a 3 hour workshop with Liza Dalby on February 24 at the Katharine Susannah Prichard Centre. While the workshop's topic is as yet unknown, it is possible we will be looking at formal Japanese-style essay writing in English. This is the Liza Dalby, the anthropologist who trained to be a geisha as part of her research, and wrote some of the best books on Geisha
, kimono
and shamisen music
that exist. Needless to say, I am terrified. Absolutely, awe-struckedly terrified. At the moment, I am rather cheering myself on with the idea that I am an insignificantly tiny speck of dust, and this is Liza Dalby I'm going to a workshop for. I am an insignificant speck of dust. Who knows what I might be able to learn?
I just signed up for - Current Mood:
scared
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Even if you were an insignificant speck of dust (which you aren't remotely), even such would elevated to some status far beyond mote through such a wonderful opportunity. I'm so envious! :D Enjoy!
(I still need to read her other books - I've only read the Murasaki one)
*wibble*
but anyway, that sounds like a most awesome opportunity, so congratulations! I'm sure you'll have fun. :D
*coughs*
My interest is more towards the the culture/art around geisha, like the symbolism behind the patterns/styles of their hairdos and kimono (it's all "OOOO! Pretty costumes!" from there, however nicely I put it), or the stories in the music/dance/poetry. I like looking at new structures, and figuring out ways to work out of them. Helps keep my descriptive writing trained. :)
I also find it fascinating how every single aspect of their appearance is loaded with significance. It could be an endless study. :)
S'like me and museums. Gotta read ever teeny label in sight, even if it takes me 2 hours to clear each floor. Fascinating!
I wondered from the first page of Memoirs how an adult came up with the sentence structures, mostly. So many run-ons. *fears*