Summer of Antwerp is near... The Diver and the Little Giantess are expected to visit Antwerp from August 20th untill August 22nd!  Once there was a giant who had taken up residence on the banks of a large river. All ships navigating the river, passed him en route. The Giant levied a toll on all who navigated the river, much in the same way one has to pay nowadays to use some highways. He used that money to build the city of his dreams. Giant docks were built, serving as huge bathtubs for himself and other giants. One day, bold warriors from another world captured him, and chopped off his hand. Strong currents carried the Giant and his hand to the bottom of the ocean. Considerably later, his niece, the Little Giantess, chartered a ship to search for him. Strangely, the hand lived on by itself on the bottom of the ocean, caressing the rocks, algae and fish for entertainment, and set up home somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. One day, a postbag from the Red Star Line which had sunk next to the hand, got carried away by a huge storm. Determined and courageously, the hand took the postbag to one of the bathtubs of the city. Without an arm the hand could not put the bag on the quay. The Little Giantess never did find her uncle. On the spot where the Giant was resting, he was awakened by a geyser outburst. The Giants living under the sea took care of him, and provided him with a diving suit, so he could go looking for the Little Giantess, whom he loved so much. Across underseas sand dunes he marched, until he arrived at one of the bathtubs in the city, where he stretched and lay down. According to legend, he did find his hand, the postbag and the Little Giantess, but all this is little more than rumour. Zomer van Antwerpen is more then just the 'Diver'. From June 2010 onwards, you can download the programme brochure for 2010 on our website. | ||||||||||||||||
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