Apologies for the unpunny title, but we’ve had a very busy September and early October and I think engaging a couple of Sandra and Lee clones would be exactly how I would want Jim to fix things, were it possible for him to do so.

Espirito Brum is now over (for now).  Of course it was a resounding success,  great events, wonderful artists, connections made, joy shared, standing ovations, tears, hysterical laughter, excitement and contemplation.  We really enjoyed hosting the festival, having a heap of Brazilian artists meandering around the Edge for a couple of weeks.  They had a great time, too, ‘life-changing’ for a few, and for a few of our home-grown artists who had their heads lifted above the clouds by the energy and skills of our visitors.  There will be many future collaborations, partnerships, exchanges and fun to come out of this and we’ll keep you informed. Biggest-ups to Tessa and Soesen for intitiation and (dis)organisation, Aline and the Quorum Qrew for being ‘Brazziliant!’ (© Specta 2011).  Here’s some pictures, courtesy of Instituto Quorum

While we were at it, we didn’t want to just host the Brazziliants, we wanted to make some art withfor them.  So we did this:

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September also blessed us with a visit from our buddies from Canadia, The Wilderness of Manitoba (or the Wildernii as even they are now calling themselves). A fantastically intimate Monday night gig, supported by the increasingly authentic bluesman Simon Ark, saw a blankly-gaping audience transported and transformed.  We’ve been so spoiled for musicall goodness over the past month or so – next soul injections will be with the moodical staff at Sonic Asylum, first Friday in December (whenever that is)

We’ve also been very hard at developing new projects and new partnerships, very exciting times are ahead for us and the Edge.  We will update you as and when we can.  Keep looking out for other events at the Edge, Space2Develop are running their 3rd artists salon on the 27th October, from 7pm.  The first two were great, some fantastic performances with very appreciative audiences.  Well worth checking out, keep an eye on them on Facebook for future gigs.  Finally we are looking forward to a special Halloween welcome back to our friends from Outersight for some more of their psynema shenanigans, music, andwonderful films from the far corners of the universe.  More info when they send us some.