Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Day 37 consumes my energies


"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears..."

Today was a total roller coaster ride, much like this conveniently-googled image:



















I would go into lots of detail but most of it is highly personal insight I got while doing exercises in my classes. In Physical Acting I learned the importance of keeping the voice open and speaking sincerely, no matter how much pain I experienced (even if the "pain" came from keeping my elbow suspended in space and imagining that I couldn't move it to get free and that it was putting me in life-threatening danger). In Scene Study I realized that I am more whole than I was when I arrived to this program. I can feel myself putting my pieces back together... it feels gentle and secure. In Dance I learned that Bob Fosse was a genius and that I am going to kick our new dance routine's butt this week. At lunch I ate with Laura de Paris and she and I had a really interesting conversation about religion (she is Jewish) and we also talked about how we got to this point in our lives, what brought us together at that table for lunch today of all days. In Singing Technique I belted a C#. That was awesome and may never happen again... (of course it will). Tonight in Yoga I learned that I am not being completely true to my body and that I'm the one who has to live with it for the rest of my life and it deserves better. It takes care of me and gets me through my day. The least I can do is show some love.

I feel like something is going to happen soon. I'm excited for it, and I want to be there when it does.

Love to all.


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