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Diva Divo 2009 A new beginning
It seems ironic that The Walkers first festival should be held at The Spa Theatre and Opera House, Bridlington, a building designed and erected in 1907 by W S Walker.
In 1907 the building was to be the home of that new invention Cinematography and its new occupants used the art of video to its finest during Diva Divo 2009.
For many years we have had the big five, with The Tower re emerging we got the super six and Diva Divo takes it to the magnificent seven! The weekend was class from start to finish, the venue was reminiscent of Killarney, with the added grace of the high dome above the dance floor, the seating allowed for ease of movement around the venue and classic viewing from all areas and the sun smiled relentlessly as if witnessing the birth of something special.
For once the magnificence of the dancers was equalled by the performance played out by the competition, the splendour of the surroundings and power of the weekend sun. Video is here to stay, watching the reaction of the dancers as they were called to the final from the impromptu green room was priceless, a scene normally acted out in the dark depths of the audience and for the winners, winning a first festival is a triumph, winning the first appearance of a festival lives on forever.
Congratulations to the Walkers and hello Bridlington!
As I wrote the above for FEVA magazine I had no idea what was about to hit us in 2010, what had gone before suddenly became distant history as The Walkers took Diva to new heights.
The sudden growth of this competition has placed it in the position of market leader and in a class of its own for originality and quality.
The introduction of coloured smoke, live music and endless twists and turns kept the capacity crowd gripped from start to finish. Never before has so much been offered for so little with Diva Divo giving the best value for money offering in the UK and in February 2011 its back.
DIVA DIVO - THE SPA BRIDLINGTON - FEBRUARY 26TH & 27TH 2011
