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Aug. 10th, 2010 02:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pallas_athenaThe masterclass in Scotland went decently well. I got to work with some good people on some good music. I also learned some useful non-musical skills, including how to ask a Scotsman to dance.
You see, this masterclass traditionally includes a ceilidh after the midweek concert. (Americans: a ceilidh is kind of like a square dance, only in Scotland it's a blood sport. Traditionally, you spend the next day comparing bruises.) I definitely think strip-the-willow should be an Olympic event, because (a) it would look great on TV and (b) the Scots would win, probably by ripping everyone else's arms off. Then they'd superglue them back on and keep dancing. It would be awesome.
I'm now back in London until the end of the month, preparing for an audition or two. In this task, I have found the Keep Calm and Carry On design variations pool on Flickr to be most inspiring.
You see, this masterclass traditionally includes a ceilidh after the midweek concert. (Americans: a ceilidh is kind of like a square dance, only in Scotland it's a blood sport. Traditionally, you spend the next day comparing bruises.) I definitely think strip-the-willow should be an Olympic event, because (a) it would look great on TV and (b) the Scots would win, probably by ripping everyone else's arms off. Then they'd superglue them back on and keep dancing. It would be awesome.
I'm now back in London until the end of the month, preparing for an audition or two. In this task, I have found the Keep Calm and Carry On design variations pool on Flickr to be most inspiring.
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on 2010-08-10 02:41 pm (UTC)(IIRC, none of my M@cbe+h castmates had heard the term "strangling the cat.")
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on 2010-08-11 10:17 am (UTC)How you ask a Scotsman to dance:
You: "You dancin'?"
Scotsman: "You askin'?"
You: "I'm askin'."
Scotsman: "I'm dancin'!"
I feel bad for not having commented on your epically awesome M@cbe+h-in-a-thunderstorm post! It sounds like the gods took over as tech directors for the night. I do rather envy you the experience; it must have left you feeling like a seriously badass Shakespearean. Which, of course, you are!
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on 2010-08-11 07:47 pm (UTC)