Ice-Oh-The-Sign!: Spring Awakening

And you say what dreams are

Wake me in time to be out in the cold

And who can say what we are

This is the reason for dreaming

Things happen for a reason. Probably one of the most used quotes in this lifetime. But yes, it's not by chance what we make life out of. I guess there's really no such thing as coincidence. The choices we make lead us to some divine appointment with someone or something. This is perhaps the biggest takeaway I had when I saw the Spring Awakening musical. There were a lot of social and political stirrings that made it a radical work which challenged the norms and defied social laws and morality. But for me it's fairly simple: whatever you do - love, dream, hate, live or die...it's a continuous journey we choose for ourselves.

The musical was set on the late 1890s. It was of course the time when the 'corruption' of the mind was not acceptable. People were defined by what was taught to them which was just a piece of the whole truth. It tackled a lot of recurring issues which had existed before I was even born - suicide, academic pressure, sex, undefined sexuality, violence and pregnancy. It was actually an eye opener. These issues have long been existing and till now - we haven't had the proper solutions. Nowadays, people tend to blame consumerism and technology on what has become of our youth but in reality, it brings us back to the choices we make.

On a lighter note, I really enjoyed it. It was progressive and real. The thespians at their young age were really astounding! Hands down, they are a talented bunch of young people. Pinoy represent for the lead actress Julia Abueva who played Wendla. The guy who played Melchior, Nathan Hartono has a very lovely voice and an eye candy too. Haha! Their renditions of the original hollywood musical songs were really good. Their voices were a mix of alternative and classical. Their acting skills were really good too. *clap clap*