“I appreciate SOAK because it does not discriminate, but rather wholly welcomes the diverse types of performance happening now, here in New York and across the globe. The unification is beautiful.” – Averil, Audience member

“Little CAVE expanded its geography even to virtual realms, along with its usual global reach. The mixture of unmissable substances produces true mess, primordial soup from which new things emerge, in a slow motion.” – Irena Romendik, LEIMAY Collaborator, 2012

“I want to thank CAVE for this opportunity to teach at the SOAK Festival. I think it is a great project combining performances & workshops during a week. My experience teaching “The Sonoric Voice Workshop” was reach and I really appreciated the participants being very open-minded to the experience. This workshop gave me inspiration for a future workshop for artists who want to research voice-sound seeds for their own artistic work. Also, the idea that teaching artists share among them their experiences and knowledge is very generous.” – Sabrina Lastman, LEIMAY Guest Teacher, 2012

“The SOAK Festival was a gathering of artists and community in a supportive setting. A chance to see what other local artists are interested in and creating. It was a diverse blend of performances and workshops, which felt very grassroots and authentic. I made new connections with people I didn’t know were here, and now have relationships with them. Also, I shared my own interests and creations with artists who had never seen my work before. I had a memorable and valuable experience at The SOAK Festival.” – Stephanie Lanckton, LEIMAY Collaborator, 2012