But, the most exciting part was that I was chosen to play a role! I got the part of Itaaq which means : grandma. Errr it's not the coolest character that you can play but it's still so fun because this is my first time performing in a musical theater.
It was fun. It WAS fun until I got the news that I wouldn't dance. I started to regret what I had chosen. Yes, one of my dreams was to win an Oscar (laugh if you want), but not dancing? I couldn't imagine how I'd feel seeing my other friends dance. But I know that I couldn't quit so I did the theater and just have fun.
It was pretty fun for a few weeks even though I still feel kinda sad whenever I saw them rehearse, until today.
We had a 5 hours rehearsal. It was pretty intense because the performance date is getting closer and closer. First, the cast and dancers practiced separately. After that, we got together in a room to start practicing together. This was when the disaster happened.
The first thing they rehearsed was a dance routine called the Gantar dance. It was AMAZING! In the middle of the dance I suddenly started to cry. I felt sad. Seeing someone dance something that I could do if I hadn't accept the part of Itaaq made me sad. When they finished the dance, a lot of my friends approached me and asked me what's wrong. I told them what's wrong and my tears just burst out of control. I told them how much I wanted to dance, how much I regret taking the part, how much I hated seeing them dance because I wanted what they could do, I also told them that I wanted to kill them for dancing (yes I still can joke while crying).
They all told me that I'm very talented in what I was chosen to do and I shouldn't regret taking the part because this performance is just a small speck if compared to the millions of performances out there. And they're right. I should be proud of what I was chosen to do and dancing's not gonna leave me unless I leave them, right?
So I stood up, acted my lines and felt much better standing up there. Today had really taught me a lot of things. Don't afraid to take new opportunity, do what you love but do explore other things and the most important thing that I learned today was friends are the best thing in the whole world. Next to your family, of course.
So, don't forget to watch this musical theater!
OJAI presents :
Aji Killip Musical Theater.
Adapted from the East Borneo folk tale.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
First show : 14.00-15.15
Second show : 16.00-17.15
Teater Salihara : Jl. Salihara 16 Pasar Minggu, Jakarta Selatan.
More info and ticket booking : -Dhenok : 081281677676
- Salihara : 021-7891202
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