250207 - Incomplete History of Festivals

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speaker:: Tyler Hansen
date:: 2025-02-13 19:30

💡THE INCOMPLETE HISTORY OF FESTIVALS:

Festivals as Acts of Resistance // Survival Strategies in a World Gone Mad with Tyler Hanson

Overview

By tracing the evolution of festivals and their role in forging transformational movements, this talk examines how immersive spaces can inspire hope and generate solutions for navigating an uncertain future. Forget the “happy warrior” rhetoric—scrappy clowns hold the key to building a more resilient and connected world.

Speaker Notes

Presenter Bio:
Tyler Hanson is a storyteller, placemaker, and recovering festival producer with three decades of experience working with creative communities at the highest levels of experience design. In recent years, his focus has shifted to building systems of resilience in response to climate disasters and population displacement. He is deeply committed to strengthening community bonds through the power of gathering people in purposeful collaboration—a mission he continues through his consultancy, PEAK.