Music Openair Support (Cavaglia GR)
Description: The Openair Cavaglia is a music festival which is completely immersed in nature. We believe the more diverse the music is, the funnier and more entertaining it is for the audience, so the bands play all genres, ranging from folk to rock, funk and more. At midnight everything gets mixed up with a free for everyone jam session, when even musicians from the crowd can join in. Additionally, there is also a dancefloor with a DJ. Through the Openair we want to acquaint the visitors with our region of Valposchiavo and promote our local identity by, for example, offering a wide palette of delicious dishes like polenta or pizza made by locals or local restaurants, making sure you will never eat the same thing twice.
Type of Work: You will help with setting up and then dismantling the festival area. Examples of activities that you may do: build and dismantle the stage; set up and take down the tents etc.; clean up the festival and camping area at the end of the Openair. The work is physically demanding.
Study Theme: We will mostly present our valley and the concept behind the Openair Cavaglia. This will be neither exhausting nor time-consuming. Since we will be a small group, we will also be able to adapt the "study theme" to the volunteers' interests.
Accommodation: You will sleep in an accommodation in Poschiavo or in Cavaglia. You will have to bring your own sleeping bag and a towel; there are toilets and separate showers but no separate bedrooms. You won't have access to a washing machine but you will be able to ask the local project partner to wash something in case it is needed; Wi-Fi will be available at the accommodation and the hotspot will be shared during the day if it is possible and needed; make sure to bring warm clothes (since Cavaglia is at 1703 meters it gets really cold at night, up to 4+ degrees); generally we will cook together.
Language: Local language is Italian (but all members of the organization team speak English, Italian, German and some also speak Spanish).
Requirements: NEW INCOMING FEE for volunteers applying via Partner organisations and Contacts of SCI: https://bit.ly/3iiJWI5
Approximate Location: The workcamp and the accommodation will be located in Cavaglia, a small village completely immersed in nature. Please note that there are no shopping facilities in Cavaglia! Poschiavo is the next bigger municipality with 3’500 inhabitants, 20 minutes from Cavaglia by train. During the Openair there is also a possibility to camp in Cavaglia.
Notes: Other key principles of the festival are togetherness, ecological sustainability and the promotion of arts (e.g. with our posters, painting ateliers, body painting and, the last but not the least, our crazy decorations).
Do not forget to bring:
- sleeping bag and towel
- hiking/walking shoes
- waterproof shoes(/boots)
- working clothes
- raincoat
- warm clothes (maybe during the day it`s warm but at night it will certainly be cold, up to +4, as Poschiavo is located at 1014m and Cavaglia at 1703m)
- swimming suit
During the Openair it is also possible to sleep in a tent on the camping area of the festival. In this case you should bring your own camping equipment.
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