Greetings from Alaska! It seems that when we tour with The Nutcracker we just can’t stay away from Anchorage, AK. Due to an unscheduled in-flight fight, we are currently making a brief stop to allow police to help a belligerent shirt-less man de-plane. We are all safe, but pretty shaken up. We’re sitting on the… Read More
Stage 2: Check-in and Boarding
Well, we have all successfully checked in and made it to the gate. They just announced that our flight is delayed, but haven’t announced a new departure time yet. It’s weird to think that in 11 hours from take-off we will be in another country and it will be tomorrow night. Hopefully the next time… Read More
Stage 1: The Bus
So, the first leg of our trip involves a 3 hour bus ride up to the Seattle airport. On such a long bus ride the activities include, but are not limited to: Stretching Sleeping Studying (in this case for pilates certification) Keeping up with current events And playing with a mobile phone Stage 2: Checking… Read More
The Day Before
Yesterday some of us went in to the studio to stretch and do some barre (because of our travel plans we would have been at least 4 days without a class or rehearsal). Well, stretching and doing some barre turned into a Grand Pas rehearsal (I think that leaving the lights off keeps it feeling… Read More
OBT Goes to Seoul
Big excitement, lots of preparations, and finally Kevin, Thyra and I arrived in Seoul yesterday to finish coaching the cast of Korean children for OBT’s performances of Nutcracker here, set to open later this week. Entering the lobby of the Seoul Art Center, where we are to perform, we see posters for all the upcoming… Read More