After a great deal of thought, I've decided Ciel Grayve, songstress extraordinaire, will be taking a hiatus from the performance spotlight. This may be a few months, it may be indefinite. That much has not yet been decided.
It's been a long ride. Ciel started performing regularly with the Celebrations of the Twelve Jancis would host every month, and later co-hosting along side Nathan Telluride for monthly themed shows. Both of them have been nothing but extraordinary to work with. There was the first annual royal ball, and a Starlight Celebration ball at the Sanctum of the Twelve.Â
While I've enjoyed them all for various reasons, there is an inevitable decision which has to be made once things stop being fun.Â
Some people don't realize how much planning and time go into these things, and I have a tremendous amount of respect for those who can lay out an entire song or three in macros in short order. I've tried to do this, it's a pain, and I don't have nearly the inspiration to be half as original as so many RP performers who are out there now.Â
There is also a crap ton of other variety shows, themed events, some monthly, some weekly. I don't know how anyone performs in several of these per month without burning out, one show per month does my brain in.Â
With such a glut out there, as one of the early entrants into the realm of IC entertainment on Balmung, I hate to say but it feels like we're no longer needed after a while. We've left our mark, and we've helped to elevate others to the popularity they enjoy now. Many of them started with the Celebrations and monthly themed Shows and grew from there to host some of their own events, or to find themselves in demand. That's awesome for them, but it's kind of like watching your kids leave home, too.
As for Ciel, for those who know her, she's not being put on a shelf altogether. I'm simply narrowing her focus for now, and hoping that sparking more interest on a personal level will help me find the drive to put her back out on a stage one of these days. For now, her absence from the spotlight will be largely for the sake of helping her husband with his business, and looking forward to motherhood.
It's been a long ride. Ciel started performing regularly with the Celebrations of the Twelve Jancis would host every month, and later co-hosting along side Nathan Telluride for monthly themed shows. Both of them have been nothing but extraordinary to work with. There was the first annual royal ball, and a Starlight Celebration ball at the Sanctum of the Twelve.Â
While I've enjoyed them all for various reasons, there is an inevitable decision which has to be made once things stop being fun.Â
Some people don't realize how much planning and time go into these things, and I have a tremendous amount of respect for those who can lay out an entire song or three in macros in short order. I've tried to do this, it's a pain, and I don't have nearly the inspiration to be half as original as so many RP performers who are out there now.Â
There is also a crap ton of other variety shows, themed events, some monthly, some weekly. I don't know how anyone performs in several of these per month without burning out, one show per month does my brain in.Â
With such a glut out there, as one of the early entrants into the realm of IC entertainment on Balmung, I hate to say but it feels like we're no longer needed after a while. We've left our mark, and we've helped to elevate others to the popularity they enjoy now. Many of them started with the Celebrations and monthly themed Shows and grew from there to host some of their own events, or to find themselves in demand. That's awesome for them, but it's kind of like watching your kids leave home, too.
As for Ciel, for those who know her, she's not being put on a shelf altogether. I'm simply narrowing her focus for now, and hoping that sparking more interest on a personal level will help me find the drive to put her back out on a stage one of these days. For now, her absence from the spotlight will be largely for the sake of helping her husband with his business, and looking forward to motherhood.
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