"What's QC mean?" Asks Caoling leaning over to look at my schedule
"Quick Change, obviously" replies Margarita laughing at him
"Ohhhh" Caoling says smiling sheepishly.
This is one short conversation of many that I listen to in my new job... what? Yes, I loved ushering, but I love this even more. On Tuesday I was called into the office and asked if I wanted to switch to the wardrobe department, which was of course, YES! (which I said so loud that everyone in the office started laughing) So on Friday I began. The job can easily be described in two words, amazing, and insane. I have multiple quick changes, getting artists out of one spandex unitard and into another, and also pre setting things, brushing wig hair, and most of all lots and lots of laundry. While that can't be considered exactly fun it is made up for by the fact I know work backstage... well in the artistic tent, and as I am doing my work I get to chat with the artists. Some are more friendly than others, some are just focused on they're work while others come over to chat.
I was surprised by how curious many of the artists are, I suppose it makes sense if they only get to talk to one another, someone else is nice, but then at the same time they are all these fabulously talented, post-olympic athletes and artists performing for thousands of people every night. Why should they care? But they do, they'll ask how I am, what I like to do in my free time, joke with me or tease gently. A couple have been trying to get me to speak in russian or french, something a fail miserably at. The majority of the artists are Russian, then these a little touch of Japanese, Chinese, French, Canadian, German, and a few Americans. But russian seems to be the major language backstage.
I have two more weeks with cirque, I've been doing costumes for three days and it already feels as if a century has passed, so I can't even imagine what will happen when the time is up. In my spare time though I am preparing for my trip to Ireland which is in exactly 16 days! More to come, keep reading, and always please try and comment (I think I fixed the settings)
"Quick Change, obviously" replies Margarita laughing at him
"Ohhhh" Caoling says smiling sheepishly.
This is one short conversation of many that I listen to in my new job... what? Yes, I loved ushering, but I love this even more. On Tuesday I was called into the office and asked if I wanted to switch to the wardrobe department, which was of course, YES! (which I said so loud that everyone in the office started laughing) So on Friday I began. The job can easily be described in two words, amazing, and insane. I have multiple quick changes, getting artists out of one spandex unitard and into another, and also pre setting things, brushing wig hair, and most of all lots and lots of laundry. While that can't be considered exactly fun it is made up for by the fact I know work backstage... well in the artistic tent, and as I am doing my work I get to chat with the artists. Some are more friendly than others, some are just focused on they're work while others come over to chat.
I was surprised by how curious many of the artists are, I suppose it makes sense if they only get to talk to one another, someone else is nice, but then at the same time they are all these fabulously talented, post-olympic athletes and artists performing for thousands of people every night. Why should they care? But they do, they'll ask how I am, what I like to do in my free time, joke with me or tease gently. A couple have been trying to get me to speak in russian or french, something a fail miserably at. The majority of the artists are Russian, then these a little touch of Japanese, Chinese, French, Canadian, German, and a few Americans. But russian seems to be the major language backstage.
I have two more weeks with cirque, I've been doing costumes for three days and it already feels as if a century has passed, so I can't even imagine what will happen when the time is up. In my spare time though I am preparing for my trip to Ireland which is in exactly 16 days! More to come, keep reading, and always please try and comment (I think I fixed the settings)
Have any of the artists tried to teach you an acrobatic tricks yet? ;)
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