes when people get fancy.)

Vlad the Lancer, on the other hand, is the manifestation of Vlad Tepes as a warrior. He's a little too excited to fight evil or...anyone, really; some historical figures are affected by their historical reputations, and the whole Impaler-Dracula combo really jacked up the homicide and Death To The Unjust thing to eleven. However, he's also exceedingly loyal and even more stubborn than the other Vlad.

He's first summoned in Fate Extra by a woman who's significant (normal) war trauma means she can only express love by attempting cannibalism (as you do??). Vlad Stands With His Problematic Wife, of course he'll help her get her Grail wish of makng everyone Be Like That! what's he supposed to do, let her starve?

In his later appearances in Fate Grand Order, he's mellowed out some, and his extreme loyalty is now with FGO's lead. He's the Bad Uncle to Vlad-Berserker's Good Uncle, scolding Elizabeth when she's going off the rails. He Misses His Wife Tails.

(For Valentines, he gives FGO's lead a homemade steak sandwich, harhar. He also gardens in his spare time.)

oh my god this is actually SO cool??? if you dont mind i am ABSOLUTELY using this because frankly the amount of detail helps a lot

i also like it when the Public Perception of a guy influences who that guy comes back as. its poetic in a way

[mademoiselle-red]

Crazy Rich Asians and Grandma Young

A few years ago, when I saw CRA in theaters, I remember being charmed by the extravagant costumes and setting, the concept of all Asian cast in a Hollywood romcom, and the Asian-American protagonist, Rachel Chu. Her fish out of water experiences among her fiancé’s Peranakan Chinese family in Singapore were very relatable. She is ethnic Chinese like them, but from a very different culture and country. I’ve had very similar experiences when visiting my relatives in China as a teenager: I was born in China but grew up in the US (since age 5), and all my aunties, uncles, and grandparents took every opportunity to bemoan my foreign mannerisms and cultural attitudes (despite the fact that I spoke and read Chinese fluently).

Sometime in high school and during college, I developed an academic interest in Chinese culture and diaspora history and did a lot of independent studying on the subject. And because of this knowledge, my immersion in CRA broke as soon as Rachel entered her boyfriend’s family home and I started watching a completely different movie.

We are told the boyfriend’s family, the Young family are among the oldest Singaporean families, emigrating from southern China in the 1800s. This makes them Peranankan, a community of people spanning Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia descended from Chinese merchants who settled there between the 1600s and 1800s and assimilated into malay culture, speaking a malay language as their native tongue. When the independent nation of Singapore was created in 1965, Peranankans were classified as ethnic Chinese along with the Southern Chinese immigrants of the 1900s, who spoke Hokkien (~70% of the Chinese immigrant population), Cantonese (the language spoken by Nick’s mother), Hainanese, Teochew, and Hakka as their native language. Mandarin was introduced to Singapore in 1920 through Chinese schools founded by immigrant teachers from the Republic of China (which chose mandarin as its official language) and slowly gained population among the educated classes in the Chinese immigrant and Peranankan community. Widespread fluency in mandarin did not happen until after Singaporean independence (1965), when mandarin was chosen as a “mother tongue” for all ethnic Chinese Singaporeans and mandarin classes became required in school.

But Nick’s grandmother speaks mandarin with a Beijing accent and makes northern Chinese dumplings! As soon as I heard the accent and saw the dumplings, I stopped paying attention to Rachel’s story and started to imagine the fascinating life Nick’s grandmother must have lived (I have not read the books and thus am working only with how she is depicted in the movie). She was probably born into a Beijing family, thus growing up with that strong Beijing accent and a fondness for northern Chinese dumplings. Her family probably gathered around the table to make dumplings to celebrate various holidays like Chinese New Year and Winter Solstice (a cultural tradition unique to northern China), so when they immigrated to Singapore in the late 1930s (sometime before World War Two, before the Japanese occupation of Beijing), she was in for a culture shock.

In the late 1930s, barely anyone outside her tiny northern Chinese refugee community would have spoken fluent mandarin, and as a young woman marrying into a wealthy and influential Peranankan family in the 1940s or 50s, she would have had to learn Malay (to speak to her elders), Hokkien (to speak to other women in the merchant class), and English (as was expected of an upper class lady, because of the British colonial legacy) in order to get by. English and Malay are in completely different language families. Her native Mandarin and the southern Chinese languages like Hokkien and Cantonese are part of the same language family and share a written script, but are as different as Spanish and Romanian. And their cultures, etiquette, customs, and cuisines were equally as different as Spanish and Romanian. The only dish she and her husband’s family shared in common was plain white rice. Peranankan and southern Chinese dishes would have been completely foreign food to this Beijing woman (especially in the 1940s and 50s, before globalization and cultural homogenization within China). No one in her husband’s family would have eaten northern Chinese dumplings as a comfort food. If they had never traveled to China for work or study abroad, she would have been the first to introduce them to this foreign comfort food. She would also have had to learn the foreign customs, culture, and etiquette of this perenankan family and the customs and cultures of the southern Chinese people who made up a majority of Singapore’s ethnic Chinese community.

By the time we meet her as an old lady in 2017, she is now the matriarch and Singapore has had decades of mandatory mandarin education, so everyone around her can speak mandarin to her and eat dumplings as a comfort food. But when she arrived in the Young family as a young bride, she was just as foreign to them as Rachel Chu.

(The casting of a Beijing mandarin speaker in the role of Nick’s grandmother may have been an unintentional mistake on part of the production, since the movie seems more interested in emphasizing the Chinese aspects of the Yeong family over their Singaporean / Peranankan heritage)

[dariascultureblog]

Dacians & Romans War

The Dacians were the first to inhabit the territory of modern-day Romania. The Dacian empire becomes more powerful under the rule of Bure Bista (82 BC-44 BC). However, the Dacians did not escape the expansion of the Roman Empire. The Hungarian Kingdom had conquered Transylvania (the middle part of Romania) already in the 11th century. The Ottoman Empire was threatening the Romanians during their siege to Central Europe, in which they were successful until the fall of Constantinople in 1453. ​The Romans then colonized and lived within the territory (until the 3rd century AD), now called Romania. Centuries of migratory tribes' invasions followed the fall of the Roman Empire. Roman Dacia was of great importance to the military stationed throughout the Balkans and became an urban province. In 101, the Dacians led massive assaults on the Roman legions. In 102 Trajan moved his army down the Danube to Oescus. There the Roman armies converged for a final assault and defeated the Dacian army at the Battle of Tapae this led to the end of the conflict between the two and they were at peace in the end.

Map of Dacia soldiers

This is a tiny bit of the map where the Dacians had marched to invade and protect their contry away from the Romans. The areas circled in red were all the areas they had fought and marched in during the AC period. The Dacians wanted to remain out of the borderline for more safety so the Romans do not have an easy way of winning over or causing deaths.

History Fashion

The Romanian popular costume finds its roots in the part of Thracian, Dacian and Getae ancestors and resembles that of the peoples of the Balkan Peninsula, of course with differences consisting of decorative and colourful details. Before the occupation of Romans over Dacia, the women’s clothing differed from nowadays traditional clothing and we get this evidence from the portrayal of Dacian women in the Trajan column. Dacian women wore shirts rippled at the neck, sleeves were either long and wide or short, and the dress was long to the ground over which sometimes was attached a wide draped mantle. On the feet, they wore leather sandals in summer and fur sandals in winter. This idealisation of Romanian clothing appeared in the mid-19th century in order to differentiate their culture from the other ones. Nowadays, the Romanian people as a national motif during certain events and celebrations in folk dances. 

Decebalus

Decebalus was the last Dacian king as he was famous for fighting within three wars and success in every war he had, he was the bravest and strongest king that fought with the other Dacians beside them. He was honoured and respected for his help in saving them and fighting for his own people. He fought against the Roman Empire bravely and tried to protect his people first. He had changed their world completely. After raiding south across the Danube, he defeated a Roman invasion in the reign of Domitian, securing a period of independence during which Decebalus consolidated his rule. When Trajan came to power, his armies invaded Dacia to weaken its threat to the Roman border territories of Moesia. Decebalus was defeated and remained in power as a client king but continued to assert his independence, leading to a final and overwhelming Roman invasion north of the Danube in 105 AD. The sculpture shown here was Decebals face that was carved in throughout time to remember how brave he was for us and protected their country well because of him, he cannot be forgotten as he is on a high cliff based in Romania. To this day, the Decebal statue is still standing and able to visit.

Here is more information if you would like to know more about the history of Decebal and how he became a brave hero in Romania.

[glassprism]

Hi GlassPrism! I would like to ask you about the "prototype" Romanian non-replica performance. Maybe you wrote about it before, then sorry. I don't understand the hype around the show. Why did it reach the international level, while the other non-replicas did not? And it is in Greek, were Norwegian (not in their language)? Why the countries dont do self a show? Can it be because of the costume designer (I often see his name highlighted, so I'm think about him)what is your opinion,how do you see?

Quick clarification: the Romanian non-replica, which ran very briefly in 2015, featured Romanian performers and was performed in Romanian; the Norwegian production, which from 2018-2019, had mainly Norwegian or at least Scandinavian actors and was performed in Norwegian; and the Greek production ran in 2020 and has returned for a run in 2023, and has so far featured mainly British and Australian performers and is being performed in English. So the only production to not perform in the country's native language are the Greek productions, for reasons I'll make clear below.

Anyway, as to your actual question: budget and availability seem to be the biggest reasons, as with similar questions of this nature. In an interview with the producer of the Norwegian production, Karianne Jæger, she is asked specifically why she didn't go with the original design. Her explanation was that, "In the beginning that was certainly an option, but it became evident we couldn't do that in this venue. Folketeatret is a protected building and thus it is impossible to make changes to stage and scenery. So we knew we had to look for other options." She also explained that Norway "is a "young" musical theatre nation" and that, coupled with a relatively small population, means that doing a big mega-musical can be problematic in terms of budgeting - they would have to have a lot of initial capital to get the musical set up, and then run for several months with sold out houses just to make a profit.

So that is likely why Norway didn't go for the original design or try something totally new (which can also cost time, money, and effort). As for why they chose the Romanian non-replica and not something else, Jæger explained, "we knew we had to look for other options. That option became opera director Stephen Barlow, who had already done a new version of the musical in Bucharest, Romania back in 2015."

So it seems that it was simply a matter of Barlow and the rest of his creative team being available, and Barlow and his team being willing to do it because it gave them the opportunity to have another shot at the production: in an interview with Andrew Riley, the designer, he says that he was only given a few weeks to do the designs for Romania, so joining the production in Norway allowed him to go in further detail and expand on his concepts. I will also say, though, that Stephen Barlow and Andrew Riley are both based in London, where the Really Useful Group, which helps license the show out, is also located, so it is possible that RUG knew of that creative team, trusted them to do their job right, and suggested them to the Norwegian creatives as an option for their show.

And as for the Greek production, the musical theatre industry in Greece is even smaller and newer than Norway, so they were probably just as limited (if not more so) in budget and availability as Norway, and that's probably the biggest factor in why they went for the Norwegian production - it was available, they could literally just move the sets and costumes over, and they could then get a bunch of the cast members from the West End who already had experience in doing the show (albeit in a different production). You can't really say that about, I dunno, the Hungarian non-replica or the Prague non-replica or whatever, and again, creating their own version still costs time, money, and effort, and requires a good deal of skill and experience.

So that's what I think, I hope it explains it!

[classicalmusicdaily]

Adrian gives his stage debut at the Romanian National Opera Cluj-Napoca in 2003 as Zuniga in Carmen, followed by appearances as Masetto in Don Giovanni, Colline in La Bohème and Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor. During the 2007-08 season he was a member of the Young Artists Project at the Bavarian State Opera Munich. He could be heard in the 2008-09 season in Der Vampyr at the Teatro Comunale Bologna, in The Queen of Spades at the Opéra de Monte Carlo and in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf. Starting with the 2009-10 season he became a member of the Deutsche Opera am Rhein Düsseldof. In 2011 he made his debut as Leporello in Don Giovanni at the Salzburg Festival and appeared in the same role in 2012 at the Bolshoi Theatre Moscow, in the frame of a tour of the Teatro alla Scala di Milano and in 2013 at the Staatsoper Berlin under the baton of M° Daniel Barenboim. He is winner of various singing competitions: International Singing Competition „Hariclea Darclée“, International Singing Competition „Eugenia Moldoveanu“ and so many others. Dear Adrian, it’s a pleasure to talk to you! Only a few know that you are the first artist I have ever interviewed, back in 2016, so it is also, indirectly, thanks to you that OPERA Charm Magazine was eventually born, 4 years later. Thank you very much for believing in me at that time and for accepting our invitation! It’s a pleasure! Hello, Bianca, the pleasure is mine, as it was 6 years ago. Thank you for the invitation. First of all I have to admit I am happy as well as a bit proud to have contributed, even indirectly, to the birth of such an interesting project. Congratulations to you and the whole OPERA Charm team for your dedication! First of all, where do our questions find you? How did Anna Bolena go? This was a role debut for you, wasn’t it? Well, Anna Bolena had it’s last performance at the Dutch National Opera two days ago and I am already in Aix-en-Provence rehearsing for Rossini’s Moïse et Pharaon as Pharaon for this year’s Summer Festival. Yes, Enrico VIII was a role debut as is Pharaon, by the way, so two in a row. This is the exciting dynamics of our profession, sometimes you sing for seasons in a row only the roles you already have in your repertoire and then comes a time, like this year for me, with three role debuts. The third one will be Count Rodolfo in La sonnambula, but I prefer not to say where, since the season is not announced yet from what I know. Coming back to Anna Bolena, I have to say it was a production that I enjoyed a lot, lovely house to work in, wonderful conductor and colleagues, great staging, beautiful costumes and set, so I was spoiled to have my debut under this circumstances and now that it is over, I am missing it already. reposted from https://opera-charm.com/

[grecoromanyaoi]

Mihai Viteazul (Michael The Brave) (1971) dir. Sergiu Nicolaescu

[v-for-vidma]

the romanian boiz 

[lilacwineandthesinkingsun]

The man behind the curtain

AN: I guess we never really try to look behind. Like find the man behind the characters, so here's to my early morning bus ride to work across Budapest.

MINORS DO NOT INTERACT THIS IS NOT FOR YOU. THANKS

You have worked towards this for the past 10 years. It started as a hobby but now it was a fullblown business, a full blown carrieer. You can do this.

A month ago you got a call from a manager, asking if you'd be available for a 6 month long job in the US because the company they originally wrote up a contract with stepped back in the last minute and now they need someone who is amazing at making latex and make up look like serious injuries. You were so speechless at first, they asked if you are still on the phone. Of course you decided to drop everything you had planned and started planning your trip to the US from Hungary. You didn't really care about the money, or the world-famous actors in it, you just wanted to do what you do best, and maybe, just maybe get yourself some other jobs for the future.

So this is how you got to New York, jet lagged af, checking into a hotel for the night before heading to the filming location to claim your very first trailer.

You got in the shower, then ordered room service, then fell asleep. The next morning you felt better, but still werent a 100%. By early afternoon you were setting your things up in the trailer. You decided to go through the papers you got just to get the overall hang of the movie, what kind of bruises and scars you should probably prepare for.

Agent movie, shirts, tuxes, sci woman, hitmans. Good then nothing too major, nothing like in the vikings 3 years ago. You will be responsible for the main character. Your eyes search trhough the text.

Main male character: Sebastian Stan.

-Fuck. - you muttered. It was true, you didn't really care about the actors and stuff, but you had the biggest chrush on him for the longest time. -This should be interesting. - you thought as you made mental notes to not be creepy and overall just be a professional. You were just a make-up artist.

Then in the late afternoon, the other makeup artists, and costumers and stylists knocked on your door, inviting you out front to get to know you. It was a staff party.

-Oh, but then like you were like neigbours with him, Romania is right there next to Hungary right?

You were a little tipsy, nothing note worthy but enough to be brave.

-Yea, i mean, a huge part of it was part of Hungary actually.. but like back then until the end of the first WW. - you chuckled. - But i have to admit i don't get that after a houndred years how can hungarians and romanians still hate eachother over it. Like cmon.. you weren't even fucking alive. Let it go. It's not like they will connect those parts back now that the 100 years had passed. - you said the history nerd bubbling up. Suddenly their eyes started to sparkle as they were looking behind you. You didn't turn, before hearing a raspy voice behind you.

-So you think our nations should be friends then? - asked Seb with a smile.

-Well if not friends then at least like... neutral. We have it shit back over there just the same.

-Why not leave then?

-No opportinuties before, but you bet i would take the first. - you smiled before turning back to the rest of the staff, who were giving you faces of amazement, annoyance.

-What? - you asked before stepping away to the side to smoke. A girl named Lily approached you, she was a makeup artist as well.

-That was amazing back there you know. - she said and you cocked your head to the side.

-What was amazing? The history nerd bubbling up? - you chuckled.

-No silly, you talking to that god as if he was just one of us.

-Well isn't he one of us? I mean we are all here to do our jobs, he just happens to be a little more famous. - you giggled as you linked your hand in hers to walk back to the rest.

Seb was watching you from afar where the other actors and actresses were. The rest of them kinda thought they were better than the staff, just as the staff thought they were lower than them, you were the first who didn't give a shit about that, and he was glad that he doesn't need to spend the next six months watching someone tiptoe around him, looking to fulfill all his wishes.

3 days later the shooting started. Mostly just talking scenes, with a few fighting ones. You were only needed in the afternoon.

There was a knock on your door.

-Come in. - you said, and soon saw Seb's smiling face as you put down your coffee.

You looked at the paper they gave you.

-Busted lip, bleeding nose, cut on left eyebrow. Easy. - you said as you motioned him to sit down.

As you got to work you noticed that he was always looking at your face. After some time it started to annoy you so you stopped, looking him in the eyes as the latex dried.

-You can ask me your question you know. - you said to him sipping your coffee. He hummed a little before looking back in your face.

-Is this an act? - he asked.

-What act? Im just doing my job.

-No, 3 days ago, was that? You acted as if i was just another person.

-Well arent you? - you chuckled before resuming your work.

-I am, i just.. i never saw any of the staff behave so... normal.

-Listen Sebastian, if you want me to worship you or some shit just cause you happen to be an actor and not one of the supporting staff, then i have to disappoint you. You are only here to do your job, just as much as me, so that makes us pretty much equal. I won't go fangirling over you or the others. I also thought you get enough of that elsewhere... - you smiled at him as he practically beamed at you. It looked funny because you were currently filling his nose with fake blood.

-Well that's refreshing. Please never change. - he said. Then you two started to talk. THe conversation flowed freely, until his manager popped in to inform him that he is being late. After you had finished your job, he stayed to talk.

That was how your next weeks went. You somehow found friends in eachother. Also talking about cultural stuff. It mostly matched which made you laugh.

Today was the last day before a 1 month break so there was another party in some local club which the staff rented out for the night. Of course the actors and the staff sat on separate ends. You and Seb communicated with facial expressions, up until his girlfriend came up to him, sitting in his lap. She surprised him or something. The next time he looked back to you, you were talking with the rest of the staff, but your smile didn't reach your eyes.

The party was in full swing everybody was dancing, when you decided to sneak out for a smoke. Noone would miss you, even Seb had his girlfriend to dote on now.

Then someone fake coughed next to you in the dimly lit alleyway, exhaling the smoke.

-Not enjoying the party?

-I am, don't you? - you lied. You both knew it was a lie at this point.

-Not really. I planned to spend it differently. Apparently PR staff thought differently.

You just scoffed and smiled. You didn't know if it's really a PR relationship, or he just wants to get in your pants.

-And how did you wanna spend it then? - you asked.

After a little silence he walked up to you, a bit too close for friends.

-I wanted to dance with this amazing woman i came to know lately. Perhaps charm her a little, you know. - he said smiling, shrugging his shoulders.

-I doubt your girlfriend would've liked that. - you said looking to the side.

-It's a PR thing to help her get more acting jobs. I dont have a girlfriends since everybody is fucking fangirling or think they invented the spanish wax. - he said as he hooked a finger under your chin making you look up at him, his other hand snaking around your waist.

-Is it really a pr thing, or you're just bored and want a quick fuck? - you asked before basically running back to the party. Lily saw that something shook you up, you were on the verge of crying, so she took you to the ladies room, to talk.

-What happened (Y/n)? i never saw you like this. - she asked full of concern.

-I might not be here after the break.

-What? you can't just leave like that. What happened?

-He happened.. i .. i really want to believe him... and i really came to like him.. and he flirts... god he knows how to do it.. but how could i be sure that his girlfriend is really just a pr action and he isn't just bored and like fuck me and leave right away? I don't wanna be anyone's booty call.

Before Lily could say anything one of the booths opened, revealing the pr girlfriend.

-If you won't trust his word, then trust mine. It is only an act to get me more jobs, nothing more nothing less. I couldn't even tell you if he's good in bed or not, cause he always refused my advances.. - she said to you as she washed her hands.- He talks about you a lot though. - before leaving.

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You spent the next 2 weeks in a hotel room. When you got a messeage from a number oyu didn't have saved.

-Shouldn't you be out, being a tourist?

-Who says i'm not? - you asked

-If you'd be i'd see it on your insta.. - the message came just as you got a notification of Seb following you, then another message came.

-I could show you some spots if you want..

-Yea, *snorts* and your PR team would be delighted about the articles saying you cheat on the missus with a lowly make up artist. :D

-Yea no, she has another fake bf now. Guess i'm too old huh?

-Oh so i'd be the rebound? :D

-Cmon just let me show you around, you can wear glasses and hats and shit. I'll come pick you up in an hour.

-Wait, how do you know where am i staying? :o

-*shakes phone* my manager?!

Then you start to get ready. You decided you'll just be yourself. He is still just a coworker. So high waisted black jeans, a hellfire club tshirt, but you cut off the sleeves. worn vans, and sunglasses.

When you walked down, he was already in the lobby, his eyes lit up as he saw you. He put a hand around your waist, greeting you with a small kiss on your cheek. He handed you a coffee as you stepped out to the street. You spent the day visiting touristy spots. His sunglasses really were pulling the Clark Kent effect, noone bothered you two. The last stop of the day was Lady Liberty. You were on a ship, he must have arranged it because noone was on it except it's crew and you two. As you stood next to the railing, watching the water, the statue, the city, you didn't notice him getting closer, only did when he put his arms around you.

You turned around in his arms, now facing him. He was smiling, looking into your eyes.

-What? - you asked smiling, not breaking eyecontact.

-You're amazing. - he said bumping his nose to yours.

-Is your next sentence asking if you can kiss me? - you teased him, and he just shrugged his shoulders.

-If it were, would you let me?

-An old man kiss me? hmm... let me think.. - you said teasingly as you snaked your arms around his neck, making you both chuckle. He pulled you closer, flush to him before he slowly kissed you. You never thought you'd get to do this, but now you did, it was as if you had done it a thousand times before, as if you'd be together for years now. It was so natural. He did not let you out of his hold for the remainder of the night. He only did when he escorted you back to the hotel.

-Do i get to take you on a date?

-Do you want to? - you asked shy.

-Course i want to, i only have what, like two months to convince you to stay. - he said before kissing you again.

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Parade of Nations - Romania

French: Roumanie // English: Romania // Japanese: ルーマニア (Rūmania)

    Romania formed its National Olympic Committee in 1914 and participated in its first Olympics as a country at the 1900 Paris Summer Olympics. They haven’t hosted any Olympic Games, but they’ve participated in 21 Summer Games and 21 Winter Games. The Olympic sports in which Romania has medaled are Athletics, Boxing, Canoeing, Equestrian, Fencing, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Rowing, Rugby, Shooting, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Weightlifting, and Wrestling.

Kimono Maker: Takao-Kogei/ 高尾工芸

    “The author, who was strongly impressed by the beautiful folk costumes, incorporated many of the patterns into his works. Also, in consideration of the national character of celebrating the death of a person as a rebirth to the next world, the uniquely colored Romanian cemetery was placed at the center of the design, and it was beautifully drawn with the flowers blooming in the field.”[1]

Obi Maker: Masuya-Takao/ 桝屋高尾

    “Designed from the design of folk costumes, it is woven by Orimoto's original manufacturing method called "Nenkin".” [1]

Bibliography

Source 1 – Kimono Project for Romania

(https://kimono.piow.jp/nation/211.html)

Index Page – IOWKP x Tokyo 2020 Parade of Nations

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Collection of Romanian folk costumes

In August 2011, an exhibition of a private collection of Romanian national clothes was held in one of the halls of the Parliament Palace in Bucharest. The hostess collected it and carefully preserved costumes of the XIX-XX centuries from different regions of Romania. https://imgur.com/a/TdU2jr6

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Clothing Styles

Mens Clothing-Portrayed men in white shirts and trousers. In Romania they are called cioareci. Over they wore shaggy Romanian (sarici) with long sleeves and left on back they are made out of sheep fur,they keep you warm during cold weathers.

Men’s traditional clothing throughout Romania comprises a white shirt (cămasă), the white trousers shown,a hat, belt, waistcoat and or overcoat. Local differences are indicated by shirt length, type of embroidery, trouser cut, hat shape, or waistcoat decoration. This is a basic Balkan man’s costume largely uninfluenced by fashions from west or east. Hungarian and Saxon men living in Romania wear trousers with a more modern cut, often made of dark material rather than white. This reflects their closer ties, and more frequent communication, with the west.

They wore simple leather shoes that are called  opinci. The oldest type of footwear is peasants sandals which were made from cow, ox or pig. They also had black sheepskin hats. The shepherds wore this specific style in the past.​They had no other ideas how to make shoes so they came up with the idea of using these as they do keep your feet warm during cold temperatures because it is layered with pigs skin.Although things have changed since that period and Romania has a bigger understanding with how to make proper shoes and by not killing so many animals.

Their are four types of hats which province from specific regions:​ (căciulă țuguiată, moțată, cujmă) as the main ones.

some of these styles are shared with the other Balkan nations. Most fur hats are black, although white (caciula) are worn in parts of Banat (region lying in Romania, Serbia and Hungary) and grey in central and northern Moldavia.

 It can be worn peaked, with its top bent forward, back or sideways, or with its top sunk inwards, depending on local fashion. It is worn in Banat, Maramures, Moldavia, Muntenia and Oltenia. In the Banat Mountains, the cap is sometimes worn with the fur on the inside and a narrow white fur hem at the base. Such hats were worn by free men.

A round low cap known as cujmă rotilată is worn in Maramureș, consisting of two parts: a long band forming a cylinder and a round top sewn to the upper edge of the cylinder.

Caps made of a single piece of fur are also found in Maramureș and Oaș. These are made by stretching the raw fur on a spherical wooden shaped block which makes it take the shape of the head.

 A cylindrical fur cap with the top larger than the base căciulă joasă is worn by shepherds on both sides of the southern Carpathians in Mărginimea Sibiului, Maramureș, Muntenia, Oltenia and Vrancea and also in Bărăgan Plain and Dobruja due to these areas being used for summer pastures by the Carpathian shepherds

Another jacket made of fleece is called gubă. It is worn by both men and women in winter and is made of wool in its natural colours. It has a fluffy effect made by brushing up the wool or adding additional yarns into the woven wool. The square-shaped jacket extends to the hips. The edges are bound with dark velvet and it is lined with patterned cloth.

Theses coats have a very look alike aspect in style with Romanian traditional clothing and are similar to Dior collections. This video will show you and explain how Romanians traditional clothes look like during the past to present and similar to The biggest brand of Dior. Romania's type of clothing used to be called Bihor. This is where Dior got some of the designs and ideas from. This is more information that is explained in this video and showed you how it came to this.

Womens clothing

Patronesses and peasant women wore identically tailored shirts, distinct being only the methods used for decoration. Like them, patronesses wore on head long head kerchief called (maramă) that is a head covering made of floss silk or flax, that hung on back. They had a great aesthetic and social value for women. Young girls accustomed to walk bareheaded whereas the married women wore the head covering.​

The three-part decor code of this pleated shirt is almost the same, the (altiță) that is derived from Serbian, there is a single horizontal row on the sleeve, known as (increț), and diagonal stripes below the armpit and shoulder called the (râuri). The upper arm embroidery characterizes the entire costume. Each blouse tells a compelling story about the region it comes from through the symbols and colors used.​

Altita

Incret

They also wore Ie which is the type of shirt of a typical gathered form of the collar, which has existed since ancient times. It is also known as the "Carpathian shirt" similar to the Slavic (Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian etc.).​

Women also wore black or greyish brown woven material that covered the front of the body (like an apron) and the back called a (fota) a richly ornamented wrap-around skirt made out of a rectangular piece of woollen fabric worn at the waist.​

​This idealisation of Romanian clothing appeared in the mid 19th century in order to differentiate their culture to the other ones. Nowadays, the Romanian people as a national motif during certain events and celebrations in folk dances.

Marandici, I. (2022). Traditional Romanian Fashion With an International Appeal. [online] 3 Seas Europe. Available at: https://3seaseurope.com/traditional-fashion-romanian/.