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I grew up in Seattle and have been going to Folklife since the 90s. We went this weekend and it seemed like every act we saw was made up of local amateurs who’ve been taking a class in [fill in the blank ethnic art form], maybe practice once or twice a week, and for whom this was their capstone performance. Clearly not members of that culture and not professional performers by any stretch of the imagination. I’m happy they got the opportunity to get up on stage and share their bliss but it was rough as an audience member at times.
My memory from years past is of mostly tight, polished musical and dance troupes from around the world, comprised of members of that culture.
Is this pure nostalgia? Has it always been this way and I’m just seeing past through rose colored glasses? Or is Folklife struggling to get talent lately? I feel like the same thing has happened to Honk.
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