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Five days and nights filled with awe-inspiring spectacles of fire and light at
The Crucible's industrial arts facility and adjacent 100,000 sq ft. outdoor
Fire Arts Arena in West Oakland. The festival will be a wealth of workshops,
classes, lectures, and stimulating demonstrations showcasing these innovative
and thrilling artistic mediums, culminating in three different nights of mind-blowing
performances, sculptures and exhibits from the best fire and light artists
on the West Coast.
This year we are joining forces with Burning Man,
(www.burningman.com),
to present this event, with sponsorship from the
City of Oakland, The
Oakland Museum of California, The Oakland Fire & Police Departments, and
Bay Cities Pyrotector.
Burning Ideas, Capacitor,
Michael Christian, Paul Da Plumber, Mark Deutsche, Fire Arts Collective,
Fire Conclave, Flaming Lotus Girls, Wally Glenn, Bob Hoffman, HypKnowTron
by Gaspo, Infinite Kaos, Kabari, Scott Kildall, Kook Troupe, Le Fiebre featuring
Fyrestorm, Marisa Lenhardt, Light Fantastic, Mutaytor, Phoenix Rising, RELartivity,
Christopher Schardt, Jack Schroll, David Sloves, Nate Smith, Charlie Smith,
Kal Spelletich of Seemen, Michael Sturtz, Sun Brothers, Therm, Vau de Vire
Society, Buzz Volker, DJ Vordo, Kasia Wojnarski, Xeno, and more!
See Artist and Performer Bios »
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See the Fire Arts Festival Flyer »
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Steel Wool Spinner
Photo courtesy of Julian Cash
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Kristina Cañizares performing
at 'Dido and Aeneas' in January
Photo courtesy of Edgar Lee
LED Dragonfly created by Jeremy Lutes
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Showcase and celebrate innovative fire and light artists, and to feature fire and light as exciting and diverse mediums for self-expression
Give artists working with fire and light dedicated space and resources to share their work with new audiences
Expose event producers, art collectors, museum and gallery curators, families and the broader Bay Area public to a full range of fire and light artists and to encourage greater funding for art and performance of this genre
Offer unique learning opportunities through artist talks, demonstrations, classes and special workshops
Provide an extended meeting-place for artists and performers to share information, collaborate on new work and build greater community
Give artists and the general public access to state-of-the-art, practical information and new ideas from experts in the mediums, fire and safety officials, and well-known artists
Promote arts education, fire safety and encourage positive, creative expression among youth groups with a special youth field trip day, art demonstrations and art facility tours
Promote the safe use of fire and share best practices
Bring members of the City, the Fire Department and fire artists together to encourage dialogue and work towards establishing best practice safety standards
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Burning Man devotees set the night on fire in West Oakland, SFGate.com
7/9/04 - See Full Article »
Fire Arts Festival, KTVU Channel 2, Bayinsider.com
7/9/04 - See Full Article »
Four-alarm works of art, Oakland Tribune
7/9/04 - See Full Article »
Fire Play - Oakland burns again, East Bay Express
7/7/04 - See Full Article »
Burning passion - At the Fire Arts Festival, flame is a fine art, Sacramento Bee
7/6/04 - See Full Article »
Fire and light in focus at festival in Oakland this week, Alameda Times-Star
7/6/04 - See Full Article »
Gala helps raise funds for local arts organizations, San Francisco Chronicle
7/2/04 - See Full Article »
Festival Press Release [pdf: 36k] - the whole thing in a nutshell
Thursday Evening Gala [pdf: 72k] - who, what and when
Thursday Evening Gala Invitation [pdf: 3.9mb] - see your invitation now
An Overview of The Crucible [pdf: 52k] - a quick look at the breadth of our activities
Biography of Michael Sturtz [pdf: 40k] - our Founder and Executive Director
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