Day Six, The Finale

And everything must come to an end. Unfortunately, the shows will go to sleep for one year, and I will be expecting to that next time when i can click my camera like crazy one more time. So, no more introduction, here you go, the last presentation:

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Jo Bithume : Victor Frankenstein

I could actually attend to this show because a dear friend of mine bought this ticket for me as my birthday present, so I enjoyed it twice as much. The story of Mary Shelley's Frankestein

I am unsure but I think it all started on a ship ...


Narrating the story of Frankenstein


How he was educated


And how he wasnt really far from the edge


A bright little fella


Who with the right guidance


Would come to shake all our minds


And so he created him


A creature who could horrify anyone


But capable of one of the most basic human instincts


With a new meaning to 'falling in love with death'


After a long journey, looking for his father


And alas!, the only feasible end


Leaving no witnesses of Frankestein's knowledge


And so Graz said goodbye to LaStrada


I hope you enjoyed the show, the pics or both. I'll go to sleep for one more year, and after that, I will see you again.

Goodnight.

Day Five, sorry no day four

Well, it turns out I had zero time for the day four, so i had to skip it. Anyway, I got to catch the shows of day five, two in particular, both were fun in very different ways. One of them was a complete dance and expression show, similar to Nihilo, the other one was a pop show with lots of music and comedy. Both were definitely worth seeing.

So, anyway, no more words, lets go to the pics:

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Tango Sumo : Expedition Paddock

Dancing, lots of corporeal expression, a bit of comedy (made everyone laugh), and some abstract hidden meaning, which i didnt have time to experience as i spent most of the time behind the lens.

It all started with a bunch of crazy people


Who could do admiring feats


With sometimes a bit of a sarcastic meaning


Sometimes they just enjoyed people's applause


Sometimes their imagination just flew away


Acrobatics, was certainly not unknown to the performers


Backstage things were also interesting


Already having lost their heads


And then ... they transformed


into some sort of funny creatures


With akward movements


Hard to describe, all I know


Is that they could fly


And the kid of the day goes to ...

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Les Alamas Givrés : Die Abenteuer von Don Quijote und Sancho Panza
And of course, the tale of Don Quijote de la Mancha could not be out of the Festival.

"En un lugar de la mancha de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme ... "
> "In a place of La Manche, which name I do not want to remember ..."

Completely pop presentation, complete with fireworks and Robbie williams music. I wonder if Cervantes is twisting in his grave.


It all started in ...


They draw a big crowd for their long and rocky journey


The heros came through a long journey, chased by police men



They even were pulled out, complete with horses and everything


Very strict of course


Oh poetry!, a essential piece of the show


And our main character, the hero of the tale, where is your Dulcinea?


Making a number of stops, even for a small snack, and perhaps a bit more


And somebody else was running with the crowd and catching pics. I would love to see her results. Check out the DeviantArt version of this pic here: El Escape de Dulcinea


All to end in the legendary Hauptplatz


I hope you enjoyed this day's pic. I will post tomorrow the Finale.

Day Three

Well, it seems that every day I have less and less time to go to the shows. I'm sad about this because i actually enjoy them. Anyway, today I got to see Jo Bithume again, so here it goes:

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Jo Bithume : La Fanfare

Flutes, Trompets, Saxofons, percussion and a lot of humour would be the best description I could give you of this presentation.

Whether they were good musicians prettending being bad or bad prettending being good didnt matter, people laughed their asses off


One of the most popular characters of the show, in an emotive -for her- lapse


And so they said goodbye, at least the girls


Tomorrow, I will try to post more pictures, at the moment im too tired. I hope you enjoyed the pics.

Day Two

Today, unfotunately, I could only assist to two shows, the first by a french group and the second an uptight overpriced dinner with pieces and elements of minor shows, nevertheless interesting.

Ok, lets start

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Ex Nihilo : Calle Obrapia #4

Group of frenchies, doing a lot of physical expression. Acompanied by recorded radio and electric guitars. Energetic presentation that kept the audience on their seats.


Displaying an impressive physical strength


Kept even children awed


The public kept admiring their feats


Even when their expressions where a bit orthodox


People did everything to have an eye on them

A rare closeup of one of the performers


They converted asfalt into walls and walls into dance floors


Even though it exhausted them


And yet they couldnt stop ...


Everything bound together with bohemia


It made at least me watch things in a slightly different way


And so they said goodbye


But before that, look what I found in the public

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Various : Open Stage


Bunch of short presentations, in the courtyard of the Joaneum. For a different kind of taste. Meant to be enjoyed sitted with a glass of prosecco and in a romantic-yet-funny evening with your loved one.

Look at this so you have an idea of how the thing was. In this case the master-o-ceremony is playing some old LP music. That was actually quite sweet.


The Nihilo people did another presentation for our entertainment


These singer-comediants were rather funny, even though i didnt understand all they said, the rest of the public seemed to enjoy it tho


And although most of the public was an older crowd, I did get to find a nest of young bitchy itchy pseudo trendy austrians =]


An interesting show if you dislike big crowds and you enjoy the calm music. I hope you enjoyed the pics.