New postponing!

The project has been postponed again!
Last week Issa called me and asked me if we could come later, he needed 15 days more to finish negotiations with the local government in Aleppo. He is trying to insure that all his future artistic activities will be permitted, so a cancellation of a festival on its opening day will not happen ever again. I wonder for how long will he be able to keep this agreement, if he gets it... But of course I will not go is this situation.

Zoot was really shocked with the news. It is very hard for him to change program like that: he is doing a Master in Philosophy and has a very tight schedule. Luckily I had left this first trimester of 2008 with a very loose programming, so I could, not with much trouble, change my dates.

Let's hope Issa manages to secure our activity there, so we can go. Our visas expire the 3rd of March... Also it is not sure if Zoot can make it, which is really a bugger, as I would have to find a new camera person in an extremely short time. Not to mention it would be a pity to throw away so many months of preparation together...

I guess this waiting is becoming part of the project too. Waiting, building up expectations, investing emotionally, and then waiting again. It's not easy.
It also makes it become more precious, and every time we have to wait, I have time to go deeper in the concept.
And to experiment.
Like we did last week in Amsterdam.