I arrived at the studio this morning to see these gorgeous, huge white sails being erected over the parking lot/soon-to-be festival ground:

All day long, our production team along with volunteers and various assorted OBT adminstrative staff have been working, working, working to get ready for tomorrow’s events. The big job is building the stage where the classes, workshops and performances will take place. It’s not quite as easy as just tossing down a few pieces of plywood. When I stopped by, the challenge was getting all the platform segments to lie flush with each other. (Even a small difference in level between two sections is bad news for anyone trying to dance up there.)

Here, Christopher surveys the scene:

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