"Technical Dificulties"
Journal of August 15
By Luis Vega
Journal of August 15
By Luis Vega
Some days ago...
"There...that was the Rage Performance" I say
"I like it!! anyway...I would change that string...well at least before the big performance" my brother suggests
"Are you kidding me? this is fishing line..and a very strong one!! it has never broken before.." I say
The Rage Performance is one of my greatest stage performances, since it includes a dancing cane, fire and awesome juggling...it comes from the concept that Rage can be used for something beautiful...and it has been some months since I was practicing it...
August 9
"Diablos"
Today is the day..although I have presented a full show before, this day is only planned to show the Rage Performance...since this place is awesome and the manager has agreed to show it to the public as a surprise then I feel kinda good that people really don´t expect this...
I decided to practice alone the performance and it goes great...I double check everything, and since this is a cutom-made cane there are somethings that need to be done before...anyway..everything seems ok..
The lights go out...my song starts...and this is it...I am ready...
I quickly climb to the stage..200 people wonder what´s going on...and then they see me turn on the cane...and I start..
The Perfomance it´s composed of 2 phases...the first one if just juggling with a giant fire stick...and it represents the moment when Rage is unstable and I can´t control it...the second phase if the same stick...just floating like a dancing cane...and it represents the moment when I control my rage and I use it for something beautiful...
The first phase goes great!! I just do what I practiced and since the stage it´s big...I can go around and around juggling...the fire looks awesome!!
it´s time to start the second phase...I have their full attention..and the music won´t stop...
"TING!!!"
that was the most terrifying sound I ever heard lately...is the sound of the string breaking...the sound of the whole performance going to waste...I died a little inside when I hear it and feel it...and its broke from the cane and not from the other side..I cannot describe the feeling of the whole second part going to waste...and my whole performance...
But the music won´t stop now...
So I just decide to continu the juggling..but only this time I came down from the stage and juggling near the tables and a table full of ladies cherish me!! and I climb to their table and other...and another..and another...it goes good...although I don´t feel this is the way it should be at least I feel it was a ton of times better that if I suddenly stopped...
Finally the musis stops...honestly this was the longest 3 min song I ever heard in my life...
I just feel like trash inside of me...although the people seems happy, I don´t feel happy...
"So...what happened? I thought you said the cane will levitate" the manager asked
"Yeah...the string broke..I am really sorry" I am so glad the manager was the only one that knew about what was going to happen..
"Oh...bummer....ok..I´ll call you in the next days.." He lies..
"Ok..so see you around" I lie too..
One mistake costs me the change to do more magic in this restaurant...it was my fault...so I deal with it...
Next day...
I still feel a little shaken about what happened last night...but after some thinking I realize that it´s not the end of the world...there is a bunch of restaurants and then something sparks inside my mind...the biggest festival on the town is coming in 3 months..and I would love to perform there in stage..in front of thousands of people...The full Rage Performance....only that..I will make sure to change the string before the show!!!