As a British citizen living in Canada, I am incredibly homesick sometimes. I miss the humour, my family, the countryside. I miss who I am to my oldest friends. They know my quirks, my history, my story.
Then I try to remember….my body is my home.
I can honestly say….dancing has helped me be in tune with my physical home more than anything I can see.
As a dancer, you explore your fingers, your breath, your artistry and motion in a way that’s indescribable. To attend a class or walk into a theatre…is to come back home.
When you’re on tour…you connect quickly with your fellow cast members and the City you’re in. You are in your deepest home and with each other. You are a citizen of the world…a human ‘being’. When you live in a different country from your origin…you can walk into a theatre or dance class and be home.
If your feeling odd and disconnected, get into a dance class, see a show. Come home. Wherever you are.
Thank you Artists, students, teachers and theatres….for helping me cope in times of homesickness. I am grateful for you. I am grateful to be in my ‘home’ with you all.
'Curioser and Curioser' {Alice} 