Yesterday the Perth International Arts Festival opened in the Supreme Court Gardens in downtown Perth. The opening event started with Noongar elders welcoming audiences and artists from around the world. This ceremony included didgeridoo and dance performances.
The main event was an open air performance of La Fura Dels Baus, a Catalan theatre group. Jurriaan had seen them once over 20 years ago in Holland and was impressed. Since then they were most famous for a spectacular opening of the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992. So we had high expectations. Before the main performance started, safety announcements told us that we would have to stand and move during the performance. The performers walked right through he audience and took somebody right next to us, strapped him a 'fly suit', and hoisted him right above us.
Fly-man flying above us
In a later phase of the show, actors strapped to a giant treadmill descended from the sky. The treadmill was attached to a chariot. The climbing, walking and hanging actors in the treadmill push the chariot forward straight though he audience.
Treadmill moving through the audience
In the finale, performers in white suits were hoisted high above us. The movements with the backdrop of the evening sky, the light show and the fireworks made this a visual spectacle.
The finale with performers flying above us
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GEFELICITEERD!!! Lieve Corine en Jurriaan, gefeliciteerd met jullie zoon Luka! Geweldig! Via Loes hoorden we het goede nieuws. Papa, mama, Joris, Jet en Ben zitten nu in Zuid Afrika, dus vandaar via mij namens de de hele familie gefeliciteerd! Geniet van jullie kleine man! En we houden de blog in de gaten voor de foto's.
Liefs namens ons allemaal,
Marlous
PROFICIAT!! Wat een geweldig nieuws daar zo ver weg! Een naamdrager geboren, wat zullen jullie trots zijn. Luka Jan, prachtige namen. Hopelijk gaat alles goed met jullie allemaal. We zijn natuurlijk reuze benieuwd naar deze kleine Reijs...
Dikke kus en geniet van elkaar!
Susanne
Hi Corine and Jurriaan, For whatever the reason, my emails do not get through to you both. Not even Skype has worked!! I have received your emails, but I never hear a response back. From your emails, it appears that you are not receiving mine. We miss you both so much!! Congratulations to you both on your precious new arrival!! Corine, please call when you get the chance as I do not have a number for you in Australia. I do not know how to contact you as so far it has not worked!! I hope this does, I was trying to be creative so you both knew that I was trying to contact you. Sending Lots of Love, Becky, Kimberly and Kaitlin
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