2007 SEASON: SURVIVING DAY ONE
It's well past midnight on the first full day of NYSMF 2007. I'm joyfully exhausted despite the inevitable last-minute changes, problems, and solutions that strike us from all directions. All of it is solvable; all of it is part of the whole NYSMF deal; and all of it is absolutely wonderful to live.
The halls have a life now that they have been missing our entire past week of preparation time. Sure, it was pleasant having virtually the entire Curtis Hall dorm to ourselves, with no classes to teach, ensembles to coach, instruments to play. We could do our laundry any time we felt like it, or order pizza at any hour of the day, and even dance around our suite in our socks to the soundtrack of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
To be perfectly honest, I much prefer having all the students here. My time may no longer be entirely my own, but that is precisely why I shut down my life in Los Angeles and come all the way to Oneonta, NY every summer.
When I'm here, I have the incredible opportunity to touch other peoples' lives. I get to meet new folks yet unspoilt by cynicism or age, and to share with them ideas and knowledge that I consider important. And together, we get to create brand new things, songs that have never been sung before, films that have only existed in imaginations, musical performances as unique as every member of the ensemble.
That's the magic that helps me to survive the hectic maelstrom that surrounds the creators of NYSMF -- Jungeun Kim, Dan Spencer, Colleen Wheeler, and myself, Keisuke Hoashi. As well as all of our talented faculty and staff. We are here because we want to be here, and we want to give something back to the world. Many people before us helped to make us the successes we are today, and we are honored for the opportunity to pass on our forerunners' work to the next generation of fine human beings.
Tomorrow is the first full day of the NYSMF schedule. I get to start with the filmmaking class again (yee ha!), as well as continue my classes in "Practical Acting" and "Original Musical Theatre".
I'm nearly 40 years old and I'm still going to camp. I wish everyone could have so much fun in their lives!
The halls have a life now that they have been missing our entire past week of preparation time. Sure, it was pleasant having virtually the entire Curtis Hall dorm to ourselves, with no classes to teach, ensembles to coach, instruments to play. We could do our laundry any time we felt like it, or order pizza at any hour of the day, and even dance around our suite in our socks to the soundtrack of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
To be perfectly honest, I much prefer having all the students here. My time may no longer be entirely my own, but that is precisely why I shut down my life in Los Angeles and come all the way to Oneonta, NY every summer.
When I'm here, I have the incredible opportunity to touch other peoples' lives. I get to meet new folks yet unspoilt by cynicism or age, and to share with them ideas and knowledge that I consider important. And together, we get to create brand new things, songs that have never been sung before, films that have only existed in imaginations, musical performances as unique as every member of the ensemble.
That's the magic that helps me to survive the hectic maelstrom that surrounds the creators of NYSMF -- Jungeun Kim, Dan Spencer, Colleen Wheeler, and myself, Keisuke Hoashi. As well as all of our talented faculty and staff. We are here because we want to be here, and we want to give something back to the world. Many people before us helped to make us the successes we are today, and we are honored for the opportunity to pass on our forerunners' work to the next generation of fine human beings.
Tomorrow is the first full day of the NYSMF schedule. I get to start with the filmmaking class again (yee ha!), as well as continue my classes in "Practical Acting" and "Original Musical Theatre".
I'm nearly 40 years old and I'm still going to camp. I wish everyone could have so much fun in their lives!
posted by NYSMF at
12:23 AM
2 Comments:
When do you update the blog? When can we see photos of our kids?
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winner62, at 8:49 PM
Hiya! I generally don't post photos here, because I post them on the NYSMF website fairly regularly. In fact, there are tons of photos up there right now from our first session, if you'd like to skate on over to see. Just load the main page http://www.nysmf.org, and you'll see where to click. Hope you enjoy what you see!
Keisuke
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NYSMF, at 8:07 AM
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