DAY FORTY SIX - Thursday May 10
In the morning session, I worked with the new Bondy - catching him up - and Patti worked a large number with members of the chorus and ballet.
I think lunch was at the place I found that day I was wondering around on my own - Ratatouille. In the evening, I was told that nobody was available to rehearse so I took a spin around the city in the afternoon and early evening.
I went to the big mall - but on the way found a nice office supply store, a place to buy a belt (luckily I ducked in during a brief, yet torrential, downpour) that I had forgotten to bring from home... and few tchochkes. I'm still having trouble finding any clothing with Russian writing on it - everything is in English here.
During my travels, I came upon a club called "Garlem." Photo below - of uppe-rish Manhattan on their logo. There is no "H" sound in Russian - so Harlem becomes Garlem. In our show, Hip Hip Hoorah becomes "Gip, Gip Oorah"!
When I got back to the theatre, I hung out with Patti in the ballet room as she reviewed some stuff and then worked a new idea we have of adding a gypsy dancer to the Prologue.
Post-rehearsals are generally spent upstairs with Grisha, Pisha and Disha in Patti's ante-chamber with pleasant wine, cheese and conversation.
In the morning session, I worked with the new Bondy - catching him up - and Patti worked a large number with members of the chorus and ballet.
I think lunch was at the place I found that day I was wondering around on my own - Ratatouille. In the evening, I was told that nobody was available to rehearse so I took a spin around the city in the afternoon and early evening.
I went to the big mall - but on the way found a nice office supply store, a place to buy a belt (luckily I ducked in during a brief, yet torrential, downpour) that I had forgotten to bring from home... and few tchochkes. I'm still having trouble finding any clothing with Russian writing on it - everything is in English here.
During my travels, I came upon a club called "Garlem." Photo below - of uppe-rish Manhattan on their logo. There is no "H" sound in Russian - so Harlem becomes Garlem. In our show, Hip Hip Hoorah becomes "Gip, Gip Oorah"!
When I got back to the theatre, I hung out with Patti in the ballet room as she reviewed some stuff and then worked a new idea we have of adding a gypsy dancer to the Prologue.
Post-rehearsals are generally spent upstairs with Grisha, Pisha and Disha in Patti's ante-chamber with pleasant wine, cheese and conversation.
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