Thurs. Aug. 7/08 - The Baltic Coast, Poland
Mrzezyno is the name of the summer resort town that we invaded, not-to-speak, with our regiment of 50 chanters- girls in front with South Indian head dress pieces and waving oriental fans; men in the middle playing mrdunga and djembe, accordion and kartals while more women in the back swayed holding colorful umbrellas. We moved two abreast along the beach where literally thousand upon thousands of beach lovers, respectable families, watched with keen interest, flashing cameras like crazy and being informed about the evening’s show that we were presenting.
The show did go on and with a good attendance. People were browsing and purchasing from the tents, food freshly cooked, books, trinkets, and observed a magic show, astrology, yoga and got philosophical questions answered.
In the past there had been resistance to hosting the Festival of India especially by the church. Skinheads were on time physically harassing the operation but mayors of towns along the coast have given the largest support to the program which also features an entire 4 hour stage show of puppets, dances, and martial arts feats. Thousands did turn up.
The Master of ceremonies, Tribhuvanesh, had told the audience of an experiment – the theatrical production of “The Gita”. So our dream team of actors did their stuff and after the performance when asked if “The Gita” should remain as a regular feature, the crowd gave a resounding, “Da!” which means Yes!
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