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Well, things have been extremely hectic! I’ve finally managed to get my packing about 85% done… but I’m worried that it might still excess the baggage allowance limit. It’s so tough because I need to bring my art tools and some materials… Hmmm… we’ll see…

This post was supposed to be about the Beckett’s play I saw… when was it… feels like ages ago! So.. the play is called “Fragments” – it’s a series of 5 short plays done consecutively, directed by Peter Brook who is Beckett’s long time friend and is a renown director. The short plays are: “Rough for Theatre I”, “Rockaby”, “Act Without Words II”, “Neither” and “Come and Go”. We’re very lucky to be able to see the play! It was very funny and very good. The actors were simply amazing – there were 3 of them: Jos Houben, Kathryn Hunter and Marcello Magni. It’s hard to say which one is the best – they’re equally excellent. My favorite piece is probably the simplest one – it was actually a poem recital, but it’s done in such a way that it stays with me long after. It’s called “Rockaby” and performed by Kathryn Hunter.

At first I was a bit worried that I wouldn’t catch the spoken dialogs/monologues well – English is not my native language and when watching DVDs I would prefer to have subtitles – just in case. But in this case, I’m happy to say that I did understand what was said! I was so relieved to be able to fully enjoy the play without any problem :).

If “Fragments” is playing where you are, do go see it! Even if you didn’t know Beckett’s work, I’m positive you will find it thoroughly enjoyable. It brings heavy matters in such a funny, light-hearted way – without undermining its deeper meanings.

Last night my husband treated me to a Björk Concert! YAY! My first ever major concert! And I was such a fool – I didn’t know about the no-camera rule and I was carrying my DSLR camera in the open so I had to put it away at the concierge (and paid for it too! Ugh!) while other, more-experienced concert goers had their cameras safely hidden in their bags. We managed to get some low-quality pics and video using our mobile phone, though. So at least there is some memento! LOL! Although the stage design was quite a disappointment… We expected something more artistic and other-worldly from Björk – naturally. But her singing was fabulous, of course! And she sang my favorite piece too: Bachelorette.

And tonight, we went to see Pina Bausch dance performance – another treat from my husband before my departure. Though the timing is too tight, we had no choice. “Vollmond” (Fullmoon) was a powerful performance – it’s amazing what you can do with your body. The movement of the dancers and the water element widely used were just fantastic!

Now it is 3 a.m. – I finally finished packing and copying files from my iMac to my MacBook Pro. My flight is at 11:40 a.m. I will stay overnight at Burlington first, then they will pick me up on Sunday, March 2nd to my final destination: Vermont Studio Center. My internet connection will be quite limited while I’m there – but I’ll check for emails etc. at least once a day – or I will try too anyway – we’ll see! I will try to regularly post at my Ztampf! blog about any Ztampf-related news and about my stay in VSC too – so drop by often :).

That’s it for now… Wish me a trouble-free journey :).