where the wind blows tour- 3 dec 2009

Here we are on the penultimate eve of the Where the Wind Blows whirlwind tour in a little chef in Chesterfield. We had a delightful day at Ashmount School in Loughborough where the children and staff fully entered the magical world of Where the Wind Blows friendship. The morning group had particularly complex needs and we were thrilled at the way they engaged with the performance. This tour is great for me because as stage manager/ technical support I get to actually enjoy watching the changing expressions on the children's faces and at every performance my heart leaps- especially when the children shout out to warn Sally... 'she's coming!!!!', and when I feel the relief break in the room when they become friends again. As the children created the animal shapes with their hands we were told that 'this is the longest he has kept his hands out of his mouth'. I particularly enjoyed watching them explore the mini-husks. The afternoon group were a whirlwind of leaps and spins, swings, smiles, laughter and sparkly eyes... let's see what happens tomorrow...