[Callers] Catapult 2017 looking for callers

[Keith Tuxhorn via Callers]

What Luke said! I answered in much the same way on a FB post to a similar
query.

I was a caller on the 2013 roster with Luke. It was one of the most
enjoyable experiences of my life.

And what Rob said! Catapult get a good amount of national attention, thanks
to the way Rob's done it. The majority of attendees still come from the
southeast, but increasing numbers are coming from all over.

And Rob, if you need any help, get in touch, I'd be happy to.

Keith Tuxhorn
Springfield, IL

On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Luke Donforth via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

>
>>> 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.
>
> --
> Luke Donforth
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