Bogota 1

Extravaganza

Two days after we arrived in Bogota, we watched an amazing video and live performance extravaganza in Plaza de Bolivar. A newspaper called it a visual journey through the history of Bogota. It was repeated every evening the week before Christmas in a jam packed plaza. The entrances were controlled and bags searched. The atmosphere was much like Time Square on New Year’s Eve but very much a family event. Though it was a holiday season event, Christmas was not a part of the presentation. Some photos please!

White Screens installed just for this event. Imagine the square packed at night with families.
Acrobats dropped in front of the center screen, and performed suspended.
The devil (?) scratched & clawed his way up & down the church steeple.
The highlight was what we called the dancing dolls. Maybe 15′ high, their lights changed, and they floated and twirled in seamless unison, never bumping into another.. Magical. Or maybe computer directed driving under their hoop shirts..
After the dancing dolls exited, fireworks were launched off the rooftop.

I couldn’t get a decent photo but in the middle of the show an acrobatic “Angel” entered, flying overhead from the back of the plaza to just short of the screens, flipping and dancing along the way.