We stand behind the black and heavy curtain. We hear the audience, their laughter, their talks. We can hear some familiar voices. Through a little opening in the curtain we see the lights darkening and the music starts. All of a sudden an adrenalin wave hits us and we feel cold and warm at the same time. Our cast and us two, we dance and hug to wish each other good luck. We remind each other of all the work and time we put into this project and to each give our best. It is a very emotional but focused moment and we think about how it all started, just before the summer holidays.
Singing, acting and dancing have always been activities we enjoyed doing. Having the opportunity to do a musical at school was therefore a blessing. Since first grade, watching other classes’ musicals, we had always wanted to make our own experience backstage.
By Anouk Héritier and Cindy Seibt (photos: Daniel Nussbaumer and Ida Weiss)