Chapter 83: It's the best of times, and it's the worst of times

The row of people who came in, each dressed in very formal clothes, mostly black, very plain, but it did not prevent these people from dazzling.

Because most of them, even the old ones who have gray temples, have very graceful gaits. Among them, there was a tall man with pure blonde hair, who looked particularly eye-catching.

This dazzling is purely externally caused, outstanding looks, elegant gestures, and any casual little gesture is impeccable. His blonde hair is fuller than the color of the sun, and his whole existence seems to bring a piece of sunshine to the theater.

If you look at him very closely, I'm afraid you won't be able to breathe.

Shaida was far away from him, but she also felt the feeling of not being able to breathe.

As I heard from Fantasya before, Konstantin Sakalov would come on the day of the exam and participate in the school's specially invited jury, as one of the judges, to score each candidate.

At that time, I was very much looking forward to it, but as the test date approached, I became more and more afraid to think about it.

Does this mean, Kosgaard, when he dances on his own, also sits under the stage?

For his first significant performance, will Kosgaard be an audience?

What should I do if I can't jump well?

Kosgaard, will he recognize himself?

When I think about it like this, I am inexplicably nervous, and if I think about it during training, my movements will involuntarily deform. So, she told herself, she can't think about it anymore, everything, wait until the moment it's over.

Such a hint was very effective, and she finally stopped thinking about Kosgaard, but at this moment, when Kosgaard's figure appeared so vividly in front of her, appeared in a place close at hand, it still made her mind flutter all of a sudden.

In addition to several professors from the university, there are also experts invited by the university, all of whom are well-known heavyweights in the industry. Konstantin Sakalov, even if he has become more and more famous in the past two years, is just an ordinary junior in terms of identity, and today he can be specially invited to be a judge, side by side with these important figures, which shows the recognition and trust given to him by the school.

When Kosgaard walked in, the expression on his face was focused and reverent, like a believer praying to the god of dance.

Shaida has no doubt that he will deserve this honor and will be a very competent judge. In everything she did with dance, Kosgaard was always passionate and meticulous, just like Gray Fantacia she knew.

Shaida took her eyes off Konstantin and returned to her seat in the student observation area. In the front row, Gray Fantasia sits elegantly like a proud tree.

Watching Konstantin take his seat on the side of the front row and begin to sort out the paper, pens and materials that had been placed on the long table in front of him, Shaida suddenly felt that it was ridiculous for her to be so careful.

Such nervousness, such cranky thoughts, all belong to distractions. If you go on stage with distracting thoughts, how can you be worthy of Kosgaard?

I'm not only sorry for Kosgaard, but also sorry for Mr. Fantasia. Fantasia did not guide himself so hard to see a dance with mixed thoughts and souls. Kosgaard, of course, is not.

In their eyes, the stage should be pure and should not be contaminated with any impurities. Only by working hard to find and show with all your might, can it be possible to meet their requirements.

Thinking about it like this, my heart suddenly felt a lot lighter, but I gave birth to another faint expectation.

Kosgaard, what would he say about my dance?

In the past, long, long ago, although Kosgaard was young, his personality was unusually gentle. He taught Shaida some simple dance moves, and no matter how badly Shaida danced, he always clapped his hands and said words of encouragement, saying "Da, you're amazing."

Now that I think about it, maybe it was a joy for the young Cosgaard to see people dancing, as long as he saw others like to dance, right?

But now, what Shaida wants is no longer words of encouragement.

Cosgaard has grown up, he is so good that he already has enough judgment and voice. At this moment, Shaida's true desire is Cosgaard's assessment of her as a dancer who is about to embark on this path.

This assessment is not necessarily positive, and it doesn't matter if it's not positive. It's a turning point, but it's also another starting line.

It's like a ritual.

In the midst of such careful thoughts, the bell rang for the second time, the lights in the grand theater dimmed, and the crowd suddenly became silent.

Although it was a major exam, and although there were three plays arranged on this day, the dance drama was staged directly, without a curtain, no introduction, no explanation, and no invitation to some distinguished person to give a speech full of empty words. Straightforward,It's all based on the sound of the work.,It's very similar to the style of the North Capital School Park.。

So now, the scenery on the stage has changed, and it has directly become a "modern era" with bright lights.

In order to cater for candidates from all directions, all three dances were designed in a "mash-up" style, that is, there is no way to determine which genre it belongs to, whether it is ballet, ethnic or modern. In general, the first group's "Modern Times" is more modern dance, the second group's "The Nutcracker" is originally a classic ballet repertoire, so it is more ballet, and the third group's "Bacchus's Harvest Year" uses the most elements, and it is almost impossible to make any classification of it.

But none of this matters. In the modern dance world, that traditional concept has been broken, and there is no longer a strong factional dispute. Art forms are inherently interconnected, and as long as they are within the realm of the god of art, there is no need to be closed and self-contained. In the country of the north, and even in the world, this is not only the consensus of the dance world, but also the consensus of audiences who love art - respect for all forms of creation, as long as it is beautiful, it will never be constrained by the so-called "standards" and "traditions", as long as it is beautiful, it can naturally move people's hearts.

The curtain slowly opened, and people found that the "modern era" here did not refer to the developed and stable modern era, but after the industrial revolution, a major change in form occurred, and people's hearts were impacted by various concepts, and life and consciousness began to be in various forms.

At the beginning, there was a large group dance, with more than 20 performers, and after they had completed a group movement of only a few eight-beat movements, each of them suddenly began to change their movements. This design is very bold, because there are too many people on stage, and if the movements are not uniform and the overall effect is pursued, it is easy to make the audience feel confused and dizzy and upset. But the opening scene of the group obviously took a lot of effort to design, with the help of sets, lighting, and the position of each actor, so that their respective interpretations are not messy, but really make this initial scene show the lively and turbulent vitality of the era of change.

This impactful opening even makes people have an unconscious sigh of "this is the best of times, and it is also the worst of times".