the kimball!

For most of the class, our first performance is behind us. I wasn't worried at all about our scene when we were practicing it in the previous weeks, but when we had our blocking session at the Kimball before the show my nerves began to creep out. I realized that our performance was perhaps not as polished as I had hoped it would be, and we had to make a few last minute additions to our scene to facilitate our entrance and exit.

One of my favorite parts of the night was definitely putting on our makeup and costumes. I really liked the way everyone looked with the big white eyes and red lips, and especially Ravana and the golden stag's makeup. I began to see how being in costume and full make-up helped me to get into the right mindset to perform.

The biggest thing I took away from our performance was that for the first time in this class, I honestly felt the support of the banjar. I feel like we came together as a family for the Kimball performance ; even though I was nervous and excited, I wasn't in it alone. I liked that our scene was unique from the other performers, and each group had a different flavor to their presentations. And of course our gurus did an amazing job too!