Lifesized Aerial Aquarium

Clémentine invited me to go to a St. Patrick’s Festival at the Docklands for the Irish premiere of 'Pearl' by the world renowned street theatre company Plasticiens Volants from France. This was set right on the water at the docklands where the giant inflated puppets took over Georges Dock to tell a story of the precarious journey of a precious pearl. The music was set to the puppets movements as if they would be underwater. The whale was the first to come out, but he died an untimely death as he got stuck on some light poles and his large balloons escaped his body, like giving birth to gigantic caviar. People dressed up as flying fish, 'joker' squids, bewitched jellyfish and starfish ran around among the crowd to keep all the kids entertained. Their costumes glowed as they ran about. Some of the puppets like the sea snakes and octopus were sort of scary to small kids, but they seems to get over it. The pearl danced around the whole night before finally settling within its shell with a large firework display at the end. Very exciting since fireworks are illegal and it has been awhile since I have seen that exciting explosion of fire and colour in a while. It ended up being a nice clear night, with no rain and very little wind, which was perfect for the show. You are never too old to enjoy a children show.