In other news, we in the theatre department went on an excursion to Rome last Thursday to see a dance show, "Continu" by Sasha Waltz. I didn't know much about it going in other than that it was modern dance. It was a very different piece than anything I've ever seen before, and I really enjoyed it. The dancers were so insanely fit and in control of every single part of their bodies. The isolations and the lifts were so tight, and every rhythm shift, every formation change, and every musical choice was evidently so intentional. At one point during the second act, the dancers began to paint on a white floor with their feet, but this blew my mind because the paint supply was nowhere to be seen onstage, and the dancers who painted danced onstage for a long while without leaving, and then suddenly, one of them would start leaving black or red paint trails on the floor with his or her feet. Like. Whaaaat.
Before seeing the show, we had about four hours to explore Rome on our own, so I walked with a group of friends to Piazza Navona and saw this cool obelisk thingy (and yes, that is the technical term for it), then saw the Pantheon, and walked to the Trevi Fountain. They say that if you throw a coin into the Trevi Fountain, you'll return to Rome someday. Well, four years ago, I went on a concert tour of Italy with my high school's chamber choir, and when I was in Rome, I did indeed throw a coin into the aforementioned font. Lo and behold, I returned to Rome. Remembering that while standing in front of that fountain again made me smile. Grateful. After that, the girls and I had a lovely dinner, grabbed some gelato on the walk back to the theatre, and enjoyed the show.
This past weekend was spent relaxing at the villa, purchasing some treasures at the monthly antique fair in town, and finalizing plans for fall break, which starts on Friday! I will be visiting Paris and London in our week of freedom, and I am beyond excited. Hopefully my six years of French lessons won't have been for naught.
And since forever ago I promised some pictures...here are some pictures!
This is part of the interior of the duomo in Arezzo. The stained glass and carved marble together are breathtaking.
View of the piazza in front of the duomo, and some laundry art that was hanging there the first few weeks of the semester.
Piazza Granda, the largest and most famous piazza in town, and the site of the annual joust!
Me with two of my new friends, Jack and Amanda, in the courtyard of Villa Godiola.
The aqueduct at sunset.
Me in front of the duomo, or Cattedrale San Donato as it is officially called.
White pizza with eggplant and pepperoni at O'Scugnizzo's, arguably the best pizza place in town.
A view of the duomo from a distance.
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