As promised, Here is the location of Sunday AND WEDNESDAY rehearsal. We will be at Grand Ferry Park in Williamsburg. And we already have conflicting information. This rehearsal is from 7-9PM. That skirts dusk. Later in the summer I will push back rehearsals to 8PM to stay around sunset.
http://gis.nyc.gov/parks/lc/NYCParkMapIt.do
Above is me at Grand Ferry Park circa 2002. Lovely spot!
For ease of rehearsal scheduling I present to you our entire summer agenda. I will be out practicing my poi staff and sword on these dates. I will announce the locations the week before, but the time will always be 8-10PM on Sundays and 7-9 on Wednesdays.
The dates!
Sunday May 6th
Wednesday May 9th
Sunday May 13th
Sunday June 3rd
Sunday June 10th
Wednesday June 13th Washington Square Lawn 6-8PM Costume making 8-10PM
Mandatory Shooting Rehearsal
Sunday June 17th
Sunday July 8th
Wednesday July 11th
Sunday July 15th
Sunday August 5th
Wednesday August 8th
Sunday August 12th
Thursday on playa: Sunset Happy Hour at Camp ImageNode.
———–VERY IMPORTANT——-
In order to get a discount ticket you are required to attend at least one of the rehearsals each month and the video rehearsal.If you can’t start attending until after the shoot, you can still spin in the conclave if you attend any 4 rehearsals.
If this is still too much you are still welcome to come and practice when you can, but you are way too busy to commit to the conclave and you should really consider a better time management strategy.
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Obviously it would be great if you could attend all of the rehearsals. With this many rehearsals we run the risk of spreading ourselves thin. To keep the numbers and the energy up I am going to keep rehearsals open to everybody. If you have friends who spin but aren’t in the conclave they are more than welcome to come. (Read the article)
Central Park’s Bethesda Terrace Is easy to find, but still secluded. Just enter the park at 72nd street and head straight down the main road until you go over a large bridge. Walk down the stairs towards the turtle pond and there you are. I have spun fire there a few times in the past and not had any problems. Let’s give it a try this Sunday. Sunset is at 7:30 so 8 will be a good time to meet.
NYC Sparkworks!
Forest Fire!
First Rehearsal Sunday April 8th 8PM at Bethesda Terrece in Central Park
1. NYCSparkworks!
I felt like we should have a new name this year, so we have a new name this year! Behold NYC Sparkworks! It’s kind of a fusion of past groups and projects that many of you have participated in.
2. Forest Fire!
In honor of this year’s Burning Man theme “Green Man” our performance will be embrace mother nature as only we can. This year’s performance will be themed Forest Fire! You are invited to perform as a woodland creature, forest spirit, firefighter, lumberjack, ranger or camper in any stage of being burned alive!
I have access to Materials for the Arts for costuming supplies and I already have a good amount of leather for you to make your flame resistant costume. I will announce upcoming costume sessions.
3. Rehearsals!
People seem to like Sunday evenings for rehearsals. Please respond to me if these aren’t good for you and we will try to find better alternate days. I will go location scouting this weekend. But I would like to have a rehearsal the following Sunday April 8th. Let’s say 8PM In Bethesda Terrace Central Park. I will try to alternate between Manhattan and Williamsburg for future rehearsals.
Rehearsals are going to run a bit differently this year. Let’s be honest. We are performing because it is fun and maybe because we get a discounted ticket. Rehearsals and the show we create should reflect our intentions. Consequently, rather than specific choreographed movements this show is going to consist of several improvisational games based on a technique called Viewpoints. I’ll explain what this is before every rehearsal, but if you would like to get all intellectual you can read about it for yourself
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viewpoints
OK, this might seem like it’s getting too intellectual for a bunch of crazed firespinners. You will just have to trust me on this one. Viewpoints are easy to learn, fun to do, and best of all, anybody can play. For those of you who started skimming after the second line ANYBODY CAN ATTEND FIRE CONCLAVE REHEARSALS. It doesn’t matter who we practice with, so bring whoever you want. It will only make you a better performer.
That’s probably more than anybody wants to absorb for one email so I’ll stop here.
