This weekend the quiet suburb of Woluwe hosted a Graffiti and Street Performance Art festival. The two days included multiple acts, craft stands and Belgian food. A huge cirucuit was erected for a rope dancing preformance where performers suspended themselves from cord simply by their own strength. Next was a troop of jugglers who entertained the crowd with velcro costumes and lots of energy. A local artist drew pictures of children attending the event on the windows of the Wolubilis and a robot drew pictures on the ground with chalk for the same children to fill with coloured sand. Finally, an urban performance group drew pictures of a city-scape in black tape while dancing. During the final performance I sat next to a deaf family. The performanc was very sporadic and off-the-wall with no context for some of the dance moves etc. It struck me that deaf people probably have a similar experience of life at times in that they miss out on the context because of their hearing impairment. It must sometimes be a very surreal and scary world because of this at times!
The festival was amazing. I continue to be amazed by all the things there are to do in this sleepy suburb!
A bientot,
Niamh
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