Preparations

2.01.07

After a great night sleep we have just had our room-service breakfast. No item on the menu costs more than around 80 cents, and Guy has enjoyed a special Dhosa, myself an Alu Paratha (a potato stuffed bread), and Caspar cornflakes with milk. Freya is busy practising, and will eat with the kids when she is finished. Sandeep has already done the PR rounds over the phone, and reports that news of Freya is already in the papers. I guess Freya’s mere presence here is enough to excite everyone, but I hope she will actually dance well tonight. If the audience is good, it usually makes for a much better atmosphere, and here I am sure there will be a lot of love floating around the auditorium. Caspar is having so much fun checking out the many television channels, and loves being settled in one place where he can be comfortable and chill-out with his games and interesting entertainment. We have been invited to go and watch some Kuchipudi performances today, which are sure to inspire Freya.

The picture above is from the Green Room in the Kala Vikas Kendra Theatre at Cuttack, Orissa. Lene is preparing Freya’s hair attachment and getting her ready for the make-up artist. The performance went well, with Freya relaxing into it after the first item. She perfomed four items, Pushpanjali, Bramanajali, Neela Megha & Jai Shankaram. (Guy)