December 13, 2006
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1 Sometimes you blink and suddenly you are in a new world.2 Suddenly I am back in a Theatre right smack dab in the middle of a production of The Nutcracker.
3 I kid you not.
4 The Chill on the Hill invited the San Jose Youth Ballet to do a performance this weekend in their Theatre, and a whole bunch of other people were going to be in on it, but somehow, everyone sort of bailed. Tech guys are suddenly out of town; custodians who normally would be here can’t be; neither the current drama teacher nor the former drama teacher has the time, and there I was in the Theatre greeting the directors of the show. Big cartoon grin, stiff hand out. Wyle E. Coyote.
5 So last night I was going to go home at around 3 in the afternoon, and instead found myself surrounded by sleighs, velvet sofas, Sugar Plum Fairies, directors, choreographers, and a techie from Musson Theatrical. Time, as they say, has grabbed me by the wrist once more and brought me into Clara’s dream.
6 Lucky thing I’ve done dance before, I imagine.
7 A very brief history: I used to help my daughters’ dance company, Adage Repertory Company do an annual Christmas show called Once Upon a Midnight Magic. I used to LOVE working that, and I gained a tremendous appreciation for dance, and a love of ballet at Christmas.
8 Not bad for a big ol’ dumb guy.
9 Don’t tell anyone. That I love ballet, not that I’m a big dumb guy.
10 I like to keep my rugged exterior.
11 But I really do love ballet. Okay, so I admit it. I’m Artsy Fartsy.
12 Ah, what the heck.
13 So I’m now going to spend the next four days working on a ballet morning, noon, and night because a whole bunch of others have bailed.
14 Typical.
15 Ah, might as well learn how to use the Theatre around here. It’s a gorgeous Theatre. It needs a guy like me.
16 Meh.
17 Sometimes you blink.
18 <poof!>
19 Peace.~H~
