Stravinsky’s Firebird – 2008 Fire Ballet
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Fashion Shows
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HOT COUTURE A Fusion of Fire & Fashion January 17-19, 2008 To celebrate our ninth anniversary The Crucible forged fashion with fire arts, eco-design and “flameboyant” performances in a not-to-be-missed incendiary celebration of style. The three day fashion show featured the work of a variety of Bay Area designers, including: Bad Unkl Sista, Miss Velvet Cream, Jay Bridgland, Cheeky Sweetart, Super Sugar Ray Ray, Miranda Caroligne, Eimaj Designs, Elwyn Crawford, Lee Kobus, Megan Fenske, Auberon, and many more. The evening also included fire performances by Nekyia, the aerial artistry of Tiffany Parrish, music by DJ Delachaux and Mark Growden, as well as demonstrations in welding, blacksmithing, glass blowing, and other fiery arts. |
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INDUSTRIAL CHIC Fashion + Art Show and Preview Friday, April 13, 2007 Open House, Art & Fashion Exhibition, and Rusty Elephant Sale On April 13th, 2007, The Crucible presented the hottest of haute couture in a fashion show of wearable art made from repurposed materials. The evening’s entertainment included a fabulous art show, a preview of The Crucible’s Rusty Elephant Sale (an unparalleled source of donated industrial surplus), and, of course, fire performance. |
Hot Couture – 2008 Fashion Show
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A Fusion of Fire & Fashion
January 17, 18 & 19, 2008
Doors Open: 7PM
The Crucible celebrated our Ninth Anniversary with a blazing showcase of wearable art from Bay Area designers, awe-inspiring fire performances, aerial artistry, and fire arts demonstrations.
It’s conflagration on the catwalk with models strutting incendiary creations from over twenty designers, and some of Oakland’s finest firefighters joining them on the runway. Designers featured include:
| Alexandria Von Bromssen Super Sugar Ray Ray Miranda Caroligne miss velvet cream Antoniya Ivanova Megan Fenske Bad Unkl Sista Darina Drapkin Eimaj Design Jay Bridgland Leila Bazzani |
Missing Piece Katie Burley Chrystie Capelli Escama Studio O’Lover Hats Lee Kobus Erin Mahoney Fluidance KAYO Lee Granberg The Von Stilt Familyand many more… |
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Music by DJ Delachaux Lighting by reFRACTion |
The Von Stilt FamilyAnna Prisekin Betsy Lyon Cynthia Rauschert Erika Peterson Kevin Miller Kirin Haithcox Megan Murray Allison Cohen Grag Jones Brian Walker Paul Geise |
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Avant Cellist: Zoe Keating Catering by J. Gourmet Special Thanks to:
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Come experience the sparks of fire and fashion in Crucible style, and support local artists and community arts education programs.
This event is standing room only, 18 and over.
Hot Couture VIP Gala
January 19, 2008, 7pm
The VIP Gala includes catered food and beverages, and special performances by renowned cellist Zoe Keating, contortionist Serchmaa Byamba and fire performer Kristina Cañizares.
Proceeds benefit The Crucible adult and youth education programs.
Valet parking available.
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Fire Arts Festival
2018-03-15T14:47:49-07:00The Crucible’s Annual Celebration of Fire, Art and Community
The 9th Annual Fire Arts Festival has burned itself out — 4 days; 300,000 sq. feet; 35+ installations; 23+ performing groups; 18 merchandise vendors; 5 food vendors; 4 bars; 1,000+ volunteers; miles of barricades and fencing; probably a million BTUs expended and over 12,000 people attending — more than any previous Fire Arts Festival!
The open air studios and demonstrations of Main Street drew people of all ages to see what the industrial arts are all about, with many getting hands-on with ceramics, stone cutting, electronics, and more.
Many of the astounding art installations invited visitors to interact and control the action, while artists explained the physics and engineering behind their work – or just kicked up the flames higher – as the awe-struck audience watched.
The Rootabaga Opera, by Dan Cantrell rocked the stage every night with song, dance, puppetry and shadow effects that set the tone for the amazing performers and musicians that followed.
Saturday’s Fire & Light Soirée was an scorching success with hundreds enjoying an exquisite dinner amidst beautiful art and décor. Our two youth representatives received a standing ovation, and the bidding for artwork was spirited.
Thanks to everyone who supported our arts education programs by coming to The 9th Annual Fire Arts Festival.
Live Flickr Slideshows – Click on images for more information.
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G4 TV – The Pyromaniac’s Crucible Art Fest (Link to Video)
The Crucible’s 9th Annual Fire Arts Festival – Inside Bay Area
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Blackmahal’s Lal Singh Bhatti and Radioactive Freestyle at the Fire Arts Festival
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DCDT & Friends with Amanda Palmer, Fire Arts Festival 2009 – Billie Jean, Oasis
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Fire Arts Festival Artists & Performers
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Holiday Gifty Art Sale 2007
2018-03-08T12:28:06-08:00| Saturday & Sunday, December 15 & 16, 2007 10AM to 4PM • FREE ADMISSION!
Hot for the Holidays!Whatever holiday you celebrate, spark it up with a visit to The Crucible’s Holiday Gifty celebration. Shop for unique and affordable gifts created by over 75 Bay Area artisans, and experience the excitement of our 56,000 sq. ft. studio, where furnaces roar and sparks fly.
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• Family friendly fire performers and the Von Stilt family with their flamedeer • Demonstrations of glass blowing, metal casting, and blacksmithing from 11AM to 3PM • Santa arrives at 1PM • Raffle drawing at 3PM each day; grand prize drawing Sunday • Hands-on activities for adults and kids from 11AM to 3PM • Refreshments and holiday treats • Learn about classes and workshops that will ignite your own creativity!
Shopping at the mall was never like this! Support local artists and community arts education for youth and adults while you get your last minute shopping done at the Bay Area’s most unusual celebration.
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Fire Arts Arena Directions
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FREE shuttle service will be available from West Oakland BART to the Fire Arts Arena and back!
Youth will not be allowed on shuttles unless accompanied by an adult.
Bicycle parking will also be available. Bicyclists must provide their own lock.
Driving Directions to the NEW Fire Arts Arena: 2020 Engineer Road, Oakland, CA
From The Crucible (2.6 miles) (Good directions for bicyclists)
– Head west on 7th St toward BART
– Turn right at Mandela Pkwy
– Turn left at West Grand Ave
– Turn right at Wake Ave. to enter the Fire Arts Arena
– Free parking on your leftFrom Contra Costa – Hwy 24 W
– Take Hwy 24 West towards Oakland
– Exit I-580 West (as if you are going to SF)
– Merge left onto I-80 West (again like you’re heading to SF)
– Immediately begin merging to the right to the West Grand Ave/Maritime St exit
(NOTE: THIS IS LAST OAKLAND EXIT and you will go up and over the toll booths)
– Continue straight down a long exit ramp
– Turn left at Maritime St/Wake Ave (under freeway) and into the Arena area
– Free parking on your leftFrom San Francisco
– Continue on I-80 East over the Bay Bridge
– Slight right at CA-880 South (signs for San Jose/I-880/Alameda/OAK Airport)
– Take the Maritime St exit toward West Grand Ave (Oakland Army Base)
– Continue straight
– Turn left at Maritime St/Wake Ave (under freeway)
– Free parking on your leftFrom the Peninsula/US-101 N
– Take US-101 North
– Continue on I-80 East over Bay Bridge
– Slight right at CA-880 South (signs for San Jose/I-880/Alameda/OAK Airport)
– Take the Maritime St exit toward West Grand Ave (Oakland Army Base)
– Continue straight down long ramp
– Turn left at Maritime St/Wake Ave (under freeway) into Arena area
– Free parking on your leftFrom San Rafael/Richmond – I-580 E
– Take I-580 East through Berkeley (merges with I-80)
– Stay in middle lanes to Take the I-880 exit toward San Jose/Alameda/OAK Airport
– Take exit 44, West Grand Ave toward 7th St
– Turn right at West Grand Ave
– Turn right at Wake Ave into Arena area
– Free parking on your leftFrom South Bay – I-880 N
– Take I-880 North through Oakland
– Take the 7th St exit toward West Grand Ave
– Merge onto (unmarked) Frontage Rd (signs for West Grand Ave)
– Turn left at West Grand Ave
– Turn right at Wake Ave into Arena area
– Free parking on your leftDirections to Your Phone:
For directions from your location to us from your phone:
– Dial DIR-ECT-IONS (347-328-4667)
– Select “Event” from main menu
– Say “Fire Arts Festival”
– Say your starting point (it can be an address or an intersection)
– That’s it! Driving directions are instantly sent via text message to your cell phoneParking:
We have limited parking available in two lots. One lot is FREE parking and located on your left as you turn onto Wake Avenue. The second lot is a Paid VIP parking for $10.00 further down on the right.
Fire Arts Festival® 2007
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The Crucible’s 7th Annual Fire Arts Festival set West Oakland ablaze and transformed the vacant lot at Kirkham St. and 7th St. into a Fire Arts Arena with a four-day run from Wednesday, July 11th, to Saturday, July 14th, 2007.
Designed and produced by The Crucible’s Founder and Executive Director, Michael Sturtz, the annual celebration of fire and light featured an amazing cast of dancers and performers reflecting the diversity of the Bay Area’s arts community — from classically trained ballet dancers to hip-hop artists, musicians, outrageous fire artists and performers, and The Crucible’s own faculty of blacksmiths, metal casters, and glassworkers.
The festival showcased kinetic and fire art pieces, with over 30 installation artists contributing to the event’s success. Many of the kinetic fire sculptures, like the 168-foot long Serpent Mother, created by arts collective The Flaming Lotus Girls, which encouraged hands-on participation like controlling propane jets. Another interactive display, Dance Dance Immolation, by Interpretive Arson, challenged participants to match on-screen dance steps – with the penalty for a misstep being a blast of fire to the face (fortunately dancers were suited up in Nomex firefighter suits prior to testing their skills).
The Fire Odyssey
Ever raising the bar for “flameboyance,” this year Michael Sturtz added something new: The Fire Odyssey, an 11-act modernized interpretation of Homer’s epic poem, performed nightly. Blending industrial fire theatre with ballet, opera, hip hop, aerial dance, fire performance and more, The Fire Odyssey brought together an amazing cast of internationally recognized dancers and performers to create one of the most technically ambitious and visually stunning productions seen in the Bay Area.
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Opera singer Aimee Puentes sang the role of Penelope, and Easton Smith, who played Romeo in The Crucible’s production of Romeo & Juliet—A Fire Ballet, returned as Odysseus. Mongolian contortionist Byamba Serchmaa played Circe, who tried to seduce Odysseus; members of the renowned hip-hop troupe Flavor Group played Odysseus’ men. The acrobatic team of Realis, made up of gold medalists and world champion gymnasts Shenea Booth and Arthur Davis, performed the production’s amazing finale, with original live music provided by Mark Growden and a hand-picked ensemble.
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The saga of Odysseus took place on an enormous 58 foot wide stage, complete with a thousand-gallon “sea;” a colossal Rube Goldberg style system of stairs, ramps
Industrial Chic – 2007 Fashion Show
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INDUSTRIAL CHIC Fashion + Art Show and Preview Open House, Art & Fashion Exhibition, and Rusty Elephant Sale Friday Night On April 13th, 2007, The Crucible presented the hottest of haute couture in a fashion show of wearable art made from repurposed materials. The evening’s entertainment included a fabulous art show, a preview of The Crucible’s Rusty Elephant Sale (an unparalleled source of donated industrial surplus), and, of course, fire performance. Performances by: Music by: Halon Lighting by: reFRACTion and Lauren McCullough
Saturday and Sunday On April 14 and 15, The Crucible welcomed spring with an open house and art show that included wearable art. Industrial surplus was on sale at our Rusty Elephant Sale and demonstrations of industrial arts showed how you could turn that surplus into art of your own. Admission free for all.
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Rusty Elephant Sale featured:
• Industrial Surplus Other activities included: • Bicycle Fix-a-thon on Sunday |
