busy busy busy

... a craft show that she was taking them to. 9 am choir rehearsal that went till 1. Then over to the craft show, working ...got a pair of seriously comfy shoes for the concert - black suede ballet flats lined with fleece. It was like wearing freakin' slippers, ... grocery shopping, then an early-ass dinner, then off to dress rehearsal, then performance. Today: I GOT CAST IN THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES! Doing ...

Marion Cotillard interviews Penelope Cruz for Interview magazine

...to be someone else. My parents also took me to ballet school, and there I think I was able to start ...re on the set. From the moment we start the rehearsal process, which might last sometimes three or four months, ... and Greenwich. I came to New York to study ballet and English. I was taking a break between movies. I... do it because, as I told you, I did ballet for many years and I love music. For me,...

Still ill...

... things for a while. Don't you just love it when your day is goverened by the countdown to the next two painkillers? Rehearsal in costume tonight! Should be fun. Must remember to arrive good and early to get dressed and get my new ballet shoes from choreographer. Here's hoping I don't drop dead during the run... *cough hack*

Technology and Plots

...it happened. Oops. I have freelance work to do today and a choir rehearsal, plus I need to make a return trip to the library now that it... keep everything straight if I just read the first book. And, finally, my ballet slippers are starting to wear out. I consider that a badge of .... I'm more of a dabbler in most things, so sticking with ballet long enough for my slippers to get holes in them is an ...

National Ballet: Sleeping Beauty

...marking after class finished. Then i went to pick up Lisa to go to the ballet. She was a bit late in getting ready, so we didn't have ton of...wasn't in a rush), and we missed the talk before the show started. The ballet we saw was the dress rehearsal for Sleeping Beauty . Actually, it was my least favourite ballet i've seen. Aside from preferring the programs of shorts, where the pieces are more...

Home again, home again, jiggity-jig.

... week. My guitarrist has been incommunicado for the last week or so, though, when I tried to schedule a rehearsal with him...I have a sneaking suspicion he's going to flake out on me. I hope I'm wrong, ... this year. I'm surprising her on the 19th, and taking her to San Jose, to watch the Nutcracker Ballet. I'm even picking out a pretty holiday dress for her to wear to the show, but not telling her ...

... JJ and Martha (Ashlyn) Where; Boss Lady's office and Spare Rehearsal hall When; Morning So I don’t know if God or maybe Buddha...anything I’ll probably get stuck with some freshman who knew nothing about ballet. Probably wouldn’t be able to center or anything. I knew I...didn’t cross my legs or anything, because I was already taking ballet, no need to act even more gay. I spun my head around...

Where I Have Been

... a mistake as the judges weren't really 'warmed up' yet. The piece had worked very well in rehearsal but on live mics it wasn't 'mixed' well and the 'back-up singers' distracted from Ikenna's ... flawless. They had the audience eating out of the palm of their hands. By the time they switched their 'ballet' moves to their 'shooting' moves (it will make sense if you see them perform it), the crowd was ...

Whole Lotta Handel...

I really, really had to force myself to the MESSIAH dress rehearsal this morning, but it was pretty good, in a worthy sort of way. The sets and lighting (Tom Pye, Jean ...t really see the point of a 'staging', though. There was a fair bit of scampering kiddie stuff, and people doing ballet-dancy riffs, which I really could have done without. It started late, and there were two intervals, as well. ...

The shows and parents' visit!

... and still riding on the high of such a genuinely utopian day. When Sarah had to leave for dance rehearsal back at school we packed up and headed out as well. It was a zen evening, we packed ... it was softened. And, of course, Monday afternoon I had agreed to substitute teach the Age 9-12 Ballet and Modern classes at the studio since Deb takes the week after the show off. The kids were phenomenal,...