Where do these experiences get stored is a good question. I still remember going to the Ice Capades in Boston when I was 11. Every now and then, a piece of conversation I had with my mother will pop in my mind, or an image of the figures skating in that show. Imagine that, this many years later! I think these memories and images all contribute to our art, if we are artists...and maybe to the great wealth of information we use all our lives to make decisions and try out things in our life. So glad you took her to that, and so glad she went home to explore more theater!
Wonderful post. So many memories from Cirque's past, and working with Don in the theatre in New York and on the road and his long years. And yes remembering Matilda play the Colonial when it opened and he was the manager. A world of make believe. Make believe.
Where do these experiences get stored is a good question. I still remember going to the Ice Capades in Boston when I was 11. Every now and then, a piece of conversation I had with my mother will pop in my mind, or an image of the figures skating in that show. Imagine that, this many years later! I think these memories and images all contribute to our art, if we are artists...and maybe to the great wealth of information we use all our lives to make decisions and try out things in our life. So glad you took her to that, and so glad she went home to explore more theater!
You never know whats going to stick I guess, have to just keep creating and watch what happens!
Wonderful post. So many memories from Cirque's past, and working with Don in the theatre in New York and on the road and his long years. And yes remembering Matilda play the Colonial when it opened and he was the manager. A world of make believe. Make believe.
Wonderful memories! Have you ever written about that time?
Not directly but it has been the grist for much short fiction!