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"Now that is what I call a Re-enactment!
Bartimaeus the blind beggar
May the Peace of the Risen Christ be with you! Easter is here.
We had a most successful Re-enactment of Our Lord's Passion. After so many months of preparation, sewing machines running hot updating costumes, actors learning lines, sound systems being upgraded and more, there we stood at 11am on Good Friday with microphone in hand: "Welcome to the 2018 Re-enactment of Our Lord's Passion!" And so it began.
How do we measure "success" in regards to our re-enactment?
On one measure you can use crowd numbers, donations, "Likes" and Shares and that would be appropriate if this was just a normal play. Even on that basis our event would certainly be considered a success with somewhere around 5,000 people participating and lots of great feedback and support.
But how do you measure success for a play that tries to be an authentic re-enactment of the Passion of Jesus Christ based on scripture and tradition of the Church? In this case we were told by the Pauline Fathers that many people came back and they were hearing confessions the whole day.
We saw many people following the play and praying along with us.
Crowning with Thorns
Many came up to us after the play thanking us for such an invigorating presentation of our Lord's Passion. Here are some of the early tales we have been told of the day.
One of the biggest challenges with a moving play is the safety of actors, crew and pilgrims as the play moves from scene to scene. We try many methods such as fixed tape and ropes as well as rope held by our marshalls. Enforcement for keeping the crowd back tends to fall towards the soldiers who, like in a theatre restaurant, instruct the crowd to move back for their own safety. Our photographer, eager to get "the photo", allowed a little old lady to sneak past the barriers so she could touch the cloak of Jesus. As the Centurion swung his arm giving orders to his soldiers, this lady who stood upright under his swing moved forward. "What the?" cried the Centurion and firmly moved her back with instructions. I thought she would be concerned at the firm treatment but she was grinning ear to ear and holding her bag telling her family, "I touched his cloak!"
I touched Jesus' Robes!
Some of our Marshalls volunteered to help on the day. Often these had not experienced the fluid intensity of a moving play like this and even though they were holding on to the rope barrier, found themselves sucked into the crowd. When the Centurion or one of the soldiers noticed their lost marshall and we heard the cry, "Get him out of there!" as they reached in and brought him back into line.
Our marshalls and soldiers request people to stay back for their own safety. When the Roman soldiers and Jewish guards broke out into another scuffle we heard the cry, "They're fighting again!" and the crowd suddenly made space. "Please stand back for your own safety," we once more cried as the procession moved on.
When Jesus was being scourged, the process started with one Roman making a few lashes. Then he gets moved back with the cry, "Let someone do it properly!" The primary flogging Roman soldier let fly with the whip dipped in the fake blood. Drops of blood flew in an arc and the soft straps struck Jesus with a satisfying slap and Jesus cried out. The crowd stopped chattering with an audible gasp.
One of our new actors had not actually attended the play in past years so this was all an amazing experience. When Jesus was being scourged and mocked, tears came to her eyes, but the Woman of Jerusalem in charge held her and said, "Don't cry yet. We have to call for his crucifixion in the next scene." So she held back her tears and like a trooper joined the crowd calling for Jesus' crucifixion. As she said afterwards, it won't be the same contemplating the story of Jesus' Passion in future.
At the start of the play we made sure the actors and crew knew that this was a "Live" play. That meant no retakes, no pause to re-do the scene, no stepping in to try again. "The play must go on!" we instructed. "After all, the pilgrims haven't read the script and the story won't be affected if your lines are not exact. So long as we get the important bits in the right order, no-one will know." That was good advice.
When Pontius Pilate was standing majestically on the balcony addressing the crowd, the sign of Roman Superiority detached from the balcony railing and fell to the ground with a crash. Pontius Pliate's eyes opened wide for a brief moment and then he turned his gaze back to the Crowd and Caiaphas and the Jews and continued as if nothing was wrong. The crew quickly removed the sign and all moved on as if this was part of play. We were told afterwards how clever this was, the falling of the sign representing the fall of Roman Justice. The play must go on.
Although we have a script which covers all the main dialogue and actions, the flavour comes from the interactions and improvised dialogue of the actors. Insults between the Jews and Romans provided occasional humour too. At the crucifixion, one of the Jewish Chief Priests called out "How many Romans does it take to Crucify someone?" Being sick of their taunts a Roman Guard approached them and said, "I have room for one more. Are you ready?" The Chief Priest stepped back behind the Jewish Guards and replied, "I have an appointment tomorrow and can't today."
We will report further tales as they come to light, but I want to end this post-play post with some heartfelt thanks. When organising an event like this where there are months of preparation involving over 100 cast, crew and support organisations, the whole thing only works when people do their part. This year worked so well because everyone did their part, no matter how small that part may have appeared. The actors didn't just remember their lines, but they also worked with their fellow actors and added their own ideas for their character. For example, the actor playing the blind beggar Bartimeus had the idea of having a blindfold and sat in his spot near the start of the play, begging for alms for about 20 minutes before the play reached him. Then he improvised with many calls for alms and requests about what the commotion was. It was a great job which really brought out the character of the blind beggar. It may have only been a bit part, but it formed part of the greater whole.
The same applied for each of the roles, from the primary speaking parts through to the behind the scenes actors of the Women of Jerusalem and Apostles before and after the abandonment of Jesus.
So many people have done their parts and done them well I am very proud to have been able to assist in co-ordinating and directing the play. An event like this generates a great camaraderie and fellowship and fosters a deeper understanding of not just this critical point in salvation history, but also the very human element that is the point of the whole Passion. Every actor and member of the crew and supporters must know that all the work and effort has been worthwhile to so many people.
Thank you.
~David Bruggeman"
Copied from goodfridaypassionplay.blogspot.com.au/
For more information please visit www.paulinefathers.org.au
No need to meditate or imagine, this event will take you to Calvary!
Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2018.
This Kiko buck was part of the 2007 Western Maryland Pasture-Base Meat Goat Performance Test. He is grazing in a field of pearl millet.
Panning the camera, this got perfectly captured in the frame.
Bugis, Singapore
2005
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LR-11282 - Study from one of the friezes/panels on the lower section of the Paul Day The Meeting place at St Pancras Station London. The distance/perspective in all the panels is incredible considering the short physical depth of each of the panels.
Well it's raining and loads of administration bits and pieces to keep me busy, plus some thinking time. Might have time later for something a little bit more exciting :) Liked the light on this
One of the friezes or panels above the concrete plinth, you will be absorbed into a spectacular historical trip in travel. To see all the images tags with in the Public Art set.
Image from a preview of the exhibition Contemplating the Void at the Guggenheim in New York.
Artist/Architect:
L: Dror Benshetrit
R: Mass Studies
The cigar is from my moms wedding [ I think. ] I was asked to take a picture of her, smoking a cigar and so I did. I actually really like this one. The shadows are kind of harsh, because of the lighting. I have an older-ish camera and it doesn't work well without flash; hence the blurry-ness
A depressed bear sits in a state of ennui, his dissatisfaction too great to tolerate.
See my profile for a link to my Etsy page where you can find the pattern.
This is Teto, son of my friends Sacho and Natalia Parvanov, contemplating the considerable drop from this point on Peaseland Rocks down to the river Dove. (To the consternation of the rest of us!)
Model: Nik Bach
Camera: Sunflex V
Lens: Horinor Anastigmat 75mm
Film: Lomo Color Neg 120
Development: Rodinal, 1:100, 40min, No agitation
I was going to try out my new you beaut travel tripod today, but it was so windy I had to use my old one.... so they make them that heavy for a reason!
Hasani seems to be contemplating how he can visit Kelly's troop in the next enclosure. He and his roommate and half-brother Jabari will often stand up tall on their stone structure to try to catch a peek at neighbor Lowland Gorillas Kelly, Rapunzel, Glenda, or Evelyn.
Hasani was born October 12, 1994 to father Gino (born in 1980 in Rotterdam and now located at the Disney Animal Park) and Benga (born April 21, 1971 in Chicago LP and now located at the Disney Animal Park). Gino is a great Silverback and was in high demand for awhile. His parents were wild born Ernst who resides in Spain's Fuengirola Zoo and wild born Salome who died November 24, 1999 at the Givskud Zoo. Benga's parents were wild born Kisoro, who died September 24, 1986 at the Denver Zoo, and wild born Helen who resides at the Louisville Zoo.
Photo was taken through thick and dirty glass.
Western Lowland Gorilla Silverback
Bachelor Pad
Campo Gorilla Reserve
Los Angeles Zoo
11/20/2008
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Suborder: Haplorrhini
Family: Hominidae
Genus: Gorilla
Species: Gorilla gorilla
ARTICLES & MISC ABOUT HASANI ON THE WEB:
About Benga, Hasani's Mother:
The azhdarchid gazes upon a selection of fabric rolls at Hancock Fabrics, one of which provided the material used to make its own hide.
Photo taken 10/31/2014.
Costume designed and built by Bryan Bongey. Inspired by the artwork of Mark Witton.
For Art Journal Caravan w/Tangie Baxter @ ScrapBookGraphics. Elements from Art Journal Caravan 2014 {The May '14 Collection} by Tangie Baxter.
From a head full of pressure rests the senses that I clutch
Made a date with Divinity, but she wouldn't let me fuck
I got touched by a hazy shaded, God help me change
Caught a rush on the floor from the life in my veins
Complimenting the wonderful food was the great scenery streaming by the whole time. It is hard to beat this train for an enjoyable sight seeing experience.
On Monday, July 25 we hopped a train from Winnipeg to Abbotsford (close to Vancouver). We traveled sleeping class having booked lower and upper berths. It was absolutely fabulous. A great, relaxing, comfortable, interesting and tasty way to travel. Our only complaint was that 2 days is too short a time.
Summer in Canada with Panda.
Just getting some thoughts out.
First, I'm not sure how to feel about this Smug Mug acquisition and there's no point in scrolling the comment threads about it. On the one hand, Yahoo was already acquired so I guess this isn't a surprise. On the other hand, you never really hear about Smug Mug so I'm not sure how this is going to be better. Plus, the terms and conditions of the 'new' Yahoo basically say, we're data mining you and sharing it everywhere. So what now - is Smug Mug going to legally own our photos?
I would hate to stop using Flickr even in the sporadic way that I do, but I may have to shut this down. Maybe it's time to just do a blog. Things have changed here at Flickr even without the recent news, and while it's not a huuuge deal, I have noticed that the 'like' behavior of so much social media has extended here too. Used to be that people would comment on photos that they liked - yes, even though they were 99% generic comments - and I personally used my Favorites as a curation of what I considered outstanding photos.
Now people 'like' just to say 'I saw this photo and I'm acknowledging that,' in the same way you 'like' an above-average tweet. There's no commitment there, no personal interaction. I recently got an Explore, and whereas five years ago when that would happen, I'd have 50+ comments, now I've got 93 likes and 1 comment. Times have changed. And I'm not going to pretend that comments aren't important to me. I don't take extreme measures to get them, obviously, but comments are the currency of creative social media (blogs, etc).
So maybe it's ok if I move on from Flickr. I will of course miss seeing new stuff from my actual friends here, but everything changes, and as I get older I see more and more how that is ok.
I'm not decided yet. Just...contemplating.
Kat & I got up at 5:30am and made our way down to the lounge car (the one with the big windows that go up into the roof) so that we could catch a good view of Mt. Shasta in the morning. It was quite striking.
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