Wow.
It has been a week to remember. Doing two workshops mon-thurs (total hours equal more than 40) 9:30-1:30, 2:00- 6:30. Intense.
Though at the same time it has been Really good and i feel myself growing more and more, both techniquely and creatively, personally and as a member of the katakomben. Last night I went to an open stage of the Katakombs - I did not submit anything as I was quite overwhelmed by the whole thing. But now not so much. There is another one in just under a month and I will have to do that up for sure.
On the other side of today this week will include shows! One called '...not available' (http://www.not-available.org/), which Julie, myself and a couple of other jugglers are looking at attending, there is the show called 'My Life' at the Chameleon which I hope to see really soon, as well as this other one which Julie managed to get special tickets cause she is so amazingly befriendable (persoanlly I think its the gift of just being genuine) that has none other than Victor friggin Kee in the show. I know - SCHWEETNESS!!!
On the other hand I have come to another realization this past week - For the most part I am not here for culture etc. Most of the ime I am putting out near all of my energy and focus on the tasks at hand (Bahahaha - that was off the cuff... Wink) that when I get home I want to do next to nothing other than relax. This could be the beginning of becoming a monk. To be honest too I don't find that scary... I kinda like it. I feel like I am becoming more focused on what I want and how to get there.
So the Morgan workshop was all two parted: Technical and creative. It was really great to get a process in how you develop a creative juggling routine, in steps. As opposed to having somthing like that matieralize in one step, it was started as something fairly simple and was staged out till the end result was remarkable and unique to each participant.
I will see if I can get a taping of it perhaps.
More later!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
One third of the trip...
Wow.
So I am a third of the way through the three month intensive. To be honest it feels as if time has flown by. This weekend I went to Leipzig to see my sister and her family before they take off for their return back to Canada - it was fun. Also, last thursday I went out with a bunch of my classmates to see Richard (Austrian classmate) perform in an openstage, then out with the class for a low-amount of juggling night out. It was really fun. We went to a pub with the idea of the room is upside down - very interesting.
Last week I almost went out for some work but it was not very nice weather so it fell through. Here in Berlin what some jugglers do is called 'working the lights'. It consists of a twenty second routine followed by 20 seconds of collection in a 40 second red light. I was pretty sad that it did not come through but I know I will be doing it soon with one of my classmates BUT it will not be this week. (well maybe friday)
'Why?' you ask? 'Do you have the ability of weather prediction?'
No you gooses! I have not one workshop this week but two!!monday through thursday I will have training in the morning with the mighty Sergey Ignatov (9:30-1:30) a half hour to chill then on to a three ball workshop with the very creative Morgan Cosquer (2:00- 6:30). So I am going to be one tired puppy by the evening of thursday.
BUT WAIT!
They is more news! There is a open stage at the Katakomben on the 18th and going to the Chameleon this week at some point too, I watched a bunch of new juggling videos - especially the Peapot DVD JuggleDoll, AND my costume is geting much much closer to being finished!!
So all in all it has been a quality week a potentially out of this world one coming up!
Also I promise that I will be posting more frequently from this point on and that at least one entry is going to focus on technique, ideas, and plans.
As always questions/ comments are welcome and appreciated.
James
So I am a third of the way through the three month intensive. To be honest it feels as if time has flown by. This weekend I went to Leipzig to see my sister and her family before they take off for their return back to Canada - it was fun. Also, last thursday I went out with a bunch of my classmates to see Richard (Austrian classmate) perform in an openstage, then out with the class for a low-amount of juggling night out. It was really fun. We went to a pub with the idea of the room is upside down - very interesting.
Last week I almost went out for some work but it was not very nice weather so it fell through. Here in Berlin what some jugglers do is called 'working the lights'. It consists of a twenty second routine followed by 20 seconds of collection in a 40 second red light. I was pretty sad that it did not come through but I know I will be doing it soon with one of my classmates BUT it will not be this week. (well maybe friday)
'Why?' you ask? 'Do you have the ability of weather prediction?'
No you gooses! I have not one workshop this week but two!!monday through thursday I will have training in the morning with the mighty Sergey Ignatov (9:30-1:30) a half hour to chill then on to a three ball workshop with the very creative Morgan Cosquer (2:00- 6:30). So I am going to be one tired puppy by the evening of thursday.
BUT WAIT!
They is more news! There is a open stage at the Katakomben on the 18th and going to the Chameleon this week at some point too, I watched a bunch of new juggling videos - especially the Peapot DVD JuggleDoll, AND my costume is geting much much closer to being finished!!
So all in all it has been a quality week a potentially out of this world one coming up!
Also I promise that I will be posting more frequently from this point on and that at least one entry is going to focus on technique, ideas, and plans.
As always questions/ comments are welcome and appreciated.
James
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