This weekend I got to experience the night life of Cape Town...woof. I went to a few popular places around town that all the cape townians go off too on the weekends to party. A few members from Jazzart took me to a place called Galaxy, the biggest nightclub of Cape Town, where we stole the dance floor and boogied till wee hours of the morning. The next night we went to Long Street which is infamous for never sleeping, where we also went into quite a few different places to check out what each club/bar was like, what kind of music they played, how they danced, how the people interacted...it reminded me a lot of the New Orleans scene with the high balconies and people jiving with masks on. I can't wait to bring back some township style dancing to the states. The people here have an incredible amount of soul when it comes to the dance floor.
Today was a relaxing day around Cape Town where I went into the suburbs along the water. I had a delicious lunch with Eltena and her husband Charles, and a member of JazzArt Tamsyn. Afterwards we strolled along the shops and crafts on the water and finally made our way to Boulders Point to see the penguins. Except when we got there we ended up seeing Michelle Obama instead? The Obamas landed here in Cape Town today to show respect to Mandela, who is in critical condition at the hospital. Funny how I am as close as I have ever been to my very own president here in South Africa than I am in my own country.
Tomorrow begins the start of production week for "Azishe" so it will most likely be very chaotic. I'm excited to get into the theatre and set the piece on stage. The adrenaline will be running high all week. Opening night is this Thursday at 7 pm in Artscape Theatre! Can't believe it is time already?!
Goodnight Cape Town...xoxo
-Annie
What a cool weekend! And your show is coming up already! Love you!
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