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What is our theme for KB19?

EJ Erin Jeavons-Fellows Public Seen by 138

Here is a short-list of our Theme options for Kiez Burn 2019.

You can vote on multiple options, if they take your fancy. So long as you are happy and excited by the results, let any number of these options take your fancy.

Your votes will be anonymous, this is to make sure that you can vote for any option, and not just the one your friend asked you to vote for.

In order to keep things fair, we're not adding new voting options to this poll, as late-comers in the last poll caused discussion over fairness and now we're doing a new one. With advice from those who shared, we've taken the top 4 results of the last poll (because 3rd place was tied).


Background information for themes

Wild at heart
Who are you? Truly?
This embodies our adventurous move to a more decentralized and self-reliant event and community. We can embrace our new culture and support one another at our deepest cores. What is really important to us, once all the trappings and distractions are away?
Let's remove all the comforts of modern traditions, cultures and civilizations, and rebuild our collective from the self-out. A giant Tribe that looks out for each other on our quest to heal the damaged done by the rapid evolution of our species.
You truly are already you. Welcome home.
(f.y.i. The Effigy Team (same as last year's Effigy) has made a beautiful Effigy plan already built around this Theme)

Midsummer Nightmare
This theme is a nod to both the summer solstice and the horror of first time decentralization (Org nightmare)! Let's celebrate the precious few hours of darkness that are the heart of Kiez Burn with a theme that puns upon the Shakespeare play "A Midsummer Night's Dream", but is even more fun. Midsummer Nightmare is chock full of possibilities: naughty fairies, dark horses, creepy misfits, Amazons, humans with animal heads, illusions in the woods, and comedic ceremonial confusion! (What will be the "Wrecking Ball" blooper for 2019?)

Heimat
"Heimat" is an ironic take on quite a few things
Not only does it show that we're coming home (the burns being our natural environments) and not "going crazy once or twice a year", it also plays on traditional associations. "Heimat" would be associated with oompa oompa music, Bierzelt, weird traditions, rampant sexism and xenophobia. By assuming the title we're turning it on its head.
It's also food for thought on a greater societal discussion. I don't want to go into it too much, but on a socio-political level it offers a lot of space for interpretation. (Identity, Location, Nationality, Heritage, etc etc), hence preparing the ground for art to happen
It ain't english. Which is not a bad thing at all.

Do-Topia
I think, given the decentralization, I'd rather hit everybody IN THE FACE with the news that they have to get their asses moving.
That's basically it.

I want to be able to point at the theme, laugh out aloud and then leave when somebody or someone is complaining about anything.

It's a future investment for all highly invested but 'not carrying your ass anymore' peoples.

If you think this is overly pragmatic & the intention a bit cynic for a theme for Kiez Burn - you are probably right. :)

S

Saskia Tue 12 Feb 2019 9:24AM

@zan Directly under the poll / the colored bars to the right there is a (in my german version here) 'Abstimmungsoptionen hinzufügen'

EJ

Erin Jeavons-Fellows Tue 12 Feb 2019 12:59PM

@zan I added the 'Trans Form' option for you :)
I liked this one too! I think it was mentioned in the meeting.

RH

Richard Hodkinson Tue 12 Feb 2019 7:57PM

but wild at heart is so lame and generic! Come on, the other ones, please...

DU

Wed 13 Feb 2019 11:21AM

lol "wild at heart" looks like something to find on a housewife's wall in her kitchen along with a dogeared copy of "Eat, Pray, Love", and a plan to move to Tuscany and open a souvenir shop. 😂
I'll run with the Wild part. 👍

DU

Wed 13 Feb 2019 11:22AM

😍😂😂😂😂

TT

Till Tailor Wed 13 Feb 2019 5:06PM

Yay.. I get it... but I hate Nightmares, Lunatics-Asylums, Aliens... and Lost Island sounds like the next PiratesofCarribeans-Episode... So I changed my vote to Heimat! And of course your WildatHeart-critique is valid for this one too... :-)

JF

Julian Finn Wed 13 Feb 2019 6:56PM

So here's my case for "Heimat" which I proposed:
- "Heimat" is an ironic take on quite a few things
- Not only does it show that we're coming home (the burns being our natural environments) and not "going crazy once or twice a year", it also plays on traditional associations. "Heimat" would be associated with oompa oompa music, Bierzelt, weird traditions, rampant sexism and xenophobia. By assuming the title we're turning it on its head.
- It's also food for thought on a greater societal discussion. I don't want to go into it too much, but on a socio-political level it offers a lot of space for interpretation. (Identity, Location, Nationality, Heritage, etc etc), hence preparing the ground for art to happen
- It ain't english. Which is not a bad thing at all.

B

Bobschi Fri 15 Feb 2019 12:39PM

Sold. Changed my vote, I like this perspective a lot.

Q

Quentin Wed 13 Feb 2019 8:10PM

More than a (final) name, we are choosing on a theme. We could keep the theme/concept of "wild at heart"- which seems to be the preferred one from the vote - and just adapt the name to something a bit less 'housewife' :)
What do you think ?

EJ

Erin Jeavons-Fellows Thu 14 Feb 2019 9:52PM

Hello everyone. We spoke tonight in the precompression kick off the theme for KiezBurn 2019 should be chosen by the 22nd which is the evening of the dreams platform kick off. I have adjusted the poll to reflect this. Everyone please vote!

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