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It took me a while to get past the presenter’s bizarre, Sesame Street-style delivery. Once I did, I found the content of his presentation, and his thesis, to be interesting and thought-provoking. Festivals are touching on elements buried deep within the human psyche: fundamental, elemental, spiritual, and communal.