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DEAR SISTERMAG READERS, Do you also have the feeling that the beginning of spring is a time of plans and possibilities? The year appears to be long and offers time to tackle things, to plan trips and simply to dream. That’s why we chose »MARY POPPINS« as idea provider for the March issue, a film that calls young and old people to look at life with astonishment and joy and to believe in dreams. Barbara Eichhammer introduces the film that is considered one of the great classics of film history. It follows the extraordinary nanny Mary Poppins who visits a dysfunctional family in Edwardian London and uses her unique lifestyle to improve the dynamics within the family. With a lot of wit, perseverance and a little magic, she makes the Banks family get together again. Reason enough for the sisterMAG team to examine the issue of today’s parenting. There were many discussions about »ATTACHED PARENTING« over the last months. We asked Katharina Tornow, a proponent of this kind of parent, to explain it to us more precisely. We also took a look at au pairs, the modern successors of Mary Poppins. Many of them 3
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tell about their experiences in a foreign culture using digital channels like YouTube. This year becomes digital as well, thanks to you partner ara. We will accompany him all year long and, together with 6 selected influencers, discover different shoe types for different occasions. We start with Simone and Anke. While Simone is on a city trip trough Frankfurt with the new Fusion4 models, it’s becoming romantic with Anke and her bride shoes… For this month’s big FASHION SHOOTING , we traveled to Sicily and staged fashion with lace that is neat and wicked at the same time and makes us dream. The pictures carry us off to magical days in the south and make us plan the next trip to Italy. For the perfect sisterMAG mix, we must not leave out the food. Inspired by Mary Poppins’ »SPOONFUL OF SUGAR«, Bea Lubas developed three recipes for us that you will want to try out immediately. Use the beginning spring as a time of reawakening of the fantastic and try out things you always wanted to do. As always, we are looking forward to hearing from you!
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W H AT H A P P E N E D S O FA R Which special talent of Mary Poppins makes her so magical? Flying with an umbrella, tidying a room with the snip of her fingers or travelling to other worlds?
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All of those are truly special qualities but we want to focus on another one of Ms. Poppins’ talents: child care. Her unique mixture of discipline, love, and fun strongly influences the children she attends to as well as their parents’ attitude towards their little ones. But what makes this perfect mix? Does it even exist? To answer these questions, we took a look into different cultures and their attitudes towards childrearing. Which differences are there between the US, Germany, and other European countries like Ireland? We also did some research on a very special style of raising kids called attachment parenting and took a closer look at the real-life Mary Poppins of today: Au-Pairs in countries from Germany to Australia.
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CONTENT PAGE 26 - FILM PRESENTATION
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EDITORIAL TEAM & TABLE OF CONTENTS
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CONTRIBUTORS
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FILM HISTORY PART 3 From black and white to
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INTRODUCING THE FILM »Mary Poppins«
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LACE The material with a long
THE ART OF MUSICALS
tradition and a modern
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SICILIAN FASHION SHOOTING
THE PRETTIEST UMBRELLAS & DIY THROUGH THE YEAR WITH ARA We are all about shoes!
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START-UP SPOTLIGHT with Bullazo
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A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR Sweet recipes by Beata Lubas
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ATTACHMENT PARENTING Babies can't be spoiled enough?
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CONTRIBUTOR TEXT Barbara Eichhammer
the-little-wedding-corner.de Katharina Tornow
natuerlich-geliebt.blog Dr. Michael Neubauer sisterMAG Team
PHOTO & VIDEO Marco Di Filippo
tmdstudio.org Tobias Koch
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ILLUSTRATION Jule Geflitter
julegeflitter.com Júlia Sardà
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Claus Kuhlmann
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STYLING Evi Neubauer
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PROOF Stefanie Kießling
@kiesslingS Alex Kords
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TRANSLATION Ira Häussler
Bea Lubas
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CONTRIBUTOR We are always enthusiastic about the creativity and inventiveness of our contributors. For each edition from now on we want to introduce you to some of them through questions matching the issue. Meet the creative stars of sisterMAG N°35 and see what their favorite childhood memories and experiences are.
What is your favorite childhood memory? Awww! There are so many good memories! Hard to pick! Growing up with many kids in the neighbourhood we were always up to something adventurous! Favorite children’s movie? I love kids movies! Especially if they are about dogs 101 Dalmatians, Fluke, Beethoven. Nucleus or big family? BIG! When I could beam myself anywhere I want, I would … Right now? To my parents’ house – for a nice dinner and a cup of tea supercalifragilisticexpialidocious what is your favourite tongue twister? Aaaaa! Such a tough one! Polish language feels like tongue twister all the time hahaha.
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RHIGHLIGHTS What is your favorite childhood memory? Playing with my grandparents Favorite children’s movie? The Beauty and the Beast Nucleus or big family? Big When I could beam myself anywhere I want, I would … go back to my childhood supercalifragilisticexpialidocious what is your favourite tongue twister? Peter piper picked a pack of pickled peppers
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Creative Director tmstudio.org What is your favorite childhood memory? Having a sleepover at my grandmother and drawing cows with high heel shoes Favorite children’s movie? Sound of Music Nucleus or big family? Nucleus When I could beam myself anywhere I want, I would … go back and live with the native Americans (before Colombus time) supercalifragilisticexpialidocious what is your favourite tongue twister? Shelly sells sea shells by the sea shore
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What is your favorite childhood memory? My wonderful grandparents with the cosiest house and the most adventurous garden Favorite children’s Neverending Story
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Nucleus or big family? Nucleus family When I could beam myself anywhere I want, I would … to beam myself onto a cloud floating alone in a blue sky and looking at the world from above.
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Blogger @thelittleweddingcorner What is your favorite childhood memory? When I was in London for the first time … Favorite children’s movie? Robin Hood (Disney), Asterix in Britain and Home Alone Nucleus or big family? Nucleus When I could beam myself anywhere I want, I would …beam to New York City immediately (I've never been there) and if there's still time on the way home, Edinburgh, Scotland supercalifragilisticexpialidocious what is your favourite tongue twister? She sells seashells by the seashore
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - what is your favourite tongue twister? Zwischen zwei Zwetschgenbaumzweigen zwitschern zwei geschwätzige Schwalben. (not translatable into English ;-) )
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Author @natuerlich_geliebt What is your favorite childhood memory? Holiday at the Sea Favorite children’s movie? The Lion King Nucleus or big family? Big family, always and more and more. When I could beam myself anywhere I want, I would ‌ cuddle up in Australia with a koala bear. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious what is your favourite tongue twister? Schnecken erschrecken, wenn sie an andren Schnecken schlecken, denn zum Schrecken vieler Schnecken: Manche Schnecken Schnecken nicht schmecken. (not translatable into English ;-) )
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The first film that was coloured this way was already published in 1895. But since a film consisted of a staggering 112.000 (!) frames, this procedure turned out to be too expensive and timeconsuming for the rapid pulse of time.
and film are. While film emancipated from photography as an autonomous medium when learning how to talk and move, both media were reunited by the objective of reflecting the colour diversity of the real world. Initially, this was tried using manual post-colouration. In so-called »colouration ateliers«, a group of five colourists were able to paint around 128 frames a day.
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A faster and more efficient method was needed. It was found in the »film tinting« or toning. In contrast to detailed colouration, single parts of the film were dunked into tubs full of colour after being developed. Remeber the sepia filter that was popular at the beginning of Instagram? This is the very technique with which it was achieved in the late 19th century. Film tinting was used to create different moods and a particular mood tinting pattern developed:
INSIDE, AT NIGHT Orange SCENES IN THE LIGHT OF LAMPS OR CANDLES pink CALMNESS, PIECE, JOY Violet MORE DRAMATIC SHADE OF NIGHT Red LOVE, WICKEDNESS, VIOLENCE
However, some of the utilised chemicals were acrid, there was a nasty smell (evoked by the use of addled eggs), and the tinting didn’t allow for much detail which prove to be dissatisfying for filmmakers. What if the colour could already be brought on the film while it was recording?
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British photographer George Albert Smith, devoted himself to this question and presented the Kinemacolor process in 1906. Using it, 32 frames per second were recorded half of which being exposed with a red filter and the other half with a green filter. This kind of recording was controlled by a rotary disc in front of the lens.
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popularity was the recording of the coronation festivities for the English King George V. in India, in 1911. The results were a sensation for the audience as they offered an unprecedented insight into the opulence of royal life and its treasures, let alone the foreignness and exoticism of the orient.
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1915 In 1915, the Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation was founded in the USA; seven years later, Technicolor Incorporated emerged from it. At first, it also used the twocolour filter process but with a little technical difference: A camera used to make film recordings for the Technicolor
procedure was equipped with a double prism (a so-called beam splitter) behind the lens. Through that, the incident light was dispersed on two overlying picture gates on the film tape. Two additional colour filters in purple and green that were affixed in front of the picture gates enabled the exposure of the black-and-white film. Finally, the pictures of the picture gate were laid on top of each other and a ÂťcolourÂŤ picture emerged. But as much as they tinkered in the studios, this process was only able to reproduce a limited colour spectrum. Also, the colours were still lacking their natural brilliance and charisma.
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1918 In 1928, after it reached many stages of advancement in collaboration with the company Eastman Kodak, Technicolor was ready to revolutionize the film world. Kodak prepared its films with silver salts and gelatine that obtained various levels of exposure due to exposure with different colours. Because of the different leaching of the silver salts following that, the film positive could be used as a print matrix. This means that the positives, together with colours, were printed on the blank film –
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which is why film positives are called »prints« in English until today. The setup of the film camera had to be changed as well. Still placed next to each other, three partial pictures were arranged behind the lens in a symmetrical and mirrorinverted way. In doing so, the camera was able to record colour separations in blue, yellow, and red.
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»Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs« 1937
The final breakthrough for this procedure was the publication of Walt Disney’s »Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs«, in 1937. Two years later, the Oscar-winning epic »Gone with the Wind« followed and manifested the procedure in Hollywood. Kodak and Technicolor had reached a unique colour brilliance and accuracy that made their technique the common procedure for colour films until the 1960s.
In the German-speaking area, the Ufa (two-colour) and, later, the Agfacolor procedures were used more often as they were simpler versions of the Technicolor system.
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Mary Poppins Mary Poppins is one of the most successful musical movies and Disney productions of all times. Its magical nanny takes the audience into her world of fantasy and thus breaks boundaries of conventionality in an almost playful way. What is film historically special: The combination of cartoon and feature film.
A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF THE WORLD OF SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS.
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The Film MARY POPPINS TELLS THE STORY OF AN EXTRAORDINARY NANNY, WHO TAKES THE TWO CHILDREN OF A CONSERVATIVE LONDON BANKER INTO THE WORLD OF FANTASY. THUS, SHE BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO THE EVERYDAY LIVES OF THE BOURGEOIS FAMILY.
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THE WALT-DISNEYPRODUCTION TURNS THE NOVEL BY CHILDREN’S AUTHOR P.L. TRAVERS INTO A TIMELESS MUSICALFANTASY-FILM WITH EMOTIONAL DANCE SEQUENCES, MEMORABLE TUNES AND ANIMATED SEQUENCES.
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As for the plot: Family Banks leads a wealthy life quite typical for the upper middle-classes before the First World War. While George Banks loves his numbers and figures as a banker, his wife suffers from her boring life as a housewife. As a suffragette, she engages herself actively in the women’s rights movement and for the female right to vote. It is mostly a nanny that cares for their children Michael and Jane, but they tend to quit their job quite frequently due to the children’s mischievous attitude. The Banks' are looking for a nanny until Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews) comes into their lives. Floating in from above the roofs of London, with her umbrella
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The Story and carpet bag, she seems to come directly from heaven. The narration unfolds as a modern fairy-tale: It becomes clear quite quickly, that Mary Poppins has her own methods of education. She shows to the children, that work can be fun, contact with people from the working-classes can be quite enriching and supporting those in need satisfying.
British nationalism. The film has a clear moral message: One should overcome social differences and look for the truly important things in life: family and the home. It also implies a certain aspect of pastness, as it nostalgically looks back on a pre-war society from the perspective of the 1960s when it was shot.
Disney locates the story around the magical nanny in post-Victorian London in 1910, a British society that seems to be defined by class conflicts between rich and poor, imperialist ideologies and
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Mary Poppins takes the audience into a world of the Other, the fantastic and the irrational. Her carpet bag has become legendary with its seemingly endless volume, from which she produces a big plant, a hat stand, a lamp and several other living accessories – accompanied by the disbelieving astonishment of Jane and Michael. This narrative combination of real and fantastic aspects is also reflected on a formal level: Mary Poppins ranks among the most famous feature which productions, film expertly combines fictional film sequences and animated
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cartoon scenes. A vivid example is the scene in which Mary Poppins (together with Jane and Michael) meets street artist Bert (Dick van Dyke). As the four of them jump into , one of his chalk paintings they encounter a magical fairy world with dancing and speaking cartoon animals, which is depicted not as a classical feature film but as an animation movie. The change from static chalk painting to moving animation sequence also refers on a meta-level to the history of cartoon film and the techniques of animation, i.e. from static single image to moving film image.
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Trick technique & BLUE SCREEN
MovieTips Mary Poppins Returns (in cinemas 12/2018) Saving Mr Banks (2013)
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From a production point of view, the actors were moving via blue screen technique in front of a seemingly painted scenery, i.e. in front of a blue screen in a film studio, into which the setting of green meadows was added as painting during postproduction. It was those special effects that won Walt Disney the Oscar.
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The scene is complemented by the Disney - typical anthropomorphic cartoon figures, e.g. when Bert performs a step dance with four penguins and cites the tradition of Hollywood dance movies with Fred Astaire . Quite revolutionary at the time: Those cartoon animals seem to interact with the actors, which might have baffled contemporary audiences. Such a change of narrative mode between feature film and cartoon was highly unusual on screen at the time. And yet, it is these mixed scenes, that show that for Mary Poppins nothing seems impossible: For example when she takes a painted bouquet from the hands of a cartoon gentleman, or she paddles along a lake
on the back of a turtle or nostalgic wooden horses free themselves from a carousel . The scene ends with the onset of pouring rain, which starts to blur Bert’s chalk painting and catapults the four of them out of the painting. This general filmic combination and the magical plot force the audience to question conventional notions of reality. When Mary Poppins takes the children into her worlds of imagination, known laws of time and space are temporarily suspended. Her magic resists all attempts to quantify the rational.
Mary Poppin‘s neologisms like Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious attest to this other world of the fantastic as do her adventures with the children.
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The actors
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JULIE ANDREWS The British actress Julie Andrews had her screen debut as Mary Poppins, which paved the way for her international career. For her depiction of the enchanting nanny, she received an Oscar as best female lead in 1965. After the film, she played popular roles in stage musicals such as Camelot (1960) and SISTER-MAG.COM
blockbusters – mostly movies in which she could use her singing voice like The Sound of Music (1965). After a vocal chord operation in 1997, she had to cancel her career as musical actress. From 2001 onwards, she had a successful comeback – in her first Disney movie after Mary Poppins – in The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2. The second prominent lead actor Dick van Dyke had a double role in the film: He embodied street artist Bert as well as the old financial director Mr Dawes senior, although he could not be identified due to good make-up: In the credits,
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however, the actor’s name was given as Nvckid Keyd, whereby an animation whirls the acronym letters around so that the proper name Dick van Dyke can appear. After Mary Poppins, he played in several cinema films, such as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, or Night at the Museum with Ben Stiller. 37
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The Music & AFTERLIFE
Adding to its success was definitiely the catchy soundtrack and opulent dance sequences. The music has a twofold function in the film: On the one hand it underlines the atmosphere of each scene, on the other hand it drives the plot and narrative tempo. For many songs allow the characters to sing what is happening rather than saying it in dialogues. Thus, Winnifred Banks sings about her role in the women’s right movement and Mr Banks reports in a song about his attempts at organising his home. The merry songs like »Chim Chim Cher-ee« and »A Spoonful of Sugar« are an integral SISTER-MAG.COM
part of contemporary popular culture: The soundtrack and composer Robert Shermann won two Grammy Awards and two Oscars. And the cult of Mary Poppins continues today with countless references and adaptions of the classic: The biopic Saving Mr Banks (2013) tells the history and origins of the famous Disney-classic. The movie accompanies Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) during the Sixties and his attempts to persuade children’s author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) to let him make a film out of her novels. In December 2018, another Mary Poppins adaptation is set to be released. Mary Poppins returns features Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins as well as Meryl Streep, Colin Firth and Dick Van Dyke (who played Bert in the original version). Thus, Disney sends a Hollywood star cast into the battle for best Christmas movie of the year.
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RETURNS TO THE BIG SCREEN IN 2018
Fans of Mary Poppins rejoice: As our author Barbara already mentioned in her film tips, Disney is bringing the popular children’s story back to the cinema in 2018! In a completely new story that affectionately revives the spirit of the original, Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) returns to the house of the Banks family to bring joy and merriment to the next Banks generation after a tragic loss. Director Rob Marshall touchingly breathes new creative life into the characters of P.L. Travers.
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Watch the first teaser trailer HERE .
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THE COMBINATION OF MUSIC, ACTING, AND DANCE
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MUSICALS HAVE BEEN ENCHANTING THE MASSES FOR DECADES – AND, AT THE SAME TIME, ARE A GUARANTEE FOR ECONOMIC SUCCESS The connection between theatre and show experience might be the reason the concept is so successful. In no other art form are music, theatre, and acting connected in such a close and harmonious way. For the generation Disney, musicals are also a way of experiencing favourite films from the past all over again – even live on stage.
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The musical production company »Stage Entertainment« recently brought the Broadway musical success to Germany – and lets fans of the 1964 film classic finally experience the magic nanny live. With a spectacular set design, actors with strong voices, and a lot of great music, the production is currently about to enchant audiences in Hamburg. And it’s those components that are important when it comes to musical productions that are a long-term success: »Lion King«, »Dance of the Vampires«, »Tarzan«, »The Rocky Horror Show«, »The Three Musketeers«, »Hinterm Horizont« (»Behind the Horizon«), »Ich war noch niemals in New York« (»I’ve Never Been to New York«). Musicals might be different in styles and stories but they are united by consistently high degrees of production and presentation.
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MUSICALS MIGHT BE DIFFERENT IN STYLES AND STORIES BUT THEY ARE UNITED BY CONSISTENTLY HIGH DEGREES OF PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION. Photos: STAGE ENTERTAINMENT
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MUSICALS LET US DREAM AND FORGET OUR EVERYDAY LIFE IN A LIGHT AND PLAYFUL WAY.
LUCY SCHERER We interviewed three women whose lives revolve around musicals, although this happens in different facets. Susanne Ortner works behind the scenes as a casting & production associate. Sabrina Weckerlin and Lucy Scherer, on the other hand, have been on stage for years and played several leading roles – they are successful musical actresses. We asked all three of them what they find so special about musicals.
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DEAR SUSI, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOUR JOB. WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU DO? I am Susanne Ortner and I am a casting & production associate at BB Promotion, one of the leading production companies in the field of live entertainment in Germany. In addition to my main job, I am the lifestyle blogger and knitting designer Susi Strickliesel with an Onlineshop . On the accompanying Instagram account I take my followers along into my every day life and show them some insights into my musical job as well.
I’ve been with BB Promotion for 10 years now and casted and managed musical shows like the Queen musical »We Will Rock You« in Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, »Hairspray – The Musical« with Uwe Ochsenknecht, and the German premiere of »Bodyguard – The Musical« in Cologne. After my studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, I worked for several musicals in the German-speaking area, as a manager for hosts at the TV station ProSieben, and as the evening organizer of the performance department of the St Gallen Theatre. But I always came back to musicals.
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CASTING WHAT MAKES MUSICALS SO SPECIAL? Musicals are a great opportunity to escape from everyday life. When the overture or the prologue begins, all worries are gone. Musicals connect all three elements: Singing, acting and dancing. There is something for everybody. And I have great respect for the performers who are on stage every day.
HAS THE MUSICAL INDUSTRY ALWAYS BEEN YOUR DREAM? I don’t know anything else. I already did an internship in the Theater des Westens in Berlin at a young age and then determinedly made my way to work in the field of musicals professionally. Many people only see the spotlight and not the work that’s behind it. For years, I worked hard to get where I am today. The job at BB Promotion is my absolute dream job with a great team and it’s nice to know that I made it.
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HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE WORLD OF MUSICALS IN THREE WORDS? Passion, magic, (my) life! HOW DOES A TYPICAL DAILY WORK ROUTINE FOR YOU LOOK LIKE? My tasks are broadly diversified, especially when we set up a new show. But on a normal working day, I deal with applications of performers and musicians,
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look actively for artists, organise castings, negotiate contracts, and am the contact person for the artists and their agencies. HOW DO YOU CAST YOUR PERFORMERS? WHAT DO YOU ESPECIALLY PAY ATTENTION TO? We work closely with the creative teams of the musicals. Every show has different requirements. For »Bodyguard«, for example, we looked for dancers for the ensemble, actors for the roles, and great singers for the female lead. For the »Rocky Horror Show«, the singing was very important for the ensemble as well because they act as understudies for the roles. WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT THE »ROCKY HORROR SHOW«?
»The Rocky Horror Show« is an absolute cult musical. There is no show without the typical chants, the throwing of the props from the fan bag, or dressed-up viewers. We had our first tour in 2008 and since then the team became the Rocky Horror Show family. Even though I saw the show hundreds of times and even managed every night of the first tour back then, I still like to see it occasionally – there are not many shows that are such fun! WHERE AND WHEN IS THE SHOW TAKING PLACE THIS YEAR, AND HOW CAN WE GET TICKETS? The »Rocky Horror Show« is on tour in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland until July 2018. You get the exact tour dates and tickets at www. rocky-horror-show.de .
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HOW DOES THE CLASSICAL TRAINING AS A MUSICAL PERFORMER PROCEED? The subjects are diverse and every school has its own ways. In general, you have subjects like ballet, jazz dance, modern, hip-hop, yoga, tap dance, singing, acting, song interpretation, ensemble singing, aural training, theatre history, and much more.
DEAR SABRINA, WHEN DID YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A MUSICAL PERFORMER? That’s difficult for me to answer because there was never a conscious moment of decision. I was 17 years old and took an entrance examination for a musical school by chance. I then got a scholarship and started studying. And only a little more than a year later, I played the lead role of Constance in the musical »The Three Musketeers«.
DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE ROLE YOU’D LIKE TO PLAY AGAIN AND AGAIN? I was able to play many great roles and associate great memories with most of them. I was lucky that I was often involved in the creative process. A great example for that is the musical »Pope Joan«. Its songs were especially written for my voice.
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And it makes me very happy that this musical touched and excited the audience from the beginning. This summer, I will play this role again.
WHAT MAKES MUSICALS SO SPECIAL FOR YOU? Musicals are always able to surprise since they are so diverse. Many people who never or rarely saw a musical always want to put a certain label on this genre. But for me, you can’t categorize it because it simply can do everything and doesn’t have to do anything.
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DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE FIELD? DANCE, SINGING, OR ACTING? My first impulse is singing because I always wanted to become a singer. But dancing has always been an important aspect of my life as well. Normally, the big leading roles don’t dance that much – unfortunately. And acting is the foundation of my profession and there is always something to discover and to find – and to lose and to search again. I find that incredibly great and exciting.
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS? I never really had objectives in the field of musicals, I am very grateful and happy for every exciting and creative thing that has crossed my path so far. This time shaped me as an artist and as a human. I always wanted to make my own music. My dream is to be on stage somewhere in 10 years where I can emotionally reach many people with my voice and my music. And yes, it would be nice if they could sing along with my lyrics :-)
WHAT WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENT ON STAGE FOR YOU? It’s less about an explicit moment I can name and more about situations in which I see the audience and how they react emotionally to a scene – either they laughs or cries. Because then I did everything right :-)
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DEAR LUCY, WHEN DID YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A MUSICAL PERFORMER? I must have been eight years old when I saw the film »Brigadoon« for the first time. Cyd Charisse and Gene Kelly sang and danced with the greatest grandeur across the fields of Scotland. This was my first »magic musical moment«. HOW DOES THE CLASSICAL TRAINING AS A MUSICAL PERFORMER PROCEED?
For me, it was like that: After you passed the entrance examination for a state college, you spend the next labour-intensive four years learning everything you need to be able to develop a stage personality as a singing and dancing actor and to bring it to life. During that time, you get to know yourself with all your strengths and weaknesses and train the physical and mental perseverance you need to do this demanding, versatile, and varied job. DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE ROLE YOU’D LIKE TO PLAY AGAIN AND AGAIN? That would be the witch »Glinda« from the musical »Wicked« by Stephen Schwartz.
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MUSICAL PERFORMER WHAT MAKES MUSICALS SO SPECIAL FOR YOU? When the different narrative elements of acting, music, and dance flow together equally and organically and carry themselves farther, a unique form of expression arises that touches me like no other kind of performing art.
It’s all one :-)
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WHAT WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENT ON STAGE FOR YOU?
I would say, if you have the right amount of sincerity, playfulness, discipline, passion, empathy, modesty, sportiness, trust in yourself and in others, critical ability, respect, courage, curiosity and wanderlust, you can experience a lot.
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Unfortunately, I can’t commit to one single moment. WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS? I would like to go to Scotland with my family, walk across the fields and yodel »Singing In The Rain«.
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This year, sisterMAG will place a lot of emphasis on shoes. The reason for this is that our partner, ara, invited us and selected influencers to extensively test its wide selection of shoe models for one year.
The traditional company from Langenfeld invites six unique women on a multi-faceted journey. The ladies will wear a variety of shoes in 2018 – from stylish sneakers and summer sandals to elegant pumps.
They take us into their lives for two days and show us how easy it is to combine fashion and function!
The story starts with Simone, aka Chillerella (@frau_mone) and Anke from @anki_panki_style.
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For two days we were allowed to accompany Simone to experience a typical day in her life.
After her girls have gone to school, there is a relaxed coffee, some time to answer emails and inquiries, and, most importantly, the blog and Instagram are updated.
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Even on dog walks it's important for Simone to always be dressed in a modern and stylish way.
Afterwards, it's time to go out with Ulani – the cute French bulldog has been living with the family for a year and has since grown up to become a bright young treasure.
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F ara's new Fusion4 sneakers, with their fresh spring colours, offer Simone everything she desires for her everyday look.
Whether in noble silver, a colourful pattern mix, or in delicate pink, the new models have something for every taste.
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After a walk with Ulani, Simone goes to the market; fresh ingredients are especially important to her.
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What does Simone love most? Her adopted home city of Frankfurt! It is a highlight for her to stroll along the Main river in front of the skyline, especially in nice weather.
The Dynergy sole with its unique wave structure provides gentle cushioning and a proactive training effect can be achieved every step of the way.
Here, too, Simone likes to wear her Fusion4 – this time in a stylish spring blue.
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A wonderful couple! Thilo and Anke are sure that they belong together, and Anke was already allowed to play bride in advance by testing different bridal shoe models from ara.
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Her boyfriend dressed up as well, and both were romantically shot in their home town of Schwerin – in front of Schwerin Castle, in the small, winding alleys of the old town, and on a large roof directly in front of the cathedral.
Her conclusion „With these shoes d n a , e c n a d , d n a st d l u o c I celebrate easily for the entire day!“
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If you don't like to wear heels, you can also choose bridal ballerinas. These are adorned with a delicate bow.
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ÂťIf you combine two such colourful pieces with the patterned Fusion4, you should work with basics for the rest. A simple shirt and muted accessories are perfect for this.ÂŤ The patterned Fusion4 in floral design makes you want spring. The rather striking shoes may not seem so easy to combine at first glance, but this is a fallacy: precisely because there are so many colours in the shoe, you can match many tones.
As Simone shows, casual green trousers with galonstripes and a mustard-yellow spring coat make a look perfect!
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Both colours can be found in the shoe and make the overall look look particularly harmonious. A matching backpack for this Fusion4 style is a special highlight.
Simone's favourite sneaker from the current Fusion4 collection is the pink, mottled model.
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Together with Cesco, she combines a feminine, dark blue pleated skirt and a light pink bomber jacket.
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This outfit does not necessarily have to be considered a bridal outfit. If black is too dark for the wedding ceremony, you can wear this look while out at the theatre, for parties, or during similar festive occasions.
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Lace A MATERIAL THAT EMBODIES DESIRE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME EXUDES GRACE AND GOOD BEHAVIOUR. THE SKIN BENEATH SPARSELY COVERED, DECORATED WITH FINE PATTERNS, PERMISSIVE YET ELEGANT. PERHAPS IT IS THIS AMBIVALENCE THAT MAKES LACE SO FASCINATING.
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Historically, lace was always handmade, representing wealth and status. It has its origins in the 15th century, when the rich Italian nobility began to accentuate the hem of their clothing. The idea was born to weave loose threads to create decorative elements that formed a solid finish. The original form of lace, called Reticella, was reserved only for the wealthiest of the time, who used it to refine sleeves or collars.
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The very geometriclooking Reticella tip was then further perfected in the form of the »Punto in Aria« lace. It is also made of a piece of fabric, but so many threads are removed that it appears as if the embroidery is floating in the air. The resulting sewing technique, which is not made from a single piece of fabric, but is embroidered on highly tensioned threads, the socalled route threads, met exactly this requirement.
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While needle lace was very well received, a new rival emerged: bobbin lace. This is a technique that was much cheaper and faster to produce and thus reached a wider mass of people. In the 18th century bobbin lace developed from an imitation of needle lace to an independent art. Two-dimensional patterned variations emerged – Argentan and Alençon, for example – as well as mesh grounded lace like Valenciennes somewhat later.
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Hi, I am Matthias, the founder of BULLAZO . Together with cofounder Carina, who has been dedicated to business and product development as well as marketing since August 2016, we design classic accessories for the modern business lifestyle. We currently have around 15 products in our assortment in up to five different colours. These include classic wallets, passport or business card cases, or various protective covers for Apple products. IDEA & CONZEPT
During my bank training or at formal events, I was used to
dressing very classical and chic. I have always wondered why so few people dress stylishly and elegantly in their free time, and don't wear their business attire right into the evening's postwork activities. Back in the day, things were very different: my grandfather used to don an elegant outfit in every situation, combined with high-quality accessories. That should still be possible today. Although classic and modern clothing can already be combined very well today, I lacked timeless accessories that integrate the
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techniques for fine processing. The additional built-in functions should not only make the products chic, but also suitable for the future. RFID blocking, which increases security when reading cards, is now installed in all suitable products. With special attention to the small and fine details, we also give new accessories a very individual and personal character through our engraving option. NAME
business look into my leisure time. UNIQUENESS
We develop products that take up the classic style but stand out from the conventional market through quality and functionality. They are adapted to modern needs and future-oriented trends. We use high-quality cowhide leather and are committed to using carefully selected sewing SISTER-MAG.COM
Characterized by the interplay of forces between bulls and bears in the stock market, the bull is the name and trademark of BULLAZO . It symbolizes strength, determination, and energy. These characteristics apply to both the BULLAZO brand and our customers. WHO ARE YOUR PRODUCTS MADE FOR?
is suitable for those who don't ditch their business style on the weekend. For all of those who don't only appreciate functionality in everyday life, but consider it indispensable; for whom quality is priority. This can be the jetsetting businessperson BULLAZO
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who commutes between Frankfurt and New York, the up-and-coming founder of a Hamburg startup, who gets on their bike in the morning and rides to the office, or the French artist with their own gallery. The modern business lifestyle appeals to all those who strive for something and need small, stylish companions in their busy lives. TEAM
Currently, our team here in MĂźnster consists of seven people working in the areas of product development, marketing, sales, and logistics. With an average age of about 25, we are a relatively young but very strong and motivated team. Another employee is currently supporting
us from Malaysia, so we can claim to have a small branch in Borneo. But our team is growing and flourishing, so we are always looking for new and motivated employees. In fact, we have some pretty exciting vacancies at the moment ;) T YPICAL WORK DAY
Our working day starts between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. with a short kick start conversation with all employees. The tasks for the day are discussed so that everyone knows what is currently on the agenda and what is being worked on. Then we each carry out our tasks, which are usually unique to the day. One daily routine for us is, of
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course, shipping. This must be completed by noon so that customers receive their products as quickly as possible. Lunch or coffee breaks are not to be missed during the day. FUTURE
First and foremost, we want to establish BULLAZO as a brand with longevity and expand our presence throughout Europe. We want to keep our promise of interpreting classic accessories
for the modern business lifestyle in a minimalist and futureoriented way over the coming years. Standstill is not an option for us. Some new products are already in the starting blocks and we have internally planned some expansions – both in terms of personnel and space. So there are exciting times ahead!
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RECIPES & PHOTOS BEA LUBAS
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Kite
COOKIES
INGREDIENTS (MAKES AROUND 28)
160 g unsalted butter, chopped and softened 60
(pecans and hazelnuts are always Beas favourites) Icing:
g coconut sugar or brown sugar
230 g plain flour 60
1
g mixed nuts, chopped roughly
tablespoon of hot water + around 8-9 tablespoons of icing sugar
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a kite-shaped cookie cutter (9 cm x 6 cm across the arms). You can also cut a kite shape out of the cardboard and cut out the shape of cookies by placing the cardboard kite shape on the top of the cookie dough and cutting around it with the knife. P R E PA R AT I O N
I. Preheat the oven to 180°C
III. Take the pastry out of the fridge and cut out the kite shapes. Make a little hole at the bottom of each kite (see the final photo) using a wooden skewer. Make sure it’s not too small for the ribbon, but not too big to break the dough
II. Place the butter and sugar in the electric mixer’s bowl and beat until pale and creamy, around 8 minutes. Add the flour and beat until combined and it resembles a coarse crumble. Add the nuts and knead the dough with your hand until well mixed. Divide the dough into two parts and roll each one between two sheets of baking paper to about 4-5mm thickness. Refrigerate for around 30 minutes to 1 hour.
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consistency you prefer. If it’s too thick, add a splash of hot water, or add more icing sugar if it’s not thick enough. Fill the clear icing bag with the icing, snip the end off, and decorate the cookies.
VI. Once
the icing hardens, decorate the cookies with the ribbons, carefully tying them so that the cookies don’t break
VII. Enjoy!
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For meringue:
additionally: icing sugar
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For Pavlova:
egg whites
150 g caster sugar
300 g double cream
½
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1
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teaspoon apple cider vinegar (you won’t taste it, but acid does help hold the air added to the meringue)
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400 g strawberries
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I. Preheat the oven to 150°C. Prepare a clean bowl and wipe it with a lemon slice to remove any traces of oil. Place the egg whites in a bowl and whisk them at a medium speed until they start to form nice firm peaks.
immediately to 130°C. Bake for around 1 hour and 15 minutes. Turn off the oven and leave meringue in to cool completely with the door slightly ajar.
V. Using a hand blender, blend 200g of strawberries and chop the rest of the fruit.
II. With your mixer still running, gradually add the sugar one tablespoon at a time. Then turn the mixer up to the highest setting and whisk for 7 to 8 minutes more until the meringue is white, glossy, and smooth. Add the vinegar, mix until just incorporated, and switch the mixer off.
III. Line a tray with baking paper, then draw a 20cm circle. Sprinkle it generously with icing sugar (it will prevent the meringue from sticking) and spread the meringue mixture evenly, forming a nest.
IV. Put meringue in the oven and turn the temperature down
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strawberries are in season, they should be sweet enough. If they are not very sweet, you can sweeten blended strawberries with 1 tablespoon of sugar and sprinkle a couple of pinches of sugar on top of the chopped strawberries too.
VII. Whip the cream with the sugar and vanilla bean paste until it forms soft peaks.
VIII. Spoon the cream on top of the meringue and smooth it out. Pour over the strawberry puree and decorate with chopped strawberries
IX. Enjoy.
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Sweet
HAND PIES
INGREDIENTS (MAKES AROUND 32 PIES)
Pastry ingredients:
1-2 tablespoons cold water
300 g plain flour
Additionally:
2
1
tablespoons icing sugar
egg yolk mixed with a splash of milk for brushing
200 g unsalted butter (refrigerated), chopped
Filling:
1
egg
2
teaspoons vanilla bean paste YOU'LL
around 8 tablespoons raspberry (or any of your favourite!) jam
ALSO NEED
6.5cm round crimped pastry/cookie cutter (you can also use a glass or a jar to cut out the circles) small cookie cutters (heart shapes or letters, for example) a wooden skewer to press the edges together, or a fork P R E PA R AT I O N
I. Sift the flour and icing sugar
of cold water. Knead until the pastry comes together. If it's still quite dry, add more cold water. If it's too sticky, add a little bit more flour.
into a bowl, add chopped butter and rub it into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
III. Form the dough into two balls,
II. Add the egg, vanilla, and 1 tbsp
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the palm of your hand (they will roll out easier), wrap in cling film, and cool in the fridge for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
(hearts or letters, for example) in the middle of the circles that will go on the top of the pies. Place these on top of the filling, pressing the edges together. You can use the edge of the wooden skewer to press the pastry edges, leaving about 1mm space between the presses. You can also use a fork to press the edges together.
IV. Preheat the oven to 190°C. V. Roll out the first part of the pastry on a previously floured surface to about 3-4 mm thickness and cut it out with a 6.5 cm round, crimped pastry cutter (or use a similar size glass or a jar ). You will need 32 circles for 16 pie pops.
VIII. Brush each pie with egg mixture and transfer onto a baking tray lined with a baking paper.
VI. Leave 16 circles plain (those are the bottoms of the pies). Place ½ teaspoon of jam in the middle of each circle, leaving the edges empty.
IX. Bake for around 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
X. Repeat with the second part of the pastry.
VII. Brush the edges with water. Cut out the smaller shapes
XI. Enjoy!
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Education and Parenting IN DIFFERENT CULTURES
Interview: Franziska Winterling
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WHICH SPECIAL TALENT OF MARY POPPINS MAKES HER SO MAGICAL? FLYING WITH AN UMBRELLA, TIDYING A ROOM WITH THE SNIP OF HER FINGERS OR TRAVELLING TO OTHER WORLDS?
All of those are truly special qualities but we want to focus on another one of Ms. Poppins’ talents: CHILD CARE. Her unique mixture of discipline, love, and fun strongly influences the children she attends to, similar as their parents’ attitude towards their little ones. But what makes this perfect mix? Does it even exist? To answer these questions, we took a look into different cultures and their attitudes towards child-rearing. WHICH DIFFERENCES ARE THERE BETWEEN THE US, GERMANY, AND OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES LIKE IRELAND?
We also did some research on a very special style of raising kids called attachment parenting and took a closer look at the real-life Mary Poppins of today: AU PAIRS IN COUNTRIES FROM GERMANY TO AUSTRALIA.
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Emily westbrooks WHICH COUNTRY DID YOU GROW UP IN YOURSELF AND HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE EDUCATION AND RAISING CHILDREN THERE?
Not sure you need to know, but Noah is 7 months and Maya is 2
I grew up in the United States, in a really small town in the middle of rural Maine. My public school education was wonderful and prepared me very well to attend a high level liberal arts college not far from where I grew up. Looking back, we really lacked racial or cultural diversity, but we
and a half. We moved to Houston, Texas, temporarily to adopt children because adoption is functionally impossible in Ireland, both culturally and bureaucratically. We will be back in Dublin in July and cannot wait! :) SISTER-MAG.COM
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different from the way it was when I was growing up. I think and hope Dublin will be safer and more culturally accepting than many places in the United States currently are. And, to be honest, health care and gun control have played a large role in our desire to return to Europe. WHAT IS A DIFFERENCE IN EDUCATION/RAISING KIDS THAT STRUCK YOU MOST WHEN FIRST MOVING?
We didn't have kids when we lived in Dublin previously, and our kids are too young to have started school yet. However, when our daughter was only a few months old, a friend emailed and said, »You have to put her on all the school lists now!« I was shocked but I did what I was told and I'm so glad I did. Maya will now likely have options when she begins primary school in a few years. SISTER-MAG.COM
While we didn't have kids when we moved to Dublin, I was struck by how much the Catholic and Protestant churches are still involved in public school education. I was raised in a very strict separation of church and state environment, so I find this quite stressful despite the fact that our family is actually fairly religious. I just don't want school and church to mix — especially not the Catholic church, which, in Ireland and around the world, has been the source of so much trouble and pain. Luckily, there are now other school options that are independent from the church and Maya and Noah will attend one of those.
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HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE EDUCATION OR PARENTING IN YOUR HOME ABROAD COMPARED TO HOME? DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE?
Our kids haven't started school yet, but the fact that you have to be on lists in order to get into the public schools (or be baptised in a certain church to even qualify in some cases) is so different than where I grew up. When I was young, and even now where I'm from, you had one option and you went to school there. I also think there is more of an emphasis in Ireland on teaching to one giant exam
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Elisabeth lotta I was born and raised in Germany. Is there IN WHICH COUNTRY
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friends in my class were brought up completely differently from me. But my personal experience is that my brother and I were brought up to be independent early on.
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I took the subway alone to flute lessons when I was seven years old. That was a one to one-and-a-half-hour journey across the city of Hanover, with a transfer at »Kröpcke« – for all non-Hanoverians, this is a huge underground station in the middle of the city with many escalators and railway tracks on different 149
levels. My flute teacher lived in Linden. Today this is a middle-class neighbourhood, but in the 90s people yelled »German Potato« as I passed. I don't know if I would let my children do that today, or if I could handle it myself as a mother. But it undoubtedly taught me to be independent at an early age. SISTERMAG 35 | 03 / 2018
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We live in Washington, D.C., USA. My husband was transferred here years ago. That's why our children were both born here. A biographical coincidence, if you will. WHAT DIFFERENCES IN EDUCATION DID YOU NOTICE AFTER YOUR MOVE?
The first thing that catches your eye is that you never see children alone on the street here. And I'm not talking about four- or fiveyear-olds, but fifth, sixth, or seventh graders. Parents take their children to school and wait directly in front of the building for their children to come out in the
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afternoon. Many parents of older children have special apps on their smartphones so they can always check where they are. For safety's sake. American parents are much more fearful and cautious than German parents. Although the example of my music class journey may be quite extreme for some people these days, I still think that German parents are more concerned that their children are independent. And aren't these freedoms also part of childhood? Picking croissants from the bakery around the corner in the morning, or an ice cream in summer? Playing alone with friends in the courtyard? This is an absolute no-go in America. At least one adult must be present.
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»Here in America, most parents are more involved in their children's school life and activities«
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE EDUCATION IN YOUR ADOPTED COUNTRY IN GENERAL IF YOU COMPARED IT TO YOUR HOME COUNTRY? DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE?
Hmm. It's hard to say. Whenever people ask me where I think it is better, it is incredibly difficult for me to find an answer. Everywhere and on every subject I see advantages and disadvantages. Here in America, most parents are more involved in their children's school life and activities – this is also required of them, by regularly organizing fundraisers for the institutions or through volunteering, for example. I think that's great. I also find it striking that children
here are praised much more frequently. It's just a more positive attitude. I also find it astonishing how early they have manners (saying goodbye, being thankful, apologizing). But here, too, one must beware of generalizations. It can be completely different in another city in America.
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BABIES CAN’T BE SPOILED ENOUGH?.
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ATTACHMENT PARENTING IS ALL THE RAGE. The parenting style, which was coined by American pediatrician Dr. William Sears about 20 years ago, is gaining increasingly fervent followers in Germany. Attachment parenting, however, is more than just a way to raise children: this new form of parenthood can help parents adopt a new attitude towards their child and have a strong sense of self-confidence as caretakers. But what exactly is attachment parenting?
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BETWEEN HAPPINESS AND DESPAIR:
Suddenly you’re a parent!
For nine long months, expectant parents look forward to their offspring – and then they finally arrive! A small, helpless bundle that suddenly presents parents with completely new challenges: Is the child crying too much or too little? Is it in pain, hungry, does it have a full diaper, or is it just tired? And when the cause is found, do I give in to every sob? SISTER-MAG.COM
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STRENGTHENING THE BOND, RESPECTING NEEDS
New parents often come across a plethora of information about how best to raise their child. It is not unusual for these well-intentioned tips to diverge quite a bit, and after a few conversations you are even more at loss than before. Wouldn't it be liberating if one could just ask the child for advice?
Attachment parenting is based on the idea of focusing on the needs of the child. Often, friends and family believe babies should not be spoiled if they are not to become little tyrants. It is advised to let a newborn baby scream so that it finally learns to sleep or to breastfeed it strictly according to schedule instead of according to hunger phases so that old milk does not mix with new milk. These stubborn myths are confronted by bond-oriented parenthood , which advocates that if a baby or child is crying, it should be taken seriously. This attention should be adjusted according to the age of the baby or child. Taking a child's feelings seriously, conveying security, and building up trust characterizes the principles of the bond-oriented style of parenting. 155
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Especially in the first weeks of a baby's life, it is important to meet the newborn's great need for closeness and build a secure bond between parents and infant.
IMPORTANT PART OF A BALANCED FAMILY LIFE
Catering to everyone's needs In his book ÂťThe Attachment Parenting Book - Nurturing and Understanding BabiesÂŤ, Sears reveals which tools can be used to strengthen one's relationship with the baby: Bonding (skin-toskin contact) immediately after birth, breastfeeding, carrying in a towel or with a carrying aid, and sleeping in or on the parent's bed (co-sleeping) can help to achieve a strong bond.
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The demands of children and small babies can get on their parents' nerves. Sometimes it's necessary to take night shifts because the baby does not yet know when it is day or night or when it is experiencing tooth pain. But parents must also respect their own needs and recharge their batteries. Who can react appropriately to their child's sorrows when you yourself feel like crying after yet another sleepless night. Here it can help to alternate between caring for the child and, if possible, asking for help from a family member, friend, or nanny.
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IS COMMUNICATION Carrying all the necessities, breastfeeding, and sleeping together in the family bed can help parents understand their child's needs, to get closer to these little strangers and to build up selfconfidence as new mothers or fathers – especially during the early days. But even if you find it difficult to implement these building blocks, you can respectfully and attentively respond to a child's needs. An additional plus: If parents can trust that they understand their child's signals, they will not be confused so quickly by the advice of others.
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to explore what is behind the tears or anger. But there are misunderstandings even with the best forms of communication, and sometimes it's impossible to find a reason for outbursts. Attachment-oriented parents do not leave their child alone and show him or her that they are there for them, even if they cannot help at the moment. Adults know this all too well: Often a shoulder to cry on helps when we are really down! 158
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from a scientific point of view
All good! Attachment parenting is an educational style like many others. But how can I really tell if this is the right thing for my child? Parents always want the best for their kids. Whether they let them scream or react promptly, insist on strict table manners or give room to the little ones' urge to throw tantrums, parenting habits usually arise from one's own childhood experience mixed with acquired knowledge.
But what does research say? Since the 1950s, extensive research has been carried out on the subject of bonding. The psychoanalyst and child psychiatrist John Bowlby founded the attachment theory which proved that children need at least one reliable person to bond with from birth. Children whose needs are seen, respected, and met in line with their age are more self-confident, more balanced. and more capable of learning. Studies by the German researcher couple Klaus and Karin Grossmann continue to show that children growing up in these environments benefit from their safe childhood even as adults.
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Attachment parenting is therefore not just an educational style. Rather, it is a basic attitude towards another person to treat their needs equally and with respect. ÂťI am always there for you. I'm your safe havenÂŤ is the attitude with which bond-oriented parents raise their offspring, and not only during their first year on this earth.
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The best case scenario is that life with your child becomes a dance in which everyone's needs are considered and negotiated, in which parents are strengthened because they appreciate that they understand their child and that the child feels safe and secure. A dance that is fast or slow, sometimes a bit bumpy, eventually more balanced, but in which everyone can dance along and set the pace and everyone is careful not to step on the other's feet.
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