12-01-2003, 04:29 PM
Oh, no, no, Titus!<br>
I'm sorry if I've offended you in some way! I was trying to tell too many things in too many space and in a hurry, that's the problem!<br>
In a more expanded way, I was meaning that the number of Roman re-enactment groups, although growing year by year, is limited. The period of the year apt for open air activities is even more limited. Therefore, if the number of the multitudinous Roman festivals increases too, they are in clear collision risk.<br>
I'm not alluding to any concrete festival, please, don't misunderstand me! If the scope of one festival is to get together the maximum possible number of re-enactors, it is easy to understand that there will not be enough of them to fill the ranks at all the similar festivals, moreover when if they are held in closely packed dates.<br>
At that point, rivalries and competition for the most attractive groups are ineludible. And, of course, the groups will have to choose to which festivals they will attend, in terms of bare money, friendship, public relations, etc. and say 'no' to the rest. That even at the risk of not being invited on subsequent years.<br>
IMHO, in Europe there is only 'room' for a few 'big' festivals, but that must not pose a problem. There is a format for smaller festivals with only two or three re-enactment groups invited. If a festival gets itself firmly established, it will have a more or less fixed public year after year, who will demand for variety. Bringing different groups every year would make the festival ever attractive. That way, there would be room for all the groups to attend to all the festivals during a period of years and repetition would not be a risk.<br>
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That's all<br>
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Aitor <p></p><i></i>
I'm sorry if I've offended you in some way! I was trying to tell too many things in too many space and in a hurry, that's the problem!<br>
In a more expanded way, I was meaning that the number of Roman re-enactment groups, although growing year by year, is limited. The period of the year apt for open air activities is even more limited. Therefore, if the number of the multitudinous Roman festivals increases too, they are in clear collision risk.<br>
I'm not alluding to any concrete festival, please, don't misunderstand me! If the scope of one festival is to get together the maximum possible number of re-enactors, it is easy to understand that there will not be enough of them to fill the ranks at all the similar festivals, moreover when if they are held in closely packed dates.<br>
At that point, rivalries and competition for the most attractive groups are ineludible. And, of course, the groups will have to choose to which festivals they will attend, in terms of bare money, friendship, public relations, etc. and say 'no' to the rest. That even at the risk of not being invited on subsequent years.<br>
IMHO, in Europe there is only 'room' for a few 'big' festivals, but that must not pose a problem. There is a format for smaller festivals with only two or three re-enactment groups invited. If a festival gets itself firmly established, it will have a more or less fixed public year after year, who will demand for variety. Bringing different groups every year would make the festival ever attractive. That way, there would be room for all the groups to attend to all the festivals during a period of years and repetition would not be a risk.<br>
<br>
That's all<br>
<br>
Aitor <p></p><i></i>
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Rolf Steiner
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