Chance = Change

To celebrate Peter's birthday (I gave him a custom made meditation pillow and mat in the colors of our Purple Room......he is heavily into meditation these days, as part of the Dharma Path he is studying from the Kagyu Thubten Monastery in Upstate New York, so I thought this would be a good gift for him...he loves them.)..anyway...our next door neighbor was kind enough to give us two swell seats to SPRING AWAKENING (she's Special Events co-ordinator for that show) and we went last night, after a fortifying homey dinner at The Edison Coffee Shop...we had a very good time. Peter especially liked the courage and innovation of SPRING AWAKENING, and we both deeply enjoyed the terrific talent on display...such a clever and strong conceit: youngsters from the 19th Century Germany, ( it is after all based on the Wedekind play) where sexual repression and shame were daily bread, screaming out their rages and frustrations with wireless mics in hand...showing the true connection between sexual nature and rage..girsl and boys gone wild indeed.....showing us the sincere origins of mosh-pit sensibilities and Sex Pistols outrage and influence on the development of Rock and Roll music...very much fun to watch and easy to get involved with...marvelously clever staging, lighting and choreography...interior thought translated into amazing body language turned into actual choreography...very Martha Graham meets Twyla Tharp (meets Susan Strohman)...but a language all its own...I loved that part the best....the physical expression of the entire thing.
Unique, truly.

I meet with 3 of the 4 graduate students whose recitals I am coaching today. Here at my home studio. I look forward to it. And I set Tuesday February 6th as the date of my return to work with the 46-10 Group....so much to do. So much to think about. So much to do....