The Klezmer Nutcracker at Vital Theatre. Gorgeous and sacred re-telling of the Nutcracker. This was a beautiful production and an excellent cast. More pictures below!
Hi Friends! Theatre is a sacred space. When I used to perform, I remember always arriving early to the theatre to spend time on the stage, breathing in the energy of physical space before even getting into costume and makeup. I felt a need mentally share my gratitude to all those that had been on the stage before me.
When you walk into a theatre - onstage or off, it can feel like walking into a church or temple. There’s an energy there - the energy of past performances, past audiences and shared experiences. That energy exists even when the only light in the theatre is the dim glow of the ghost light. That energy feeds and compels your performance and your soul.
So, it can feel depleting to be away from that. I feel the absence of shared experience deep in my bones and I long to walk back into an audience - hear the hum of the anticipatory conversations as people flip through their programs, the music of the orchestra as they warm up and the quickening of my own heart as the lights dim.
I’ve decided to create my own “Sacred Space” at home. It’s not going to have the same magic as the magic of a theatre, but a new kind - that of my own making. I’ve carved out a corner of my apartment - close to the record player and just close enough to the window, so I can look out and see the street below. I’ve surrounded this spot with books that inspire me and candles that sooth me and I’m allowing myself to just be here some of my day and feel gratitude….and magic. I am writing this blog from my space right now hoping you will somehow feel that energy I’ve been striving to create.
It’s been really lovely in my little corner. “In my own little corner” hahahahah. I’ve mentioned before that this time is a great time for artists and industry professionals alike to “go inward” and I still believe this. We can’t “go outward” right now, unless we are doing it virtually. So, maybe you need a “Sacred Space” at home - a space that will allow you to ruminate and take that journey way down to the deep and exciting parts of your soul!
Have a delightful Sunday,
Holly xo
