Well this was our first performance of the season and I hadn't seen any of the Roman soldiers since Saturnalia. It was a warm sunny day, although some of the others from the warmer parts of the Roman empire might disagree. But the sun was out and everyone was ready to process from the castle to the museum in the centre of the town. There were horns, sagat, drums, and of course us making lots of noise as we followed the marching Romans. A lot of people came and followed us, some even joined in! Outside the museum in the town square we set up camp. It was brilliant as there were so many people waiting to see what was going to happen next.....
As usual when the Romans are about we had to stand quietly as they worshipped the various Gods and showed off their prowess with their military might, big swords etcetera. Ya Raqs then danced, including in our performance some new routines which we had been practising over the winter months, which went very well. We could have married off a couple of the dancers as there were some very keen potential husbands. The audience at Lancaster was very appreciative which always raises our spirits and performance.
Tameri, Hebba, Phoenece, Mish Mish, Kebi and Aisha
We were even fed by the people at the museum, I don't think they were told if they feed us we will just keep coming back... But thank you so much, the food was lovely.
As the sun was lowering in the sky, the Romans marched back to the castle, with us following. It was a lovely day for so many reasons.
