How many of you out there have participated in
this? What did you think
of it? I'm curious, but not sure whether I'm
what they're looking for, or
vice versa. And it's a long way to travel for a short gig.
Kalia
I'll weigh in as someone who called there in 2013.
- I had a great time
- It helped me get some other festival gigs
- It nucleated relationships with bands
- I've directly mentioned this to some callers who aren't on this list,
encouraging them to apply
- If selected, they cover the direct cost for you to come out
- It's a short gig, but it's also a dance festival you get to attend
~70% of as a dancer with expenses paid
- I think the process of going through the application is worthwhile in
helping define your own goals
- I'm enough in favor of it that I've volunteered to help as I can for
future years
- It puts you in Georgia during peach season (I think I ate half a crate
while I was there, fresh at the farmers market. SO good)
It got some initial buzz as a sort of America's Got Talent - Contra
Edition. That wasn't the vibe fore me at all. The 6 callers got together
and had wonderful chats about calling; both the stage craft and the
back-of-house stuff. I'm closer with all of them as a result. It's probably
one of the few opportunities for that many callers to get together and work
a festival together (I found it a much more collaborative and bonding
experience than calling at NEFFA, which doesn't cover travel costs)
I'm happy to talk about it one-on-one if you have more specific questions.
I'm also happy to publicly endorse applying if you're interested.
And like Rob, I'll also admit to being biased.
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Luke Donforth
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