Introduction... to Rym Kechacha
Having been asked to join such illustrious company as Samuel Pepys and Carrie Bradshaw and keep a diary of my exciting life for the entertainment and information of the public, I thought I’d take this opportunity to introduce myself!
I am Rym Kechacha and despite my wildly exotic name, I was actually born in Barking and raised in Essex- enough said! I begged my mum to take me to ballet classes when I was four because all my friends did it, and although there was never an epiphany moment when I decided that I absolutely had to wear the red shoes, I have never wanted to do anything else. I came to Central from an ordinary comprehensive school when I was sixteen and did ‘A’ levels in English, French and Dance alongside my dance training during first and second year.
The past two years have been indescribable- exhausting, exhilarating and have taught me so much about life, the universe and everything! Every day I learn something new about myself and about the life that I have chosen for myself, and the hardest thing I have had to learn so far is that life is not perfect, and that there are no answers, only questions. I guess that’s a part of why we look to art for perfection and magic in our everyday lives- ballet certainly isn’t perfect, but its closer than most!
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Ballet Central is something that everyone looks forward to throughout first and second year, and so far, the experience is living up to every expectation. There is so much to look forward to this year- we have a very exciting and as always diverse repertoire, which I hope we can do justice to. (Especially as it is the twenty fifth anniversary of the school, so we have some important flag flying to do.) There is a truly spectacular list of choreographers we will be working with and learning from, some of whom we have already met and rehearsals are well underway for some of the more classical pieces (details to follow in a future entry.)
As well as all the exciting things that we are getting to do with Ballet Central this year, there is also the future beyond graduating next July to think about. I do have some ideas about what I would like to do, but as I’m very wary of writing my intimate hopes and dreams on the internet for all and sundry to read, I’ll just say that I hope to do lots of auditions in the course of this year and see where I get!
Anyway, enough rambling. More scintillating(!) gossip next time!
Posted by Rym Kechacha at November 1, 2007 08:51 PM
