23 September 2012

TWIN Paradox

 On Thursday we took the jury to see Twin Paradox, another dance piece in the Ruhrtirennale choreographed by Mathilde Monnier. Would the kids like it as much as Soapera? Not sure, but at least for this show, we had some real twins to be the judges (and some fake ones).

Eske giving Lesson 2 in How to Properly Throw Magnets on the Van:

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there may have been a dance party while we waited for the twins

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walking the red carpet

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Eske confused by the 'unique' women's toilet at the Maschinenhalle in Gladbeck

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how does it work?

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no one tried it out, despite the directions

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Sonja and Jenna, side pony-tail twins

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Betül and Nelli, black hat twins

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Zoe and Noelle, the real twins (and the camera shy ones)

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post-show artist talk with one of the dancers

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Vivian practicing for her future dance role in Twin Paradox?

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22 September 2012

Double-Rainbows and a Prometheus Reading

On Wednesday, the night got off to a weird start. Just before we left, a hailstorm pounded Bochum for a good 20 minutes. Pascal took advantage of the remains, of course...


Michelle soon had some snow in her hair


Just before we left... a full rainbow appeared over the school! It must be CCA magic.


Pascal and the perfect rainbow



then... a second rainbow appeared... 


the ride to Duisburg was filled with amazing autobahn skies




in Duisburg, at last, with the usual high-5 routine


Brian and that super smile



on the red carpet...




for the camera... ruhr triennale triennale triennale!!!


jury group shot with the man in red!! (anyone know who he is?)


post-Prometheus artist talk and snacks



Maurice's drawings from the show



ruhr/ triennale triennale triennale


21 September 2012

Trophy making in Bochum

The day after we made the first round of trophies in Gelsenkirchen, we created even more in Bochum. The girls decorated their hair, the strange scent of wax/chocolate filled the air, and once again, glitter got everywhere...


stirring chocolate for 2 hours is a hard job


ja, there was chocolate everywhere...


wax? looks like schnee


we sat outside




peace and chocolate, the two most important things


the trophies trying to dry


schokoapfel?


there was some chaos outside



some portraits




and... lots of fabulous trophies