# Evolving Experiences ✨ **A multidisciplinary crew aiming at bringing more variety into cultural scene of Pico, by creating experiences that touch people.** The idea was seeded during [Pico Summer Gathering](/crews-and-projects/summer-gathering-2021.md). *Evolving Experiences* is a working name for now. ### Now (what we're focusing on right now) * Exploring possibilities of managing funds without administrative hassle (looking into [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com) as a possibility) * Exploring a possibility of starting a cooperative ### Experiences * Slam Jam, July 2021 * Masking Around, September 2021 * [Pico Autumn Gathering](/crews-and-projects/autumn-gathering-2021.md), September 2021 (co-created with the community) * The Community Council Game & Jam Session, December 2021 Below are the notes from our first meeting. ### Intentions * Create events / experiences with a purpose deeper than just hanging out. * Use art as a "magnet" to bring awareness to important issues we're passionate about. * Create memorable spaces (locations), which play an active role in co-creating experiences. * Experiment with new, unexpected experience formats, create something people haven't seen before, keep evolving. * Experiment with new ways of relating to each other. * Include reflective spaces during experiences, to process, discuss and integrate the experience and its topic (equivalent to *Shavasana* in Yoga). * Gradually improve *The Globe*, as we keep using that space for hosting various events. * Use nature to set up temporary spaces for experiences. * Explore possibilities of bringing income to fund our activities, and potentially make it a part-time(?) job for (some?) crew members. ### Context * Keep the work as flexible as possible. * Little meetings, more async work. * Show up on the day and set it up. * Evenings are usually the best times for all of us to be present. ### Ideas (Work in progress) #### Topics / Issues * Animals * Rising consciousness * Community life * Covid (particularly interesting if we bring people with fundamentally different opinions) * Making Pico the best place to live on Earth #### Experiences * Audio-visual theatre * Mute event * Walking disco * Play reading * Varieté * Music improvised to movement (rather that the other way around) * Dance Party (with a bar vibe) * Improv * Films / Projections * Art exhibition * Festival (multiday event) * Costume party #### Money * Explore [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com) as a way to manage funds with very little admin work. If not possible, then perhaps start an association (or other legal structure). * Michal in conversation with Alina from Open Collective ([documentation of OO](https://docs.opencollective.com/help/about/introduction)) * [Open Collective Europe](https://opencollective.com/europe) as a potential fiscal host (6% fee, [terms](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cc8GBkH4XUfdF9hxmrK5b2W2YUw09hRNoCMdoR2Kzao/pub)) * Host a fundraising event * Sell artwork (auction?) * Host special experiences (eg. birthdays, weddings) as a service * Find patrons of the arts excited about supporting our work financially #### Format * Have two spaces during events (eg. main space + fire) to allow people to move freely and choose the energy they need. * Experiment with no alcohol / no drugs / no food during experiences. Make a clear and explicit invitation. Make space for events with substances, as both can co-exist peacefully. * Separate our experiences from the regular Jam Sessions (even if the hosting team might be partially the same). #### Spaces * The Globe * Nature (eg. caves, dry rivers, forest, beach...) ### Team Annia: event planning, organising, hosting, acting\ Austeja: space design, idea generation, performance,\ Jess: space design, space setup, tech, music \ Michal: big picture, directing, hosting, performance, documenting ### Next Steps Anyone from the team to put an event proposal to the crew. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://pico.microsolidarity.cc/crews-and-projects/evolving-experiences.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.