Womad child to Womad volunteer

• Published date: 06 December 2023
• Publication title: Stratford Press

The wings have become far too small for her and the once dazzling glitter has worn to a soft glint, but this treasure will be kept forever. She was 7 when she made them with her mum, dancing around a table in Kidzone at Womad while the sounds of the world rang out around them

Now 15, she still remembers how magical they made her feel, and how much joy she felt when she ran around the festival in them.

“One of the biggest memories I have from when I was a kid is making these butterfly wings with my mum at Womad. We had so much fun. I wore them for the whole day, and then I brought them back the next day,” she says.

“I’ve got so many positive memories from being at Womad as a kid. My mum and I even got to go backstage with Speech from Arrested Development.”

Speech was her mum’s favourite musician when she was younger, so that was just really, really cool, Tatjana says.

“Womad has been such a big part of my childhood. It’s this amazing place where you get to dress up and have fun and just be the chaotic little kids you want to be.”

This March, after more than a decade of attending as a festival-goer, Tatjana will be volunteering at the award-winning festival. She’s working in Kidzone and wants to help young...