Neon Pilgrim + Hijack Reality
What:
Neon Pilgrim + Hijack Reality
Who:
Lisa Dempster + Bob and Roberta Smith
Where:
Neon Pilgrim here
This year, there's a couple of books that summarize the whole Format thing:
Neon Pilgrim by Lisa Dempster:
This year I asked Lisa Dempster to run our Academy of Words, which takes the form of a one day mini-festival on March 13th. She wrote a book about the time she was doing that pilgrim's trail in Japan. It is a story of great victories and bitter defeats. The first 50 pages are basically just about her bursting blisters, shitting herself and throwing up a lot. I respect that. I appreciate a writer who has a life first, and produces text second, particularly when that life involves hurling, shitting and walking long distances.
Hijack Reality: A How to Guide to Organize a Really Top Notch Festival by Bob and Roberta Smith:
This is a field guide to running a festival by the people that run Deptford X. Look it up on Google. The best piece of advice is entitled "How To Create an Artist Blacklist". They advise you to throw your lists away regularly "not because people are not bastards, but because list-keeping drives you bonkers".
By Ianto Ware
Format: Book
Genre: Other
Keywords: Format Festival
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