Becoming Monster

Becoming Monster is a five-day festival with virtual, hybrid and in-person components hosted by ten and a strange ecology of friends and partners (non-human and human alike) from around the planet. This event is a space held for grieving the losses that come with living into the end-times AND playing with ideas of fabulation, imagination and questioning: what else might the human be in our crumbling, entangled, pulsating, animist world(s). It will take place October 30th - November 3rd, 2024 in a season  associated with a porosity between realms, celebrations of reunion between the living and the dead, congress with the underworld and the ancestors. This will be a highly participatory experience shaped and in-bodied by those who make offerings during our time together.

Please read about our pricing plan and sliding scale options for payment as you make a decision about how much to contribute for the event:

The Becoming Monster Festival is offered in the spirit of the gift culture. We invite you to make a gift to support the artists and contributors who are leading us into this festival. Please contribute what you can and then a little bit more. Any additional funds raised will go to support the work of ten (The Emergence Network) in 2025. We ask that all participants make some financial contribution for the festival, no matter the size. However, if you feel deeply challenged by the financial requirements of participation, please write to us at [email protected]. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds or access to a credit/debit card.

We offer a sliding scale based on your relative financial standing. The huge range between the scale is meant to reflect not only the incredible disparity in economic conditions between different parts of the world but also the historical reality of stolen wealth in many different forms generally from the so-called Global South to the North. Ultimately, the payment system is designed for those with more access to wealth to cover the costs of those with less access to wealth; we trust your discernment of how you personally fit into this global economic context. 

Medium Access to Wealth: $150 - $300 USD
High Access to Wealth: $300 - $500 USD
Low Access to Wealth: $5 - $50 USD
Pay-it-Forward: $500 USD + (financially support someone else’s participation) 

As you decide what amount to pay, we ask that you not only consider your present-day financial situation governed by income but also factors including: