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MORE pics of Sam Heughan and Sophie Mancini, editor of Departures Magazine in New York! These were posted and watermaked by an account on Twitter. But they belong to gr8images on Instagram. Credit to gr8images.
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A tale of two brands
Sophie Mancini's Departures paper on S in NY started a flurry of comments even before the whole content was made available on blogs. That people - mostly in Mordor - jumped in to add their two booing cents on the matter, based on two or three Instagram Story screencaps only, is a testimony to Tumblr's community deep interest in S's slightest PR/sales move and the easiness with which people like *urv managed to push their own agenda, in the process, to her unsuspecting, bicep-loving crowd.
Many of these comments asked just one question, more or less kindly and more or less openly: who are you, Sam Roland Heughan? Some of them, more along my alley, took a different angle: who are you talking to, Sam Roland Heughan?
Let me count the US crowds: the Wall Street yuppie crowd? the old money, WASP Knickerbocker / Colony Club crowd? Tribeca's sophisticated, culture-ish snob crowd? the UN international crowd? the laid-back (-ish) brownstone Brooklyn crowd? the DC politico types? the Boston Brahmin crowd? the Silicon Valley Bitcoin crowd? the Florida Latino crowd? the Bible Belt crowd? the Deep South charmingly old-fashioned crowd? the yee-haw, witty and ambitious Texans? the gourmet, nature-loving Seattle crowd? I am sure I am missing some (it's been a while I haven't traveled to the States and I have to say I miss all 50 of them, plus and perhaps above all my beloved DC :), but you get the idea. And the problem, or rather its first layer.
The second question this very poorly written article prompted is: what are you talking about, Sam Roland Heughan? I mean, what destination are you trying to promote? Scotland, through your Scottish gin, which I truly believe is exceptional? The Big Apple, like a counterpart to Sting, you know - a Scotsman in New York? That's not very clear, since that superficial girl just whirled you to a couple Chinatown speakeasies, rat pitter-patter included (bye-bye, Knickerbocker crowd right there) and that's pretty much it. New Zealand, that you mention at length, Maori tattoo story re-hashed, just because the book comes out next Tuesday? Ha-wa-wee, perhaps in a belated attempt to mitigate Tunagate? California, even, because it takes you back to humble beginnings? Granted, the Frisco one, not LA: that would be a horrible faux-pas, in a NY centered paper, much like me whimsically and idiotically mentioning Istanbul (instead of Constantinople), in a conversation with my Greek friends.
My head spins. And then let's add to that a ladle of recycled talking points, yours and C's altogether, like this gem:
Aspirational. Mmmhm. She said that. You said that. Multiple times, in multiple contexts that probably didn't even call for it. This is *** PR right there. I am not JAMMF. I am not Claire. But we aspire to that. Stop thinking we are these characters. No sane fan ever did: the insistence is unnecessary and has a real backfire potential. Stop thinking, period. But let it be my shipper sin, then, not to believe an iota of it and stubbornly think you people are, by now, way past the aspirational stage.
So, I took a long walk down memory lane today, while driving, trying to understand what the hell your personal brand is. Once upon a time, things were clear: you and C were a single brand. S&C - the fresh-faced, candid, witty and funny and oh, so in love new kids on the block. The spark was real and it was strong (it still is, only dampened and muted by PR-prompted shenanigans) and OL's audience was under its spell. People loved you, both of you, and some of us still do. You showed us as much as you could and for a while, it seemed to be convenient for just about everybody. That created expectations, but at the same time, you could have sold us land concessions on the Moon and we would have bought them, no questions asked.
And then, things happened. We know what: IFH, EFH, Remarkable Week-end. The spell was broken for many, who left in droves. Fans turned into bashing other fans. The S&C brand was progressively compromised and along with it, your Barbour Ambassadorship (for different reasons). Let's stop a bit at this point, in fond remembrance: that was the perfect pitch, for the perfect kind of corporate brand, for the perfect niche, for the perfect guy. A guy who had a credible, authentic story to tell, with a really strong potential to attract people outside of OL's crowd. Image and message perfectly aligned. Best case scenario.
So, with ***'s and your own PR benediction, what once was your solid gold starting point was ridiculed, trampled, shot to shambles, in a (failed) attempt to be sent to complete oblivion. You then had to think of something and try to branch out of both the blessing and curse of it.
MPC suddenly became more important than just any other charity project, of which there were a few (Cahonas Scotland comes to mind, the blood cancer one, as well). Cue in Sam the Athlete, Sam the Healthy Living Evangelist. The project was turned into a lucrative business, with a strong charity side. People bought subscriptions, people changed their eating and lifestyle habits, people lost weight - but really, I shouldn't write 'people', but 'women'. This was a women-oriented endeavor. A problem, again, on the long term.
Ha-wa-wee 1 happened, to more scandal and shrieks (that, I believe, was the reason you lost the Barbour project, another gold opportunity squandered because ten Internet bitches knew better). Then we were told another avatar was born: Sam the Entrepreneur. With a genuine, carefully curated, labor of love first alcohol product that clearly used the discarded S&C brand: The Sassenach and believe what you want, but just buy it. Mommies obliged. Antis obliged. Shippers obliged. All wallets are created equal, as I (often) use to say. And then COVID-19 came, putting a very real, very dangerous logistic strain on it.
Yet, you still had to somehow mitigate delays and losses. The Sassenach went exotic, with that limited edition tequila that probably won't be remembered by many outside OL's fandom, and that is a pity and a shame. The reason it won't be remembered is that you almost did not promote it, spare one or two Tick-Tock and Instagram clips. Does that justify the investment, the trips to Mexico, the very expensive retainers and commissions your tequila friends took for their trouble? I very much doubt it. That was, until being proved completely wrong, a flop. It brought absolutely nothing in terms of personal branding, spare perhaps a new faction in this paranoid cesspool of a fandom: the Gay Crowd, fueled by the image of a Lonely Bandana Cowboy, instead of the intended Sophisticated Traveler and Connoisseur. Yes, people are stupid, like that. Your PR and Sales team, too - and this comes from a place of deep understanding and appreciation.
We are now talking gin and boy, am I glad we do! This is perhaps an opportunity. Finally, a more democratically price-tagged, carefully tailored (again) drawing card product. But who is selling it to me? The California Boat Party Host? In that case, I won't buy it, but never mind me: maybe the fun-loving California Millennials would (we know the Smuggling Mommies would do it, anyways). The Sophisticated Traveler and Connoisseur you tried to show us again in Mancini's abysmal Departures paper and who is invited to important events, in recognition of his efforts?
You can't have the two of them, Sam, whatever those incompetents told you. You're either a 43-years old midlife crisis-stricken and shirtless clown or an Old World Industrious Thespian, with a stature and a status to match. A real Entrepreneur, not a cartoon scuba diver/beach boy Influencer. Eye Candy vs. Brain Power: after all, you are a '3x NYT best selling author', aren't you? Your pick, not mine. Stop the Sri Mataji-style Hugging and Booze tours: it's nonsense and that geriatric crowd is nowhere near what you need to make your dream come true. Do some real soul searching and stop listening to clueless 28-year old journalists, who tell you tacky rings are fun: they aren't. They make you look like an ageing Atlantic City Sinatra wannabe:
Sam Roland Heughan: currently at crossroads, trying to not choose between two opposite personal brands. Tricky position and an even trickier context, with the strike still lingering on and the pressing need to find an after OL strategy.
I promised you a tale of two brands and I think you wonder, by now, what happened to C, the other half of the primary SC brand?
The answer is, I honestly believe, not much. She has no personal brand, so to speak. Until now, she is just an Enthusiastic Dilettante. Book Club - started, unfinished and with that, farewell to any fan engagement. Cinema production rights - bought and then silence. Botanical Gin - first batch released (?) with no promo, no interviews (mentioning it in a podcast does not count), no reviews. Then teasing, then crickets again: a bit late, now, for the end of year celebrations. And I have to say I miss her or the part of her I never witnessed in real time (is such a thing possible?). I miss that starry-eyed, funny and witty girl. That girl was somehow completely swallowed by an Acrid Matron, who thought it was intelligent to yell at an Internet nobody, on Christmas Day, 'I am not married to Sam!' (ok, you aren't, but you're still lying). And I honestly don't know which one is best (or worst, for that matter): try to build something and make mistakes and try again until you hopefully find your way, or say nothing, do nothing and of course, never be controversial.
Now I am really interested to see how is she going to promote her gin. But you know what, I am not holding my breath, for some reason.
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Sam Heughan in Departure magazine
Article by Sophie Mancini
📷 screenshots from smancin3 IGS
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NYC 3 October before or after the photoshoot... mystery girl is Sophie Mancini, editor of Departures, here 👇 with her bf
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SOPHIE. THE TRIO ARE NOW DOLLS?
DON MANCINI WHEN I CATCH YOU IN THESE STREETS BECAUSE WTF.
Yeah I know. I saw an interview that got leaked two days ago where Don mentioned it. I am fucking livid. They put my babies in dolls. I fucking hate that. LIKE WHO WANTED THIS (for anyone seeing this who liked it, fair enough that’s your opinion)
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Sophie Loren’s costumes in Arabesque (1966) are gorgeous! Probably because they’re designed by Yves Saint-Laurent.
The movie directed by Stanley Donen is a spy romp that doesn’t make much sense. Definitely not as good as Donen’s Charade (1963). But the soundtrack by Henry Mancini is amazing! Plus, Gregory Peck & Sophia Loren are beautiful to watch.
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From this post:
On a more positive note, have some ACTUAL great LGBTQ+ creators who deserve your time and money:
Rebecca Sugar
ND Stevenson
Dana Terrace
Roxanne Gay
Wendy Carlos
Molly Ostertag
Magdalene Visaggio
Vita Ayala
Sophie Campbell
Tee Franklin
Kabi Nagata
Grant Morrison
Abigail Thorn
Kay O'Neil
Dee Rees
Clive Barker
Don Mancini
Beau DeMayo
Xiran Jay Zhao
Sophie From Mars
Maggie Mae Fish
Harry “Hbomberguy” Brewis
Mariko Tamaki
Justina Ireland
Joe Glass
Leah Williams
Jessie Gender
Wendy Xu
James Tynion IV
Keiron Gillen
And so many more.
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@smancin3 IG stories
SH is in the Chinese Tuxedo's private Moon Room where his friends promote his drink. It looks like a photo shoot by photographer Diana Markosian for a Departures magazine publication about SH’s booze 🥃
This photograph was posted by @smancin3 - Sophie Mancini, Departures’ magazine editor on her IG stories and reposted by @markosian. Perhaps, SH has a close relationship with his American Express card.
“Departures” is Amex’s lifestyle magazine, focused on luxury and travel. It is specifically intended for those who have Amex Platinum and Amex Centurion products.
📸 @markosian -Diana Markosian -Photographer
It is important to note that “Amex’s Departures” publication will be ending. Until a few years ago, this was a magazine that Amex Platinum and Centurion card members were mailed. As of 2021, Departures transitioned to being online only. The concept lost most steam at that point, and now Amex is pulling the plug. Effective January 1, 2024, Departures™ will no longer be available. after 40 years.
So I can understand how this is probably not a very profitable article at this point 🤷♀️
Amex Departures has been published for almost 40 years
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muse list.
dc comics
brooke larson. mid-twenties. high end escort, childhood friend of jason todd. bisexual. fc: sophie cookson.
gabriela ribeiro. early-thirties. heiress & horse trainer. heterosexual. fc: isis valverde
gia tedesco. twenty-eight. real estate agent, daughter of a mob attorney. bisexual. fc: danielle campbell.
larken forrest. thirty-three. assistant to bruce wayne at wayne enterprises, single mom. bisexual. fc: dakota johnson.
fandomless
amelia thomas. twenty-two. royal princess & college student. heterosexual. fc: elle fanning.
anika singh. thirty-eight. boutique owner & fashion designer. heterosexual. fc: freida pinto.
arden waverly. thirty-three. hacker. lesbian. fc: kristen stewart.
aurora gray. thirty-three. professional organizer. bisexual. fc: laura harrier.
bianca reyes. twenty-four. jewelry designer & daughter of a mob boss. panromantic. fc: lucy alves.
calista st. james. twenty-three. tik tok famous dog trainer. heterosexual. fc: halle bailey.
charlotte stewart. thirty-five. high school guidance counselor. bisexual. fc: amanda seyfried.
chloe chapman. twenty-seven. waitress. heterosexual. fc: katherine mcnamara.
eliana hirsch. fifty-two. children's book author. bisexual. fc: jennifer connelly.
erin clarke. twenty-nine. con artist & wanted criminal. pansexual. fc: crystal reed.
evangeline 'evie' lasko. forty-one. runs a bed & breakfast. bisexual. fc: alexa davalos.
gillian west. forty. couples therapist. heterosexual. fc: anne hathaway.
hannah parker. thirty-five. dog day care employee & serial killer. bisexual. fc: aubrey plaza.
hazel wells. twenty-eight. private chef. bisexual. fc: florence pugh.
ireland cardoza. twenty-five. actress. lesbian. fc: camila mendes.
jenna wilder. twenty-three. hotel heiress & trust fund baby. bisexual. fc: sabrina carpenter.
joelle hart. thirty-four. personal trainer. bisexual. fc: megan fox.
june soto. twenty-nine. drug dealer. pansexual. fc: mia goth.
kitty moran. twenty-five. exotic dancer. roommate & co-worker of quinn. bisexual. fc: taylor russell.
leah corbin. twenty-five. thief. heterosexual. fc: mia goth. ( private muse with @anunkindncss )
liliana gregory. twenty-four. model. heterosexual. fc: barbara palvin.
lucy zhao. twenty-five. journalist & blogger. lesbian. fc: havana rose liu.
mackenzie abrams. twenty-six. photographer & political activist. heterosexual. fc: emmy rossum.
maia madden. twenty-eight. hollywood publicist. bisexual. fc: simone ashley.
miranda westbrooke. fifty-one. advertising ceo. bisexual. fc: rachel weisz.
naomi taylor. twenty-two. nanny. heterosexual. fc: kaia gerber.
natalia marquez. forty-eight. funeral home director. heterosexual. fc: penelope cruz.
quinn strauss. twenty-three. exotic dancer. roommate & co-worker of kitty. pansexual. fc: bella thorne.
reese edwards. thirty-four. physical therapist. bisexual. fc: nathalie emmanuel.
simone diamond. twenty-six. pop singer. bisexual. fc: taylor swift.
sloane meyer. thirty-eight. er surgeon. pansexual. fc: sophia bush.
sutton bradley. forty. pediatrician. lesbian. fc: piper perabo.
teresa mancini. twenty-nine. mob wife. heterosexual. fc: simona tabasco.
tinsley palmer. twenty-five. thief. bisexual. fc: ella purnell.
valentina alvarez. twenty-six. kindergarten teacher. heterosexual. fc: camila morrone.
vienna patrick. forty-one. trophy wife & socialite. heterosexual. fc: rachel mcadams.
willow donovan. twenty-two. college student & barista. bisexual. fc: madelyn cline.
zya fox. twenty-five. makeup artist. bisexual. fc: coco jones.
house of the dragon
eloise belfron. eighteen. lady in waiting to helaena targaryen. heterosexual. fc: rose williams.
marvel comics
yasmin ayala. thirty-two. bartender at josie's & dance instructor. heterosexual. fc: ana de armas.
the musketeers
mary turner. twenty-six. doctor's assistant. heterosexual. fc: gugu mbatha-raw.
outer banks
daisy pierce. seventeen. pogue. high school student & waitress. heterosexual. fc: kristine froseth.
shelby beckett. nineteen to twenty-one ( season dependent ). lifeguard. heterosexual. fc: danielle campbell.
scream
brooklynn foster. eighteen. final girl. bisexual. fc: khadijha red thunder.
sons of anarchy
thea montgomery. twenty-seven. mechanic. heterosexual. fc: riley keough.
succession
clementine roy. twenty-four. interior designer & illegitimate child of logan roy. heterosexual. fc: alexandra daddario.
titanic
florence 'flo' reynolds. twenty-five. stage actress. heterosexual. fc: hannah dodd.
twilight
abagail barrett. one hundred & fifty ; appears early-twenties. vampire. bisexual. fc: madelaine petsch.
misty frasier. forty-six ; appears mid-twenties. vampire. heterosexual. fc: julia garner.
the x-files
marissa lucas. thirty-one. cashier & alien abductee. bisexual. fc: shannyn sossaman.
zelda mulder. twenty-two. paranormal private detective. pansexual. fc: margaret qualley.
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Flushing Town Hall Presents Global Mashup: Québecois Meets Polka!
Traditional Québecois music trio Grosse Isle (Sophie Lavoie, Fiachra O’Regan, André Marchand) will join New York City-based accordion player, Erica Mancini.
“Chic and eccentric” —The New York Times
‘‘A real treasure’’ —Folkword
Flushing Town Hall’s Global Mashup series continues with its upcoming performance on March 2 at 8 p.m., “Québecois Meets Polka.” Traditional Québecois music…
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Waking up to DMs from the Team letting me know another Sam Heughan sighting in New York! He's with Sophie Mancini, editor of Departures Magazine. Credit to gr8images on IG.
Can't wait for later today and Sam's appearance at the Keepers of the Quaich event. Hopefully, some source news then. I'll be at work with bad cell service though, so fingers crossed I can post. 🙏
#samheughan#sam heughan#sophie mancini#smancin3#departures#departures magazine#new york#newyork#keepers of the quaich
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Anon rebelde
Como bien señalas en la cena hay matrimonios entonces, que impide que Cait acuda a la misma con el que dice que es su esposo? O ese *esposo solo le sirve de vez en cuando para para calentar los ánimos en un fandom fácilmente caldeable? Ya sabemos que Sam está en Londres así que Cait no puede estar allí y en Glasgow tampoco, esas obras no acaban nunca 🤣
Dear (returning) Anon Rebelde,
Y muy reactiva, hoy. 😉 Como se dice en Chile: 'a ver, a ver/por qué llora esta mujer'?
'As you very well observed, there were couples invited to that dinner. So, why would Cait not be there with the one she says it's her husband? Or would that be that the *husband* is only useful once in a while, to fire up tempers in a fandom that's easily heated? We know that Sam is in London, so Cait cannot be there or in Glasgow, so it never ends. 🤣'
You know I agree with everything you wrote, spare one detail: S was apparently not in LHR in October, when the Belfast dinner took place. I had to go look at my archives and make some sense of the context. And although I am not Marple, I couldn't help but notice last October was a very active networking/promo/shit show month for both of them, as the SAG-AFTRA strike was still not over yet.
Just a short summing up:
October 4, 2023 - C's 44th birthday and another mysterious donation to Project CaiTreena/One Tree Planted. S in NYC for drinks and Departures interview with Sophie Mancini. Fandom gets ballistic speculating - an empty 💩, of course.
October 5, 2023 - S in NYC for the Keepers of the Quaich US Chapter gala, with Norouzi (as I predicted) and Mancini. C's whereabouts unknown - not the US, I suppose. Maybe in LHR, re-enacting that Prophet Song excerpt, on behalf of the Booker Prize?
October 8, 2023 - C spotted in LHR for Harrods Iconic Dining Hall Relaunch hosted by Stanley Tucci, with McIdiot (the only time, that month!). Hullaballo ensues for something very close to a nothing burger. S supposedly in GLA, as shown by FaceTime snippet convo with Amanda Tutschek, Venice Beach topless artist extraordinaire. Date of above FaceTime snippet - unknown.
October 10, 2023 - S confirmed in GLA, likely latergram (IG SS gin pics taken on own driveway). C confirmed in LHR, first by Gareth Bromell, then by Getty Image pics at Loewe Foundation's Studio Voltaire Award. Sans McIdiot.
October 17, 2023 - S signs APUK's Palestine letter, whereabouts unknown (my bet is on NYC/Nevis). C confirmed in LHR at the Portia Coughlan play Press Night/After Party, Almeida Theatre. Sans McIdiot, but with Tobias. LOL.
October 19, 2023 - S on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, in NYC. Ring ding ding proves to be a very effective lookie here, not there prop. C's whereabouts unknown, as S's in the October 10-17 interval (Nevis? both? That would be my best bet, and yeah, go ahead and screech. I DGAF).
October 25, 2023 - S confirmed in GLA, despite posting 'from Nevis' the same day and shirtless thirst trap the next day. C's whereabouts unknown? Not really, I should say.
Back to the Northern Irish dinner - bear with me, Anon Rebelde, I am trying to pinpoint a date, here. Begin Again, Jeffers' book that prompted it, was out in the US on October 2 and in UK/Canada and Ireland on October 10:
October was a dementedly busy month for the author, as shown by the excruciating dates of his North American and UK book launch tours (https://www.oliverjeffers.com/begin-again-book-tour):
One of the events surrounding this launch was held at Belfast's Crescent Arts Centre in partnership with No Alibis Bookstore, on October 24. Best thing? He is dressed exactly like in the NYT article pics.
My best bet is that dinner took place in Belfast on October 24, Anon Rebelde or at the latest on October 25 (next to 0 chance, given the identical attire, but let's allow some margin of error to our estimate).
As for Jeffers' position on the Israel-Hamas Gaza War (which, may I remind you, started on October 7), I think this is a very clear statement:
You draw your own conclusions, Anon Rebelde. I am here to try and bring some clarity in a shitstorm, not brainwash you.
Always waiting for your input, which is much appreciated! Hasta luego, hija de la rebeldía!
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PS: The timeline game was fucking exhausting. I am not the Securitate, so you won't see me play at that any time soon :)
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Meet My OCs
This expansive post does not cover all of my OCs (ex. select ones for fandom, and more will be added as I release more new stories), but it's still going to bee relatively good-sized. As you may tell, I'm a History Nerd™ who has a lot of historical OCs, mostly from the World War I and II eras and in between. Here they are:
A Fine Artist Storyline:
Magda: 19yo, former art student, Dachau survivor, Polish-Jewish, very smart, sometimes underestimates herself but isn't a pessimist at all, resourceful. Arrives in Berlin and is protected by Frau Sophie Schmitz. Falls in love with Werner Künzle.
Werner Künzle: 23yo, from Germany, really interested in German Romantic writers and artists (his favorite book is The Sorrows of Young Werther btw), REALLY hates Hitler, had an abusive alcoholic father who shot and killed little Werner's mother, generally optimistic but also suffers from breakdowns. Really emotionally expressive. Also hides Jews with his friends in an abandoned grocery store.
Sophie Schmitz: thirtysomething, lives in Berlin, hates the Nazis and hides Jewish people in her home. Very kind, skeptical of Künzle at first and gladly takes Magda and Sergei in. Cares about the people she's saving and is generally good-natured.
Sergei: 10yo, from Russia (Soviet Union). Dachau survivor, escapes with Magda. Was sent to Dachau because his family was Soviet. Originally Russian Orthodox but his family had to give it up due to communism. Like a little brother to Magda and to Künzle.
Others:
Friedrich: 22yo, Kabarett performer (singer, more specifically countertenor). Occasional female impersonator who sometimes changes backstage mid-show and says that it's his "sister", Anna. Has a boyfriend named Helmut. He hates being called Fritz for reasons unknown. Inspired by Klaus Nomi, somewhat based on Gustav Fröhlich, and also based on the 1982 film Victor/Victoria.
Helmut: 21yo, Friedrich's boyfriend. Started out as a backup dancer for one of his shows (Friedrich has both male and female backup dancers). They live together.
Andreas: 22yo, Friedrich's best friend. Tall and thin, think a wacky waving inflatable arm-flailing tube man but more menacing. Also a Kabarett performer. Has 2 sisters. Does not smoke or drink. Allegedly punched Heinrich Himmler once.
*more to come from this series; this is the Weimar Republic era, also in Berlin to be more specific*
Ottmar "Otto" Rehm: 22yo at death. Brutally murdered nearly a year after the end of the Great War. He doesn't know who murdered him after his body was found dumped in a river (exactly which river that is I'm still trying to figure out). He was also a soldier during the war. And yes, he's a ghost and he's trying to solve his own murder.
Hans Rehm: 25yo, Otto's older brother. Also a former soldier. Desperate to know who murdered his brother and why. Wants Otto to have justice.
Dieter Rehm: 12yo, Otto and Hans's younger brother. Doesn't know why Otto had to die and who would want to kill him. Poor Dieter is just a kid; death scares him a little.
Melina "Lina" Demidova: 26yo, Russian. Has been living in Germany with her boyfriend of six years, Dmitriy, since before the war. Those two have the best relationship ever; they're so soft for each other. She also wants to help Otto and his brothers find Otto's killer.
Dmitriy Volkov: 25yo, Russian. Lina's boyfriend. Hans's friend, likes to paint. Not a big fan of the communists. Moved to Germany with Lina before the war started because Russia was slowly becoming screwed over. Also wants to help solve Otto's murder.
Carlo Mancini: 24yo, Italian. News photographer on vacation in Germany when Otto is killed and wants to investigate the murder. He meets the rest of the group and wants to get a story out about the whole thing for the paper. He's very good-natured.
*more will be added for this storyline as well*
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Sam at Chinese Tuxedo promo shooting for departures
Sophie Mancini IGS
3 October 2023 NYC
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RIAPRE L'ACCADEMIA DEL CIRCO DI VERONA. NE PARLIAMO CON ANDREA TOGNI
RIAPRE L'ACCADEMIA DEL CIRCO DI VERONA. NE PARLIAMO CON ANDREA TOGNI
Riapre l’Accademia, e quello che qualche mese fa era solo un sogno, oggi sembra diventare realtà. Un anno fa l’Accademia annunciò la chiusura, ma finalmente ora c’è una data precisa per l’inizio dei corsi, sia professionali che ludico-amatoriali.
Ce ne parla, con una certa soddisfazione ed entusiasmo il direttore Andrea Togni:
“Siamo felici di riaprire e di riaprire nel modo “giusto”, ossia con la formula che abbiamo sempre avuto fino all’interruzione forzata dei corsi. Corsi professionali “a convitto” che consentono la formazione professionale e la scolarizzazione dei giovani provenienti dal contesto circense. E corsi per chi vuole praticare le arti circensi, per chi si avvicina per la prima volta e per chi vuole specializzarsi. La riapertura è resa possibile dalla Regione Veneto che per due anni sosterrà in maniera importante il nostro progetto, fino al prossimo triennio ministeriale, così da integrare i mancati fondi FUS per il 2023 e 2024. Poi, dando per scontato di avere nuovamente il sostegno del FUS, la Regione continuerà a sostenerci, ma in maniera minore ovviamente. In questo modo viene garantita la sopravvivenza all’Accademia. La volontà della Regione Veneto è, appunto, che l’Accademia continui la sua attività.
Siamo contenti anche perché abbiamo raggiunto gli obiettivi minimi per la ripresa dei corsi: 16 allievi iscritti al corso professionale e convitto e circa 80 per i corsi per esterni, per i quali stiamo continuando a ricevere iscrizioni. L’unico rammarico è che rispetto a prima della pandemia, si è ridotto il numero di allievi provenienti da circhi italiani. Abbiamo tra gli iscritti diversi figli di artisti, di circensi, molti che arrivano dall’estero. Ma le famiglie di circo del nostro Paese, almeno per ora, sono poco presenti tra le iscrizioni. Imputo questo fenomeno al fatto che probabilmente i giovani dei circhi italiani sono già coinvolti nello spettacolo per cui, la loro iscrizione all’Accademia priverebbe le famiglie di un pezzo dei loro spettacoli. Comprendo questa scelta, ma ci tengo a sottolineare un ruolo che l’Accademia ha sempre avuto nella scolarizzazione di ragazzi che da noi riescono a seguire un percorso di studio stabile e a concentrarsi su di sé per quattro anni. Sulla propria crescita umana e professionale, a contatto con altri ragazzi che condividono la stessa esperienza, gli stessi traguardi, la stessa crescita. È uno stimolo importante vedere altri ragazzi impegnarsi, vederli raggiungere i propri obiettivi artistici: è un ulteriore stimolo a impegnarsi, per emulazione e per un sano e inevitabile senso di competizione.
Andrea Togni
Alcuni complessi un po’ più strutturati preferiscono avere un maestro interno che segua i giovani della famiglia. E’ già una buona cosa, ma la concentrazione che si può avere uscendo di casa per qualche anno e seguendo sia una formazione professionale sia un corso di studio regolare senza cambiare scuola ogni due settimane, ritengo che abbia un valore differente, porta a una crescita individuale superiore e motivi a raggiungere risultati migliori come testimoniano i grandi traguardi nazionali e internazionali che i nostri diplomati hanno riscosso negli ultimi anni. Senza menzionarli tutti penso ai fratelli Caveagna che ora sono a Las Vegas, a Vioris Zoppis, alle Bello Sisters (che saltano dai contratti più importanti e prestigiosi), ma appunto l’elenco è lungo.
Tra gli iscritti al corso professionale al momento abbiamo Erika e Karen Michaels, Telma Brian, Eva Mancini, Nora Braca, Irene Ceppo, Michael Campos, Sophy e Sara Bogino, Sean e Jonas Niemen. E la giovane Sofia Hrencko Clown d’Argento all’ultima edizione del Festival di Monte Carlo New Generation come verticalista e contorsionista. La presenza di una giovane di livello così avanzato credo possa essere motivo di grande stimolo e crescita per tutto il gruppo.
Raggiungere un buon grado di scolarizzazione è inoltre importante per far crescere non solo degli artisti ma anche dei potenziali imprenditori e manager che adesso mancano nel nostro mondo, italiano e non. Veniamo da una cultura circense che ha sempre privilegiato il diventare artisti. Questo con poche eccezioni, vale anche per l’estero dove i complessi principali sono spesso in mano a persone che non vengono dal contesto circense, mentre le grandi case si sono ridotte molto, anche per un mancato ricambi generazionale nella conduzione.
La data per la ripartenza è l’11 settembre. Chi verrà troverà tutto come prima, non è cambiato nulla, perché sono convinto che la nostra formula fosse e sia ancora valida e la bontà dei risultati conseguiti ce lo conferma. Proseguiamo sulla strada tracciata dal fondatore Egidio Palmirii, lo spirito dell’Accademia è lo stesso. Ci sarà sempre la signora Ivana che è un po’ il cuore della nostra struttura.
Nel corpo docenti tornano i nomi e i volti di casa degli ultimi anni: Cesare Yankov Lachezar, Aslam per l’acrobatica, io naturalmente, Kate Coll (danza), arriverà una coppia di russi diplomati a Mosca, confermata anche Miriana Artung (per le discipline aerei e l’equilibrio al filo). Nei corsi per esterni confermata Tatiana Zheglova. Stiamo ancora cercando un insegnante di verticalismo.
Tutto sembra procedere per il meglio. Siamo pieni di entusiasmo e non vediamo l’ora di riprendere i corsi!
Finalmente una buona notizia! W l’Accademia!
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