Mission Statement
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Our mission is to establish WildHeart as a Hudson Valley hub. We are creating a festival of live experiences and events including music, dance, theatre/performance, immersive walkthroughs, workshops, and parties. The theme of this festival is joy and whimsy.
We are creating delightful, informed, active experiences for audiences of all ages to connect with like-minded people and witness the transformative power of the arts on the beautiful campus of WildHeart.
Program
Wednesday Aug 12
Arrival & Belonging
2:00–6:00 PM Arrivals & Community Welcome
You are welcomed into a Temporary Queer Village at WildHeart. Here, you are not just a guest—you are a villager. Bring your creativity and care, embrace the role of a villager, and contribute to the community’s creativity, care, and queer spirit.
4:00 PM Wildheart Tour
A guided walk introducing the land through themes of belonging, sanctuary, ecology, and queer community-building.
6:00 PM Community Dinner
8:00 PM Kickoff Campfire
Introductions, hopes for the week and a collective ritual of arrival.
Thursday Aug 13
Identity, Story & Expression
8:00 AM Sound Bath
9:00 AM Breakfast
10:00 AM Opening Circle
Welcome, orientation, festival values, community agreements, and introductions.
12:00 PM Collective Shake-Up
Movement session inspired by liberation, joy, and embodied expression.
1:00 PM Lunch
3:00 PM Solo Practice: Queer Reflection Time
Journaling prompts exploring identity, belonging, ancestry, chosen family, dreams, and future selves.
4:00 PM Storytelling Circle: Coming Into Ourselves
Participants share personal stories, memories, myths, and moments of transformation.
6:00 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Queer Dance Floor
DJ set celebrating queer club culture, freedom of expression, and collective joy.
Friday Aug 14
History, Activism & Panel Discussions
6:00 AM (Optional) Sunrise Hike:
8:00 AM Yoga Practice
9:00 AM Breakfast
10:00 AM Catalyst Workshop
1:00 PM Lunch
3:00 PM Panel Discussion
Queer Activism, History & Futures
Artists, researchers, and activists discuss resistance, visibility, policy, community organizing, and cultural change.
6:00 PM Dinner
8:30 PM Queer Cabaret Night
Live music, performance, drag, spoken word, experimental work, and dancing.
Saturday Aug 15
Devising, Collaborative making, Cabaret
8:00 AM Meditation
9:00 AM Breakfast
10:00 AM Devising Workshop
Creating performances inspired by queer histories, personal narratives, and visions for the future.
1:00 PM Community Barbecue & Pond Gathering
3:00 PM Open Studio Sessions
Collaborative making, rehearsal, costume creation, zine-making, and artistic exchange.
6:00 PM Dinner
8:30 PM Queer Cabaret Night
Live music, performance, drag, spoken word, experimental work, and dancing.
Saturday Aug 15
Seminar, The Future of WildHeart Queer Arts Festival
8:00 AM Sound Bath: Rest, Repair & Renewal
9:00 AM Breakfast
10:00 AM Seminar The Future of WildHeart Queer Arts Festival
Imagining sustainable queer cultural spaces, networks, and collaborations.
1:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Queer Campus Quest
An immersive scavenger hunt exploring hidden queer histories, creative challenges, and collaborative problem-solving.
4:00 PM Closing Circle & Farewells
5:00 PM Group Clean
** Sunday night dinner is not provided - those of us still there we can eat leftover - but it’s not cheffed.
7:30 PM Campfire
Reflections, commitments, performances, songs, and collective wishes for the future.
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