This
is a tribute to Pina Bausch who died last week. She was a major contributor to Contemporary
Dance as well as Drama, combining them in a new art form : "Tanztheater".
When
I discovered her work some times ago, I promised myself that I'll see all her
shows. Unfortunately, I have seen only "Vollmond", two years in ago
at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
It made me cry. It was so beautiful, so
moving.
As artists, as spectators, we all owe her a big thank you. She'll be missed.
Ok, so I have to admit that I forgot to write this on time (as an excuse I am just coming back from glamorous Marrakech as well as the wonderful Sahara and I was not connected to the web for almost two weeks).
As you may know the show "Quartier Pigalle" ran last week at the Fringe Club and was played by a cast of French amateurs directed by Emilie Guillot from HKTA.
I had the opportunity to co-write this play with Emilie. It was very exciting to do because, at the time of writing, characters had already been imagined by the cast and so the idea was to bring my writing and creativity to a pre-existing canvas. It was my first contribution as an author to a show and I really loved it. I was not in HK last week but apparently the show was a blast, I hope that you had a chance to see it !!
After a very interesting year at Cours Florent in Paris I am thinking of making my life easier with all these back and forth flights and so... to go back to Asia and enroll in a local acting school... I mean full-time / professional / acting school.
Unfortunately, in Hong Kong, there is only HKAPA and chinese is more or less customary so this is not an option for the gweilo that I am...
If you have any recommendation for a drama or film school in "Near Hong Kong - Asia" (China, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines...) I would be happy to hear about it !!!
Thank you so much in advance for any advice that you may have !!!
I have this joke about my Boyfriend who offered me a cat cause I was constantly complaining that he worked too much and that I was lonely at home. And he promised he'll find a solution and... here's the cat.
I also used to say that my cat is useless - just another person at my place afraid of the vacuum cleaner. But I just realized that he actually loves me. I flew home from Paris yesterday and my cat seemed actually very pleased to see me. And so, in order to express his gratitude he gave me a nice set of two dead mouses and a big rat nicely disposed on my lovely kilim rug (yeah I am living in the countryside and we have a garden and it's a cat paradise, I can tell you my cat does not need any of these pastries they sell at Three Dog Bakery in Happy Valley. Frankly, if you think your cat is depressed, save the shrink (not the shrimp though as they like it) and just move to the N.T)
I had to text my friend Nic :
"I'll be late for lunch. Blame my cat". Or the rats depending on which side you are taking.
Being in Paris this
year after five years spent full-time in Hong Kong (I am currently doing an acting training at Cours Florent in
Paris) means that I can spend more quality time with my friends back
home.
Yesterday, I went to
my friend Soraya's - who is French born Algerian - traditional wedding. She
was my BF when we were teenagers and used to bring me to such Arabic weddings but
yesterday was really the first time I was so moved. The music, the dancing, the
"youyous" (sounds made by woman to express celebration), the amazing
dresses (the bride has to wear at least 5 different dresses during the evening!) and the rituals… everything was totally thrilling and inspiring.
As a friend, I was
deeply moved. As an artist, I knew there was something in the air that I will
someday use either in my acting or writing.
This evening reminded
me that multiculturalism has always been a main vector in my life. And that’s why
I chose Hong Kong five years ago.
I am a stand up comedian, actress, voiceover, writer and PR specialist. My first short story just got published and I am working on a novel. I have been living in Hong Kong for 5 years...
I am a stand up comedian, actress, voiceover, writer and PR specialist. My first short story just got published and I am working on a novel. I have been living in Hong Kong for 5 years. Last year I was in Paris doing an intensive training at Cours FLorent and I am back in town again !
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