Ephemera

This past Sunday I went to the Georgia Renaissance Festival with some friends. Had a great time. Got sunburned. Got a Katana from some pirates. (More about that later.)

I had my camera with me and took some pictures. They didn't come out as well as I'd like, but I figured I share them anyway.

The first set is from the first show we saw -- Rags Sharqi dancers. Actually they only mentioned Rags Sharqi once. Partly because they incorporate some non-tradition dance and costume elements, but mostly because they figure no one would know what it was. So they billed themselves as Belly Dancers. I'd think they'd want to avoid that term to avoid the clichéd misperceptions of what they do. But they seem to prefer the more common term.

I really wish I'd been closer for these pictures. If I go back I'll try to make it a point to get a seat down front. As it was we were trying to stay in the shade -- and that didn't work anyway. Oh well.