Monday, November 17, 2008

WE DID IT

SOOOOO....
Friday's performance at the historic Kimball Theatre was amazing! More than amazing... whether or not we were amazing is a different story. But the experience was insane. First of all, the make up and costumes were incredibly beautiful and timely to get into. Then seeing all of the other groups perform! they were all so talented. Our performance went really well. In fact I can not think of anything we really did poorly or wrong. The lights and audience really just drove our performance. And I can truly appreciate sharing culture with the greater Williamsburg community!!!

That being said... we have to now add the other banjar into our scene because they never finished theirs. Today's class was a little bit un-nerving in that everyone was joking and having fun but no one was serious and I am so proud of my banjar that I want the whole group doing this scene to be great. So Inshallah (God willing) everything will work out and we will put on a good performance for the middle school next week. and then that is the end of my ICAP experience.



It is very cool to think of all of that culture packed into this historic colonial theatre!!

Monday, November 10, 2008

because its beautiful....

quick update for last few weeks.... sorry!

The questions and confusion about music/chants/chas was fully realized by the class recently. I felt like knowing music only hindered my ability to understand or help the class because I am so used to western music and rhythm. But it was very obvious that the class was all on the same page of confusion and frustration with trying to make chants line up, and leaving room for the ever present yet beat-less gong.

AND in greater news. We have a performance!!!! it is set in stone for this Friday, Nov 14th at the Kimball theatre. I am scared of course, but more excited because we are being featured alongside some amazing dance groups. Everything from Irish to Vietmanese to Indian to Hip-Hop will be sharing the night with us!

And from friday on the semester is wrapping up. 19th performace outside somewhere on campus and 24th in class final performance. Open to all from what I understand.