My social calendar is currently under the control of one Mr. Andrew Carey Nairn. At least it feels that way. He very kindly invited me out to another interesting event that I want to write about (the first being David Gray) His girlfriend, Bindu, had a friend dancing in a group in Soho and knowing my interest extended an invite. It was a very interesting evening.
First: the venue. It was through a normal apartment building front door, up a stairs and into what could have once been someone's apartment. Though now it had a temporary rubber floor, a white-washed back wall with lights and many sofas and other seating arranged around it. I'd say it sat about 45 people squished in altogether. There were 4 pieces. Bindu's friend, Lisa, was performing in the last.
As the first started, the lights dimmed and the music began. There was a single female dancer dressed in a slashed top and black tights. It was ... abstract to say the least. There was lots of walking around looking depressed and throwing of arms around which really didn't seem to have anything to do with the music at all. I was perplexed. The next piece was again a single female performer. This girl dispensed with music for most of her performance, content to move from one contorted position to another very very slowly. After I recovered from my inital shock of how unbelievably underweight this girl was I must admit I got a little bored. It must have last 25-30 minutes and there really wasn't all that much going on. After a little break the third dancer came on stage. In order to explain this piece I have to draw on anyone who has ever attended an adult dance class. You know the way there always seems to be just one guy. He's very skinny and a terrible dancer but you have to admire his courage. Well somewhere along this guy's career someone admired his courage too much and told him he should perform. He shouldn't have.
Finally the last piece started. There were 3 girls and you'll be very glad to hear they were fantastic!! The piece was a parody of every girlish performance you've ever seen or danced in. They made mistakes, they trembled, they fell; all the time dancing in earnest. I laughed so hard recognising performances from my own history. The best comedy is when you can picture yourself in the situation the comedians are poking fun at. What a save!
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Sunday, October 16, 2005
So good they named it twice
Hello, I haven't written for a few months. It's scary how fast time flies in this city, in this life. Before you know it you look up and have been here for 18 months.
So I am still here. The last few months have seen me wavering on the topic of my current existence, on the brink of leaving it all in defeat and looking for fulfillment elsewhere. But though it came right down to the line and the decision could have easily gone either way, in the end it was made for me. I had the opportunity of taking a job in another city and starting again, yet again. It was so tempting. I saw my new life in all its splendour but just as I reached out, something pulled me back to New York and the ASC and when I turned back, the new opportunity was tainted and I suddenly knew that it would be the wrong decision. I had all but left in my mind and I took it hard for a while.
So now instead I intend to adjust my life to take better advantage of what this city has to offer. I am re-evaluating my spending habits and instead of throwing away my hard earned cash in the bar every weekend or the many restaurants by my apartment every night, I'm going to cook and entertain more at home. For this of course I need to be happy at home so the first step is to get a new apartment, the current one being something of a dingy, dark cupboard with a bed on stilts! I promise to follow up with more news when this dilema has been solved - watch this space. Hopefully it will be sooner than later, I have something in the works...
On another note, I went to the David Gray concert last week and it was fantastic. He is absolutely wonderful live. Go if you have the chance. Since then I have been overdosing on the new album, "Life in Slow Motion." Though its hard to choose, I think Lately has my vote as best song.
So I am still here. The last few months have seen me wavering on the topic of my current existence, on the brink of leaving it all in defeat and looking for fulfillment elsewhere. But though it came right down to the line and the decision could have easily gone either way, in the end it was made for me. I had the opportunity of taking a job in another city and starting again, yet again. It was so tempting. I saw my new life in all its splendour but just as I reached out, something pulled me back to New York and the ASC and when I turned back, the new opportunity was tainted and I suddenly knew that it would be the wrong decision. I had all but left in my mind and I took it hard for a while.
So now instead I intend to adjust my life to take better advantage of what this city has to offer. I am re-evaluating my spending habits and instead of throwing away my hard earned cash in the bar every weekend or the many restaurants by my apartment every night, I'm going to cook and entertain more at home. For this of course I need to be happy at home so the first step is to get a new apartment, the current one being something of a dingy, dark cupboard with a bed on stilts! I promise to follow up with more news when this dilema has been solved - watch this space. Hopefully it will be sooner than later, I have something in the works...
On another note, I went to the David Gray concert last week and it was fantastic. He is absolutely wonderful live. Go if you have the chance. Since then I have been overdosing on the new album, "Life in Slow Motion." Though its hard to choose, I think Lately has my vote as best song.
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