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Shambala Festival: 26th-30th August 2010
It's a festival, but not as you know it. Amy Hughes previews the best way to lose yourself this August Bank Holiday weekend
Written by Amy Hughes
Shambala 2010: Hop to it
Cowboys galloping down the hall on 'neeeiigh'ing broomstick steeds; Thundercats high-kicking in shrunken primary colour pyjama sets and felt-tip pen facepaints; Ewok hunters on a mission through Endor, branch spears brandished and costume jewellery jangling... Every time my brother and I emerged from our childhood dressing up box, we did so as reborn beings - sometimes scaled, othertimes boasting barnets naively shorn by blunt Crayola scissors, and always adding to our mother's list of rushed patch-up jobs. Remove teaspoon antennas from balaclava; scrub ink-stained cheeks; clip son's whole head.
Gabby Young and Other Animals. Image: Joseph Lee
For hours we rampaged in our otherworldly guises, worries of school tests superseded by raw terror of the giant ape hot on our heels (our dad's friend Ted also enjoyed dressing up. His repertoire included a gorilla suit) or the snapping alligator circling expectantly beneath the plank… read more
