{youtube}VyxZJPsuS9k{/youtube}The Crucible’s 9th Annual Fire Arts FestivalWednesday – Saturday, July 15-18, 20098:00PM – 11:59PMNEW LOCATION THIS YEAR! (see where) |
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About The Fire Arts FestivalEach July The Crucible’s Fire Arts Festival celebrates creativity through fire and light with a spectacular open-air exhibition of interactive fire art, performance and the largest collection of outdoor fire sculpture on the West Coast. The Fire Arts Festival is our major fundraising event, and proceeds benefit The Crucible’s arts education programs for youth and adults. You’ll be dwarfed by gigantic sculptures, get hands-on with interactive installations, and experience an eye-popping array of cutting edge fire sculpture and art from the all over the country. Each evening, fire performers will awe and amaze the most discerning pyrophile and you’ll be dazzled by incredible music and dance performances. It’s the must-see event of the summer. More Bang for the Buck – Literally!This year we will be expanding the festival in a new, larger location. Our new Oakland location is three times larger than years past, giving attendees more elbow room and us the ability to bring you more of your favorite artists. We will have more fire and light sculptures, food and merchandise vendors. In addition to our regular performances, we will feature the world premiere of Dan Cantrell’s The Rootabaga Opera
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Dan Cantrell’s The Rootabaga Opera
Through a unique blend of early American, Chinese, and Eastern European music, this opera will explore the roots of the Bay Area’s musical and cultural identity. Compositions will be complimented by an interdisciplinary collaboration of fire arts, puppetry, dance and theatre. The piece will reflect the ideas, characters and text found in Sandburg’s Rootabaga Stories and his collections of American folk music while venturing into new areas of collaboration and musical exploration based on the interaction of the diverse range of performers. The musical ensemble, directed and conducted by Emmy award-winning composer Dan Cantrell, will feature some of the Bay Area’s finest talent in a dynamic and ethnically diverse folk orchestra. Featured artists will include women’s vocal ensemble Kitka, renowned for their specialized vocal technique, described as exotic, elegant and eerie. Co-directors, Larry Reed and Christine Marie of ShadowLight Productions will add another layer to the production with giant projected shadows featuring metal shadow puppets created by Mark Bulwinkle. The commissioning and production of this world premiere is made possible by The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Emerging Composers 2007 Initiative. Not familiar with Carl Sandburg’s Rootabaga Stories? Check out this site…
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Discounts & Benefits – There’s No Better Time To Become A MemberJoin or Renew now and enjoy great Fire Arts Festival benefits for Members ONLY. Crucible Members at all levels receive discounts on Festival tickets as well as expedited entry into the Festival – the Members-Only/VIP entrance means bypassing long lines. Members at the Inferno Level and above are entitled to complimentary access to our Patron Pavilion, which means more VIP treatment during the Festival including private restrooms, hosted bar, and comfortable seating beneath a tent or in our Pavilion courtyard.
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NEW LOCATION – FIRE ARTS ARENA 2009In Oakland right off the West Grand Avenue exit, between the Oakland Army Base and the East Bay MUD Facility, at the corner of Wake Avenue and Engineer Road. Parking will be available as well and FREE shuttle service from West Oakland BART. |
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Photography/Video Policy:Still photography is allowed, however if you bring a SLR camera with a detachable lens you will need to sign a photo release form at the media check-in table at the main entrance, where you will receive a photography badge and guidelines. If you post any images taken at the festival we ask that you please credit “The Crucible’s Fire Arts Festival®” and the artist, performer, or group featured in the image. No video is allowed unless previous arrangements are made before the day of the festival. If a videographer has made prior arrangements to shoot for a particular artist or performer, they may only shoot that particular artist or performer, after which they will need to put away their gear. Any photographer or videographer not in compliance with our policy or guidelines will be asked to leave the Fire Arts Arena. |
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Thank you to our fabulous sponsors!
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The 2009 Fire Arts Festival will feature the world premiere of Dan Cantrell’s The Rootabaga Opera, a narrative musical presentation inspired by the children’s stories of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and treasured American folk music historian Carl Sandburg. This one-act musical journey weaves individual stories into a narrative arc staged in a theatrical format. The material will be informed by the diasporic culture of American immigrants during the dramatic turning of the 19th century as seen through Sandburg’s stories.
