Germany I am here!!!
My first stop in Germany was Leipzig after a very very long train journey we made it. Of course as we leave the train we step out into the pouring rain, (great start to Germany) and we get lost classic mum and Matt. We eventually have to go into another Hotel and ask where our Hotel is which I felt very bad about. We find the Hotel and it is amazing. Beautiful green stone everywhere, beautiful bar, beautifully over priced restaurant and beautiful German staff. (Why they all had to be female I don't know) we wandered around Leipzig on the first day must say not much going on in Leipzig but we went to the ballet that night and it was amazing. It was a piece called Jim Morrison and it was just incredible. It was so athletic and powerful, a real mans show the girls almost had no part. It was a good friend of mines first role as a soloist so that was great to watch him perform and be apart of it. I did my first audition of the tour in Leipzig. I felt that I danced quite well but alas got culled after turns. (Which I was surprised at considering I was the only person who was doing more than three turns thank you very much) I met some Aussies there from NZ school of dance which was cool. Also there was a friend which I met in a competition in Beijing so it was great to see him.
The rest of our time in Leipzig was nice but nothing special I was sick so stayed in the sauna most of the time. (Everyone in Germany loves to sauna naked so I felt quite weird sitting there nudie rudie but got into it in the end) We left Leipzig and off we went to Dresden. All I knew about Dresden was that the company was amazing nothing else, I left with more knowledge about the city than I could have imagined. We went on a bus tour around Dresden (touristy I know) but it was amazing, Dresden has so much history it was amazing. It was bombed in 1945 for those of you that dont know, it burnt for 5 days. The city sat in ruins for twenty years before it started rebuilding. They used the old bricks from the original buildings to rebuild them. The bricks therefore had black ash all over them. (Mum and I are walking around thinking wow they really could do with a good clean) Even the history before its bombing was amazing. It has the largest collection of porcelain in the world and the second most important art collection coming second to the Louvre of course. Anyway enough about the incredible city.
The ballet company was just incredible, I managed to stand next to their principle female artist who is like 6"1 and with legs around her ears. I felt very small to say the least. I enjoyed class though it was amazing to be dancing in a room with so much talent. I was really inspired doing class with them. Unfortunately they don't have any contracts but I would have been way to small anyway. Class was in the back of the opera house but the front was just stunning. It was up there in beauty next to the Opera Garnier in Paris. The whole theatre was destroyed in 1945 so it gave them an amazing opportunity to build something beautiful and old on the outside with original designs by Semper but the inside could be improved and modernized.
On our final day in Dresden it snowed for the first time since I've been in Europe. It was so beautiful what a difference a day makes. Dresden gave us rain, wind, cloud, sun and finally snow. I was totally blown away with every aspect of Dresden. Over and out.
Birds
Saturday, 12 January 2013
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Europe!!!!!!
To begin with you are going to have to forgive me if some of my spelling is a bit strange because I'm on a German computer and the z and the y are in the wrong spots.
OK lets get into it.
I haven't blogged for while but I thought this would be a nice way to keep everyone posted on how my life is going.
So mum and I left Australia on the 27th of December right after a very busy Christmas at our house this year which is unusual because normally we spend it at someone else's place. It went smoothly and of course I was spoilt rotten. While driving to the airport my sister was already in tears which was sweet I was hoping they were good luck tears but they were I'm going to miss mum so much tears. (Damn it) We got on our plane had comfy seats and we sat next to a guy who was traveling to Africa I think which sounded very exciting. The plane ride to Bangkok was all good and smooth (even though I like a bit of turbulence) we had a two hour stop over and they gave us the choice to stay on the plane or leave we decided to stay. It was very odd watching the plane be cleaed while we were on it but oh well mum didn't notice she was lying across tree chairs with her feet in the air because she had elephant cankles haha. Bankok to Dubai was fine easy ride. I had never been to Dubai before and even the airport amazed me. It took us a ten minute shuttle bus ride to get from one terminal to the next which was crazy. We didn't have long in Dubai just enough to look around a little bit before getting on the next plane. I did however see two dancers and friends from AB who were on my flight to Paris which was so funny. (What are the chances of them being on the same flight) Dubai to Paris was fine as well. Not that I would really know I was asleep for almost the entire time of all three flights which amazed me. Mum bought me magical earplugs I think which block out sound and also put you to sleep. We finally arrived in Paris, and caught a train to central Paris and then walked to our appartment on the Ile Saint Louis. After thirty-three hours of traveling door to door we had finally made it.
I#m going to try and condense Paris as much as I can because we did more in one week than I had ever thought possible. I will name a few of the monuments that we went to. Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe we actually rode our bikes around it. (Those of you who don't have the pleasure of knowing my mum just know she is crazy, good crazy but crazy.) Riding around that monument was amazing but so scary. We went to Place de la Madeleine and saw a beatiful concert there of Handels Messiah. The Pantheon, Luxembourg Gardens, Père Lachaise cemetery where we saw Jim Morrison and Edith Piaf's graves. The Louvre (of course) Musee D'orsay, Sacre Coeur, Notre Dame, Opera Garnier, Palais Royal, Place des Vosges and more that I can't think of. We rode everywhere around 30Kms a day which was crazy. Mum says she saw more of Paris in that week than she did living there for three years simply because when she lived here she only took the Metro so missed out on everything else.
We had amazing food in Paris, breakfast was always a Croissant which I hated (as if) for lunch we normally went out, and dinner was meat and cheese on Baguette. We had lovely meals at Deux Maggots and great little find just of the Canal of Saint Martin. But the winner was L'atelier by Joel Robuchon. I can' even describe how amazing the food was. We had great service, impeccable food and just generally a good time. The next part of my trip is Germany with my first audition in Leipzig but my fingers are sore now so will update you when I can. Over and out.
Matthew carey
To begin with you are going to have to forgive me if some of my spelling is a bit strange because I'm on a German computer and the z and the y are in the wrong spots.
OK lets get into it.
I haven't blogged for while but I thought this would be a nice way to keep everyone posted on how my life is going.
So mum and I left Australia on the 27th of December right after a very busy Christmas at our house this year which is unusual because normally we spend it at someone else's place. It went smoothly and of course I was spoilt rotten. While driving to the airport my sister was already in tears which was sweet I was hoping they were good luck tears but they were I'm going to miss mum so much tears. (Damn it) We got on our plane had comfy seats and we sat next to a guy who was traveling to Africa I think which sounded very exciting. The plane ride to Bangkok was all good and smooth (even though I like a bit of turbulence) we had a two hour stop over and they gave us the choice to stay on the plane or leave we decided to stay. It was very odd watching the plane be cleaed while we were on it but oh well mum didn't notice she was lying across tree chairs with her feet in the air because she had elephant cankles haha. Bankok to Dubai was fine easy ride. I had never been to Dubai before and even the airport amazed me. It took us a ten minute shuttle bus ride to get from one terminal to the next which was crazy. We didn't have long in Dubai just enough to look around a little bit before getting on the next plane. I did however see two dancers and friends from AB who were on my flight to Paris which was so funny. (What are the chances of them being on the same flight) Dubai to Paris was fine as well. Not that I would really know I was asleep for almost the entire time of all three flights which amazed me. Mum bought me magical earplugs I think which block out sound and also put you to sleep. We finally arrived in Paris, and caught a train to central Paris and then walked to our appartment on the Ile Saint Louis. After thirty-three hours of traveling door to door we had finally made it.
I#m going to try and condense Paris as much as I can because we did more in one week than I had ever thought possible. I will name a few of the monuments that we went to. Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe we actually rode our bikes around it. (Those of you who don't have the pleasure of knowing my mum just know she is crazy, good crazy but crazy.) Riding around that monument was amazing but so scary. We went to Place de la Madeleine and saw a beatiful concert there of Handels Messiah. The Pantheon, Luxembourg Gardens, Père Lachaise cemetery where we saw Jim Morrison and Edith Piaf's graves. The Louvre (of course) Musee D'orsay, Sacre Coeur, Notre Dame, Opera Garnier, Palais Royal, Place des Vosges and more that I can't think of. We rode everywhere around 30Kms a day which was crazy. Mum says she saw more of Paris in that week than she did living there for three years simply because when she lived here she only took the Metro so missed out on everything else.
We had amazing food in Paris, breakfast was always a Croissant which I hated (as if) for lunch we normally went out, and dinner was meat and cheese on Baguette. We had lovely meals at Deux Maggots and great little find just of the Canal of Saint Martin. But the winner was L'atelier by Joel Robuchon. I can' even describe how amazing the food was. We had great service, impeccable food and just generally a good time. The next part of my trip is Germany with my first audition in Leipzig but my fingers are sore now so will update you when I can. Over and out.
Matthew carey
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Wellington
So I have been in Wellington for two weeks now and I'm having the best time ever! Its amazing to finally get paid for what I love to do. (Not that Ive been paid yet my bank details haven't gone through yet because I had to set up a New Zealand Bank and get an IRD number)
So week one finished and we had learnt the entire of Act 2. I am first cast Prince which is the mouse that does a Pas De Deux with Angelina in the first act. Then for second cast I'm Henry which is the cheeky mouse in the Act 1. I'm also Marco who plays the bongo drum but dances in a Spanish way weird I know. The roles are really fun but actually surprisingly hard. Having the heads on makes quite a large difference. We learnt the whole of Act 1 in week 2. This week the choreographer of the ballet is coming from England to help with rehearsals which is a little scary. I surprisingly don't have much to write or maybe today just isn't my day. I haven't taken any pictures yet which is weird for me I know. Quite frankly I just can't wait to get to Sydney, it will be amazing to finally get home and have a break and chill with friends I'm so excited.
Maybe update soon.
So week one finished and we had learnt the entire of Act 2. I am first cast Prince which is the mouse that does a Pas De Deux with Angelina in the first act. Then for second cast I'm Henry which is the cheeky mouse in the Act 1. I'm also Marco who plays the bongo drum but dances in a Spanish way weird I know. The roles are really fun but actually surprisingly hard. Having the heads on makes quite a large difference. We learnt the whole of Act 1 in week 2. This week the choreographer of the ballet is coming from England to help with rehearsals which is a little scary. I surprisingly don't have much to write or maybe today just isn't my day. I haven't taken any pictures yet which is weird for me I know. Quite frankly I just can't wait to get to Sydney, it will be amazing to finally get home and have a break and chill with friends I'm so excited.
Maybe update soon.
Monday, 28 November 2011
The Big Wide World
Hello everyone,
I know I haven't updated my blog in soooooo long I'm terribly sorry. I've just been so busy. So I haven't updated since the third year choreography works wow. Well a lot has happened between now and then. I did end up performing for the Queen along with 52 other heads of government. That was an experience of a lifetime. I can technically only go down from here hahahaha. Once you have performed for the people who run this planet your pretty much done.
I went off to New Zealand in september to audition for the Royal New Zealand Ballet which was amazing and I got a six month contract to tour with them on their season of Angelina Ballerina which is like a little kids ballet.
We had an amazing end of year season. Serenade looked amazing even if I was bored to tears practically everyday. Especially because I was injured with my sprained toe which was just the most irritating thing to happen on the planet. Could the timing possibly be worse? Because of that stupid little toe I didn't end up being able to do the boys solo, duo and trio in Jabula. I wasn't that upset about not being able to be lead male in Serenade hahaha. But instead of the Boy's solo and stuff Justin asked Amelia and myself to do the big pas de deux. It has to be one of the most beautiful pas de deuxs in the world. It also helped that I had the best partner ever and I can't wait to watch her in Netherlands Dans Theatre. Jabula ended up beautiful and it didn't end up hurting my toe too much. Amelia and I were able to perform it every second night. Which meant we performed it on closing night when my mum and little sister came to watch.
They loved it. My sister hadn't watched me dance in years and she was impressed. They watched class earlier that day which was a fun class to watch. It was our last class with Kim, so we all dressed in outfits that Kim had made jokes about throughout the year. I went as a burrito because Kim calls me a burrito or piece of soggy lettuce when I do my ballet runs. It was such a fun class. The night before closing night Jackie and I watched Mona Lisa Smile with Julia Roberts which is just one of my favourite movies and Jackie had never seen it before. We had a cry after about me leaving which was sad. I will miss that girl very much she is very important to me. I will miss everyone very much actually, but I guess after having moved out of home at 15 and then moving away from Melbourne at 17 and now moving from Perth at 19 I should be used to good-bye's.
So I wasn't able to stay after the show I only just said my goodbye's in time. I was off to the airport to get on a plane to New Zealand. I was on the 11.50pm flight which is just death but I had my new gadget to play with. My new 15" Mac Book Pro!!!! I didn't sleep a wink the entire flight to Melbourne. I watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2!!!!!!! and Razzle Dazzle which was also amazing. Once in Melbourne airpot I was very bored. I was looking around the airport to see if I could find a Dermalogica skin place. They didn't have one I was upset. When I was on my way to Wellington last time I flew through Sydney and they had one, wasted about 30 mins and got free samples and a free face wash it's amazing what a little flirting, good manners and a cheeky smile will do. I really needed one this trip I still hadn't washed off my makeup which the beautiful and amazing Talia had done for me. Not that I was wearing much, mainly cheek bones of course. God I love cheek bones. I then got on the plane to Wellington, I think I must have had a small sleep because I woke up with one of those customs cards on my tray table. Getting into Wellington I am one of the first off the plane (Yesssss I will be one of the first to get my bag and get out!!!) Get to the carousel and wait and wait and wait... Eventually sit down, legs are sore. Start to nod off but get scared that if I do nod off I will miss my bag. Bag doesn't come... Thanks New Zealand what a wonderful welcome. I give the lady my details so she can send it to me at my new address in Kelburn a suburb in Wellington. All this time Susanne the lady I am staying with has been waiting outside and I haven't been able to contact her because my phone decides to not work... I eventually get to the house after being awake for 28 hours (gross) have a shower and go off to Wellington city to meet up with all the people in Angelina. It was lovely to meet them all I'm glad I made the effort to go. I get home and go to bed after 32 hours of being awake.
Day 1 of Angelina was great, class was great and we learnt a lot in rehearsal which was good. All I need to do is set up a bank account and get a New Zealand phone so I can contact someone.
It is now 9.21pm and I'm ready for bed so I wish you all well.
I know I haven't updated my blog in soooooo long I'm terribly sorry. I've just been so busy. So I haven't updated since the third year choreography works wow. Well a lot has happened between now and then. I did end up performing for the Queen along with 52 other heads of government. That was an experience of a lifetime. I can technically only go down from here hahahaha. Once you have performed for the people who run this planet your pretty much done.
I went off to New Zealand in september to audition for the Royal New Zealand Ballet which was amazing and I got a six month contract to tour with them on their season of Angelina Ballerina which is like a little kids ballet.
We had an amazing end of year season. Serenade looked amazing even if I was bored to tears practically everyday. Especially because I was injured with my sprained toe which was just the most irritating thing to happen on the planet. Could the timing possibly be worse? Because of that stupid little toe I didn't end up being able to do the boys solo, duo and trio in Jabula. I wasn't that upset about not being able to be lead male in Serenade hahaha. But instead of the Boy's solo and stuff Justin asked Amelia and myself to do the big pas de deux. It has to be one of the most beautiful pas de deuxs in the world. It also helped that I had the best partner ever and I can't wait to watch her in Netherlands Dans Theatre. Jabula ended up beautiful and it didn't end up hurting my toe too much. Amelia and I were able to perform it every second night. Which meant we performed it on closing night when my mum and little sister came to watch.
They loved it. My sister hadn't watched me dance in years and she was impressed. They watched class earlier that day which was a fun class to watch. It was our last class with Kim, so we all dressed in outfits that Kim had made jokes about throughout the year. I went as a burrito because Kim calls me a burrito or piece of soggy lettuce when I do my ballet runs. It was such a fun class. The night before closing night Jackie and I watched Mona Lisa Smile with Julia Roberts which is just one of my favourite movies and Jackie had never seen it before. We had a cry after about me leaving which was sad. I will miss that girl very much she is very important to me. I will miss everyone very much actually, but I guess after having moved out of home at 15 and then moving away from Melbourne at 17 and now moving from Perth at 19 I should be used to good-bye's.
So I wasn't able to stay after the show I only just said my goodbye's in time. I was off to the airport to get on a plane to New Zealand. I was on the 11.50pm flight which is just death but I had my new gadget to play with. My new 15" Mac Book Pro!!!! I didn't sleep a wink the entire flight to Melbourne. I watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2!!!!!!! and Razzle Dazzle which was also amazing. Once in Melbourne airpot I was very bored. I was looking around the airport to see if I could find a Dermalogica skin place. They didn't have one I was upset. When I was on my way to Wellington last time I flew through Sydney and they had one, wasted about 30 mins and got free samples and a free face wash it's amazing what a little flirting, good manners and a cheeky smile will do. I really needed one this trip I still hadn't washed off my makeup which the beautiful and amazing Talia had done for me. Not that I was wearing much, mainly cheek bones of course. God I love cheek bones. I then got on the plane to Wellington, I think I must have had a small sleep because I woke up with one of those customs cards on my tray table. Getting into Wellington I am one of the first off the plane (Yesssss I will be one of the first to get my bag and get out!!!) Get to the carousel and wait and wait and wait... Eventually sit down, legs are sore. Start to nod off but get scared that if I do nod off I will miss my bag. Bag doesn't come... Thanks New Zealand what a wonderful welcome. I give the lady my details so she can send it to me at my new address in Kelburn a suburb in Wellington. All this time Susanne the lady I am staying with has been waiting outside and I haven't been able to contact her because my phone decides to not work... I eventually get to the house after being awake for 28 hours (gross) have a shower and go off to Wellington city to meet up with all the people in Angelina. It was lovely to meet them all I'm glad I made the effort to go. I get home and go to bed after 32 hours of being awake.
Day 1 of Angelina was great, class was great and we learnt a lot in rehearsal which was good. All I need to do is set up a bank account and get a New Zealand phone so I can contact someone.
It is now 9.21pm and I'm ready for bed so I wish you all well.
Sunday, 11 September 2011
New Photoshoot
Extreme Timetables
This screen has sat open for a good 20 minutes, their is so much to talk about I have no idea where to start. My choreography had its debut the other week which was very nerve wracking, I got some really positive feedback about it though which was really nice. I couldn't have been more proud of my cast in anyway. I want to take this moment to thank them for all the work that they did, the piece really would not have come together if I had not had the most amazing cast imaginable. So from the stress of the first choreography season, to then my choreography season and now working with WA Ballet will I ever get a break. Taming of the shrew is a truly beautiful ballet I'm so thankful to be given the opportunity to do it. Straight after I finish working on the ballet I am off to New Zealand to audition for the company there. I'm super nervous. I did class with the WA Ballet the other day, it was fun but I realized how much work I have to do, I am no where near good enough to get into a company. I really need to push myself these last few weeks because i really want a job. I have no idea what else to say but I really enjoy writing this.
Sunday, 28 August 2011
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