PREPARATIONS AT GAUNTS HOUSE FOR THE DHARMA FESTIVAL

I have just come back from a brief visit to Gaunts House to further the preparations for the Dharma Festival there in July. As usual, the gardens were looking wonderful, and because there was a course going on, I was able to see the set up for the dining room tent, which may well become the place for evening showings of our films. The Theatre is going to work well for the Kathakali workshops and the performance of their extraordinary sacred dramas, and I have promised Gaunts' staff that I will bring the full tour group over on 2nd July to help put up the tent. We have decided to encourage people to camp on the main lawn so as to be close to the 'action' and it is all beginning to feel very good. We are hoping that more people decide to come - especially now we have 'Evening Only' Tickets available, giving access to Gaunts from 3pm each day and entry to the evening talk and performances Wednesday to Saturday, and more Day Tickets including entry to any of the activities during the day. It will be a lovely event, and we are getting quite excited!