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Post by kerouac2 on May 7, 2019 7:09:40 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on May 7, 2019 7:19:55 GMT
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Post by bjd on May 7, 2019 8:44:07 GMT
They must have spent weeks and weeks preparing all those costumes, coming up with ideas and practicing the steps. Despite the weather, they must have enjoyed themselves.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 7, 2019 8:57:21 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on May 7, 2019 9:06:35 GMT
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Post by breeze on May 7, 2019 12:30:19 GMT
All I can say is...wow. I never thought it would be possible to out-color Oaxaca, but Lille did it in this parade. The chandelier of drummers was spectacular! kerouac, the video is one of your best, in my opinion.
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Post by mossie on May 7, 2019 15:32:14 GMT
Excellent. All I can see is that I will think of Lille in a different way now.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 7, 2019 21:07:11 GMT
Trailing behind here, but tickled to see more of this event ~ thanks for going back!
I have to say that the single thing that charms me the most is both expected and unexpected. That is, even though some features are quintessentially Mexican, there is a spirit and a look to others that is purely French or even of a Belgian carnival sensibility, and those elements work perfectly with the whole.
Anyway, it's all so inventive and fun. The chandelier could not be any better! Super video.
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Post by fumobici on May 7, 2019 23:17:20 GMT
Mexish? Flexican? Whatever, it's a hell of a show! The marvelous stills plus the video put me right there, thanks.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 8, 2019 15:59:20 GMT
Thanks everyone. I would just like to be able to convince more people to attend this event since it is every bit as amazing as all of those things that attract people to the south of France. People often seem to think that nothing ever happens in the north.
In any case, I have never had any trouble finding accommodations in Lille, even for the inaugural weekends, so that would seem to prove that there is plenty of room for more people.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 11, 2019 21:45:51 GMT
Kerouac, apologies if you've already covered this, but even so, maybe it would be good to reiterate after whetting everyones appetite for this event -- how long will this be going on and will the events be changed or added to throughout the festival's duration?
Just went back through this page again -- it is dazzling! Scrolling animates your already lively pictures, too. Forgot to mention earlier how immensely artful that chandelier is. Well, of course the engineering and beauty, but also so cleverly marrying the concept of the Papantla flyers with something so European.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 12, 2019 5:08:22 GMT
The official date for Eldorado is 27 April to 1 December. If I am not mistaken, there have sometimes been extensions in the past, particularly at the Tripostal. One thing that I failed to say is that I barely scratched the surface on this brief trip. Inside Lille, there are 15 different locations for art installations, 12 places to see street art and 11 public parks with artworks. (The parks were mostly closed due to weather conditions while I was there.) There are more than 50 other things in the surrounding suburbs, including in Belgium. When I return, I will need to see things with names such as Curiosidad, Casa Loca or Protesta Fantasma. A lot of things don't start until later in May or in June. There are also some exhibitions that end in September, but there are some other things already listed as continuing through January 2020. I expect that I will return perhaps in August or September.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 12, 2019 7:30:38 GMT
So nifty to think that when you go back there will be so much there which will be new to you.
The Kerouac threads are always widely read and I imagine this one will have clever, curious travelers checking maps and train schedules. I see that a person could zip up from Paris to Lille in only an hour on a high-speed train. Lille could then be the perfect jumping off place for a trip to Belgium.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 22, 2019 10:02:41 GMT
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