Dancing The Time Away

A lot has been happening even if Carnival was a terrible time for anything. Dani went to another city to act in an Add and couldn’t get tickets for the bus ride back, so she stayed a day longer, which meant that she couldn’t be in town for the scenes she was going to be in for 69 Année Érotique. And that was not the only problem during that fateful period of time.

Jac decided that it was awful timing for any production work, so he cancelled all shooting for the week, although he did shoot a couple of scenes where he only needed himself for a couple of monologues, one as Dr Jekyll and the other as Mr Hyde. So, for one night he was the Producer, Director, Dr Jekyll, Me Hyde, DP, Sound Person, Gaffer, Make-Up Artist, Wardrobe Person, Clapper, Curious Bystander, and anything else needed. I have to mention that he did have a Stand In to check the light, focus and so on, a nice Bottle of Vital Water, empty of course, taped to a tall candle holder, which was a prop in many movies.

​He also got busy preparing the materials for the impending theatrical release of Pygmalion. He took the trailer to the multiplex for testing, the image was not coming out the way it should, and after some fixing and more testing, it was the opinion of the techs at the cineplex that it was better for Jac to make a cinemascope version of the trailer and maybe even the entire film.

So, Jac was back to work to come up with the scope version. The multiplex people also suggested to subtitle all the Spanish dialogues to English. That would attract more people to the film, they said. And it’s true. Most films made in Bolivia are shown in their original language, Spanish, without subtitles for English speakers.

So Jac did that too and the result is here:

He was also organizing the visit to the location for Seditiosa to close deals, set dates, and begin the work and so on.

Again, Carnival got in the way and other activities that the people at the location have these days and finally the agreement was made for Sunday of next week to begin the work there. I will have pictures. There will be a few visits to the location prior to the production to build the sets, test the props and so on.

We’re getting closer and closer to the production of the Female Christ film indeed.

The one person having fun during carnival was Simonne. She was part of one of a most famous dance group in the country, a dance known as Caporales, and the group itself is known as Caporales de San Simon… hmmm. Right. Simonne dancing with the San Simon comparsa (troupe).

In any case, there she was, dancing her heart away in Oruro last Saturday and Sunday, and this Sunday in Cochabamba. I must say that the dance itself is not a short event. No. The dancers start on their way through the streets of Oruro at 6 am, ending their participation sometime in the evening. All that time dancing and dancing and dancing.

​A big change in Simonne’s performance work, of course, but equally harsh, or perhaps more. Just imagine dancing up and down Broadway in NYC beginning early morning until the night, non stop, perhaps a bathroom break if at all, and having drinks and maybe a bit of food while you dance and dance, and then, go to sleep a little to start all over again the next day. Ah, and did I mentioned that at the end of the dancing route you get to the Church, once there you get on your knees and drag yourself with the little energy you have left, all the way to the altar! On Your Knees!

Just days before carnival Simonne was going through a lot of suffering for 69, in the role of Mina, the singer in the band, who falls in the hands of Mr Hyde and …

The Carnival inconvenience will be over today, Sunday. The shooting of 69 will resume tomorrow, Monday. The work for the premiere of Pygmalion will intensify, with press releases, visits to TV and Radio stations, preparing the banners and the Grand Premiere for the 22nd of March, with the presence of Amy herself who will be arriving in La Paz the 17th.

It will be the first time in many years for Amy and Jac to be together in the same place and presenting a movie together. There are lots of speculations as to what might happen then.

Between now and the middle of March, the pre production of Seditiosa will be completed. We will be trying on the costumes, testing the props, building the crosses and the ancient market place and all that stuff.

The dates for the shooting of the film will be set and all those extras, bits, day players, actors and crew will be committed to the work.

Sometime in the next few days, Simonne will be trying out the most difficult scene in the film for her, The Scourging. It is her most difficult scene because of what Jac has in mind for that courageous and daring lady. Lots of gymnastics involved, which will be strenuous for her. During that test, the Make Up Lady will be showing her skills with the wounds caused by the terrible scourging Simonne will be suffering even before the film is made.

And, over all, everything we need for the film will be in place, ready to commence.

I thought this loincloth turned out really well. The blood and grime, as you noted, would be a cherry on top.

Leave it to an old pro to maximize the sexiness. What I much prefer about Mila’s dialogue loincloth and Simonne’s Monxa Mala loincloth compared to Simonne’s dialogue loincloth/underwear is that they truly seem like they have been “wrapped” around the hips in a way that shows their womanly shape.

But the wonderful thing is that there are three different girls decorating the crosses, which leaves many different ways to decorate those girls!

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I would like to clarify, that as far as the garments our Crucified Three will wear, it is not something that has been decided yet. There are some ideas under consideration, based on what people wore in those times. We are aware that under-garments were not that common for women, although some women wore cloths as a bra nicely wrapped around their breasts, maybe to keep them in place. The same goes for a sort of loincloth, that was also wrapped, or tied around the hips. Those undergarents were not always white, the colors more often used were a brick red color.

A common use of the tunic women wore was to wrap the lower end under the crotch, maybe not always. Some women wore some kind of gym panties during the practice of sports; those who actually practiced some kind of sport, upper classes I guess, of the Roman persuasion. It is possible that the wearing of loincloths of all kinds was common in some places.

For the purpose of dramatic effect, in Seditiosa, our Crucified Three will wear some kind of loincloth based on their personal preference.

The Crucified Three will be trying their costumes, including the loin clothes, pretty soon and I will have pictures and maybe videos.

I’ll have more news soon.

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