THANK YOU FOR THE BEST SPARKCON EVER!!!
There are not enough words in my vocabulary to describe how thrilled I was to work with all of you and to see each group accomplish such wondrous results over the past few days. Beyond a truly ambitious roster of events with record participation, we saw many people achieve things that really stunned the community.
Speaking for the rest of the Bobbleheads, we were amazed by how consistently everyone “got it” this year. All of you seemed to be right on the same page with the same vision, which just gave all of us even more energy. This unified voice seemed to even carry over to every tweet, article and interview that we saw. We’re truly lucky to be living in an environment filled with such positive, creative and community-minded people like all of you. And it’s operating at a level I haven’t seen anywhere else.
There is a symphony of chatter going on about what to do next year. We ask that you write these ideas down as soon as you can – before we forget. As organizers, it might be best if you can write suggestions as comments to this post. However we can read posts on the public site (“feedback” page), or on the facebook group.
If you have any interesting stories or favorite vignettes of the event, please share those as well. Otherwise tag your photos with SPARKcon in flickr or tell us where else you put them.
We will be scheduling a meeting in the next few weeks to try to visit with all of you again and capture all of your thoughts. Be on the lookout and come prepared to celebrate!
Thank you again and Spark on!
Aly
We had a wonderful time at SparkCon this year!! Performing on the main stage Saturday night was truly magical! The crowd gave us such warm, vibrant energy and we just fed off of it!!
Our workshops on Sunday, Introduction to Partner Balancing and Kid’s Clowning were a lot of fun!! What a beautiful space that the Raleigh Ensemble Players so graciously shared. Our Balancing Class was the most rewarding class I’ve taught, despite the fact we only had two participants. Because of the small class, we were really able to teach and share our knowledge. The kids that attended our Clowning class were excited and engaged, making it a memorable afternoon.
The spirit of SparkCon was crystal clear this year, as it provided an opportunity to collaborate with other local, like minded artists and a venue to share our talents. We made lots of valuable contacts for future projects and feel refreshed and inspired after this past weekend.
From our experience this year, we hope to start CircusSpark next year!! We’re already trying to reach out to the Triangle’s circus community and have some contacts that include jugglers, magicians, fire spinners, and aerial artists. Anyone that might be interested in CircusSpark, feel free to send me an email: katie@acroentertainment.com
Thanks for letting us participate in this event; we can’t wait for SparkCon 2010!!