[Nordskogen] Caponi Post Mortem

[Lieder, Lisa]

I thought it would be nice to have a discussion of what worked and what
didn't at the Caponi demo: I'll start since I am opening my big mouth.

 

I'll skip the obvious, some people did not attend or did not bring all
the stuff they planned because it was supposedly cancelled. As it turned
out, there were quite a few families there. 

 

So, that said. What worked:

1.    There were not a lot of "obviously modern" things around. Clearly
everyone made a solid effort to bring and show their best.

2.    Everyone except me was ready to go right at 2:00 on the dot.
(Sorry, guys)

3.    The camp was lovely! There were a lot of photogenic moments and
the cooking demo was very cool!

4.    Most everyone was clearly having fun AND inviting others to have
fun with them. 

5.    I think that having activities for families to do together worked
well

6.    Bacci!

7.    The rapier tournament

8.    Ilya's patience with both my son and guests who wanted to learn
about youth fighting. 

 

What didn't work:

1.    There were not enough tables or enough shade flies. My goal in the
next year is now to make at least one shade fly and one simple table. 

2.    There was not an obvious "center of focus" for people walking in.
Some of the people were focused toward the road, others toward the
tournament at the back of the event. That made it hard for the visitors
to figure out where they were invited and where they were not invited to
participate. 

3.    Some of the people still separated off into little groups that
were very internally focused, rather that making the visitors feel
welcome.   

4.    For me, I will be looking for a new person next year to help with
hands on projects-I was overwhelmed. 

5.    I think it would work well for people to come up with a concept
and put together a scene based on the concept. That is why the cooking
worked so beautifully. The nice thing is then you can ask people to help
with a specific area like a scriptorium or candle making. 

 

Those are my thoughts...what are yours?

Sabina