Felix Painting

Sketch for Felix. Pencil on Hahnemuhle Aquarelle mat paper 450 gsm 12” X 9” A week in one of the formost local dancers, tutors, director and actor. (Shortened version of a ‘Malta Today’ Article. Monday Teaching starts at 5pm till about 9pm, except for Fridays. I’m currently working on the new cabarets Yada will be performing in this season, one at Selmun and hopefully another at Comino. We are preparing for Sardegna on 6 June, where a school invites us every year to perform in an open-air show with a church for a backdrop, in the Comune di Sinnai. The school gets financial help from the comune to bring foreigners over to dance. Tuesday I always sleep at 3am, I’m a night person, and not able to sleep easily. So I wake up at 10am or 11am, and if anyone suggests a meeting at 8am I cringe. A day starts with a cup of tea. Catherine my assistant comes over because I run the office from home, and we plan who’s doing what and where and how. Wednesday Had a couple of classes at 6pm. Managed to stay quite calm, as usual, in spite of the MCC show. When I do get into a bad mood, I try not to talk, think about the moment and about what I’m doing, and say to myself, it’s alright, and I’m fine. They tend to disappear that way. I’m positive because I know that others are feeding off it! Thursday Feeling that this is a peaceful week. Dress rehearsal today for Dirty Dancing and it was also the first show at the Oracle Casino where we are the resident dancers. It’s a cabaret which starts at about 9.30pm. Spent the morning preparing costumes. It was the opening night and the place was packed! Which reminds me, how come Fabrizio had Danish dancers? God knows how much they were paid. Weren’t Maltese dancers good enough? Friday Usual routine. People want light entertainment, we’re fed up of politics and all the rubbish that’s around us. We just want to have a good time! Dance is not considered as an education locally. Abroad you can get your O or A level in dance. Why do parents here have to pay VAT on dance lessons? Dancing teaches aesthetics, love of beauty and of pain, how to survive, how to suffer and bleed. You grow as a person, spiritually and psychologically. I don’t think it should be taxed like that. Saturday Ate at home. Tend to watch the news on the hour every hour. Euronews is on every day and I watch a lot of Living channel because I love life. In the afternoon I was teaching kids which was also a preparation for the summer show. I was quite calm. Played to a full house. It gives you the courage to put up more productions and work harder. This was our most successful production to date, but not financially. Sunday Went to mass. I’m a strong believer, although not a staunch Catholic. Every single day I thank God and tell Him that without Him I’m nothing. I’m very disciplined with the children at the school. Maybe it’s my voice, or that I tower over them, but they are very well behaved and I think it’s because they know they can treat me as a friend. Teaching 250 kids and 250 adults and preparing for the end of term show is a headache, but not a migraine, I love it!

Painting:Mixed Media on Other

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:9 W x 12 H x 1 D in

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