taBURNak! 7 the Montreal Burning Man Decompression Party
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So
, the Montreal Burner Decomp is now completed, with another resounding success! Bigger and better than ever before, this non-profit, community run event just keeps growing and growing!
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and
, as watermarked.
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
, 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.
This year we had all kinds of beautiful contributions. The artists especially seemed really inspired this year. It was held in
, a beautiful venue in and of itself. The artists really engaged with the imagery of the church, with light installations that covered the ceilings, alternative religious spaces in the confessionals, shrines and interactive art. Every space that you wandered through had another beautiful space that was wonderfully created by different artists.
And of course, the Djs and performers always knock my socks off. We are extremely blessed to have some world class entertainers in Montreal who gift their time for our event.
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, Camille Berube, Shanie Jalbert-Bossé
Stage Design
- Shanie Jalbert-Bossé
Performance Coordinator
- Valerie Joyal
Stage Manager
- Derek Jones
Workshop Coordinator
- Jodi Sharp
Transport Coordinator
- Derek Jones, Pascal Naute
Setup Coordinator
- Jodi Sharp
Setup Volunteer Coordinator
- Grayden Wagner
Teardown Coordinator
- Grayden Wagner
First Aid and Rangers Team Lead
- Jody McIntyre
Greeters Team Lead
- Sylvana Bellec
Fluffers Team Lead
- Shaïda Ayeva
Sanctuary Tent
- Simon Amar and Sabrina Adams
Legal
- Camille Berube
Communications
- Asha Courtland
Promotional Graphic Design
- Jodi Sharp, Glenn Grant, Aaron Ball, Valerie Joyal
Translators
- Nicholas Lucky, Shanie Jalbert-Bossé
Signage
- Glenn Grant
Website
- Asha Courtland
Thank you to all that came out, and keep an eye out for our next event
.
For the first time ever, we will be holding a regional burn in Quebec. A three day festival of art, performance and music, once again all participant created!
See you there!
