The hypocrisy continues.
Not only do I allow myself to be wined and dined by the Social Democrats on a monthly basis, but I am also now indirectly working for the Swedish Church. Sweden’s moral guardians in Östergötland have decided that October is the month to put on a balletic representation of the Stations of the Cross at St Lars Kyrka in Linköping. For those readers not up on their dramatic representations of The Passion – this is part of the Bible traditionally performed on Good Friday by Catholics and not, as is the case in Linköping, by Lutherans, in October on a random Saturday…. but still, why be tied down by tradition?
I’m helping out with the dramatic elements of the production but I am always impressed by ballet dancers as they are able to use their bodies in ways that would cause most of us pain; and they do so with the greatest of ease.
At the last rehearsal I was working with ‘The Mob’, the crowd who would jeer and spit at Jesus. I was trying to whip up these very passive girls who moved with such grace into an angry furore. This was no easy task and while I’m not bold enough to say that I created a band of angry Margot Fonteyns, I think they will unsettle the audience once they combine the dancing and the acting.
Meanwhile, back in post biblical secular reality, I am trying to get a crowd to come and see my shows in Norrköping, Linköping and Stockholm, where I promise no ballet and no religion. Sending out press releases, contacting papers and punters and updating the Facebook Group.
Tomorrow morning, I am off to Gothenburg to pitch a sitcom idea to SVT. A long drive for a short pitch. I hope it’s worth it.
Tags: Comedy, Linköping, plugs, sitcom
