Oh I had such a great rehearsal today! Last night I watched the documentation of Marcia’s Acts of Clothing performance in Glasgow in 2007 where I also was present in the audience. I guess seeing the documentation answered many of my questions and gave me a lot of encouragement and energy to keep working. So today I had a great time. I brought 3 suitcases full of clothes to the studio, wore vintage heels and danced a lot to Madonna. And did a run thru which lasted 1 hour 40 minutes!
I was interrupted by Mikko Roiha, a theatre director, who was my schoolmate in Kallion lukio, a performance focused high school in Helsinki. When Mikko interrupted me (and very gently apologized), I was in my tights, leotard, heels and an animal print top which I used to wear back in the early 90s. I asked if Mikko remembered that top, but he didn’t. I guess we didn’t party in the same circles although I remember being in at least one house party in his home…
I ran 7 km before the rehearsal today and that really got my energy going. The weather is changing now and for the first time this autumn, I wore thicker running tights, a warmer top and a jacket, gloves and a hat! But it was all right. Beautiful colours, lots of fresh air and great music on the Ipod suffle. Â
Back to studio tomorrow.
Johanna
Johanna!
What you have been doing sounds great!
I have a performance tonight at Pakkahuone in Joensuu, so far it has been full… Next, the solo dance theatre act will be seen in Helsinki in the yearly big seminar for all the Finnish psychiatrists. Not all will come, obviously there will be some 200 doctors in the audience. There I have to use the microphone attached to the cheek and I fear that the sending part will not stay attached – I move on the floor in the opening act. Well, let´s see.
Anne