Marcel Duchamp

Sire: Isaac Winter

Grand Sire: Rose Justinius

Bloodline: None

Notable Traits: Quickwitted, Playful, Unreasonable

Titles: Father, Deava Priscus , Hierophant

Coteries/Societies: Cult of Hera, Children of the Rose

Information Known by Kindred Society

Timeline

1887: Born in Blainville-Crevon Seine-Maritime in Upper Normandy

1897: Duchamp left home and began schooling at the Lycée Pierre-Corneille, in Rouen

1904-1905: Studied art at the Académie Julian but preferred playing billiards to attending classes

1919: Meets Isaac Winter at his production “The Hero”

1920-1934: While he reaches great critical acclaim he can't seem to make any cash.

1920-1934: Is constantly moving around the world.

1932: Meets Vivi Lafleur, they work together on several projects.

1934: Transports himself to Australia after the untimely death of his rich wife.

1935: Embraced by Isaac Winter.

1936: Joins the Circle.

1940: Marcel earns a major boon from Zenobia for fixing spirit problem.

1950: Brisbane scourge is seen roughing up Marcel at a conclave.

1955: Seen at several opening nights and exclusive parties with Claudia Munroe

1956: Gives up the Arts for his new passions, Chess and Kindred politics.

1955-1959: Seen at the Canberra Court occasionally, even holding the position of Harpy for short periods

1960: Brisbane conclave, the scourge threatens to kill Marcel. Marcel calls in the Major Boon to have the scourge cast out of the city. Zenobia takes it personally Marcel is chased out.

1961: Zenobia kills a harpy who tries to enforce the boon. Zenobia is considered nationally boon broken.

1963: Marcel returns to Brisbane with numerous kindred from across the country and Zenobia is chased out of Brisbane.

1968: Offically Marcel Duchamp dies in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, and is buried in the Rouen Cemetery. His grave bears the epitaph, "D'ailleurs, c'est toujours les autres qui meurent;" or "Besides, it's always the others who die".

1968: Move's into Canberra with his sire.

1978: Duchamp and Florence Miller appeared together at a concert entitled "Reunion", playing a game of chess and composing Aleatoric music by triggering a series of photoelectric cells underneath the chessboard.

1970's: Returns to the Arts and takes control of Showbiz in Canberra.

1980's: Hire's some of Lady J girl's to tread the board's after a major fight with his actors.

1993: In the battle with the Necromancer jumps through a skylight helping Isaac Winter to knock the Necromancer from his magic circle so the rest of the court can kill the willworker.

2013: Leaves Canberra after a fight with Isaac Winter in the Canberra Theatre.

Recent History

To be determined

Lineage

Children of the Rose

Quotes

Quotes By

"Its all about interpretation, Darling."

- Marcel answering his critics.

"The creative act is not performed by the artist alone; the spectator brings the work in contact with the external world by deciphering and interpreting its inner qualifications and thus adds his contribution to the creative act."

- Marcel on creativity.

"Batavia Batavia Batavia. Nope doesn't work"

- Marcel attempting to use a ancient Crone summoning ritual in the middle of court.

Quotes About

"The heathens are prothletising!"

- Godric Volmark in response to Marcel's play in Brisbane.

"Direct plays? My dear, he couldn't direct piss in a bucket."

- Uncle Willy

"Sex, violence, devotion to God, what more could you want in a performance"

- Lupo, drawing an unusual conclusion after one of Marcel's plays.

"Such a shame to see Marcel go it'll be much quieter at court without my favourite cousin to help liven things up. But then it is unfair to keep him all to ourselves."

- Lady J upon hearing of Marcel's departure to Brisbane

"I've make the worthless bastard suffer for what he thinks he can do"

- Sebastian Volmark after being thrown out of his position of Prince's Harpy

"When I was Embraced, one of the first lessons Rasmus taught me was that my life was now a dance; a macabre dance that we're all forced to engage in. If that's the case, Marcel wants to dance in the middle of the crowd. He wants spotlights; he wants to twirl and be admired for his talents and have everyone watch him and fawn over him. Marcel's a diva, Vil. He wants the stage to himself, but can't understand why nobody wants to watch."

- Eira, to Vilhelmiina, on the subject of Rasmus.

"Has now seen behind the closed doors. I look forward to seeing if he accepts that particular filth or moves to substitute his own."

- Murdoch Tyron

Conversations

"Marcel Duchamp has expressed the public opinion that you do not exist, and requests the honour of your visit to his haven for proof."

"I neither know nor care what a Marcel DuChamp is."

"Would the Alder Countess like an address? A standing invitation has been obtained to visit at his theatre."

"Thoughtful, but it sounds like a Daeva, and I am not currently hungry."

- Fujita Kazahiko, reporting to Batavia

Rumours

• He is a darling of the critics but he can't get asses in seats.

• Marcel has almost complete control over the Theatre/Film industry in Canberra.

• He owns the most active casting couch in the Southern Hemisphere.

• Can't actually do anything on his own and needs his family to do everything for him

Inspirations and Soundtrack

Stanley Kubrick

Woody Allen

Lloyd Kaufman

Roman Polanski

Marcel Duchamp

IC Links

I’m up for IC links, Childer, Allies, Enemies, Cast Members and someone to play chess with.

OOC Information

Member Information
Player:	Jeremy
Number:	AU2008110017
Domain:	Brisbane