Cultura callejera// Street culture (ENG-ESP)
English
Hello to the whole community. On Sunday, there was a special performance by the National Circus of Cuba in Guanabacoa. The celebration is part of the municipality's Culture Week. It had been a while since we've seen this kind of movement in the streets, so it was a great opportunity to practice documentary photography.
The crowd was small, unlike past street cultural activities. Nonetheless, the atmosphere was very cheerful. There was a puppeteer, a clown, a magician, and a fire-eater. They all performed brilliantly, completely capturing the children's attention and leaving them amazed.
In the crowd, there was a little boy who was afraid of the puppets and would funnily run away from them every time the puppeteer tried to get close to him.
These kinds of street shows move very fast—neither the performers nor the kids stand still, and the sun was already very harsh. I loved the fire-eater's performance and felt dynamic but unsatisfied with the few photos I got of his act. However, maybe I'll catch another similar event in the future, and now I know the exact moment I want to freeze.
The show started a bit later than planned, perhaps because they were waiting for a larger audience to show up, or maybe the performers ran into some kind of mishap. I imagine that these days, with all the struggles we face, artists have to fight tooth and nail to keep their passion alive.
Before things got started, I took advantage of the majesty of the Guanabacoa church and the circus's colorful banners to take a photo that contrasted the town's colonial architecture with the joy of the show.
The fire-eater's act was truly impressive, and when I looked at the photos, I had a good laugh seeing the children's expressions. Maybe I looked just like them, except I was focused on capturing the best expression with my phone's camera.
I think these kinds of cultural activities provide a healthy distraction for Cuban families without them needing to leave their own neighborhoods.
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Hola a toda la comunidad. El domingo hubo una presentación especial del Circo Nacional de Cuba en Guanabacoa. La celebración viene dada por la Semana de la Cultura en el municipio. Hacía tiempo que no habían movimientos de este tipo en las calles, así que fue una oportunidad genial para practicar fotografía documental.
El público era pequeño, a diferencia de otras actividades culturales callejeras en otros tiempos. No obstante, el ambiente fue muy alegre. Hubo un titiritero, un payaso, un mago y un tragafuegos. Todos actuaron de forma genial, hasta el punto de captar toda la atención de los niños y asombrándolos.
En la multitud, había un niño pequeño al que le daban miedo los títeres y huía de ellos de forma graciosa cada vez que el titiritero intentaba acercarse a él.
Estos tipos de espectáculos callejeros son muy rápidos, los artistas ni los niños se están quietos y el sol ya estaba muy fuerte. Me encantó la actuación del tragafuegos y me sentí insatisfecha con las pocas fotos que me salieron de su presentación. Aunque, quizás vuelva a estar presente en otras actividades parecidas y ya sé el momento exacto que quiero congelar.
El espectáculo comenzó un poco tarde a lo que habían planeado, quizás esperando que apareciera más público o a los artistas se le presentó algún tipo de percance. Imagino que en estos tiempos, con todos los problemas que enfrentamos, los artistas tienen que luchar a pulmón para mantener viva su pasión.
Antes de comenzar, aproveché la majestuosidad de la iglesia de Guanabacoa y las banderas de colores del circo para hacer una foto que contrastara la arquitectura colonial de la villa con la alegría del espectáculo.
El acto del tragafuegos fue verdaderamente impresionante y cuando vi las fotos me reí bastante viendo las expresiones de los niños. Quizás yo también estaba como ellos solo que concentrada en tomar la mejor expresión con la cámara de mi celular.
Pienso que estos tipos de actividades culturales distraen de manera sana a la familia cubana sin tener la necesidad de salir de sus propios barrios.
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