taBURNak 6! is a success!
So taBURNak!, the Montreal Burner Decomp is now completed, with another resounding success! With more attendees and participants than ever before, this non-profit, community run event just keeps growing and growing!
Following photos by Jamie Janx Johnston
This year we hit around 800 people, with 19 artist installations, 17 musical acts and Djs, 17 circus, fire and burlesque performers, 5 VJs, 4 workshops and countless volunteers. Not bad for a one night event. :)
If you want to see the promo info for any of our artists and performers, all their photos and info are here and here.
taBURNak! is a decompression party for the Burning Man festival, which means that it is built off the model of Burning Man. The focus of this event is the 10 principles, and the core of the event is focused around art, music and performance, with the idea that each individual is what makes up this event. The participants are encouraged to costume and explore, and to participate in the creation of art and community.
Every person who comes to this event is not only asked to contribute what they can monetarily, but is asked to gift as much of their time, resources and skills as they feel called to share, wether that's through djing, performing, making art, working behind the bar, working a greeter or ticket shift, helping setup, pushing a broom, working a first aid shift, etc, etc. This event is made completely by the community. Not a single person makes a cent off it, and it runs and flourishes because every participant gives what they can.
This year we had all kinds of beautiful contributions. Tons of interactive art installations that you could wander through to sit and snuggle, make a prayer flag, share a secret, get blacklight painted, see colors you've never seen before, sit in a chair that would change your experience of the world, eat poutine, have a cup of tea. On top of that just wonderful art in the form of sculpture, paintings, film, stop motions and VJs.
The setup of the space was filled with art and tents that you could explore to find amazing things.
Then there were performances. Everything from incredible hula hoopers, to stripper poles, circus performers, stilt walkers, amazing fire spinners, spoken word, comedy. So many talented people sharing so many talented skills!
And then of course, there's music. The heart of the event, the moving and dancing and playing of human motion! Here's a couple of the amazing sets that played that night.
Even the organizing team of taBURNak is 100% volunteer run, and this year our team once again rocked it. So blessed to have these people who were so willing to donate between dozens to hundreds of hours of time and effort to make this stunning event.
Event Coordinators
Asha Courtland
Jodi Sharp
Administration Lead- Asha Courtland
Deployment Lead- Jodi Sharp
Volunteer Lead- Nicholas Lucky
Tickets- Nicolas Lucky
Music Coordinators- Dikran Poladian & Aaron Ball
Art Coordinator- Jodi Sharp
Art Grants Coordinator- Jodi Sharp
Art Grants Committee- Aaron Ball, Jonathan Joseph, David Zangwill, Phillip Arrow
Performance Coordinators- Camille Berube & Leslie M
Workshop Coordinator- Camille Berube
Transport Coordinator- Derek Jones
Setup Coordinator- Jodi Sharp
Teardown Coordinator- Grayden Wagner
Stage Design- Jodi Sharp
Bar Leads- Valerie Joyal & Pierre Sparks
First Aid and Rangers Team Lead- Glenn Grant
Greeters Team Leads- Shaïda Ayeva & Sylvana Bellec
Sanctuary Tent- Simon Amar and Sabrina Adams
Legal- Camille Berube
Communications- Asha Courtland
Promotional Graphic Design- Jodi Sharp
Translators- Jonathan Joseph, Nicholas Lucky & Camille Berube
Signs- Glenn Grant
Website- Asha Courtland
A HUGE thank you to all who made this event possible and created a vibe of fun, adventurous, and safe community!
I'll post some of my own photos in a later blog, but here's some more from a couple of our amazing event photographers.
Photos by Soleil Launiere
And another great photographer-
Photos by Dangrz Studios
