Opera Australia

Hi!

Last week, I finished my job on Blood Brothers. Filming ended, and at the 'wrap party' we saw a short clip of what the footage is looking like, and I must say, I am VERY excited! I don't know for sure, but it will probably be on tv in the next 2-3 months. I'll definitely be blogging more about it as it comes closer!

This week, I have a new job. I have started work, as a casual so far, at Opera Australia. I'm in the womens wear area, and have spent the day on alterations. The work is very similar to the things I was doing at Angels in London, though this time there are more familiar faces around me - I have seen 1 NIDA lecturer, and 3 NIDA grads from only a few years above me. Friendly faces who have  recently been through similar years of trying to find work. It's encouraging. :-)

Over the weekend just passed, I was in Canberra. I visited my friend Libby, and my cousin Marcus and his fiance Misa. One of the main reasons for visiting Canberra on a long weekend was to see the Ballet Russes Exhibition, on at the National Gallery of Australia. It was beautiful. Most of the costumes were from 1910-30 ish, and there were really beautiful and in good condition. Of course, I just wanted to actually the fabric to get a better understanding of how it would move while being worn, and also to be able to feel the condition. Though to be fair, there were a few costumes that were in such poor condition they couldn't even be dressed on mannequins. It was really lovely to see the costumes, they had such strong colours, even 100 years after they were originally made!

The only other exciting costume news I have of late is that my Graduation is coming up. May 1 (a Sunday). It will be nice to see as many of my classmates as possible, and to finally have the piece of paper that says I have a qualification. I doubt anything will change, really, but it'll be a nice thing to have, and my parents will come over from half way across the country to see it happen. Yay! A few of my friends have been graduating lately, and they all seem so happy and proud. That's what I'm looking forward to - something tangible to show for my 3 years of hard work.

That's it for now... More news will come as I have more news to tell!