--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.
KaliaI'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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