Romania Free Road Show
Sisesti
(aug 13th-17th)
"Dr. Fester made it out and has this report:::::
romania is a country of freedom for outsiders. but for a lot of the kids growin
up in the poverty of romania dealt by historic and current world organization,
it is a country of seriously limited opportunity and seemingly near-impossible
escape. you can go drink 30cent beers all day, marvel at the intrinsic beauty
of the country that is open to outsiders while most insiders feel and often
are trapped by its national and bureaucratic boundaries. all the kids seem
to dream of leaving romania. the free roadshow romania is bringing a temporal
glimmer of hope and smiles to the struggling kids in romania. by making parties
and performances, making games and creating workshops on everything from doubledutch
to dance performance and composing elektronik misikk. the roadshow became
a little magnet and once someone ran into us we had em till we left the area,,,
and leaving an area was the hardest part. we had everyone from local organizers
and the sweetest old women to gluesniffin 6 year old street kids smiling.
(though the cops didnt crack smiles despite their occasional willingness to
let us be) i guess the message is that more tours with the goal of bring hope
and a little (free) fun to places that havent seen too much of it need ot
happen. the only anecdote to love is war and fun and games is a great place
to start, especially when communication barriers exist and the landscape of
politics is at such a different level. i think we were able to pass on creaive
energy and affirm the hopes of kids that they have the power to shape their
future in romania.. the tour continues through middle august,,,,"