This year’s Spring festivals simultaneously going on at Souq Waqif and Souq Al Wakra continues to attract big crowds of tourists and residents for their colourful parades and astonishing dolphin shows.
The dolphin show is a spectacular showcase of exceptional dexterity and agility of talented groups of people and sea animals which will keep on enthralling the crowd till February 2. The shows at the Spring Festival 2017 are organised by the Lana Group International.
An official from Lana Group The Peninsula spoke to said one of the street shows, ‘Toy Soldiers Parade’, comprise five musicians, who hail from the UK and France.
“This parade is themed marching band in striking red-and-gold designed costumes which give the appearance of vintage toy soldiers, making them perfect for street parades they have variation of three beautiful costumes.”
“Another group is ‘Blue Drummers’ composed of five performers from Spain. They are stilt walkers with exceptional drummers in unique costumes. This group, who also performs in Joker costumes, never fails to entertain the crowd with their acrobatic tricks on stilts,” she said. “The ‘Drummers Band Alien Percussion’ is a group of six musicians from France, dressed as aliens in eye-catching luminous costumes, with high impact drumming choreography,” she added.
Toy Soldiers Parade, Blue Drummers group and Drummers Band Alien Percussion will continue to perform at Souq Waqif till February 2 at Souq Waqif. The Dolphins of Caribbean- Marine Animal Show is an additional treat to thousands of visitors for the 15 days of the festival.
“Dolphins of Caribbean- Marine Animal Show features synchronised swimmers and LED dancers from Belarus. These performers have become highlight of the Festival,” said Svetlana Levitskaya, Director of Lana Group International, who has organized the show.
“LANA Group International offers a feast of amusement Parades that move around with impressive displays of costumes and rhythm professional artists from France, Spain and Colombia. Since LANA Group International was established in Qatar in 2001, we have brought a variety of shows which satisfy the audience, from around the world ,” she added.
The Dolphinarium at the Spring Festival’ called ‘World of Dolphins’, which has dolphins from Russia, provides an amazing experience to the visitors.
The three-year old black-sea dolphin ‘Afalina’ breed named Ikar and Northern White Sea whale named Platon are the attractions at the show which are supervised by Yaroslavl. The Northern Fur-Seal, named Varyag, is also exemplary and has a special young trainer.
Other shows which entertain visitors at ‘Spring Festival 2017’ include Aqua Ballet, ‘Beautiful Flowers’, three synchronised swimmers from Minsk, Belarus performing at the dolphin show, ‘Fairy Fantasy’ DUO– Mermaid Dancing, Jelly Fish Dancers and Roses and Butterflies Dancing with LED light effects.
Art lovers and artists also have the opportunity to take part in some of the activities at the Souq Waqif Art Centre from 4pm to 10.30pm until February 2.
