August 2010
13 posts
Thank you for this, Kelley Ristow! →
Volodin!
My regular scene partner, Brad had minor procedure that kept him out of the show last week. He’s recovering and will probably be back in action on Wednesday for our last week in Oostende, Belgium. His understudy is Sergei Volodin, who is a long standing and trusted member of the Russian swings act.
I’ve enjoyed working with Volodin this past week. My relationship to my character has...
Believe. Behave. Become. Behold!
Not a clown.
I realized that as much as I want it to be true, I am not a Cirque du Soleil clown. In Varekai there are two very good clowns in the show and I’m not one of them. I’m a character who has clown-like tendencies. At first, I was incredibly disappointed. My dream had been to be a clown with cirque or at least make a living as a clown. It seems that my contract has it more appropriate...
“The basic principles underlying Taoist circular breathing are really related to...”
You Too!!
You are beautiful.
You are beautiful.
paulinobrener asked: Why did Rodrigo leave the show?
3000 shows
Tonight we performed the 3000th show of Varekai. Keep in mind it was my 14th show, but 3 people have actually been in all 3000 shows. Congrats to Paul Bannerman, Kevin Atherton and Andrew Atherton. They are amazing!!! It is surprisingly easy to imagine waking up one day and realizing that you have performed so many times. The weeks have gone by quickly up until now, with training and integration...
