Monday, March 2, 2009

fieldwork: day 11

weight: 216 - strange, after a fast Sunday
treadmill - yes, 30 minutes, bright and early this morning
significant chore - getting caught up on school paperwork, time to do grades
exploration goal: We are going to a play today. I'll see what I can garner from that.

Fieldreport: Wow, got up really early - but enjoyed it leisurely, so I wasn't really especially early to work.
The field trip was great - we saw the Dallas Children's Theater group do Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters. There were a few spots in the show that dragged, but all in all it was very good. I waa particulary intrigued by the dancing. There were alot of tribal, African style movements. The music was a mix of reggie and tribal sounds. Though as I thought about it, reggie comes from the Carribean, where many African Slaves were brought centuries ago. I also got a sense of New Orleans - which would also be influenced by the African heritage. The movements were fluid and beautiful. The other day in the newspaper I saw a picture of a black man dancing, and the caption mentioned some special style of street dancing. I wonder if it relates at all to some of the movements I saw on stage today?
The set was well used. There were some large stage pieces that at times were trees, walls of the hut, or walls of the king's palace. The lighting affects were simple, yet effective. The show was done with a total of 7 performers. Some played multiple parts and it worked quite well.
The audience was quite caught up in the drumming, many times joining with clapping the beat. At the end many of the students got up and joined in the swaying, arm reaching dancing. I was fun to see.
I am still behind on getting my paperwork caught up, but I think I'll meet the report card deadline. I found a couple of kids who are missing some math tests. I thought I had done a better job of getting their papers into the make up basket.
My Doctor called today. My blood and lab work came back. He wants to refer me to an endocrynologist (spelling?). I am so annoyed with that idea. I don't want to behaving any issues that require anything drastic. I want to be healthy and accomplish my goals. But when it comes to my health, sometimes I over worry - so maybe it isn't soo bad.

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