“Dear JAEFFers,
The sun is shining, the trees in bloom, Easter eggs are all on clearance, the sting of pollen is in your eyes and the parks are alive with the endless pounding footfall of everyone who decided that a global pandemic was the right time to start training for all those indefinitely postponed marathons. Yes, Spring has truly sprung. We do hope that all of our JAEFF friends and family are physically and psychologically well. We also hope you are not having to self-isolate for several years in a sand pit with a perpetually gritty captor.
At JAEFF Towers (it's like if the architects of Wayne Manor and Stark Tower were told to make an avant-garde office block for £15 and an Ocado delivery slot), preparations continue for September. Of course, should the current situation dictate changes or delays to the festival, announcements will undoubtedly be announced.
But as things currently stand, having delivered two full festival programmes predicated along quite intellectual lines, this year, we're examining the body and sensation. Partly inspired by the now odd-yeared 2021 Tokyo Olympics, we're presenting a line-up of features and shorts that examine the body through performance, sport, exercise, and physicality.
Stay tuned for more information regarding JAEFF 2020: Bodies. Happy, healthy, isolated, JAEFFing”
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