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A Higher Art, Nude Ballet
Nudist World Domination reports that the Royal Opera House has some nudity in it's current production of Wagner's Rhinemaidens. This is wonderful news. The Telegraph follows up by pointing out that:
The Royal Opera has a tradition of nude productions going back to 1965, when an orgy scene was played out during a performance of Moses Und Aron. In 1986, the opera singer Maria Ewing caused a sensation when she stripped off at the end of the Dance of the Seven Veils.
Full male nudity made its first appearance in 1991 during a performance of Sir Harrison Birtwistle's Gawain.
Neat. What intrigues me more though is that the Russian National Ballet will be performing Romeo and Juliet with nude scenes during their tour of Australia. Now there's a show I would see. Naturally, Australians are outraged (WTF?). Entertaining commentary ensues over at the MetaFilter.
I find criticisms of nudity very difficult to answer. I support the movement wholeheartedly, but somewhere along the line some some religious mouthbreather brings up sex. Most nudists claim that the naturist movement is nothing to do with sex, that living in our bodies as they evolved to operate is the most comfortable and normal thing imaginable. Our bodies are not ugly, and are nothing to be ashamed of.
I agree. One might go further to accuse religion of being overly concerned with sex when it hides women's bodies behind habits, burquas and frumpy 'decent' clothing. The body God is supposed to have made for you in his own image is apparently hideously shameful. I think this religious puffing and scolding is nothing more than repressed sexual feelings being manifested.
If we assume there is a God, and that he created this huge and magnificent universe, uncountable galaxies and our own beautiful planet, is he really going to care that animal's genitals are showing? Does He spend his time watching over the whole world to check everybody's got their clothes on. Like a farmer watching over his chickens to make sure they're all wearing their pants. Maybe He's scandalised to see boobies, and creates a hell so improbable you'd think only humans could have dreamed it, to send naked people to. Why stop at people? Maybe He works up a good foamy godlike wrath over all the naked monkeys and dolphins. Even snails have genitals, you religious types should be running around clothing them, go get started right away!
Anyhoo... If nudity were the norm there would be no issue regarding it being sexual. When Victorian girls would show some ankle that society's prudes went into conniptions, in a different society I see ankles fairly often and they've never inspired much 'impure thought' in my eager head. So I think this religious notion of decency is at best full of crap, and that's being kind. If I were feeling less kind I'd talk a bit about the Taliban and it's American counterpart on the far right.
But... I *do* think that nudity has a sexual element, because nudists are people, and people are innately, deeply sexual. We are mammals, after all, whether our ankles show or not.
Nudism I think gives a little more honesty about human sex, and that's what rattles the wingnuts. Saying that sex is not only normal, but an inseperable part of a healthy, happy human being strikes right at the religious notions of sexual 'innocence' and chastity.
In order for society to accept human beings as just human beings, and treat them as such, we're going to need to get rid of a lot of antiquated superstitious garbage that is the legacy of centuries of western Chirstianity. The right is going to be upset with any progress made. Let them.
*breathe deep*
On that note, I'll leave you with the image of a buxom Opera singer, equal in length and girth. Wearing only a viking helmet her rolls of fat ripple and quiver with harmonic vibrations to the solo. Her nipples spin rapidly in small opposing circles as she blasts out line after line. Spinning fast and tight, like a piece of gum near the center of a skateboard wheel. Beautiful, no?
Created 2006-11-02 00:12:04 by 6500 and filed under webcomicComments 
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E writes...
Actually nudity was still very prominent in various theatres in the early 1900`s. Especially in France of course. And it was not unheard of to catch a celebrity performing. FYI Colette (the French writer) performed nude at the Moulin Rouge in a pantomime entitled ``Egyptian Dreams``. As well as in other such productions reliant on movement to convey meaning with a lesbian baroness.
*Sweet* posted: 2006-12-07 00:53:43 |
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rob writes...
congrats bro, your figure drawing is getting pretty good. I`m impressed posted: 2006-11-04 03:00:45 |
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Yoda writes...
What God thinks about nudity is answered in the ...Bible. Now, if you enjoy it in a lustful manner, just face it and say it boldly: ``I am a pervert!``.
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Anonymous writes...
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a Bright writes...
If people say a god wants us to be clothed they must prove it. A letter from said god would do. posted: 2008-05-28 05:46:29 |
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Nudity is not sexy writes...
You write "I see ankles fairly often and they've never inspired much 'impure thought' in my eager head."
You obviously haven't been paying close enough attention to them. I just have to see an inch of flesh and a suggestion of a curve and I am brimming with impure thoughts. posted: 2008-10-6 14:52:37 |
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If the gods had intended us to go about naked, we'd have been born that way. posted: 2010-03-27 18:01:59 |
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For thousands of years, artists have been trying to capture the beauty of the nude human form, the primal and alluring magic of nudity which has kept our species alive can actually be appreciated as ART. It's time to grow up and stop thinking dirty. posted: 2010-02-23 03:51:12 |
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