19 days: Soundscape

On Sunday night, we were at Robert's place in the city, until 11.30pm, recording the music for the show. As well as Vidhu's voiceover for The Mother.

I watched Paris, my sound director, set up mics. Make intricate adjustments to the recording software. Focus on every detail with a single-minded concentration, an acuity of perception, that astounded me. When he said: Quiet on the set, he could hear someone's bangle clink. Hear the cough sweet in my mouth click against my teeth.

I watched Kim, my director, juggle and arrange all the moving parts. Negotiate all the personalities. 3 incredibly talented musicians, with their own very definite opinions about how we should be doing things. Multiple pieces and sounds to capture, in a few short hours. She drew an incredibly strong performance out of Vidhu.

There are moments I am humbled by the range and breadth and volume of talent, skill, craft, that are being poured into Migritude. I wonder how we got so lucky.