On the Boardwalk and At the Movies
July 20
Our shows today are going to be on the boardwalk of the Tel Aviv Seaport. It is a bit fuzzy when we are actually meant to perform. It is going to be a hot day and we are told the Boardwalk doesn’t really come alive until the night so we decide to do one day show and then come back to do a night show. There is a special key needed to access the electricity and the one man who has this key can only help us to do the night show at 10 PM. The first show is lightly attended and it is so hot that some of the kids sit under the sound table for shade. We go for burgers and wraps for lunch.
Most of the Americans are surprised to find that an intermission is taken at the movies in Israel. The kids clown around and take photos with some mannequins they have discovered.
To thank Lynda and the restaurant owner, the kids do some impromptu tumbling on the pier to collect a crowd. The kids eat everything except the calamari which all the kids--- American and Israeli-- find disgusting. They are chasing each other around the boardwalk with it.
We thank Lynda and go to set up for our show.
The Boardwalk is MUCH more crowded. There is not much lighting, so we don’t do some of the acts. But we get permission to do the fire act in the middle of a sand pit that is right behind our staging area. The show is VERY well received. It is late and some fo the kids fall asleep as we are loading out.
Our shows today are going to be on the boardwalk of the Tel Aviv Seaport. It is a bit fuzzy when we are actually meant to perform. It is going to be a hot day and we are told the Boardwalk doesn’t really come alive until the night so we decide to do one day show and then come back to do a night show. There is a special key needed to access the electricity and the one man who has this key can only help us to do the night show at 10 PM. The first show is lightly attended and it is so hot that some of the kids sit under the sound table for shade. We go for burgers and wraps for lunch.
It is decided we will go to the movies for The afternoon. The hope is to see the newly released Harry Potter movie. By the time we get over there and organized, the movie is sold out and they break into groups to see other movies. Most of them go to see Transformers. I find an internet café and try to catch up on the blog. It has been a while since I have had internet access and electricity, at the same time
Most of the Americans are surprised to find that an intermission is taken at the movies in Israel. The kids clown around and take photos with some mannequins they have discovered. There is an American woman named Lynda White who had seen us at City Museum where she had come to tell me about the Jerusalem Circus only to find I already knew about them. She herself was there when we went to visit and Lynda also attendee our show at the Jerusalem YMCA. She has offered to buy us all dinner on the Boardwalk.
To thank Lynda and the restaurant owner, the kids do some impromptu tumbling on the pier to collect a crowd. The kids eat everything except the calamari which all the kids--- American and Israeli-- find disgusting. They are chasing each other around the boardwalk with it.
We thank Lynda and go to set up for our show. Things are a little more laid back in Israel than in he States. The one guy with the key does not show up until well after 10.
The Boardwalk is MUCH more crowded. There is not much lighting, so we don’t do some of the acts. But we get permission to do the fire act in the middle of a sand pit that is right behind our staging area. The show is VERY well received. It is late and some fo the kids fall asleep as we are loading out.
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