Favorite Pic of the Day for May 1st

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The Play’s The Thing

'To Bare or Not to Bare... that is the question'

Hamlet isn't just one of Shakespeare's longest, and most staged plays, it's also one of it's most quotable.  So many iconic quotes that made their way into the mainstream, some still used in conversation today.  It's no surprise that productions of the classic theatre piece are staged in Summer in the Park productions all around the country every summer.

This particular production didn't originate as an all-male, or all-naked event, it actually began with the nude female form.  Director and founder of the Torn Out Theater Company, Pitr Strait actually started with an all nude female production of The Tempest back in 2016. One of Strait's goals with the nude production was to promote body positivity.

After one of the shows performances one night, one of the audience members thanked Strait for not subjecting them to the sight of naked men.  This touched a nerve for Strait, as the whole body positivity message was obviously missed by this particular audience member. 

'People said we could never do this with men and no one wants to see a naked man. The more we read these reactions and comments, there seemed to be this threat about men feeling like their bodies are inherently unattractive or unwanted.'

Encouraged by strong reactions to the play, both in the audience and online, they formed the Torn Out Theater Company, with the goal to continue exploring modern sexuality, gender, and the body.  The following summer, the company put together an all-nude production of Hamlet, performed in two New York City parks, one being Central Park.

'We had about the same size audience as we did for The Tempest, maybe a bit bigger, because we have a bit of a history now. We got about the same number of jackass kids riding by on their bicycles yelling shit. This year, I think there were a few more shocked faces in the crowd when the first naked male bodies started walking around.'

Most of the actors were a little apprehensive at first.  Although they knew the production may include nudity, they auditioned for Shakespeare's Hamlet, not Old Calcutta.   The producers deliberately put 'may' as not all the roles required nudity.  They also didn't want to scare off any great actors from auditioning and learning about the production.

Every production of Hamlet has it's challenges, and for many of the actors, the nudity just proved to be one of many things they had to juggle. For Jake Austin Robertson, who played Hamlet, remembering when in the play he was to take off his costume was just another thing to remember, memorizing all of Shakespeare's dialogue, was the hardest part about taking on the role.

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Favorite Pic of the Day for April 27th

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Festival of Flesh

FH readers know that one of my favorite themes to explore is CMNM & CFNM.  I love the vulnerability and erotic of naked men surrounded by a clothed crowd.  I feature the theme as often as possible, and whenever I find a new event or variation on the theme.

Last year, I posted a shot of four adorable naked guys standing on a log.  I thought it may have been part of some lumberjack competition, but like so many of my favorite CMNM/CFNM images, it came from music festival.  Denmark in particular is known for their music festival, and the naked events they hold.  If the painted numbers on these naked bodies look familiar, it may be from my previous posts featuring Denmark's naked Roskilde Run. (HERE:)

There's another Denmark festival known for it's nudity.  They nudity has a competitive element, and the competitors certainly undress to impress, and to win!  Check out more of the events, and more of the naked festival attendees on the NEXT PAGE HERE:

Carloto Cotta in Two Drifters

'Their worlds collide when Odete becomes obsessed with Pedro, a man she never knew.'

Relationships get a little complicated in the 2005 gay themed drama Two Drifters. Pedro and Rui kiss after a first-anniversary dinner.  Their romance however, is short-lived after Pedro drives home, dying en route in a car  crash. At the same time, another pair of lovers, Odete and Alberto, split over her desire to have a child. 

Pedro lived in Odete's building and although she'd never met him, decides to attend his wake.  At the wake, Odete steals a ring off of Pedro's finger, a last gift from Rui, from Rui. If you haven't guessed yet, Odete has issues. At the graveside, she becomes hysterical.  Later, while wearing the ring, she insists she's carrying Pedro's child. Rui grieves as well, drinking too much and seeing Pedro's apparition. Odete's obsession intrudes on Rui, whose grief makes him vulnerable to her hysteria. Can this end well? 

Portuguese actor, musician, and animal philanthropist Carloto Cotta plays Alberto, who has to deal with Odete's obsession.  As you can see, Carloto has a great nude scene, one that illustrates how much Odete is struggling.  Cotta is renowned for several of his roles, including playing Diamantino Matamouros in 2018's Diamantino.  Cotta won a best actor award at the 2019 Portuguese Golden Globes. 

Carloto comes from a family of artistic and colonial backgrounds. His grandparents from his father’s side were opera singers at the National Theatre of Saint Charles. His father exposed him at an early age to theatre’s life.  Although surrounded by theatre, opera and art, Cotta took his time before deciding to focus on acting as a career.

Cotta was all around the arts, he painted, drew, sculpted and wrote music, but at one point was studying to become a scenic designer.  It wasn't until attending the Professional Theatre School of Cascais that fate took over.  When the scenic design course he wanted to attend was closed, he ended up in the theatre department, opening up his passion for the stage, character creation and using his own body as art.

'The body became my brush, my pen, my guitar, my work tool.'

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