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April 25, 2005
Presentation Complete!
Self Portrait. Friday, April 22. 2:49 a.m. Just back from the printers, color presentation in hand. (I did end up shaving before my 11:00 a.m. meeting...).
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April 17, 2005
Slava's Snowshow
Michelle and I went to see Slava's Snowshow on Friday night. The show involves clowning, and I was expecting something along the lines of Cirque du Soleil. Honestly we were both pretty dissappointed, especially since the reviews had been pretty good. Things opened well enough, and the physicality of the performers was impressive. It's just that the bits seemed uninspired and there was very little energy to the performance. The program stated that "The Snowshow company is made up of a number of clowns; it is rarely known in advance which clowns will perform at which performances.", so I'm willing to chalk my experience of the show up to an off night by the cast, or perhaps a lack of chemistry between this particular cast. (Luckily the tickets were only $30 bucks and the seats were pretty good, so it wasn't a total loss.)
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April 12, 2005
Lost in Translation
I just watched Lost in Translation. It's a lovely little film with wonderful performances by Scarlett Johansson & Bill Murray. It further emphasizes something I've been discovering in my acting classes. So much of good acting is not in how you say the lines. Bill Murray says so much with just a gesture or a look. From a filmaking perspective, it's also beautifully shot and edited. I also like that it was made for 4 million, and has grossed 44 million. (That whole Robert Rodriquez "make movies inexpensively" ethic, though they're obviously very different types of filmakers.) I'm also inspired by the feeling I got about Tokyo. Seems like it's an amazing city. So wacky! Really makes me want to visit.
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April 04, 2005
Avenue Q
Michelle and I went to see Avenue Q this past Sunday night. I knew most of the music and had been wanting to see it for some time. (We had terrific seats in the second row stage left. This was my Christmas present from Michelle... and a very groovy Christmas present it was indeed!).
The show was absolutely amazing and entirely lived up to my expectations. It's a kind of depraved Sesame Street for adults, but in good way. (The puppet handlers are right on stage with the puppets). One of the standout actors for me was Barrett Foa. He played the parts of two of the main characters Princeton & Rod, and seemed to be everywhere at once. Interestingly enough the understudy for Christmas Eve (one of the characters) was Angela Ai who I went to grad school with. (I think we may have known each other in passing...).
I completely recommend this show!
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