It's been another quiet week in London town. I've just been working and slotting in the odd class where I can. This week is going to be a lot busier. I have an audition for a cruise ship lined up on Thursday and on Friday I leave for Poland to audition there. I'm planning on doing classes all this week in the lead up to these auditions so it's going to be a busier week.
You'll remember last week that I was doing some work at the London Coliseum while English National Ballet were performing Rudolf Nureyev's Romeo and Juliet. I got through the last couple of shifts with out any major dramas and managed to snap up a couple of free tickets to the show. A very nice bonus. The performance was very technically sharp but the whole thing felt a bit flat. It was a matinee and about the eighth performance so I can completely understand lack of energy. I can't say that I was a big fan of Nueyev's choreography. It was obviously done, mainly for himself and it shows in the unusually intricate male steps. It also shows in the volume of dancing for the men. Backstage, the joke is that the ballet is actually called Romeo and Mercutio due to the amount of work they have to do. However, it was a nice afternoon out and definitely worth the price of the ticket.
But by far, the biggest news this week has been watching the floods rush through Brisbane. I've been watching the news with a fascinated horror as all these images of rushing muddy water come into the media. Fortunately my family has been unaffected by the flood. Redcliffe is a very safe spot close to the ocean and our house sits on particularly high ground. Dad didn't allow anyone to leave the peninsular the day of the floods and so everyone is home safe. My Mum speaks of the ocean turning a dark brown from all the rubbish and mud that the flood waters have brought with them.
The weirdest thing has been seeing all the fund raising efforts going on here. I was working at an event the other day and they where holding a raffle with the profits going to the Brisbane Floods. Usually that sort of thing is for the catastrophic disasters in third world countries. It's a bit weird when you hear them talking about your home!
Anyway, I've got to go to class now so I'll leave you, and next week, there will be another round of audition stories to tell.
Rodney Cuthbertson
DreamChaser
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