So again, I am a bit behind on my blog. But I am in the city that never sleeps, which then means that I am busy.
Week 4: Rehearsals are still going on, and going well.
For my other internship Cleo and I went way uptown to pick up costumes, and then brought them down to the Brooklyn storage space. This was made into an adventure due to the fact we didn't read the website well enough, and so showed up after storage was closed, which meant another trip.
Palladium has a lot of fire drills/alarms. The one this week caused me to be walking around NYC in my plaid pj pants and a plaid shirt. The plaids did not match.
2 of my aunts came down this weekend, so it was nice to catch up with them.
I had to ask tourists where Times Square was in order to find them. It shows I am living an anti-tourist lifestyle. Ask me to find a whole in the wall restaurant - can do. Times Square? Not so much. We also went to South Street Seaport and a boat circle around part of the island.
Week 5: It was the 4th of July. Yay! I edited and submitted my Government and Religion paper. Which ended up being 27-pages long. I am now done with that class.
I also went to the Met. Went to go see the Islamic art exhibit, ended up in the Modern Art section, and saw the Buddhism on the Silk Road statues. You can spend a whole week getting lost in that place.
And of course, rehearsal and internship stuff.
Week 6: The Week of Theater!
I went and saw Sleep No More on Monday. It is a really interesting concept - there is a building renovated to be like an old hotel, and you explore as you are following different characters in a loose adaptation of Macbeth. I thought there were moments that were really strong and powerful, but at times there were just too many people in an area.
Wednesday I went to see Fuerza Bruta. Which was brilliant - vibrant, intense, a beautiful aesthetic, engaging, and interactive. Go see it. We went to rush tickets 45 minutes before the show opened on a Wednesday, and we had no problems getting tickets. Go. Again, awesome moments, and an awesome experience. It's a show I would see again. Although due to the staging and visuals, it is a mix of performance, dance, and theater.
I don't want to write much here about either show, because I think they are best experienced with fresh eyes and not much previous knowledge.
Also this week was frantic prep for a workshop Theater Mitu is hosting. Amazingly, we got everything done that we needed too.
Adventures happened at the end of the week, but it is technically Week 7. So y'all will have to wait until next week to hear about them.
<3
Week 4: Rehearsals are still going on, and going well.
For my other internship Cleo and I went way uptown to pick up costumes, and then brought them down to the Brooklyn storage space. This was made into an adventure due to the fact we didn't read the website well enough, and so showed up after storage was closed, which meant another trip.
Palladium has a lot of fire drills/alarms. The one this week caused me to be walking around NYC in my plaid pj pants and a plaid shirt. The plaids did not match.
2 of my aunts came down this weekend, so it was nice to catch up with them.
I had to ask tourists where Times Square was in order to find them. It shows I am living an anti-tourist lifestyle. Ask me to find a whole in the wall restaurant - can do. Times Square? Not so much. We also went to South Street Seaport and a boat circle around part of the island.
Week 5: It was the 4th of July. Yay! I edited and submitted my Government and Religion paper. Which ended up being 27-pages long. I am now done with that class.
I also went to the Met. Went to go see the Islamic art exhibit, ended up in the Modern Art section, and saw the Buddhism on the Silk Road statues. You can spend a whole week getting lost in that place.
And of course, rehearsal and internship stuff.
Week 6: The Week of Theater!
I went and saw Sleep No More on Monday. It is a really interesting concept - there is a building renovated to be like an old hotel, and you explore as you are following different characters in a loose adaptation of Macbeth. I thought there were moments that were really strong and powerful, but at times there were just too many people in an area.
Wednesday I went to see Fuerza Bruta. Which was brilliant - vibrant, intense, a beautiful aesthetic, engaging, and interactive. Go see it. We went to rush tickets 45 minutes before the show opened on a Wednesday, and we had no problems getting tickets. Go. Again, awesome moments, and an awesome experience. It's a show I would see again. Although due to the staging and visuals, it is a mix of performance, dance, and theater.
I don't want to write much here about either show, because I think they are best experienced with fresh eyes and not much previous knowledge.
Also this week was frantic prep for a workshop Theater Mitu is hosting. Amazingly, we got everything done that we needed too.
Adventures happened at the end of the week, but it is technically Week 7. So y'all will have to wait until next week to hear about them.
<3
