Pflaster- WHAT?!?

Pflasterspektakel Festival!

One of the most prestigious and well organized street theatre festivals in the world held annually in Linz, Austria.

I was very fortunate to be accepted in Linz last year after the somewhat successful test run of THE OLD GUY in Poland first.

So with the taste of European blood in my mouth, I really looked forward to rocking out in Austria!

There are close to 150 (give or take) individual artists and groups from around the world that come to Linz every year to perform up to 3 shows a day on the street.

(That's ME!)

All of us are assigned a number that puts each of us in line to pick which spots or "pitches" we would be performing that day. Some are good, others great, and most FANTASTIC!

My place of stay, on the other hand...

Accommodations were provided to the artists. Hotels, motels and the like. But for the solo artists and larger groups, they opened up a high school for everyone to crash in.

They gave me the computer closet with a mattress on the floor.

I will never complain about living on a circus train again.

But it's never about the room because I'm too busy doing shows and partying with the artists!

So again... SHOWTIME!

The first day parade, ALWAYS FUN!

The crowds were huge during those three days. Though we did experience a day of rain where the streets cleared off. And that's never good for a STREET festival

Pre Rain

Post Rain

Once the rain did stop, it was time to show them what Rob Lok's all about!

Overall, great times over in Linz. I'm heading back the end of July this year. Really looking forward to catching up with old friends and meeting new!

Good night!