Susan SurandonBlondieMadonna!!Madonna held a long speech (and needed her papers for that) and introduced Pussy RiotNadya and Masha from Pussy Riot, that got free December 23, 2013Imagine Dragons! I love that band! Ms. Lauryn HillYoko Ono!!The Flaming Lips
Igar var jag hemma kanske i 30 minuter pa hela dagen. Forst rehearsal hela formiddagen, sen lunch med Lilja. Promenerade runt i den slaskiga snon. Satt i en vantsal i evigheter och sedan snabbt hem for att slanga i mig rester fran lunchen. Jim kom hem, bytte om till torra strumpor och sedan ivag till Brooklyn.
Jim fixade i sista minuten biljetter till konserten som Amnesty International annordnade pa Barclays Center. Imagine Dragon, Pussy Riot, Blondie, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Susan Sarandon, Yoko Ono, Madonna, The Flaming Lips for att bara namna nagra. Vilken otroligt lang kvall. Varje band spelade 3 latar vardera. Manga langa tal. Filmklipp mellan spelningarna. Men det var intressant att hora lite mer om Amnesty’s arbete.
Vi var hemma efter 1am och jag tycker sa synd om J som behovde ga upp tidigt for att ga till jobbet. Vi stannade sa lange bara for att jag sa himla garna ville se Yoko Ono. Jag trodde hon skulle halla tal och presentera ett av banden, men det visade sig att hon “sjong” den forsta laten nar The Flaming Lips som var sista bandet kom upp pa scenen. Sa det ar mitt fel att vi stannade sa lange, annars hade vi kunnat ga efter halva kvallen, hahah.
Yesterday I was home maybe for 30 minutes during the whole the day. First rehearsal all morning, then lunch with Lilja. Walked around in the slushy snow. Sat in a waiting room for ages and then quickly home to eat leftovers from lunch. Jim came home, changed into dry socks and then off to Brooklyn. Jim got in the last minute tickets to the concert that Amnesty International arranged at the Barclays Center. Imagine Dragon, Pussy Riot, Blondie, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Susan Sarandon, Yoko Ono, Madonna, The Flaming Lips to just name a few. What an incredibly long night. Each band played three songs. Many long speeches. Videos in between the bands. But it was interesting to hear some more about Amnesty’s work. We were home by 1am and I feel so sorry for J who had to get up early to go to work. We stayed so long just because I so badly wanted to see Yoko Ono. I thought she was going to make a speech and introduce one of the bands, but it turned out that she “sang” the first song when The Flaming Lips which was the last band came up on stage. So it is my fault that we stayed out so late, otherwise we could have gone home after half of it, hahah.
Det har snoat hela dagen idag. Igar var det +10 grader ute och all den gamla snon forsvann. Det ar inte sarskilt kallt ute idag, men snon flyger at alla hall och eftersom den har stan inte ar sa van vid sno sa ar det svart att ta sig fram pa gatorna. Vackert ar det iaf maste jag erkanna. Jag tycker att tradgrenar ar valdigt vackert och annu finare och synligare nar de ar tackta med sno. Vi pratade bl.a om tradgrenar pa varat rehearsal idag, sa det kanns passande med bilderna ovan.
It has been snowing all day today. Yesterday it was +10 degrees outside and all the old snow disappeared. It’s not really cold outside today, but the snow flies in all different directions and because this city isn’t so used to snow it’s hard to get around on the streets. It is beautiful though, I must confess. I think tree branches are very beautiful and even nicer and more visible when they are covered with snow. We talked among others about tree branches on our rehearsal today, so it feels right to share the pictures above.
Igar var det varlds premiar av filmen “Hastdans pa Hovdala”. Det blev en fullsatt salong och vi har fatt sa otroligt bra respons. Inte bara att vi gjorde ett fantastiskt arbete i Sverige, utan ocksa att David Fishel verkligen har lyckats att fanga den har processen pa sin kamera och satt ihop en helt otroligt bra film som ar 1 timme lang.
Det har var ett enormt underbart projekt! Ulrika Mickels Nord ska ha ett stort tack for att vi fick vara med. Hon hittade JoAnna via youtube och gav sig inte utan hade bestamt sig for att The Equus Projects skulle vara en del av det 5-ariga projeket. The Equus Projects aker tillbaka till Sverige och Hovdala Slott i juli. Samma schema, bara 10 dagar att skapa ett helaftonsverk. Denna gang lagger Ulrika pa fler lager. Hastar, dansare fran New York, Klinten Kultur, trummor och eld. Missa inte det!
Jag kan nu avsloja att jag inte kommer att vara med i sommarens projekt. Jag har tackat nej. Det kommer eventuellt hallas en audition i Sverige i April, sa om du ar dansare/cirkusartist och bor i sodra Sverige ar du valkommen att hora av dig till mig: thisisfanny@gmail.com
Yesterday was the World Premiere of the film “Hastdans pa Hovdala”. It was a full house and we’ve such incredibly good response. Not only that we did an amazing job in Sweden, but also that David Fishel really have managed to catch this process on his camera and put together an absolutely incredible movie that is 1 hour long. It’s was a huge wonderful project! Ulrika Mickels Nord deserves a big thank you for letting us be a part of this. She found JoAnna via youtube and did not give up, she had decided that The Equus Projects had to be a part of this 5-year project. The Equus Projects are going back to Sweden and Hovdala Castle in July. The same schedule, just 10 days to create a full-evening piece. This time Ulrika adds more layers. Horses, dancers from New York, Klinten Kultur, drums and fire. Don’t miss that! I can now reveal that I will not be a part of this summer’s projects. I declined. It will possibly be an audition in Sweden in April, so if you are a dancer/circus artist and lives in southern Sweden, please write me an email: thisisfanny@gmail.com
Imorgon klockan 1pm har filmen “Hastdans pa Hovdala” premiar pa Lincoln Center! Det ar otroligt stort och jag ar sa stolt! Jag ar stolt over David Fishel som har gjort ett enormt bra jobb med den har dokumentaren! Filmen ar fantastiskt bra och det sager jag inte bara for att jag sjalv ar med i den, utan den ar verkligen riktigt bra! Vi var 4 dansare fran New York, 4 hastar, 6 artister med autism fran Klinten Kultur som tillsammans med JoAnna Mendl Shaw och Ulrika Mickels Nord skapade ett verk djupt inne i en skog vid en gammal ruin. Filmen handlar om hur vi skapade detta verk.
Den visas bara EN gang, sa se till att du har biljetter for morgondagen! Om du inte kan se den i New York imorgon far du helt enkelt vanta tills jag far tillstand att visa den har (vilket jag hoppas pa att kunna gora vid nagot tillfalle). Den kommer att visas pa nagra stallen i Europa (inkl. Sverige), men jag har ingen information om det annu. Jag aterkommer om det.
Tomorrow at 1pm is the premiere of the movie “Hastdans pa Hovdala” at Lincoln Center! It’s incredible and I’m so proud! I’m proud of David Fishel who has done an incredibly good job with this documentary! The movie is fantastic and I’m not just saying that because I’m in it, but it’s really really good! We were 4 dancers from New York, 4 horses, 6 artists with autism from Klinten Kultur that together with JoAnna Mendl Shaw and Ulrika Mickels Nord created a piece deep in a forest by an old ruin. The film is about how we created this piece. It only shows ONCE so make sure you have your tickets for tomorrow! If you can’t see it in New York tomorrow you simply have to wait until I’m allowed to show it (which I hope being able to do at some point). It will appear on a few places in Europe (incl. Sweden), but I have no information about it yet. I’ll get back to you on that.