Dearest Sappy friends! Oh my how we miss you! These have been long months of isolation and separation. And while the days of communal gatherings, under a big tent, basking in music and art, look to be returning, we have for this summer simply run out of time. Sappyfest 16 will not be an outdoor festival, will not be a large, live music gathering.
But all is not lost!!! We have always said that Sappyfest is what we make of it together. It is the magic creation of those who come here, it is your unique personalities and interactions and relationships that make it what it is; your kindness, your efforts, your talents, your genius, that makes the magic in the place. That’s the secret! That’s it! That’s the swamp magic!
And so this is a call! We want your participation in the creation of Sappyfest: Infinite Variety!
Sappyfest: Infinite Variety will be just that - a variety show of infinite possibilities, inspired by cable access telethons and the spirit of community presentation. It is every good and hopeful idea we can squeeze into a full 26 hour online broadcast. Infinite Variety will be performed live at Struts Gallery in Sackville, NB from the evening of Friday July 30th through the evening of Saturday July 31st and streamed out to a worldwide audience on the Sappyfest web channels. It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be strange. It’s going to be Sappy.
So:
Artists! Poets! Musicians! Dancers! Cooks! Thinkers and Scholars, Magicians and Acrobats, Creative Presenters – we're looking for your participation in Infinite Variety! Maybe you have a performance, reading, chat show, workshop, scientific demonstration, cooking show, comedy routine, or unexpected prowess or skill you'd like to present? We’d love to hear your ideas! Have fun, be serious, get real. The application form is linked here: https://forms.gle/eqPRP2oQu8Cs63tw5. It’s short and easy and we can’t wait to here from you!
We hope that Sappyfest: Infinite Variety can be a reestablishing of connections and a reaffirmation of a shared sense of place through the creation of a collaborative project - LET’S WORK TOGETHER AND PUT ON A SHOW!
Infinite thanks to Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre our partner in the production of Infinite Variety.
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All public health guidelines will be followed in the creation and presentation of Sappyfest: Infinite Variety. There will be no live audience and the on-site crew will be following all COVID safety protocols.
Sappyfest and Struts Gallery are committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We encourage applications from candidates who are members of racialized communities, women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage within diverse communities.