Love for the stage
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It’s story time now as I never miss any chance to walk
down memory lane to bring out incidences of my life as stories. That’s because I
am so fondly attached to the glorious memories of my childhood days. Through
this post, I will once again try to recall all the beautiful memories of those
bygone days.
I loved being on stage as it always gave me the kind
of energy and confidence that I longed for. I can vaguely remember the first time
I went to the stage; I was in grade nursery, and it was Krishna Janmashthami. Our
school organized a fancy dress competition. My mother dressed me and my twin sister
as Krishna and trained us to recite “Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya..”. She sent us to
school with my father. I remember when my teacher put us on the stage, the
sight of the crowd made me nervous and I could hardly remember anything. When
the musicians in the school band got excited seeing us and started playing
instruments to encourage us, my eyes welled up because of being nervous and I
could barely last on the stage for more than a minute.
Did that incident develop a fear of stage in me? A
hell, NO! Thanks to my parents who always encouraged us to be on the stage. I
was very interested in music and my parents provided me with all facility to
pursue music along with academics. I was a part of the morning assembly group
till the end of my school life. I derived immense pleasure and confidence from
facing around 1500 students every morning on stage, being a KVian. There was
another benefit of being on stage; it helped me to escape from the scorching
heat during the summer. I got various opportunities to conduct morning assemblies,
participate in solo and group songs, and do poetry recitations. My performance
was not limited to school, but I also explored other events at societies and
devotional nights at temples. There were times during my primary school days
when I performed a couple of times in group dance.
When I joined college, I missed that stage of my morning
assembly where I had been a part for many years. I lost that encouraging audience
and being a part of the audience when I had the talent to perform didn’t cheer
me up at all. That was the darkest period of my life when I didn’t get enough
opportunity to be on the stage, which affected my confidence drastically. I
again got the stage in my 3rd year, and it was a bliss to connect with
the audience. I felt like living my life again.
Appreciation
is like food for any performer or artist without which an artist lives a
dormant life. I have always felt music to be a blessing in my life and want to
cherish this blessing throughout my life. I try to grab every opportunity to
perform on stage as it boosts my confidence. I have a concert of the Ukulele at
an old age home tomorrow, whose description will form a part of another
blogpost.
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Swati Sarangi
17.04.2024
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Wow this is so great! I didn't have any musical talents growing up and so that nixed any stage performances. Though i've always been appreciater of the arts. All the very best for you concert tomorrow!
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