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Camminando sulla spiaggia,
incontro legni levigati dal mare,
portati dalle onde, salati, sbiancati,
asciugati dal sole.
Sono carezze per gli occhi,
che sanno di quiete,
di storie lontane e di abbracci antichi.
E in quel calore lieve
mi sento accolta anch’io,
come quel legno,
trasformata.
Walking along the shore,
I come across driftwood shaped by the sea,
carried by the waves, salted, bleached,
and dried by the sun.
They are caresses for the eyes,
whispers of calm,
of distant stories and ancient embraces.
And in that gentle warmth,
I too feel held,
like that piece of wood,
transformed.
Touching The Void // Rehearsals Rehearsals
What happens when you look death squarely in the face, and how do you find the strength to crawl back towards life?
Joe Simpson's memoir Touching the Void, an international bestseller and BAFTA-winning film sensation, charts his struggle for survival on the perilous Siula Grande mountain in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
The Lyceum’s Artistic Director David Greig brings his award-winning writing skills to the first stage adaptation of this nail-biting adventure, rich in psychodrama and suspense. Artistic Director of Bristol Old Vic, Tom Morris (The Grinning Man, War Horse, Swallows & Amazons), lends his visionary directing style to the show.
A Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, Bristol Old Vic, Royal & Derngate, Northampton & Fuel co-production.
CAST
Fiona Hampton Sarah
Edward Hayter Simon
Patrick McNamee Richard
Josh Williams Joe
CREATIVE TEAM
Writer/adaptor David Greig
Director Tom Morris
Designer Ti Green
Lighting Designer Chris Davey
Composer & Sound Designer Jon Nicholls
Movement Director Sasha Milavic Davies
Casting Director Jill Green CDG/Amy Beadel
Assistant Costume Designer & Costume Supervisor Emma Cains
Assistant Director Evan Lordan
Photography: Geraint Lewis
Images taken at Bristol Old Vic
This was shot during a fundraising event for Headway Somerset.
Headway Somerset is an independent charity, affiliated to Headway UK. They provide social and cognitive rehabilitation for adults with brain injury and support and respite for their families through their three Brain Injury Outreach Units based in Bridgwater, Henton and Yeovil.
A great cause and one close to my heart, having a child that's suffered a brain injury myself as the result of an accident he was involved in...
www.headwaysomerset.org.uk/materials/abseil_form_entry_1.pdf
A typical sight in Transylvania.
It was our first long, beautiful and touching journey to my family's second home to Erdély/Transylvania (previously Hungary, it has belonged to Romania since the end of WW1) - and a happy family reunion with my Transylvanian Sekler/Hungarian paternal Grandmother's niece, nephew and Dad's cousins in Székely Land/Székelyföld (a part of Transylvania).
(Dad's mother died 1947, just when his son, my father was allowed to come home from the Soviet lager where he had been a POV for five years.)
My maternal grandfather (1888-1948) was born and grown up as well in Erdély/Transylvania, his hometown was Brassó/Brasov/Kronstadt, so we visited his favourite places too. His mother was born in a well-posessed Saxon family in Brassó, his father was a Hungarian nobleman who was born in Upper Hungary (now it belongs to Slovakia.).
About Erdély/Transylvania (including Székely Land with majority of Hungarian population)::
Transylvania, is a geographical region of Romania near the Hungarian border. It covers about 39,000 square miles (101,000 square kilometers). The majority of its people are Romanians, but about a quarter of the population are Magyars (Hungarians). Magyars make up the largest ethnic group in Hungary. Transylvania also has a sizeable Gypsy minority. The Carpathian Mountains and Transylvanian Alps separate the region from the rest of Romania. For years, Romanians and Hungarians quarreled over Transylvania. Magyars conquered the region in the 900’s. From 1526 to 1699, Transylvania was part of the Ottoman (Turkish) Empire. It was under Hungarian control from 1699 to 1867, when it once again became part of Hungary. During World War I (1914-1918), Romania joined the Allies after being promised Transylvania. After the war, Transylvania became part of Romania. In August 1940, Germany and Italy forced Romania to give northern Transylvania to Hungary. After World War II (1939-1945), Transylvania was returned to Romania and lost its political identity. Transylvania is the main site of the legend about the vampire Dracula. The character of Dracula is based on Vlad Tepes, a cruel prince of the 1400’s who lived in Walachia, a region south of Transylvania. Vlad executed many of his enemies by driving a stake through their bodies. A belief vampires once held by many Romanian peasants added details to the legend. Dracula (1897), a novel by the English author Bram Stoker, made the legend famous. This immensely popular book has inspired numerous plays and motion pictures.
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This trip was not an everyday occurence because we have never met with this part of our family before. The reasons were due to sad and serious historical events:
After WW1 the Treaty of Trianon defined new borders of Hungary due to its role in Great War: we fighted on the side of Central Powers.
Compared to the pre-war Kingdom of Hungary, post-war Hungary had 72% less territory. Its population was 7.6 million, which was 64% less than the population of the pre-war kingdom, whose population was 20.9 million.
31% (3.3 out of 10.7 million) of ethnic Hungarians who lived in the pre-war kingdom lived outside the newly defined borders of post-war Hungary, just like a part of my paternal and maternal family as well as some people of my husband's family (not only in Romania but also in present Slovakia and Ukraine).
After WW2, due to the communist era and especially Ceausescu's politics my father couldn't visit his mother's relatives in Erdély/Transylvania, who lived in Székelyföld (Székely Land or Szekler Land). So we were all happy to meet each other after so many decades!
And another happy ending: both countries have been members of Europe Union since 2004 (Hungary) and 2007 (Romania).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sz%C3%A9kely
The client told of this great artwork he had on the wall in the bathroom, but was never able to get a flattering photo. Well that just sounds like a challenge... I had the 190D pro head hanging out over the basin, wide angle lens basically touching and my head jammed up against the shower screen trying to get the right angle on this. i like the way the tap interupts the image and the edge of the door frame was another important part for me.
On the base stand at Euro bus expo 2014 was a new coach for Baileys travel a MAN A91 / Mobipeople C70FC...was not a fan of this at all. Photo taken 05/11/14
Looking at the exquisite carvings of Apsara dancers in the ancient stones, then seeing a performance within the temple makes 800 years disappear
Numa manhã de verão, nas proximidades de Tainhas-RS, parei o carro para registrar esta cena. De baixo para cima, dava a impressão que estas pontas de lança da natureza queriam tocar o belo céu. A luz da manhã deram um leve tom de dourado (que pode variar pela calibração de cada monitor) . Estava indo para Cambará do Sul-RS com os amigos fotógrafos Ollie e Cristiano Soares, no que acabou sendo um final de semana magistral. Uma grande dica para quem gosta de fotografia é a região dos Cânions no RS e em SC.
Un matin d'été, près de la ville Tainhas (Bresil), a arrêté la voiture pour enregistrer cette scène. De bas en haut, donne l'impression que ces fers de lance de la nature a voulu jouer le beau ciel. La lumière du matin a donné une touche d'or (qui varient selon la calibration de chaque moniteur). Cambara do Sul-RS (Bresil) avec des photographes amis Ollie et Christian, dans ce qui s'est avéré être un week-end magistral. Un bon conseil pour tous ceux qui aime la photographie est la région de Canio en RS et SC.By Google Translate
On a summer morning, near the city Tainhas-RS (Brazil), stopped the car to record this scene. From bottom to top, gave the impression that these spearheads nature wanted to play the beautiful sky. The morning light gave a hint of gold (which can vary by calibration of each monitor). I was going to Cambara do Sul-RS(Brazil) with friends photographers Ollie and Cristiano Soares, in what turned out to be a weekend masterful. A great tip for anyone who enjoys photography is the region of Canion in RS and SC.
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See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grow in silence;
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We need silence to be able to touch souls.
Mother Teresa
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