Good morning everyone,

It's deep midsummer here in the Northern Hemisphere and of course for many Brits that means it is Glastonbury weekend. If you are missing Glastonbury, I have for you a Fem Fri that gathers what I think is the best thing about that festival, which is biffing around and having little serendipitous moments. Enjoy.

Wandering around the site looking into different tents and having a dance is a key driver of serendipitous little moments. There is no joy that is quite like being in the middle of a massive party that you didn't know was happening ten minutes ago. For party vibes this weekend, how about Kampire Bahana's latest RA mix (708):

I really just wanted to highlight some of my favourite East African tracks and global producers, and also give people a taste of what I've been playing these days, so it has some well-loved tunes that I've been rinsing on tour recently. […] I think one of the things I've loved about DJing is that everything is in the moment. You put your art out there and even though it never measures up to what you had in mind, you do your best and hope that people enjoy it. Nothing is perfect and while you're obsessing about a missed transition, the audience is just happy that you made them dance and introduced them to something cool and new.

https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=708

Of course I talk about "tents" but it would be just as likely to be in a big art installation. Installation art is something I am genuinely missing right now so if you are in the same sort of spot, here's Abigail DeVille! She's done loads of site specific work and gets deep into the history of the places she's doing installations for, I chose this article because there are lots of cool photos but plenty to dive into here:

She uses found objects and architectural forms to create fantastically complex and immersive experiences. You might feel, entering the space, like a character on a set. “I’ve consistently done theater work for the last four years,” DeVille said. “It’s totally changed the way I think about space, or the people as actors in these spaces, and history always being re-enacted.”

https://www.opb.org/radio/article/american-future-installation-pica-portland-abigail-deville/

Finally, and this is more intangible, something else that's fun about Glastonbury is the feeling of being… potentially surrounded by forest sprites? Usually between seven and eight pm, if you have some trees near you and want to try it out tonight. You might get longer into the evening at home as the people in the environs will likely be less drunk. Anyway, an alternative activity to make you feel surrounded by sprites is to watch The Bridge's incredible production of Midsummer Night's Dream which was one of the best theatre things I saw last year. Stars Gwendoline Christie looking absolutely regal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Punzss5sHto

Actually finally now, another thing that happens at Glastonbury is you are definitely going to talk to someone from a charity so maybe a good time to mention that bail funds will still thank you for getting protesters out of prison:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n0-7qSZs7Lwktv2QeDbhxaf5g92Msog_oi1SMvqDX2w/edit?usp=sharing

A xx.