Saturday, February 9, 2008
feb. 9
so it's the end of the first week of rehearsals. it (insert expletive of your choice) snowed today. sleet then slush snow. miserable. one of my fellow cast mates skidded on her bicycle and slid a few feet face first trying to round a corner. the ferry shut down so we had to take the trains home - which means the bikes stayed at the station. tomorrow i was to get a rear bike basket installed, but i'll have to reschedule...we've basically learned all the choreography, both dance and aerial, and the songs that we're to lip sync to. the chorey (as the australians insist on calling "choreography") for the aerials is quite simple but there's time for some improv-ing both on rope and trapeze. i even get to do a tissue (it's all "tissue" here - no "fabrics") duo with a sweet russian boy named Mischa, who calls me Aurelia or Marinshka. I don't know why the Aurelia. he asked when we first met, "your name is marina? why your parents give you russian name?"
Last night a group of us went round to the western style pub - i don't mean wild west. the aussies and brits like a good roast on friday nights apparently. (if i don't end up with a russian accent, i'll surely have an australian one by the end of the year) we went to the happening part of town, Shinsaibashi, where young people often have amazing hairdos and you may even pass a woman in fancy kimono at 11 in the morning or a man in one with a fur coat at 7 in the evening (at least that's what I've experienced). I guess in Kyoto one can see old style Geishas. Tomorrow some more exploring and yoga...Monday we only have a 3 hour day. We have a very considerate, approachable director, and for that I am most grateful.
Last night a group of us went round to the western style pub - i don't mean wild west. the aussies and brits like a good roast on friday nights apparently. (if i don't end up with a russian accent, i'll surely have an australian one by the end of the year) we went to the happening part of town, Shinsaibashi, where young people often have amazing hairdos and you may even pass a woman in fancy kimono at 11 in the morning or a man in one with a fur coat at 7 in the evening (at least that's what I've experienced). I guess in Kyoto one can see old style Geishas. Tomorrow some more exploring and yoga...Monday we only have a 3 hour day. We have a very considerate, approachable director, and for that I am most grateful.
# posted by marina luna @ 3:00 AM 
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Hi Marina -
We were at Nimble today for Family circus and I was wondering how you are doing. It is snowing on us as well, probably an inch or two tonight. It seems like a week since we've seen the sun - it has been raining and snowing and even hailing on and off the whole time.
I will try to email you test song after I finish this comment, although the Mac may not like it. Aerin is sitting next to me reading your blog too and looking at all the pictures. She wants to know who is the person with the accordion, and why are they there?
cheers to you
lee
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We were at Nimble today for Family circus and I was wondering how you are doing. It is snowing on us as well, probably an inch or two tonight. It seems like a week since we've seen the sun - it has been raining and snowing and even hailing on and off the whole time.
I will try to email you test song after I finish this comment, although the Mac may not like it. Aerin is sitting next to me reading your blog too and looking at all the pictures. She wants to know who is the person with the accordion, and why are they there?
cheers to you
lee
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