I've had a massive turn around since last week. I was in a furry because I thought I was being unfairly sidelined for the performance of Scheherazade. I'm now back in the starting line up; this time dancing a slave role. Whoop whoop!
So what brought about this sudden change? The fact that I can to the jumps they can't, no. That I can count to eight, no. That I asked Teona why I'm not dancing anything these days, no. It's because the guy I'm replacing couldn't fit into his costume! How sick is that???
The Russian stars arrived two days ago. I can't pronounce their names so I'm not going to try and spell them. They are both very mature dancers who are very passionate about their art and complete divas. I can't really say anything else about them because I don't understand anything they say.
I've still been unsuccessful in having my chat with Nina. She is a really hard woman to catch. I sat outside her office for 3 hours yesterday so I would be there when she came in. But she only dropped in for five minutes while I was in rehearsal and gone by the time I finished. Very frustrating! Today we have a dress rehearsal in the theatre so I'll try again to have our little chat.
The whole company trooped out to the US embassy to get our visas. I can never get over how imposing embassies are. This one especially looked and felt like a fortress. Security to get in was very tight and the whole process was rather intimidating. We all had to give finger prints and have a short interview. The guy interviewing me was such a stereotypical American it was funny. He said I had some explaining to do and asked why I had Australia passport. (I don't know, I found it on the street yesterday!) I had to explain briefly how I came to be in Georgia and why I was there. Just the normal stuff to ensure that I was who I said I was. He said my visa has been approved so fingers crossed we won't have another drama at immigration.
That's pretty much it for this week.
Rodney Cuthbertson
DreamChaser
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