Marrion Square and the World Showcase of Streetperformers

I spent most of my last day in Dublin at Marrion Square. The reason for this, aside from it having some beautiful gardens, is because the World Showcase of Street Performers was being held here. Thus, since I like street performers as well as free shows, I decided to make the most of this combination. This showcase had pretty much everything as indicated below:

Thanks to the patrons, there were lots and lots of bubbles. Unfortunately, you can’t see the bubbles, because my camera sucks.






There was a magician who pulled a paper rope out of his throat. The kids were pretty stoked as you see by the way they tilt their heads.






There was a really cocky Buster Keaton impersonator who wouldn’t stop harassing the kids in the audience.

There was a really crazy sprinkler/cell phone guy who only move if one of the patrons started pedaling the bike next to him. (Couldn’t get the bike in the picture. Sorry.)

There was a really big, creepy pig passed out in the middle of the square.

And last, but certainly not least, there was Mario, Queen of the Circus. I’m actually going to post a blog solely dedicated to him, because he’s really that crazy. Crazy in a cool, Don Quixote sort of way.

Oh yeah, and there were also two bull whip ladies who threatened an audience participant’s manhood by putting a piece of celery between his legs and cutting it to pieces with the bullwhip. Don’t worry, though. The dude left the stage with all body parts intact. I wanted to take a picture, but it was too crowded.