krampuslauf philadelphia

this should not be missed.

amber dorko stopper — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:44:50 +0000

krampuslauf philadelphia mentioned on dEdmonton.tv’s “women in horror month” broadcast

amber dorko stopper — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:47:11 +0000

that’s right.

it WAS a krampuslauf to remember…

amber dorko stopper — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:21:05 +0000

but how did i miss this followup newsworks piece about our inaugural lauf?

KRAMPUSLAUF PHILADELPHIA 2011 — the book!

amber dorko stopper — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:04:13 +0000

it’s here.

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photographs, manifestos, and one very clever craft. seventy pages. your purchase will help fund maker workshops, cookies and cider for KRAMPUSLAUF PHILADELPHIA 2012.

janet and amber, interviewed for Many Mouths One Stomach

amber dorko stopper — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:01:30 +0000

this interview was such an honor. and the greatest gift of all was “finding” MMOS and benefiting instantly from the mentorship of jhon sanders. grassroots festal culture forever!

an excellent video presentation of krampuslauf philadelphia

amber dorko stopper — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:38:37 +0000

thanks to excellent archivist and rocker michael for this video of the inaugural krampuslauf philadelphia, as well as for his blog post.

the video is so nicely edited and captures the event so well. if there’s one thing i noticed about saturday, it was that the people who seemed to have the most fun (and people were really having fun) were the people who brought something with them — physically or otherwise — to make sure that OTHERS had fun. we ALL want to find a way to make the fun last longer next year, with both maker events and the actual krampuslauf. ideas are brewing!

THANK YOU

amber dorko stopper — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:20:09 +0000

THANK YOU — THANK YOU — THANK YOU

arun once was zygoat
abigail avon
kennie bowen
peter crimmins
janet finegar
frame fatale
allison frick
friends of liberty lands
abiezer galloza
ben levin
aaron mannino
jim mundie
national public radio
northern liberties community center
katie sweeney
lori sweeney
lisa annelouise tomer
nikki virbitsky
sue white
whyy radio

and everyone who came and made the event full of laughter and cider and cookies and pastries and KRAMPUS!

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!

congrats again to our sister group in portland OR

amber dorko stopper — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:24:20 +0000

a beautiful video has surfaced.

and arun called me tonight to leave a voicemail of the beautiful krampus carol they sing in portland. it is in my mind now and it is lovely!

the two rules of krampuslauf philadelphia

amber dorko stopper — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:55:31 +0000

as we prepare to do this simple, short, communal thing this saturday, i, as founder and as a co-coordinator, have just a few requests to all participating.

1. BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN FUN, AND AT LEAST SOME OF SOMEONE ELSE’S. as arun, organizer of the portland oregon lauf said this week, “I enjoy the potency released when you invoke something otherwise neglected in your culture. Every force that we incarnate conveys the gifts and challenges of its influence upon us.” this is a celebration and example of what community can be, on the spur of the moment, and with relatively little direction. all the parts are important and welcome, and are not judged or quantified. do not come expecting cirque du soleil. carry a banner or a drum, or offer to stay back and tend the fire and the cider. as long as you are respectful of what others have brought to the event, i can promise there is a place for you.

2. DON’T SCARE ANYONE WHO OBVIOUSLY DOESN’T WANT TO BE SCARED. as amused as i am to know that a loyal WHYY listener thinks i should be imprisoned for child abuse, i do ask you to use good judgment. the core of this group is families, and families who know one another well; the community-owned liberty lands is, quite literally, their park. respect the park and the families. anyone who terrifies a child and doesn’t stop immediately will be sorry that they didn’t.

if either of those “rules” takes the fun out of it for you, you might just choose to enjoy another event. we know that for 99% of the people coming, they are intuitive.

there will be either a box or a bag in the park with extra costuming components – small handdrums, horns, and i think there is an extra sheepskin – as well as krampus t-shirts to put on over kids’ coats. first come, first served. see you there!

best krampus video i’ve seen this year

amber dorko stopper — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:58:50 +0000

scary, yes. but look at how some of those krampusse just take a child’s hand — and hold it!

thanks to prof. philip alperson of temple university for sending me this video! he was at this event — amazing.