Wild about Austin: Prague, the city of music and black lights

Last night I attended a small concert of baroque music in a venue called the Clementinum where Mozart is said to have played and pronounced the acoustics outstanding ( so said the guy who sold us the tickets). It was a four piece string ensemble and an organ. Nice place! I enjoyed looking at all the beautiful art on the walls while listening to the music.

Out on the street there are lots of musicians like this guy.

Or this group which included a talented washboard player.

There are concerts every night in the historic churches all around this part of town. I wish we had heard and seen more! This place is a hotbed of classical music for sure. The building across the street has a piano out on the covered walkway and people just stop and sit down and play. I wished for you Suzy. You would have people throwing euros in your hat just to keep you playing.

Another night we attended a performance of Black Light Theater. That was really different and very unique. It is hard to explain other than to say the stage is completely black and there are people dressed all in black that you can't see. The main actors are bright and colorful and do seemingly impossible things like fly or juggle in slow motion. There are all kinds of illusions involving mirrors and see through screens, candles and back lighting. The most surprising thing was when two of the actresses came out on stage wearing nothing more than flesh colored panties. Hmm. Wasn't expecting that. For a minute I thought it was another illusion but no, it was for real! Oh, and I did not mention that there was no talking through any of this. Just very haunting music and mime. Here is a picture of one of the tamer scenes.