This was a quick trip to Bahrain for the opening of Seef Mall in Manama. Short but sweet, we had fun and met a crew of breakdancers, a genius of football levitation, some living statues from Britain, a 'slinky lady' from Russia and an Australian virtuoso violin player. The crowd was entertained and all of us performers had a great time together as well.
Our 5 person crew (4 artists, 1 technician) were slotted with 3 completely different shows, Maya Moon, Light Vision and Phoenix Fire, with all the different equipment and backstage preparation for each performance, and our fire show was the event finale. The breakdancers were a real highlight with the locals and had most of the kids and some of the crowd busting moves with them backstage later.
The agency crew (really cool people) took us out for a nice dinner and later to party. Nightclub entry seemed a bit tricky in Bahrain as they have strange closing times and subsequent backdoors to the club where they make you wait 10 - 15 minutes in the shadows...it felt a bit suspicious and we had a sunrise flight so we left early. The Bahraini from Saudi Arabia who drove us back told us, and showed us, how Saudis get through bottleneck traffic on a Thursday night in downtown Manama. It was pretty exciting really. ... Phoenix Productions ∼ www.phoenixfiredancers.com More thumbnails ...
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