"Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural order.”

"Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural order." Samuel Beckett

This is one of the sentences that bumped up on my attention during the performance of James Devine in TAPEIRE, a show currently performed in Broadway Area in NY.

Tapeire comes in from a quartet of dance, fiddle, percussion and electric harp, all "driven by rhythm". They exploire together the rich sounds of Celtic culture past, present and future.

It's a new style called "Celtic Tap".

Going back to the show, Tapeire takes the twin worlds of Irish dance and tap and blends them into one dynamic form. Charting the history of Irish dance via film backdrop, it travels from the old culture through Ireland's 17th century "dancing masters", to the 1980 competitions and modern shows, and finally end with a freestyle jam session, during which the artist see where their hands and feet can take them.

It's pure rhythm ans sound. Starting form the first second to the last one...it keep you alive on your seat. Innovative and creative, it's a good occasion to appreciate the talent of these artists.

As a final note, James Devine (creator, director choreographer and main dancer) is the Guinnes World Record holder for Fastest Dancer in the World executing an astonishing 38 taps per second!!! See to believe it!!!

If you want to know more, visit http://www.tapeire.com/

Soccer...what's the real face?

I was reading a friend's webblog and some news on internet. My intention was to find something about the result of Serie A Championship in Italy. And again, another person died and several accidents are still ongoing in different cities between ultras and police officers!!!!

We can write and say thousands of words on this. But this is not the real face of the soccer.

I do not accept that few people will continue to have all the attention on them, fighting on the streets and saying "we are going to the Stadium".

Soccer Clubs, Institutions, have to say "Not" to all of this. For one time, they should not care about interests and money and fight internally this violence.

I just came from Queens, where I'm following with a friend (Alfonso) a team of kids under 17. We use to spend time during the week for trainings, trying to improve day by day our team performance. Everyone is doing the best he can; Sunday, it's not only the time to play to win, but it's the time to have fun and learn together as well. It's not matter of the final score. It's the matter to learn how to play together, how to trust and know better each one of the player, person, close to you. It's the time to have fun together.

IT'S SOCCER TIME!!!

The main difference that I see bewtween the Serie A Championship and the Under 17 Team is probably due to the interests that soccer teams, players, ultras, institutions, have once they turn on this activity in a business. Volunteers became Professionist Players, Association became Company, Fun became stress, time to play is not more decided by the people availability but is decided by the sponsors. On the side, parents and friends leave the place to few stupid organized ultras that are able to watch a match only if bunkered between barriers, like lions are in the ZOO.

Instead to strumentalize each single episode, maybe it's the time that all the involved parties take a concrete step towards a resolution. I'm on the side of each fan who goes to the Stadium enjoying and screaming at each action. But I would like to get out from the same door of the fan of the other team, at the same time, arguing on the final score but without barriers. Until that time, I will probably keep enjoing the real face of the soccer, leaving to others any strumentalization of the ongoing cases.

Take care

4:51:11!!!

Grande Alessio.
I had the lucky to live with you the last days before of the NY Marathon...and I'm excited to read your final result.
It was an immense pleasure to meet you and Miranda after so long time :-)

See you in one month in Milan
Take care

Going back to the future....

During the past 2 days I had the chance to think about my current experience. I also read all blogs of my friends and I found more than one thing in common. Most of us are currently around the world (India, UK, Australia, Cina..) but for everyone the question is the same: are we on the right track? Do we expect to jump all around the world for the rest of our life? When will be the break point?

Probably there are thousands of answer to those questions; until we are driven by our passions and values, we will always accept challenges and challenges do not have home!

Going back 2 years ago, I was still in Italy. My AIESEC's terms was ended in July and I was almost ready to get my Bachelor in Pavia. January 2006 my departure to the USA. After 2 years I have got my english certificate, I'm working at MSC as Import Assistant Manager, I travelled around the West Coast of the US, walking on 2 of my personal goals (Grand Canyon and Golden Gate), I'm studying at NYU for a Certificate on Business Management, Leadership and Organizational Development, I'm helping one of my friend as a trainer for a soccer team of under 17, I started my experience with NONI International, I'm eating many many books!!

If you read above, only thing that is missing is the time to rest. New York offers everyday thousands of opportunities. This is the reason why it is called "the city that never sleep".

Now, is this city the right one for the future? Probably I don't know yet. But I'm quite sure that will be my city for the next few years. If one day I will leave New York, I will probably have more time to relax...but I will miss the caotic sound of opportunities of every day.

If I try to link my past with my future... I will probably get lost at this time... maybe it's time to complete some of the present activities and have a better picture at the end.

I like to close this post with some sentences on New York. I hope you will enjoy.

Take care

Gianpy

“I go to Paris, I go to London, I go to Rome, and I always say, 'There's no place like New York. It's the most exciting city in the world now. That's the way it is. That's it.'”

Robert De Niro

“You'll have time to rest when you're dead.”

Robert De Niro

“We do not own this place, we are just passengers”

Robert Redford