The Weblog of Catherine Bell: Bad Cat
Tuesday, Jun 3 2003, 12:52
Bad cat, forgetting to blog. When I leave it so long I can't remember what's news and what isn't. We are now in the week of our final show- tech today, dress tomorrow, then performances thurs, fri, and sat. Am scared. Have quite a good feeling about it though.
Recently we had a mock audition with a dancer called Errol and some people from Dance Scotland. This was very revealing! I found the class was quite awkward to pick up, so I didn't feel as though I moved as well as I could, was too preoccupied with the steps. We learnt a v.v.v long sequence for rep after the class which was also quite difficult and not really how I enjoy moving but I did ok and made it my own. The audition finished with myself and Zoei ( one of my close friends- how awkward!) battling it out for the hypothetical job. We actually didn't realise this was why we were being asked to perform the sequence as a trio with Errol, I thought maybe everyone would be asked to do the same!
It is really weird 'competing' for things with friends, especially when it is a job, might as well be fighting over a man! Needless to say my very personal interpretation of the sequence didn't get me the job! I manage to take this as compliment because they said they liked it and loads of other lovely, buvvely positive things about my dancing which had me turn a bit red and start mumbling ( i don't 'do' compliments very easily!). I felt very encouraged and it was a good experience to be going back to the big smoke with.
That probably is news actually! Yes, have decided to give London another go. We finish term next Friday and I am returning to my long suffering, patient boyf who has stayed with me during all this year away. Am performing in a piece in Highgate on the 14th and 15th of July- a two week project, but otherwise I don't have any real plans- remain focused and take some cat time probably to figure out when I want to become a real grown-up with responsibilities and strange, boring things like that. Oh, and I think I am going to apply to do 'Resolution!' this year @The Place (love these:@!)
So finally to the infamous show I still haven't told you about........
The programme is as follows: A piece called 'dirtier' by Tommy Small (am not in this). Then my own piece- chuffed! called 'something white this way comes......' (don't ask!!). The foundation students, and then the first years. Then the second half: 'Point of departure' our third year piece by Pete Royston. The second years, then 'I can can can' by Tommy again for us third years.
Am very excited about my piece being shown again, was all touch and go earlier last week though when half of the duet twisted her ankle- was all ready to learn it myself but very scared to do so. Even though it is my movement there is a lot of contact work which they have perfected between them for weeks which would be a bugger to learn! no problemo tho, she is going to be fine. Finally everything is coming together for Pete's piece which involves quite a lot of props and film so has been difficult to visualise until now we are actually on stage.
As for Tommy's, wonder if anyone knows what I mean about a piece you perform that is so energetic it makes you feel sick! Apart from that I luuurvvve it- the movement is very quirky and cutesy. The only thing that is really worrying me about the show is in fact the finale. Rumour has it we have to improvise for eight counts to 'superstitious' (good ole Stevie W). Really am scared about this- have been waking up in the middle of the night in cold sweats don't know what I am going to do!!!!
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