A long way from the bush.

The number of people here in London from Perth is intriguing (if not quite staggering) to the point where you could almost say that it's an unspoken rite-of-passage to pack your bags, one hand clutching your bit of paper from WAAPA, and head straight for the great English capital. And why not? Its a pretty exciting place and there's no shortage of the best dance in the world (I mean, hey, even Bangarra has performed here!)

Last night Bangarra opened Bush at Sadler's Wells and a handful of enthusiastic fellow alumni were in audience. As far as our performances go, it was possibly a bit too excited. It was our first performance for about a month after extensive cleaning and sensing the importance that comes with performing at this venue I was trying so hard to keep calm. "It's just another show." Am glad to get that first show out of the way now.

Other issues relating to peforming here at Sadler's:
- with the distinct lack of eucalyptus trees in England we had to order gum leaves from a florist! They were undoubtedly quite pretty but it would have been better if we got a few rough branches in with the bunch.
- the venue hosts ballet companies as well as contemporary, with the results being that their rosin covered tarquet made performing our show quite difficult. Who cares if the odd ballerina falls off their pointe, when we're unable to slide across the floor? Ban rosin, I say!
- and what's with London's distinct lack of decent air-conditioning? Ditto refridgeration: luke-warm coke is such a disappointment. And I'm not happy Jan about not being able to find decent coffee here either, you'd think that being such a large and diverse city there would be a few people able to do a decent latte without over-steaming the milk.

Besides that, London, you're brilliant! Brilliant!