neighborhood jam session

E-URANUS, the open air cinema in bucharest where i spent many a lonely summer evenings this year, indulging my movie addiction, had closed with a special event involving the local community.

i happen to be there at a urban cyclist meeting one week before, when my bike drew the attention of a group of gypsie kids from the area; i spent about an hour talking to them, and afterwards they invited me to their show. the project was called Biluna behing which stands a group of apparently socially engaged artists called The Offensive of Generosity. basically, what i understood them to be advocating is a change from none to some involvement from the members of a community in its organic development. because the romanian society does not have the knowledge, nor practice of anything simmilar, we would indeed need the helping creative hands of these folks. and the fact that they started with Rahova (a well-known part of bucharest, which translates: poverty, crime, gypsies, garbage, carelessness, decay) should be tell us that they're willing to fight giants.

the event on the 1st of october-i.e. the jam session- was prepared much in advance; the young actors, directors and musicians worked with the kids using their native sense of rhythm, while making them feel like important little stars. all in all, i like this *offensive*, i liked the kids, but i still have my reserves about their parents who care very little about their education; should the fact that they permitted the kids to get involved in this project mean any significant change in their opinions? or they saw the project as mere free fun, nothing educational, thus worthwhile.

i felt as at a kindergarden festivity, where the strong personality of each child cannot be held back and chaos errupts. i hope the group of artists won't lose contact with these kids and help them further. even so, there is need for public support. from a decent playground to programs helping them stay in school.