A Festival, Exhibition, Concert or Show You Saw

I have been lucky enough to attend some AMAZING festivals, exhibitions & shows during my lifetime (remember I am very ancient). As a teenager I hitched-hiked from my home town of Chester to London to see the biggest ever exhibition of Salvador Dali. In 1979 I went to FUTURAMA - the world's first Science Fiction Music Festival and saw bands like Joy Division, Orchestral Manouvres in The Dark (OMD) and  PIL amongst others. I have been to the Notting Hill Festival countless times & the Fallas de Valencia 4 or 5 times. S.U.E, Lollapalooza, Primavera Fauna..... a long list.

Today I'm going to write about an exhibition I saw out of pure luck but is a cultural highlight for me. In 2017, I found 2 cheap-last minute flights to Japan on the, now defunct, LAN Last Minute Offers webpage.  It was the country my wife and I had always wanted to visit. I bought the tickets without hesitation. 2 weeks at the beginning of February. Two days after buying the flight tickets I saw an advert announcing that the Victoria & Albert Museum's touring show of David Bowie was heading to Tokyo at the same time we would be there. As a life-long Bowie fan I was in ecstasy and bought tickets for our first full-day in Japan.



The exhibition was in a very trendy, newly built area of the city which I think is constructed on either man-made islands or reclaimed land. The show was amazing. It told the story of Bowie's life and rise to fame with many wonderful relics that were on display for the first time. We spent 3 or 4 hours in the exhibition. It wasn't too busy when we arrived but about an hour later it began to get more crowded.. 


What I liked about the exhibition is the fact that Bowie had allowed the museum full access to all his costumes and archieves of photographs and recordings, both audio & video. There was so much unseen or unheard material that fans had access to for the very first time. The museum also did an excellent job to portrayl Bowie's genius and appeal. The exhibition had obviously been created by someone who was extremely familiar with Bowie and his work and how he had become a cultural icon.

Visiting Japan was an truely spiritual experience. Being able to experience the Bowie exhibition increased that sensation:)

Write about a festival, exhibition or show you saw.

Say:

What it was,

When you went,

Who you went with,

What you enjoyed about it and why.

 Mention anything else you think is important or interesting. Try to write at least 200 words. Leave a comment on your teacher's blog and on the blogs of 3 classmates.

Comments

  1. Catalina Drouillas1 September 2023 at 07:25

    those are coincidences that it chage the life

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  2. Violeta Miranda1 September 2023 at 07:28

    What an interesting experience!!, my mother is a fan of David Bowie and i grew up listening to it

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  3. Janis1 September 2023 at 07:51

    It must be amazing to travel to other countries and see shows of your favorite artists.

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  4. Rayen Briones1 September 2023 at 07:54

    Thats sounds soo cool, traveling and see a great artist, incredible

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  5. Catalina Barraza P1 September 2023 at 08:02

    It sounds very interesting to learn more about your favorite artist, its feels closets to you.

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    1. Simon1 September 2023 at 08:09

      It was an amazing experience. I have been a fan of Bowie since 1971:)

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