Despite some disappointing weather (2011 opened with beautiful, sunny weather on the 1st but gave LA a taste of more rain on the 2nd), JANM continued its family celebrations to ring in the New Year with folks from all over the city. We were the last performance of the day, closing out the day's festivities.
We performed a fun set, and I found that the rain turned out to serve some good after all. It brought everyone together indoors, and while performing for large, spread out audiences are exciting too, the second floor of the museum provided a warm, intimate space. There's something about having your audience so physically close that adds extra enjoyment to a performance. As one of the brand new trainees myself, it was, no doubt, a good stage experience to add to my personal repertoire.
All in all, a great way to kick off the year.
Enjoying a bite-sized piece of warm, soft kinako mochi post-performance doesn't hurt either. (Thanks, Kodama Taiko!)
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