{"id":154,"date":"2026-05-11T08:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspiro.wpzoom.com\/event\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:39:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:39:41","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inspiro.wpzoom.com\/event\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center\" style=\"padding-top:7rem;padding-right:clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);padding-bottom:3.5rem;padding-left:clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);min-height:60vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-142 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/inspiro.wpzoom.com\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/aleksandr-popov-hTv8aaPziOQ-unsplash-1-1024x683.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspiro.wpzoom.com\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/aleksandr-popov-hTv8aaPziOQ-unsplash-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/inspiro.wpzoom.com\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/aleksandr-popov-hTv8aaPziOQ-unsplash-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inspiro.wpzoom.com\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/05\/aleksandr-popov-hTv8aaPziOQ-unsplash-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-primary-background-color has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-6890660e wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-aa7eb786 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ff5a1f;margin-bottom:1rem;font-size:0.8rem;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase\">About us<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-size:clamp(2.25rem, 5vw, 3.85rem);font-weight:700;line-height:1.05;text-transform:uppercase\">A festival built for the future of live culture.<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:164px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center 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1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-max-36-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>ascend invites <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#d6823e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">emerging artists<\/mark> across europe to a <mark 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