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Fire Opera / Fire Ballet Update
In 2010 we are hard at work developing two incredible original productions designed specifically for The Crucible’s unique capabilities, and destined to be world-class multi-genre productions beyond any seen at The Crucible. The first is “Machine” a Fire Opera, premiering January 2011; and in January 2012, we will present our first Fire Ballet comedy “2012: A Space Oddity.”
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The World Premiere of “Machine”
A Fire Opera™
January 12-15 and 19-22, 2011
Conceived and staged by Mark Streshinsky specifically for The Crucible’s performance space and capabilities, this original fire opera is based on a sci-fi short story by Derek J. Goodman, with original score by Clark Suprynowicz.
Produced by Michael Sturtz. Machine brings the art form of opera into the world of a futuristic factory where enslaved workers create an environment of sound and tell a new kind of story. It features five opera singers and one rock and roll singer, a small orchestra with industrial percussion, and a musical Tesla coil.
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The World Premiere of “2012 A Space Oddity”
A Fire Ballet ™
January 11-14 and 17-21, 2012
A campy sci-fi comedy conceived and directed by Michael Sturtz, Space Oddity will make you laugh out loud and gasp in amazement. Combining the usual unusual pyro effects with the best of SF’s circus arts and ballet dancers, it will also include some wild surprise stunts. The original script will be a raucous journey through all your favorite sci-fi classics while poking fun at contemporary sexual politics and politicians. Building on the same startling genre-bending combos that made Firebird and Dracul so memorable, Space Oddity will also feature a never-before-seen ballet pas-de-deux and even more awesome industrial arts effects. So hold on to your bubble helmets folks, this one is worth the wait.
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Past Fire Ballets and Fire Operas
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The Crucible's Benefit Fire Ballet 2009
DRACUL: Prince of Fire
January 7-10 and 14-17, 2009
The story begins with Dracul exploring the dark outer regions of his land. He encounters something both monstrous and magnificent and is attacked. He feels strange fiery venom coursing through his body as it dies. But he is not dead. Dracul awakes infused with a strange power…
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“As a spectacle, the show is—riveting. And the talent of performers and production staff is impressive...” – The Berkeley Daily Planet
“The performances are unequivocally top notch. Nowhere this side of the Seine River are you likely to see such an extravaganza or partake of such a festival of sight and sound.” – Alameda Sun
“From a group reenactment of Michael Jackson’s Thriller, to a fire-breathing metal dragon, to awe-inspiring feats of aerial ballet and fire tossing, Dracul doesn’t lack for eye-candy.” – Diablo Magazine
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The Crucible's Benefit Fire Ballet 2008
FIREBIRD: “L'oiseau de feu”
April 9-12 and 16-19, 2008
A theatrical spectacle that fuses ballet, classical music, and aerial performance with fire and industrial arts to create a compelling 1970's retro-modern interpretation of Russian folklore.
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“…one of the most visually stunning performances to take place thus far at The Crucible’s West Oakland warehouse.” – East Bay Voice
“Leave it to The Crucible to remake a respectable work of art into a flaming, beautiful and shocking piece of theatre.” – Contra Costa Times
“Awesome and fantastic; I wholeheartedly recommend this unusually creative ballet and any others performed at The Crucible. Captivating and magical, it’s an evening you’ll never forget (or ever see duplicated!)” – Urban Moto
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The Crucible's Benefit Fire Ballet 2007
ROMEO & JULIET
January 10-13 and 17-20, 2007
The Crucible celebrated its 8th Anniversary with a sizzling synthesis of dance and fire: The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet—A Fire Ballet. In the dazzling tradition of The Crucible's Fire Operas, this first-ever Fire Ballet was a theatrical spectacle that blended ballet, classical music, aerial performance, hip hop, fire, and the industrial arts into a compelling modernized rendition of Shakespeare's tragic tale.
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“Dazzling fight scenes—real fire when tempers flare!” – The Music Scene
“…a dance performance that is both dazzling and highbrow. It is an un-matched, only-in-the-Bay-Area experience.” – Tri-Valley Herald
“…the hottest performance of the season (literally)!” – SF Chronicle 96 Hours
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The Crucible's Benefit Fire Opera 2006
SEVEN DEADLY SINS
January 11-14, 2006
Upon setting fire to the stage, Michael Sturtz, founder and Executive Director of The Crucible, welcomed the audience to its 7th anniversary fundraising event -- Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's The Seven Deadly Sins -- in a unique fusion of Opera and Fire Arts. Designed and produced by Sturtz, this unique production was directed by Roy Rallo and featured artists from San Francisco Opera and The Oakland East Bay Symphony, conducted by Sara Jobin.
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The Crucible's Benefit Fire Opera 2004
DIDO & AENEAS by Henry Purcell
January 16 & 17, 2004
The Crucible's production fused the elemental power of the fire arts with the intimacy of Purcell's score in a revolutionary new staging, as opera soloists, chorus singers, and orchestra were accompanied by a backdrop of molten metal casting, glowing hot glass working, welding, torch cutting, and fire dancing.
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Winter 2010 Class Schedule (3795)
