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Being Home
Rehearsal at the theatre
Even standing at the back of the stage
Behind a scrim
In a chorus of 100 people
Looking out onto the seats
It feels like home
I watch the dancers
I miss dancing
How long has it been since I put on some music and
Just danced with abandon?
Remembering the Christmas concert in 1998
It was outdoors
(Australian Christmas)
I danced to the orchestra and
There was a full moon
Another lifetime now
I miss performing
I miss a time when it wasn't so wrapped up in
The Business of Show
Headshots, and pay-to-play, and agents and competition
Instead, just telling stories
And making music
And moving with my body
And singing songs because they're fun to sing
And doing theatre
Because it's home.
Even standing at the back of the stage
Behind a scrim
In a chorus of 100 people
Looking out onto the seats
It feels like home
I watch the dancers
I miss dancing
How long has it been since I put on some music and
Just danced with abandon?
Remembering the Christmas concert in 1998
It was outdoors
(Australian Christmas)
I danced to the orchestra and
There was a full moon
Another lifetime now
I miss performing
I miss a time when it wasn't so wrapped up in
The Business of Show
Headshots, and pay-to-play, and agents and competition
Instead, just telling stories
And making music
And moving with my body
And singing songs because they're fun to sing
And doing theatre
Because it's home.
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