“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear” – Mark Twain
I remember the exact moment I read this quote many years ago. I was standing side of stage in an entertainment arena about to show call a live show in front of thousands of people and my computer where I typed my show call notes throughout the day’s rehearsal had crashed. My assistant had run off to print what was left of my prompt script and I was scared.
We are asking stage managers around the world, in a stage manager tag, some key questions about their job. Here is Ellen Peck, currently based in Alabama, USA.
Mylena Leclercq is as innovative and spirited as they come. She has lived and traveled all over the world, absorbing and learning many different dance styles along the way. At the same time, Mylena is also a gifted artistic swimmer. She loves to experiment and combine different styles of performance. In this interview, she tells us more about her life and career path thus far, as well as about her hopes and inspirations.
While Shakespeare live shows have been a rare privilege during a year of lockdowns and restrictions on the Arts world, we are grateful to see the RSC is continuing to offer a programme of online events for worldwide audiences. The RSC has created Tales For Winter, “a series of stripped back events, celebrating the essence of live theatre: an actor, a stage and a story”, that will be streamed live from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon throughout January 2021.While Shakespeare live shows have been a rare privilege during a year of lockdowns and restrictions on the Arts world, we are grateful to see the RSC is continuing to offer a programme of online events for worldwide audiences. The RSC has created Tales For Winter, “a series of stripped back events, celebrating the essence of live theatre: an actor, a stage and a story”, that will be streamed live from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon throughout January 2021.
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