Day 9: opening of both shows!

After a bit of a lie-in this morning, L, K, and I headed into downtown and across the water on a ferry to Noord (literally, 'the north') and then to the Straat Museum.  

The Straat (literally, 'street') is a museum dedicated to Street Art and Street Artists.  Instead of bringing existing street art pieces into the gallery space (which can be difficult to manage if the pieces are installed on public or private property, like, say, graffiti or yarn-bombing), the museum commissions street artists to create pieces for the permanent collection.  In that respect, it's less of a museum of street art and more a museum of street art-ISTs.  But, it was beautiful - big and colorful and meaningful!

After we left the Straat, we rode to the other ferry port and headed back south.  K broke off to have some rest this afternoon, and L and I went to a Malaysian restaurant for lunch.  Then, we hit a record store before heading to the theatre to get ready for the first performance of Anatomy of a Home.

The first performance went well - we had a small house, but they were engaged and they all stayed for a post-show discussion with R after the show.  After Anatomy of a Home, L and I took a walk with another friend of his, stopping for a snack of fries with curry mayo.

We returned to the theatre for the first performance of Interview the Dead.  The house was small, but the audience was engaged and full of questions.  H's pet tiger Flash enjoyed the show too!