behind the scenes

golden age

The Cambodian "Magic Flute" was in Ann Arbor this last week... and, they were amazing. Every moment was precision, expressive and beautiful. Sophiline, the artistic director, explained to me that girls wanting to dance in this style must start before they are eight years old or their joints will be too rigid to forms the graceful hand/finger arches required of them. As I sat back stage watching the show, I caught myself unconsciously bending my fingers backwards. A quick look around and I spotted several stage hands doing the same thing.
The dance group was extremely friendly and positive. This week I will be working with a group from Central Asia and another from Chicago, the Hubbard Street Dance. Pictures to follow.

thank you, best buy & sony

My generous husband purchased a hp computer/laptop for me last December as an early Christmas gift and I was thrilled. After a month of use the DVD/cd burner/player died and we returned it for exchange. Unfortunately, the model we had purchased was discontinued and we ended up spending $500.00 more to get a comparable Sony Vaio. The name brand reassured us of its quality and reliability. Two months ago, the webcam ceased working and I was told it would have to be sent out for repairs. Knowing I was to be out of town for a week in September, I waited to turn it into Best Buy. It took them 2 weeks to get it back to me... with a completely reformatted hard-drive. Good thing I backed everything up using the Vaio Backup Utility... or so I thought. The 4 DVD's it burned for me before my trip are completely corrupted and I have lost all the work for the last 9 months. Uggggghhhh!!! The icing on the cake? Best Buy charged me, again, to remove the AOL software that comes with the computer because Sony reset everything to the original settings.
Now, I must go and write 2 "strongly worded" letters, one to Best Buy and one to Sony.