Oerol. Openings day. Not for it's audience, but for the artists that just arrived by boot, and the employees. Raise the flag, drink the bubbles, get to work. Well, according to the big friendly moustached artistic director called Joop the work already started a year ago when the last edition was rounding up. With 900 volunteers to help run this festival they made a new meaningful record this year.
Joop
With a lot of wind it was a perfect day to try to balance seven stones on top of a 'high' wind loving sand hill. What is interesting about it, is that the wind is not constant. It changes direction, there are trees and dunes in the way and it comes with gusts. To take advantage of a difficult situation would not only be smart, but necessary. These conditions are perfect for adding a theatrical aspect to the scene. Because almost directly when in between the gusts there is an opening for balancing stones, there is the wind again taking them down.
Artists from 'atelier oerol'
raising flag
For now I feel forced to think upwards. Seven days to go before the
premiere takes place. It seems like a very short time, so I have to keep
the word 'simplifying' in the back of my mind. Not to make it easy for
myself, but to release pressure by knowing that great things usually
look simple. Although that basic rule might only work when there's a lot of research, and sweat,
and tears behind an end result, still I can choose to do more research in less directions.. starting by tomorrow. Bottoms up!
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