ANTAKALIPA

Malo and the moon maiden There is nothing better than a show at the Cirk. Janice Honeyman, panto, Beauty and the Beast - even better! I was excited for this show and it didn't disappoint. It was grand, daring, dangerous and bold. From the moment you walked in, there was a circusy feeling. The mood was light, zany and fun. This was enforced through the colorful, upbeat and clown music. The set evoked the feeling of the circus with red and white curtains on either side and on top. Right in the middle was a painting of the performers performing in the circus. It's a colorful atmosphere as exhibited with red noses and the eccentric costumes.  Nothing better than a show at the Cirk. The aerialists and acrobats are simply unbelievable! Devilishly dangerous, your heart is always in your mouth but you can't look away because it's breath-takingly beautiful. It's jaw-dropping stuff, so graceful and done with a contagious smile that radiates. The acrobats were spin...

Bitter Winter The tedium of going to castings, you risk it all and gain nothing for your efforts, you saw people who are just like you in the waiting room, some even prettier than you, willing to do the same job, what's done is done. The casting director lady has seen it all, the frizzling enthusiasm of youth vanish. First couple of months, you had the spirit, but lately you just coming in to mark the register, until you win or lose hope. You thought you did your best and that you'd get the part, so you wait and wait for a call that never comes. Indifference, it's like you don't exist. Agitated and flooding with anxiety, you offered to shoot the scene again but were met with "No thanks, that's not necessary, we have everything we need". There's nothing you can do, it's not in your hands. They decided against you the moment you left the room, meanwhile you're living in hope, painting dreams in your mind that never come to fruition. B...