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Looptopia is a mere 211 days away, fools, and it's time to get crackin': Artist proposals are due Friday! If you're interested in being one of the 300 or so featured artists (broadly defined, of course) then you need to fill out an application. Looptopia is looking for "transformative" art — but that doesn't have to be crazy hatching-out-of-a-pudding-cocoon performance stuff. Transformative, according to our pals at the 'topia, just means any kind of art that helps the audience see the Loop in a new way, like a comedy performance in an alley, or last year's Redmoon performance in the planters on State. If you have a Loop venue you want to volunteer, they're looking for those, too.
The application is pretty straightforward and short. Make sure to mention you heard about the application on Chicagoist; we hear that'll get you moved to the top of the pile. Remember, they're looking for a boatload of people, so your chances are pretty good. But do not steal our pudding cocoon idea.
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That should read "when dowtown dazzles till about mnidnight or until whenever we get tired'
yea funny how folks and organizations get co opted by Darty Daley with the tax payers dollars in his pockets. I remember when Redmoon was in the hood. Then they moved out Logan Square and got all into state street cow parade preformance art
Looptopia is an excuse for suburban kids to drunk somewhere other than the Dairy Queen parking lot in whatever town they are from.
spav1: i didn't really see looptopia as a flocking point for suburbia. the people i saw were mostly city dwellers. seeing as how they hardly adverised at all, i doubt many suburbanites even knew about it.
Looptopia was full of every drama club dork I ever went to high school with. It was beyond boring, and every single aspect of it sucked hard.
FAIL.
5: If it was really beyond boring, why did you force yourself to endure "every single aspect of it"?
The people in the drama clubs may have been dorks, but I guess you were among the dumbest students in your school, based on the contradiction you offer above.
Be honest: You're just jealous when other people have a good time, right? It's OK.
From what I saw the crowd was diverse and not very suburban. At least the organization is trying. This was the first year and hopefully they are adressing the issues with lack of activities post midnight. It wouldn't hurt to put it off until June either, given Chicago weather. But I'm sure there will be no love lost if those determined to hate it just don't show up in 2008.
I'd rather have the invite in May. The colder it is, the less chance of trouble showing up. They seem to stay indoors. And, I just wish they had more outside vendors for food, drinks, tables for congregating, like a true European city.
That is it, I am not working Looptopia next year. I was very disappointed last year when my shift ended at 2am and there was nothing left to do. I got annoyed and then just went home. Hopefully they will address this problem next year.