Stillman Living Statues: Grand Hyatt
Trip Start
Jun 23, 2007
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Trip End
Jun 25, 2007
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
Monday, June 25, 2007
It was a private event for one of the locals who'd returned with his PhD from a prestigious university abroad. The Stillman Statues were meant as tasteful decorative pieces enhancing the classical, academic mood. A violin player walked amongst the guests as they partook from the buffet, and later there were speeches, a documentary-style video presentation and a show on stage. The guests seemed especially fascinated by the living statues and they interacted with us, giggling like children, and took photos on their mobile phones. Later I received an email of thanks stating that we were "the highlight of the evening". I was honoured, it was a low-key but very delightful event to be a part of.
Afterwards we had to walk for what seemed kilometers to clean up in the hotel's health club bathrooms. The showers were like a dream - turkish-bath style with l'Occitane soap and the hugest, softest towels. Highly recommended. Unfortunately I had to leave the same night for a small gig in Wels, Austria. It was a busy week.
Stillman Theater: Living Statues ∼ www.stillman.info
