Review of the year 2013
Back to
the roots...
Or
...
what was different at Zappanale #24?
After
experiments with and financial results of Zappanale #23 we took stick,
well-founded. I for my part was anything but happy with the outcome.
But
where do we go from here?
Already
at Zappanale #23 we got together, sat down and outlined the framework for
Zappanale #24. In addition interviews by phone with approx. 80 visitors gave us
a lot of proposals, suggestions, wishes and recommendations.
And we
tried to realize it, and for me these are the most important points:
1. more
Zappa music
2. more
breaks
3.
starting with the performances at a later time
4.
focusing on vacation and event
5. more
fun
6. more
possibilites to take shelter by rain and sun
7. more
seatings
8.
improvement of the culinary offer
9. more
attention for the exhibition, revaluation of the Arf stand with red sofa,
interviews etc.
10.
offers for the possibilite to move around (bycicles, Molli etc.)
11.
more sun :-)
Zappanale
#24 made clear that we are on the right track. I also experienced it from this
year's audience through a lot of spontaneous and positive feedbace and it was
fortified by questioning more than 300 visitors on the festival grounds.
I was
very pleased to discover numerous new faces among the guests - never before at a Zappanale i've seen so
many women and young people like this year. Your wish for nice weather may have
contributet a part, too.
The
whole issue makes me confident regarding the next years - even when Zappa fans
aren't getting younger - and with the
new concept we will make it for some more years.
Result:
There will be no more "Higher-Faster-Further". Zappanale can't be
compared with any other festival, and we want to preserve the uniqueness and go
together with you into the coming years.
I wish
you all the best for 2014, a lot of music that is worth listening to and
terrific days in July at
Zappanale #25..
Wolfhard
Kutz
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