EuroWings no.2 Milan - April 2006
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Editor's note
In this edition 60 seconds with people that 2, 3 have left during Milan' 4, 5 Food for thoughts 6, 7 Premiere party 10, 11 School Page Hacked Emails from Alegria 12 Kitchen Computers 13 Congratulation to A teaser on what the Alegria Who's 14 Who will look like 15 Classifieds 16 Last Page
Euro Wings! Team: Ken, Charlie, Contributors: Maui, Matt, Ian, Mariko, David Pelletier, Cecile, Nikita, Charlie, Ron, Arture, Ilona, Mya, Maria, Anastasia, Eloise Photos: Anson, Matt, Ian, Martha, Martin N., Ken, Gaston, Garry, Zhan, Aliaksei, Patricia, Marie -Eve T. Kana, Jason B.
It's great to be back with the full cirque team and the big top again after 2 years absence touring in Japan with the Fuji Dome and performing at the London RAH. We had a rough beginning (with the back up tent being in storage for 10 years, missing parts, pieces coming from 4 different parts of the world, the Italian fire inspectors, no heat the first day...etc), but we made it and opened our doors to the Italian public thanks to our super Alegria Team. A big Bravo! Milan was not what I expected. It's an industrial city invaded by graffiti where the store's close at weird hours and roads are under construction almost everywhere and we can't forget those unforgettable days that smelled like sewage on site, geez. I was getting depressed during the first couple of weeks. Thank god we were only a train ride away from beautiful cities like Verona, Venice, Como and the Alps to name a few and Turin where the winter Olympics 2006 were held. Seeing people from all over the world, gathered for this once in 4 year event, having a great time and cheering for their country was priceless. One day I got my ass out of bed and decided to wander around Milan getting off at random stations and it's at that time that I got to appreciate more of the city. Nice shopping (especially shoes), cafe terraces and restaurants (with amazing coffee) and lots of churches. Especially the Duomo area, where this gigantic monument (The church) is located. Built in the 15 th century, every square inch of Duomo is a work of art and the panoramic view of the Alps from the roof top is breathtaking. When I entered inside the church, I felt that my entity was sucked inside and I felt an emptiness within my body that was engulfed by its immenseness (yup that deep). I sat on a bench for what seemed like hours admiring the sculptures and paintings on the wall forgetting about the time and any of my negative feelings. I'm sure in those days it was one of a kind that attracted people all over Europe to admire it. Milan is the city where the genius Leonardo Da Vinci lived for a while and seeing one of the rooms (drawing of a tree root coming out of the brick wall in 3D) done by him at the Sforzensco Castle was one of my high lights of Milan and the other one was to see the unfinished sculpture of Jesus and Marry (I think) made by Michelangelo before he died. History resides in this city, that's for sure. Now of course I have to talk about the Italian audience. They clap; react and are not shy to express their feelings, I LOVE IT! It's really something when you are on stage after the first black out and you start hearing the stomping of their feet, trembling the entire Big Top. Rome I heard is going to be great, so see you there! A city which at one point ruled all of Europe. Ce vidiamo a Roma! Ciao