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BEHIND THE STAGE

By Rodrigo Sainz

W E A L L C A N L I V E A N D E N J O Y W I T N E S S I N G T H E C U L T U R A L
F A I R , B U T O N L Y F E W P E O P L E W A N T S T O T A K E P A R T A S
P E R F O R M E R S A N D S H O W T H E I R C O U R A G E I N F R O N T O F T H E
W H O L E A U D I E N C E , A N D E V E N F E W E R P E O P L E W A N T S T O T A K E
P A R T O F I T A S T H E D I R E C T O R O F O N E S H O W . T H I E R R Y
M A N C E A U I S O N E O F T H E S E P E O P L E W H O A C T U A L L Y E N J O Y S I T .
A S O N E O F T H E M A I N G E A R S B E H I N D T H E S T A G E , T H I E R R Y
T E L L S U S A B I T A B O U T H I S O W N E X P E R I E N C E P R E P A R I N G P A R T
O F T H E S P E C T A C L E , I N T H E F O U R Y E A R S T H A T H E H A S
P A R T I C I P A T E D .
H O W M A N Y T I M E S H A V E Y O U D I R E C T E D T H E P R E P A R A T I O N O F A
S H O W I N T H E C U L T U R A L F A I R ?
IT'S ALREADY THE THIRD TIME. WELL, THE FOURTH, ACTUALLY. SINCE 2012, MY BROTHER WAS IN CHARGE, BUT I EDITED IT ALL, SO I
COUNT THAT, TOO. AND IT HAPPENS THAT IT KEEPS GETTING BETTER. LAST YEAR WE DID REALLY GOOD, SO WE THOUGHT WE COULD
NOT DO BETTER, BUT WE ACTUALLY DID. SO, NOW, THERE ARE EVEN HARDER EXPECTATIVES, WHICH WE LOOK FORWARD TO EXCEED.
H O W L O N G B E F O R E D O Y O U H A V E T O S T A R T W O R K I N G O N I T T O
H A V E A G O O D S H O W ?
FROM THE START OF THE SEMESTER, WE DECIDE THE TOPIC AROUND WHICH OUR SHOW WILL REVOLVE, SO WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME
TO DO ALL THE PREPARATIVES. I STARTED WORKING ON IT SINCE AUGUST 15TH. I DID NOT COUNTED THE HOURS, CAUSE I ENJOY
DOING IT: WRITING, SINGING, MIXING IT, PREPARING EVERY DETAIL.
I S I T C O M M O N T O S E E D I S P O S I T I O N I N S T U D E N T S , O R D O Y O U
H A V E T O T A K E C E R T A I N M E A S U R E M E N T S T O M A K E I T W O R K ?
LAST YEARS, I DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS, BUT THIS YEAR I DID. THERE WERE MANY STUDENTS THAT ACCOUNTED TO
TAKE THEIR PART IN THE SHOW, BUT VERY FEW PEOPLE ATTENDED EARLY REHEARSALS. I HAD TO REMIND THEM THAT IF THEY DECIDE
TO JOIN, THEY HAVE TO GET FULLY GET INVOLVED AND NOT ATTEND SOME DAYS AND SOME DAYS NOT.
D O Y O U F O L L O W A C E R T A I N C R E A T I V E P R O C C E S S T O M A K E Y O U R
W O R K ?
PERSONALLY, I TEND TO DO THINGS BY HEART. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I WAS TAKING A SHOWER-WE ALREADY HAD THE THEME AND A
PHRASE 'SI, C'EST MUA LE CHEF'- AND SUDDENDLY 'THEY DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT US' POPED INTO MY MIND AND I THOUGHT THAT
IT MATCHED QUITE RIGHT, AND I WAS THINKING OF THE PERCUSSION AS PANS AND LADLES AND STUFF. I DO NOT FOLLOW A CERTAIN
PROCCESS, I JUST ARRANGE THINGS AS THEY COME INTO MY MIND.
W H A T I S T H E P A R T O F T H E P R O C C E S S T H A T T A K E S M O S T E F F O R T ?
EVERY PART TAKES EFFORT. THESE DAYS I HAVE BEEN GOING TO BED AT 3:30 A.M. OR SO PREPARING IT. AND EVEN AFTER THE
PERFORMANCE TOOK PLACE, EDITING THE VIDEO OF THE FINAL PRODUCT TO UPLOAD IT TO THE INTERNET TAKES QUITE A LOT OF TIME
AND EFFORT. BUT, IF YOU ENJOY IT, IT WON'T FEEL LIKE WORK, WHATSOEVER. I MUST SAY, HOWEVER, THAT THE PART THAT I LIKE THE
MOST IS THE CREATION ONE. I DO MY OWN BRAINSTORMING, FROM WHICH I TAKE THAT PARTS THAT I LIKE AND THROW AWAY THE
ONES THAT I DON'T. THEN, I START WORKING ON THEM.
W H A T M A K E S I T W O R T H I T , A F T E R A L L ?
PEOPLE'S REACTION. I FELT INCREDIBLY GOOD WHEN I SAW PEOPLE'S REACTION.