SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY!
The auditions are Sunday, and as we run through our audition pieces (no more than 90 seconds long), my lovely Cirque School compatriots and I are back to working through the inconvenience (some say pain, even) brought on by various bruises, rope burns and blisters. I will now distill the advice given to me from a number of different sources and say:
- Neosporin on open wounds (if you’re good with that)
- Arnica cream on the bruises (really, it works)
- Goldenseal salve (courtesy the wonderful Jennifer - CSLA student and my last showcase partner) on the rope burns
- Bag balm on all of the above before bathing (I’m also using it to moisturize skin traumatized by repeatedly crocheting legs in the ropes).
There’s a strange kind of pride in the ritual of first aid. It’s proof on the ground of my work in the air. And I couldn’t be happier.
* LJ
