Zuzanna Michcik, “This Community and Bonds Have Always Been Important to Us.” Shaping Identity Through Participation in Musis Events

Abstract

A story by Zuzanna Michcik, one of the participants of the first editions of the music events in Poland in years 2009–2019, is about co-creating festivals, belonging to festival community and process of building festivals. Festivals are not only about live music, but also about creating bonds and shaping group identity.

Keywords

• music events
• open’er festival
• off festival
• festival-goers community
• identity
• festival culture