Monday, 3 October 2011

Swan Lake, New Notebooks & Auditions are coming in!

Over the weekend, I went to see my first ballet: Swan Lake. I've always wanted to go but have been too afraid of the crowds. Well, I sucked it up and went anyway...and, impressive. Brilliant. Can I subscribe to the ballet now?

Also, I splurged and bought two notebooks from moleskine. What a lovely site that is. Buying notebooks is like a drug for me and I'm addicted. I bought the London notebook and the 2012 mini daily planner. I'm super excited to receive it in the post.

Also, auditions are rolling in. How are yours coming along? Check out our first three voice samples.


To audition go here. So, what's new with you?

34 comments:

Margot Kinberg said...

Clarissa - I'm so very glad you enjoyed the ballet! My first experience with the ballet was The Nutcracker Suite and I still remember it many years later...

And those notebooks sound lovely! I think for the sake of my budget I'll have to stay away from that site though ;-).

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

DL has a great voice. And Mason's has so much personality!
And the ballet wouldn't be my thing, but I do enjoy plays.

Alison Stevens said...

I've always wanted to see Swan Lake. I grew up going to the Nutcracker every year, and I miss it (somehow, as the only female in my house, the ballet just doesn't happen any more).

I'm with Margot on the notebooks. They are beautiful, but I think I'd better avoid them, at least while I invest in our landscaping project. :)

DEZMOND said...

ah, for a second I thought we are having ballet auditions. Contrary to popular opinion I really don't look good in a tutu!

salarsenッ said...

The ballet is brilliant and everyone should experience it at least once in their lifetime. I'm thrilled you enjoyed it.

And what's up with these auditions? What did I miss?!!

Hilary Melton-Butcher said...

Hi Clarissa .. I can believe that you must have been enthralled at The Ballet .. I haven't been for years and really should go again ..

I love ballet music .. and the dreams we can weave in it ..

Moleskin notebooks - yay - fun and a joy ..

The three speakers are all good - with such different accents .. so interesting - I'm sure suited to differing works.

I will have to sort mine out .. cheers Hilary

Stephen Tremp said...

Ballets are fine during the Christmas season. I do enjoy the Nutcracker.

Lydia Kang said...

I love hearing everyone's voice, this is soooo cool.

I love the ballet but haven't gone in a long time. Sniff.

Old Kitty said...

I can't wait to listen to the voices when I get home (am at work at the moment! Yay!!!!).

Ballet is beautiful - but what astounded me when I first went to see a show was how the dancers land with an oomph as in I could hear them land!! I always thought they were completely light and airy!!

Take care
x

Michael Offutt said...

Have you ever seen Black Swan? I watched it this weekend. Natalie Portman is the "Swan Queen".

Shirley Wells said...

I haven't seen the ballet for years. I really must go again soon. I love it. It has a magic all its own. So glad you enjoyed it.

Oh, notebooks. I can't resist them. I have drawers filled with beautiful notebooks that are far too good to use. I'm an addict. :)

Talli Roland said...

I love the ballet, and Swan Lake is one of my favourites! Fantastic!

I'm so jealous of your notebooks...

Jeffrey Beesler said...

You know, the fact that crowds would be a reason to avoid the ballet altogether has never been a problem I would associate with attending such a function. That's my life lesson for the day.

Journaling Woman said...

Clarissa, How wonderful. All three readers sound so wonderful.

I am crazy over notebooks of any kind and must admit, I have a problem. I buy them all the time.

Angela Brown said...

Ballets are so beautiful and the music is often so enthralling.

The voices of the three speakers were so wonderful. I'd love to give the audition a try.

L. Diane Wolfe said...

I've never been to the ballet. Not sure my husband would want to go.

Southpaw said...

I love the ballet. I've been fortunate to have been a few times.

The voice thingy project is cool. I have to go read up about it.

PS: I changed my URL and username back to southpaw, but managed to mess up my feeds.

LTM said...

oh, yes. I love the ballet. I have to confess, the first year my two little girls were mice in the Nutcracker, I cried. Yep. Mice. ;p

As for those readings, WOW! Somehow I missed this, but DL = the voice of home for me as well as Mason! Love that touch of southern accent. Fun stuff~ :o)

M Pax said...

I haven't been to a ballet in years, but they are very enjoyable.

I have a thing for office products and am always on the lookout for journals. I snap them up on sale.

Great on the auditions. Hope you get lots more.

The Golden Eagle said...

Despite being a ballet dancer, I haven't actually seen a ballet in years . . . the last one I saw was The Nutcracker, which I was in. :P

They sound like great notebooks!

Alleged Author said...

Swan Lake is wonderful. Ack! My computer doesn't have a microphone. Stupid old computer. :(

lbdiamond said...

I've never been to a ballet, but Swan Lake would be something I'd like to see.

Damon said...

great post :D

Maria Zannini said...

This is so cool. It was great to hear everyone.

jtwebster books said...

I took my daughter to Swan Lake last year. It was the first time for both of us and it was awesome!
I really want to see The Nutcracker next.
I gave my son a Moleskine Rome notebook for his trip and it was so useful. Are you planning a trip to London?

Carrie Butler said...

I'm glad you had a good time at the ballet, Clarissa! It sounds like a lot of fun. :)

Slamdunk said...

Glad you had fun at the ballet.

On your voices, all were good, but I am partial to Southern readers so #3 was my fav.

notesfromnadir said...

Glad you got to see Swan Lake! Nothing like seeing a ballet in the theatre instead of on TV!

Writer Pat Newcombe said...

Nice to hear you enjoyed the ballet. I've never fancied it but I think I should give it a go nevertheless, to see if I really don't like it or not.

Lenny Lee* said...

hi miss clarissa! wow! it was so cool listening to those guys read stuff. hearing a voice with a name i know is just real neat. for that ballet i went at nutcracker and i fell asleep. ha ha. maybe you gotta be way older to like it.
...hugs from lenny

Richard said...

I'm impressed by all three readers. You've got a great thing going.

Mark Noce said...

Swan lake, good pic. One of my wife's favorites:)

Lynda R Young said...

Those wave files are great. The reading is done so well.
I don't think I've ever seen a ballet live. An opera, yes, but not a ballet.

DL Hammons said...

Doing the reading was so much fun. I can't wait to get rolling with the real thing. I think you've struck gold with this concept!

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