Sometimes you need to check-out of yourself and look back in order to realize what you've gained in your training.
You evolve and adopt new skills that become a second nature and you cannot really tell while in the process of doing it...
Eureka! --- I have found my public solitude!!!
It has only taken me 9 months of working on that and 3 days of a break to see that it has happened!
Put your attention on your partner & everything will magically fall into place (:
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Looking at life through musical glasses
Life is so much better when you spend a lot time on broadway shows (-;
At the moment there are 22 shows running on broadway - 21 are musicals...
What happened to all the plays?
Is it a "summer thing"?
Out of the 22 I've seen 14 so far...
3 of which during this past week:
Billy Elliot ,Promises, Promises & Come Fly Away.
The first 2 are totally worth seeing.
Though Billy Elliot was a bit disappointing....(too high expectations to begin with?!)
Promises, Promises was a lot of fun!!!!
Both shows give you broadway at its best: colorful, nicely performed, a lot of thought put into the set, great voices, costumes, cool choreography...
The 3rd one, on the other hand, is a waste of time & money ):
It's really bad and boring choreography to the sounds of Frank Sinatra's cd...
If you like the music, you can buy all the CDs for less than the ticket's cost. If you like dance shows, you can go to see so many good ones around this city.
Don't waste energy on this show that (no surprise) is closing soon!
At the moment there are 22 shows running on broadway - 21 are musicals...
What happened to all the plays?
Is it a "summer thing"?
Out of the 22 I've seen 14 so far...
3 of which during this past week:
Billy Elliot ,Promises, Promises & Come Fly Away.
The first 2 are totally worth seeing.
Though Billy Elliot was a bit disappointing....(too high expectations to begin with?!)
Promises, Promises was a lot of fun!!!!
Both shows give you broadway at its best: colorful, nicely performed, a lot of thought put into the set, great voices, costumes, cool choreography...
The 3rd one, on the other hand, is a waste of time & money ):
It's really bad and boring choreography to the sounds of Frank Sinatra's cd...
If you like the music, you can buy all the CDs for less than the ticket's cost. If you like dance shows, you can go to see so many good ones around this city.
Don't waste energy on this show that (no surprise) is closing soon!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
La Cage Aux Folles
There are some seats theaters should not be selling for no price whatsoever!
Student rush tickets were invented to allow students (who usually don't have a lot of money) to see broadway shows, not to be able to sit in the theater while the show goes on & see quarter of a stage....
I think it's outrageous they sell these tickets for actual money!!!!
I have found an empty seat at the back of the orchestra and moved there before the show started so I could see it to the full....
I can say one thing: it's not worth it!
Maybe if they give out tickets for free?!
But even then I can think of better ways to spend 2.5 hours of my life.
The only thing worth anything in this show is the drag!
Go see it at your own risk (-;
Student rush tickets were invented to allow students (who usually don't have a lot of money) to see broadway shows, not to be able to sit in the theater while the show goes on & see quarter of a stage....
I think it's outrageous they sell these tickets for actual money!!!!
I have found an empty seat at the back of the orchestra and moved there before the show started so I could see it to the full....
I can say one thing: it's not worth it!
Maybe if they give out tickets for free?!
But even then I can think of better ways to spend 2.5 hours of my life.
The only thing worth anything in this show is the drag!
Go see it at your own risk (-;
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Modern art is for everyone?
I went to the MOMA yesterday to check out the new exhibitions.
I found this:
It's part of a really big picture on a really big wall on the 2nd floor where everyone can see....
Use your imagination (or not) to check out this "fairy-tale" picture that the kids love so much (-;
I found this:
It's part of a really big picture on a really big wall on the 2nd floor where everyone can see....
Use your imagination (or not) to check out this "fairy-tale" picture that the kids love so much (-;
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Cell-phone
I remember a time I argued with my father about the possibility of being accessible everywhere you go....
He told me that soon enough everyone will carry a cell-phone at all times & I doubted that!
Life is sure as hell easier this way --> you need help, you can call for it!
But why the effin do you have to keep your phone on during a show??!
If you're really that important that the world won't continue spinning without you, don't go to places where you need to take a 1-3h break...
...and please, no texting ):
He told me that soon enough everyone will carry a cell-phone at all times & I doubted that!
Life is sure as hell easier this way --> you need help, you can call for it!
But why the effin do you have to keep your phone on during a show??!
If you're really that important that the world won't continue spinning without you, don't go to places where you need to take a 1-3h break...
...and please, no texting ):
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Off Broadway & free tix all around nyc
Hello all,
Your faithful broadway critic has expended her horizons towards off-broadway shows and is now willing to hand in her report:
Inner Voice is a 2 act musical. Each act is a 1 woman's story. The first was ok though a little dull, but the second was totally bizarre (which is the reason why I actually liked it better than the first). All in all I think this musical is worth SKIPPING!
It was an hour & a half that I'm definitely not getting back no matter how much I want to....
I have seen 39 steps on-broadway and off. It was so much better on-broadway, but still great off-broadway. This play is hilarious!
The acting is so exaggerated heading towards absurd leaving no choice but to be amused. Playwriting at it's best!
But the best of these three was That Face.
I had no expectations whatsoever since it's a pretty new play that I have heard absolutely nothing about...
The actors were unbelievably good & the play itself left us shocked & disturbed (but in a good way).
If you too would like to get free tickets to see off-broadway shows,
just follow Student Rush on Twitter - http://twitter.com/StudentRushNYC.
They give away tickets to different off-broadway shows almost every day & all you have to do to get them is call whenever you see a tweet about it....
I hope you use this information wisely.
Yours truely,
me.
Your faithful broadway critic has expended her horizons towards off-broadway shows and is now willing to hand in her report:
Inner Voice is a 2 act musical. Each act is a 1 woman's story. The first was ok though a little dull, but the second was totally bizarre (which is the reason why I actually liked it better than the first). All in all I think this musical is worth SKIPPING!
It was an hour & a half that I'm definitely not getting back no matter how much I want to....
I have seen 39 steps on-broadway and off. It was so much better on-broadway, but still great off-broadway. This play is hilarious!
The acting is so exaggerated heading towards absurd leaving no choice but to be amused. Playwriting at it's best!
But the best of these three was That Face.
I had no expectations whatsoever since it's a pretty new play that I have heard absolutely nothing about...
The actors were unbelievably good & the play itself left us shocked & disturbed (but in a good way).
If you too would like to get free tickets to see off-broadway shows,
just follow Student Rush on Twitter - http://twitter.com/StudentRushNYC.
They give away tickets to different off-broadway shows almost every day & all you have to do to get them is call whenever you see a tweet about it....
I hope you use this information wisely.
Yours truely,
me.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
New York real-estate
New York city is probably one of the most difficult places in the world to find a decent apartment in....
I've been looking for a simple one bedroom apartment for 5 month or so!
The results are as following:
apartment too small, apartment is on the 4th floor walk-up, apartment is way too crappy!...
What's the deal with that?
Who the effin is willing to take a tiny-crappy apartment for $2000???
You get to the point that when you actually stumble upon a decent apartment, you're shocked!
But then you need to put in an application.
If you thought that looking for an apartment is tedious, wait 'till you get to the application....
Either you make in a year 40 times your monthly rent or you need to find someone who's willing to be your guarantor. Both you & your guarantor need to show like your entire bank statements, tax statements, recommandations from previous landlords, letter of employment stating your income & position, permission to get credit check...
Now let's say you have found a cute apartment, put in an application & amazingly enough got approved: you're supposed to sign this so not fair contract!
I have found a cute apartment after a crazy search, put in an application, got approved, went back to the apartment in order to see it one last time before signing the lease just to find out from a neighbour that the building is in really bad shape with terrible noisy tenants ):
uuuuf
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
The reality of doing
Acting is effin hard!
Whoever says differently either never tried it or have the faintest clue about the meaning of difficulty....
Although NYC is the best place in the world to practice public solitude,
it does not even get close to standing in front of people you may or may not know but you know are staring at you waiting for you to perform.
I have just finished with Meisner Tech I class & it ended with a "bang"....
I thought this would get easier with time, but it's the other way around.
Even our "mellow" teacher doesn't cut anyone any slacks ):
Should she?!
Is acting all about taking criticism in and yet continuing to do your thing?!
According to Sandy Meisner it is "living truthfully under imaginary circumstances".
Isn't that the meaning of our entire being?
Life itself is actually a set of "imaginary circumstances"...
Therefore, life is acting? Acting is Life?
Whoever says differently either never tried it or have the faintest clue about the meaning of difficulty....
Although NYC is the best place in the world to practice public solitude,
it does not even get close to standing in front of people you may or may not know but you know are staring at you waiting for you to perform.
I have just finished with Meisner Tech I class & it ended with a "bang"....
I thought this would get easier with time, but it's the other way around.
Even our "mellow" teacher doesn't cut anyone any slacks ):
Should she?!
Is acting all about taking criticism in and yet continuing to do your thing?!
According to Sandy Meisner it is "living truthfully under imaginary circumstances".
Isn't that the meaning of our entire being?
Life itself is actually a set of "imaginary circumstances"...
Therefore, life is acting? Acting is Life?
Friday, April 16, 2010
Serendipity
It is soooo important to find the perfect dessert location in a certain reasonable radios from your apartment...
Today I have found mine (;
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Just another night out
Since dinner and a show are my 2 ultimate favorite extra-curricular activities,
it is no surprise that in spite of my exhaustion I have chosen to spend yet another night on Broadway.........
I finally got to see A Little Night Music.
Catherine Zeta Jones stood us up, but her understudy was phenomenal!!!
Jayne Paterson gave a wonderful performance: her voice is beautiful and the way she froze on stage left us gaping with amazement....
And, of course, there was Angela Lansbury.
At 85 years old, this woman is extroardinarly funny (:
She doesn't quite sing like Mrs. Pot here, but is a valuable add to the show.
Overall, this mainstream musical is definitely a fun one to watch (though a bit too long) ---> add it somewhere around the middle of the shows-to-see-on-broadway list.
Yours truely,
your faithful broadway critic.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Summing up years of watching shows all over the world
Top 3 musicals ever:
Miss Saigon
Wicked
Next to Normal
Top 3 plays ever:
Red
All My Sons
Waiting for Godot
3 worst musicals ever:
Cats
Rent
The Phantom of the Opera
3 worst plays ever:
Speed-the-Plow (David Mamet)
Race (David Mamet)
Oleanna
Top concerts ever:
Leonard Cohen - MSG
Susan Vega - Cinerama (TLV)
Worst concert ever:
Norah Jones at the MSG
Miss Saigon
Wicked
Next to Normal
Top 3 plays ever:
Red
All My Sons
Waiting for Godot
3 worst musicals ever:
Cats
Rent
The Phantom of the Opera
3 worst plays ever:
Speed-the-Plow (David Mamet)
Race (David Mamet)
Oleanna
Top concerts ever:
Leonard Cohen - MSG
Susan Vega - Cinerama (TLV)
Worst concert ever:
Norah Jones at the MSG
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Silence is most accurate
Who would have imagined that a play about a modern painter would inspire me more than I have been in a really long time?!
I just got back from seeing Alfred Molina perform live on Broadway and it was so totally worth it!!!!!!!!
I've been aspiring to see all of the plays & musicals on Broadway..
So during this past week I've seen three of them, which makes it 13 out of the currently running 35 On-Broadway. There's still a long way to go, but I'm enjoying the ride (:
I must admit that not all of them are actually worth a while...
By now, I've seen 2 of David Mamet's plays and it led me to the inevitable conclusion: I do NOT like his writing!
His plays are recycled into the same sarcastic successful bussinessman trashing everyone in front if him & acheiving nothing in this process.
You may laugh a bit during the show, you may like the cast, but when you leave the theater, you will ask "why?" - why did I waste my time & money on THIS??
I think I'll have to skip his next Broadway play (so maybe not ALL the shows on Broadway).
In order to make up for that awful waste of time, money & energy, I went to see Christopher walken (:
A behanding in Spokane is an intelligent play (unlike Mamet's wanna be play). There was actually a point!
The cast was unbelievable - so worth waiting an hour & a half at 8:30 Saturday morning to get discounted tickets!
But the cherry on top was Red.
Still in previews, this incredible play written by John Logan (who I wasn't familiar with before & gonna make sure to remember the name) is a WOW!
Let the black devour the Red & go to see the show when in nyc.
http://redonbroadway.com/multimedia/
I just got back from seeing Alfred Molina perform live on Broadway and it was so totally worth it!!!!!!!!
I've been aspiring to see all of the plays & musicals on Broadway..
So during this past week I've seen three of them, which makes it 13 out of the currently running 35 On-Broadway. There's still a long way to go, but I'm enjoying the ride (:
I must admit that not all of them are actually worth a while...
By now, I've seen 2 of David Mamet's plays and it led me to the inevitable conclusion: I do NOT like his writing!
His plays are recycled into the same sarcastic successful bussinessman trashing everyone in front if him & acheiving nothing in this process.
You may laugh a bit during the show, you may like the cast, but when you leave the theater, you will ask "why?" - why did I waste my time & money on THIS??
I think I'll have to skip his next Broadway play (so maybe not ALL the shows on Broadway).
In order to make up for that awful waste of time, money & energy, I went to see Christopher walken (:
A behanding in Spokane is an intelligent play (unlike Mamet's wanna be play). There was actually a point!
The cast was unbelievable - so worth waiting an hour & a half at 8:30 Saturday morning to get discounted tickets!
But the cherry on top was Red.
Still in previews, this incredible play written by John Logan (who I wasn't familiar with before & gonna make sure to remember the name) is a WOW!
Let the black devour the Red & go to see the show when in nyc.
http://redonbroadway.com/multimedia/
Monday, March 15, 2010
The winds of change
Spring is at the door & the winds of change are blowing....
Must move out of this tiny apartment now!
So many new projects are on-hold for some space....
Back to work; back to reality for a while...
Don't worry, it's not for long (the reality part that is).
Must move out of this tiny apartment now!
So many new projects are on-hold for some space....
Back to work; back to reality for a while...
Don't worry, it's not for long (the reality part that is).
Friday, February 26, 2010
A raging blizzard over the east coast
Hello all,
I'm back!
Since I'm stuck in Cleveland, Ohio & on hold with continental.....
My flight from Denver, Colorado to Newark, New Jersey was diverted due to extreme weather conditions.
The airline representative came on board and handed us discount for hotels and left!
This coupon has the number to check for hotel vacancy & continental's number to book a different flight out of this god forsaken hole!!!
Of course I'vd been on hold with continental forever since all their flights got diverted to some place on the globe );
I guess London is no longer an option.
When will I be able to go to NYC???
Signed,
Your frustrated & confused blogger.
I'm back!
Since I'm stuck in Cleveland, Ohio & on hold with continental.....
My flight from Denver, Colorado to Newark, New Jersey was diverted due to extreme weather conditions.
The airline representative came on board and handed us discount for hotels and left!
This coupon has the number to check for hotel vacancy & continental's number to book a different flight out of this god forsaken hole!!!
Of course I'vd been on hold with continental forever since all their flights got diverted to some place on the globe );
I guess London is no longer an option.
When will I be able to go to NYC???
Signed,
Your frustrated & confused blogger.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
3 days of skiing in Colorado
Hello to all blog followers,
I'm on vacation here and writing to let you know how amazing it all is....
I've taken a flight out of the big apple into the wilderness of Denver, Colorado (;
My wonderful friend JS picked me up
from the airport & the hunting for ski equipment began:
It is so much easier owning ski boots!!!
But if you're not sure whether you want to ski or board, it's not recommanded spending that money yet.....
So I've rented (after looking in the 2 rental shops & having trouble finding boots that fit in the 1st one).
The next day we've headed up to the mountains.
It's pretty high up there (10,000 feet) and surprisingly enough I didn't get my usual altitude sickness!!!
We did some skiing over Copper mountain - warming me up since I have not got to ski for 2 years now.
I guess it's like riding a bike: you never forget how but it takes you a while to pull yourself together to do a semi-decent job....
The next 2 days we went skiing in Breckenridge.
The weather was amazing: the best snow I've ever got to ski on, blue clear ski, not as windy as Copper, and the most beautiful scenery ever.
We spent 2 nights at JS's friends in Breckenridge - I got the blue guestroom!!!!
And after a day skiing we entered a hot tub outside in the snow in -1F watching the stars above filling the sky slowly.
Could not have believed this scene if I were not there....
Now I'm back in Boulder, Colorado getting ready for the next step of this journey.
Had an amazing time & hate leaving tomorrow....
There has never been a skiing trip like this one, that's for sure!
Good knight all!
See you soon
Thursday, February 18, 2010
New Projects
I guess the hardest part is starting one......
deciding where you wanna direct your energy and start directing it
planning your schedule to do it
laying out foundations
gather all the necessary material
knowing how the result should look like
and the most important:
what the effin is your point in taking this on?!
deciding where you wanna direct your energy and start directing it
planning your schedule to do it
laying out foundations
gather all the necessary material
knowing how the result should look like
and the most important:
what the effin is your point in taking this on?!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Stacy & Clinton
How can you not love them and get totally addicted to WNTW???!
Well maybe you can if you're a guy or deeply socially impaired...... !-:
The life changing information you'll find here:
http://blogs.discovery.com/tlc-what-not-to-wear/
Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
A little night music
By that I'm reffering to the whole broadway experience and not the Catherine Zeta Jones musical because I haven't seen it YET! But I did see 3 shows in 4.5 days......
Naturaly, I thought I'd post my review here:
Time Stands Still is a really good play! Laura Linney is incredible!!! The other actors shined pretty bright too (:
Mr. & Mrs. Fitch is an off-broadway production. John Lithgow was his usual self great actor, but I think Jennifer Ehle stole the spotlight with an ingenious performance!!!!
Love, Loss & what I wore is another off-broadway production by Norah Efron & her daughter. It's a stage reading (the first stage reading I've ever seen). I enjoyed it so much... In one word: FUN! (Women only)
"I love performance. That time when the human beings onstage interact with the human beings in the audience and together they create the event of performance. It's one of life's most civilized experiences."
your broadway (and off-broadway) critic for the week (-;
Naturaly, I thought I'd post my review here:
Time Stands Still is a really good play! Laura Linney is incredible!!! The other actors shined pretty bright too (:
Mr. & Mrs. Fitch is an off-broadway production. John Lithgow was his usual self great actor, but I think Jennifer Ehle stole the spotlight with an ingenious performance!!!!
Love, Loss & what I wore is another off-broadway production by Norah Efron & her daughter. It's a stage reading (the first stage reading I've ever seen). I enjoyed it so much... In one word: FUN! (Women only)
"I love performance. That time when the human beings onstage interact with the human beings in the audience and together they create the event of performance. It's one of life's most civilized experiences."
your broadway (and off-broadway) critic for the week (-;
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
When your body shouts "take a break", maybe you should listen?!
I am sitting at home trying to recuperate....
I may have just got the flu, but it feels like system shutdown!
My body has been screaming at me for quite some time now, but who has time to listen?
So it has crashed - forcing me to take a break and stay home not really able to do anything but rest.
Time to go on-line and write to those of you who have not watched it yet, go see Adam:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92U6OnVZG3U&feature=youtube_gdata
Enjoy (:
I may have just got the flu, but it feels like system shutdown!
My body has been screaming at me for quite some time now, but who has time to listen?
So it has crashed - forcing me to take a break and stay home not really able to do anything but rest.
Time to go on-line and write to those of you who have not watched it yet, go see Adam:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92U6OnVZG3U&feature=youtube_gdata
Enjoy (:
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
All work no play makes Jack a crazy psychopath who tried killing his family!!!...,
Hello loyal followers!
How have you been?
I guess you have noticed I have not posted anything for a while now.
I wanted to inform you that it's not you and it's not me either (well maybe a little bit of you (; )....
It's work!
Work-work-work-work.....
Work takes all the blame (or at least 99.97% of it)!
All the students went on vacation, so the rest had to work almost everyday.
This will end really soon and everyone will get back to fighting over shifts (thank goodness).
So expect a big rebounce real soon (:
Meantime you can enjoy Yoav's blog (those of you who read Hebrew):
http://www.nekudotaim.co.il/
I hope his creativity compensates for the lack of mine......
How have you been?
I guess you have noticed I have not posted anything for a while now.
I wanted to inform you that it's not you and it's not me either (well maybe a little bit of you (; )....
It's work!
Work-work-work-work.....
Work takes all the blame (or at least 99.97% of it)!
All the students went on vacation, so the rest had to work almost everyday.
This will end really soon and everyone will get back to fighting over shifts (thank goodness).
So expect a big rebounce real soon (:
Meantime you can enjoy Yoav's blog (those of you who read Hebrew):
http://www.nekudotaim.co.il/
I hope his creativity compensates for the lack of mine......
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