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Fireside Lounge

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Fireside Lounge

Friday, October 14, 2011 • 6:30-9:30PM
$10 at door / Crucible Members are free

Featuring glass, wood, stone and ceramics, set in our 56,000 square foot facility.

More information to come…

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2011 Fire & Light Soirée and Art Auction Items

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2011 Fire & Light Soirée Art Auction Items			More info & buy tickets…

Fire & Light Soirée Art Auction Items

Metal Table

forged and fabricated steel

$900

Carla Hall has been making decorative ironwork for over 15 years. She was greatly influenced by the experience of growing up in central North Carolina with a family history of tobacco, cotton and moonshining. She has a diverse education including studies at Penland Craft School, the Evergreen State College – where she received her BFA in metalwork, and through multiple apprenticeships. She has a strong belief in arts education and in empowering youth through exploring industrial arts. Her greatest creative influences come from Japanese folk art and architecture and from old industrial structures. She currently runs Red Frog Metal Design and is the Youth Program Director at The Crucible.

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Fire Flower

copper, fire

Value: $200

Charles Gadeken creates beautiful sculptures incorporating mixed metals and fire. His art is uniquely organic, using fire to enhance and complete the sculpture and engage his audience in a physical way. Charles is a founding member of the Flaming Lotus Girls and has helped the group create fiery art for the past eight years. He founded the Illumination Project, creating monumental kinetic sculptures for the opening of Treasure Island SF, The Santa Rosa Museum of Visual Art, Reno Art Town, and Burning Man. His art has been displayed at Burning man, Robodock in Amsterdam, and the Big Day Out Festival in Australia. For the past six years he has designed and built custom fire art

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Fireside Lounge: Rosie the Riveter

2018-03-15T13:45:16-07:00

Friday, May 6, 2011 • 6:30-9:30PM
$10 at door / Crucible Members are free

Event Press Release

Join us for an evening of celebrating powerful women in industrial art. This girl power–filled event will host an industrial art show, fire performances, an appearance from the B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls, music by DJ Mancub from the Space Cowboys, fire sculptures, an appearance from the Rosie The Riveter Trust with three original Rosies, discounts on Crucible classes and live industrial arts demonstrations highlighting welding, machine shop, moldmaking and foundry.

Mix with actual Rosies from World War II and learn more about female industrial artists playing their role in history. Patrons are encouraged to dress in their finest 1940s inspired garb. There will even be a Rosie The Riveter costume contest. Bring your own bandana and the Rosie The Riveter Trust will teach you how to tie your bandana like Rosie. Also enjoy a performance art piece dedicated to Rosie. Food will be available from Michael Brown Catering, as well as cupcakes from Idle Hands Bakery.

Discounts on Crucible class tuition will be available to attendees who register at the event. New students will receive 20% off class tuition and Crucible members will receive 25% off class tuition. In addition, guests can put their $10 cover charge towards the cost of the class. A door prize raffle and the costume contest will also offer attendees a chance to winning free tuition on a Crucible class. All ages are welcome. There is a $10 cover at the door and Crucible members are free.

And don’t forget your rallying cry, “We can do it!”

Event Highlights
• Live industrial art demonstrations in featured areas: Foundry, Moldmaking, Welding and Machine Shop
• Spectacular art show showcasing work from featured areas
• Amazing molten metal pour
• Fiery stage performances
• Special appearance by B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls
• Groovin’ beats by DJ Mancub from the Space Cowboys
• Beautiful fire sculptures
• Performance Art piece, “The Sphere”
• Inspiring visit from original “Rosies” and The Rosie The Riveter Trust
• Quirky “Rosie The Riveter” costume contest
• Tasty food from Michael Brown and sinful cupcakes from Idle Hands Bakery
• Exciting discounts on Crucible classes
• And chances to win free tuition on a Crucible class!

The Sphere
The Sphere created in 1982 by Billy Hiebert is 4 ft across and
composed of 20 individual sections. Spheres are one of the
strongest and most perfect forms known in nature and Billy’s piece
is a metaphor for all of us who have ever felt the need to safely
hide the expression of our creativity from the world. This piece
is dedicated to Rosie the Riveter and all those who followed
the rallying cry, “ We Can Do It,” and The Crucible’s motto
to “ inspiring creativity in everyone.”

At 8:40pm, in one symbolic motion, we will remove the
boundaries that inhibit creativity and free the spirited soul within
the sphere.

Event Location & Directions
The event will be located at:
The

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Fireside Lounge: Amor Ardiente

2018-03-15T13:35:42-07:00

Friday, February 11, 2011 • 6:30-9:30PM
$10 at door / Crucible Members are free

Event Press Release
5″x8″ Event Flyer (PDF)

Gather around the fire for an evening of industrial-sized love filled with a kissing booth robot, hand-typed love poems, tarot readings, a live DJ, a special aerial appearance by Cupid and Crucible industrial arts demonstrations highlighting blacksmithing, neon, jewelry and enameling.

This Fireside Lounge is the first in a series of four evening events planned by The Crucible. Future evenings include a Rosie the Riveter theme showcasing women in industrial art and Play Bound theme for those looking to head off to Black Rock City in the summer.

Guests will enjoy live demonstrations of and mini lectures on blacksmithing, neon, jewelry and enameling throughout The Crucible studio, as well as a spectacular art exhibition showcasing student and faculty art in those featured areas. Aerialist Oliver Pavick will play the saucy flying Cupid. Local poet Zach Houston will flow with free verse hand-typed poems. Learn your future with tarot readings by Isabelle Choiniere-Correa and enjoy tasty treats from Jon’s Street Eats and Idle Hands Barkery.

The Crucible will be offering class discounts and a raffle at the event. New students will receive 20% off tuition for a Crucible class and Crucible members will receive 25% off. In addition, folks can put their $10 cover charge towards the cost of the class. The raffle will also offer attendees a chance to winning free tuition on a Crucible class.

Event Highlights:

• Art show & demonstrations of Blacksmithing, Neon, Jewelry and Enameling
• Appearance and aerial performance by Cupid
• Tarot readings by Isabelle Choiniere-Correa
• A kissing booth run by a fiery robot
• Fire Sculpture “Auger” by Justin Gray
• Live DJ playing sexy, love oriented sounds from many genres and time periods
• Hand-typed love peoms by Zach Houston
• Charm making table by The Crucible’s Jewelry department
• A photo booth provided by SaraBek Images
• Food available by Jon’s Street Eats
• Cupcakes from Idle Hands Bakery
• Cold and hot drinks, beer and wine
• Discounts on Crucible classes
• Door Prize for a Free Crucible class

Beer provided by
Linden Street Brewery

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Fireside Lounge: Amor Ardiente

2018-04-23T13:13:27-07:00

Friday, February 11, 2011 • 6:30-9:30PM
$10 at door / Crucible Members are free

Event Press Release
5″x8″ Event Flyer (PDF)

Gather around the fire for an evening of industrial-sized love filled with a kissing booth robot, hand-typed love poems, tarot readings, a live DJ, a special aerial appearance by Cupid and Crucible industrial arts demonstrations highlighting blacksmithing, neon, jewelry and enameling.

This Fireside Lounge is the first in a series of four evening events planned by The Crucible. Future evenings include a Rosie the Riveter theme showcasing women in industrial art and Play Bound theme for those looking to head off to Black Rock City in the summer.

Guests will enjoy live demonstrations of and mini lectures on blacksmithing, neon, jewelry and enameling throughout The Crucible studio, as well as a spectacular art exhibition showcasing student and faculty art in those featured areas. Aerialist Oliver Pavick will play the saucy flying Cupid. Local poet Zach Houston will flow with free verse hand-typed poems. Learn your future with tarot readings by Isabelle Choiniere-Correa and enjoy tasty treats from Jon’s Street Eats and Idle Hands Barkery.

The Crucible will be offering class discounts and a raffle at the event. New students will receive 20% off tuition for a Crucible class and Crucible members will receive 25% off. In addition, folks can put their $10 cover charge towards the cost of the class. The raffle will also offer attendees a chance to winning free tuition on a Crucible class.

Event Highlights:

• Art show & demonstrations of Blacksmithing, Neon, Jewelry and Enameling
• Appearance and aerial performance by Cupid
• Tarot readings by Isabelle Choiniere-Correa
• A kissing booth run by a fiery robot
• Fire Sculpture “Auger” by Justin Gray
• Live DJ playing sexy, love oriented sounds from many genres and time periods
• Hand-typed love peoms by Zach Houston
• Charm making table by The Crucible’s Jewelry department
• A photo booth provided by SaraBek Images
• Food available by Jon’s Street Eats
• Cupcakes from Idle Hands Bakery
• Cold and hot drinks, beer and wine
• Discounts on Crucible classes
• Door Prize for a Free Crucible class

Beer provided by
Linden Street Brewery

Fireside Lounge: Amor Ardiente2018-04-23T13:13:27-07:00

Crucible Revival

2018-03-15T13:03:48-07:00

The Crucible’s 12th Anniversary Benefit

January 14 & 15, 2011 • 7-11pm

(Doors open at 7pm and show starts at 8pm)

Press Release

A fiery benefit for The Crucible’s educational programs honoring the work of our founder, Michael Sturtz

To mark the departure of Crucible Founder Michael Sturtz from his role on The Crucible’s staff, we are celebrating his vision and creativity by bringing back the show-stopping greatest hits of performances past. The Crucible’s 12th Anniversary Benefit is a Revival – Crucible style. In the tradition of the theater, we are reviving our most beloved and spectacular moments. As for the traditional revival meeting – our approach may be irreverent but our objectives are pure: we’re seeking to engage and inspire our most loyal members and friends and to end each night with a new legion of Crucible converts.

Join Master of Ceremonies Mark Growden as he soulfully sings his way through a fast paced, jaw dropping line-up of music, dance, aerial, fire and much more. Expect reprisals of unforgettable moments from Crucible stage shows, stunning surprises and plenty of fire from a veritable Who’s Who of Bay Area favorites, including many Crucible friends and collaborators. We’ll also be showcasing the industrial arts in a whole new light as only The Crucible can. Faculty and students will perform amazing feats with glass, metal, fire and more.

This not to be missed event is an homage to Michael Sturtz’s 12 years of leadership and his visionary approach to blending the visual, industrial and performing arts. It’s also a benefit for The Crucible’s arts educational programs, dynamic events and community outreach. All proceeds from tickets sales will support The Crucible’s future programs and work with artists, students and audiences of all ages. By purchasing tickets, you are helping to keep the fire burning and to ensure our continued success in the years to come.

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The revival lasts two nights only.

Expect performances of fervor that will fan the flames within your heart
and resurrect your desire to make your dreams into reality.

General admission bleacher seating will be available.

Performances by
Mark Growden, Eric McFadden, Loop!Station, Scarlett + Axelrod, Rose Nisker & Juan Del Valle, Copper Lantern Fire Theater, Axis Dance Company, Flavor Group with Iron Monkey & special guests, Kristina Nekyia, Dan Cantrell, Marisa Lenhardt,

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Crucible Revival Performers and Artists

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Performances by

Aziz Abbatiello – fiery whirling dervish
Axis Dance Company – contemporary dancing
Dan Cantrell – composer and musician
Copper Lantern Fire Theater – fire dancing
Juan Del Valle – flamenco dancing fire
Flavor Group with Iron Monkey & special guests – hip hop and break dancing
Fleeky Flanco – hand balancing and contortion
Mark Growden – musician and MC
Marisa Lenhardt – ppera sorpano
Loop!Station – musical band
Christine Marie – shadow puppeteer
Eric McFadden – musical band
Kristina Nekyia – fire, dance and contortion
Rose Nisker – flamenco tissue aerial
Jill Parker and the Foxglove Sweethearts – tribal fusion bellydance
Scarlett + Axelrod – aerial, dance and acrobatics

Artwork

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The Oracle Fire Fountain

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Performers

Aziz Abbatiello

Aziz Abbatiello has combined the practices of the Mevlevi Order with fire arts, a process that has led him on a seven-year path of discovery and refinement, culminating in a synergy of the fire arts and the practice of the “whirling dervish.” He trains under Postneshin Jelaluddin Loras, Pir of the Mevlevi Order of America. He also studies with Sheikh Sherif Baba, head of the Rifai Marufi Order.

Axis Dance Company

Prepare to leave all your preconceptions at the door…

AXIS Dance Company, one of the world’s most acclaimed and innovative ensembles of performers with and without disabilities, will change the way you think about dance and the possibilities of the human body forever. Founded in 1987, AXIS has become a jewel of contemporary dance and disability culture. AXIS has paved the way for a powerful contemporary dance form – physically integrated dance- performing in over sixty cities nationwide, as well as in Europe and Siberia.

More information…

Dan Cantrell

Dan Cantrell began composing at age 11. Since that time he has continued performing and writing music of all kinds featuring his main instruments, accordion, piano and musical saw. Dan received a rigorous training in Classical, Jazz, and improvisational performance styles as well as extensive formal composition training from an early age. He attended the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), and the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts studying piano performance and musical composition. Drawing from his rich musical experience, he strives to bring exciting new sounds to the world in collaboration and composition for interdisciplinary art. In recent years his attention has been focused on the study and performance of Eastern European folk music as well as compositions for film, dance, and theatre.

In recent years, Dan has composed the soundtrack to the television series Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, currently on the Cartoon Network. Dan received an Emmy award

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2010 Fire & Light Soirée and Art Auction

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Fire & Light Soirée and Art Auction
Thursday, July 15, 2010
6pm
The Crucible

Expect the spectacular. Support The Crucible. Buy your tickets.

Join us for The Crucible’s annual Soirée! This fiery, festive, and fabulous evening features a delicious dinner with wine pairings and a spectacular live art auction. This year’s event will be held in The Crucible’s studio and will include an opening night performance of HEAT: A Fire Cabaret.

Get a preview of the live auction artwork here…

Fabulous fare and delectable drinks.
Look forward to an exquisite three-course fire-inspired dinner provided by Grace Street Catering with wine pairings courtesy of Maison, Marques and Domaines and Roederer Estate.Fine art and fire art to the highest bidder.
Raise your paddle and take home an extraordinary piece of sculpture. From internationally known masters to emerging artists, our live auction will include an eclectic and electric array of work in metal, glass, and wood, with something for every taste and every budget. Get a preview of the live auction artwork here…Turning up the HEAT.
Guests will enjoy an exclusive premiere performance of HEAT: A Fire Cabaret, featuring the sultry jazz vocals of Kim Nalley, the aerial artistry of Scarlett & Axelrod, and flame-filled performances throughout the night. Soirée tickets and auction proceeds support The Crucible’s year-round arts education programs, and a portion of the ticket price is tax-deductible. We hope to see you at this not-to-be-missed and not-to-be-forgotten evening.

Expect the spectacular. Support The Crucible. Buy your tickets.

Tickets $250 ($150 tax-deductible)
Tables of Ten $2,500 ($1,500 tax-deductible)

For more information and to purchase tickets by phone,
call (510) 444-0919 ext. 119.

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Fire Arts Festival® 2009

2018-03-15T13:30:23-07:00

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The Crucible’s 9th Annual Fire Arts Festival

Wednesday – Saturday, July 15-18, 2009

8:00PM – 11:59PM

NEW LOCATION THIS YEAR! (see where)

2009 Festival Recap Gallery | 2009 Soirée Recap Gallery

About The Fire Arts Festival

Each 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

a>. Oh, and did we mention that entrance into the Fire Arts Festival will be cheaper this year too! This year ticket service fees will be included in the price of the ticket, making the total cost of entrance into the festival more affordable than last year.

Simon Chaban - Fire Staff - Fire Arts Festival 2008 - Photo by Eric Gillet

Copper Lantern Fire Theatre - photo by Eric Gillet

Department of Spontaneous Combustion - Fire Arts Festival 2006 - Photo by Tory Fink

Dan Cantrell’s The Rootabaga Opera

Rootabaga Opera The 2009

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Fire Arts Festival – Applications

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Wednesday – Saturday, July 15-18, 2009

Call for Artists and Performers

We invite you to submit your work for inclusion in our 2009 Fire Arts Festival.

Jump down to Applications

The Crucible is a non-profit arts education center that fosters a collaboration of arts, industry and community, teaching and showcasing fire, metal, glass and light art in the East Bay for over ten years. The Crucible offers over 700 classes to over 8,000 students every year in everything from bronze casting to neon, welding, glass working, blacksmithing, and fire dancing. Events like the Fire Arts Festival help support The Crucible’s programs and allow us to continue offering them to the community. Dedicated to the creative use of fire and light, The Crucible is known for its innovative and stunning public events and fundraisers, uniting artists from diverse disciplines.

We’d like to invite you, as a performer or artist, to get in touch and tell us how you’d like to participate in this year’s event.

The Fire Arts Festival will take place July 15-18 at a NEW LOCATION in Oakland, just off the Bay Bridge. There will be a full program of art, performance and education throughout four days and nights, including music, dance, fire and art demonstrations. This year’s highlight will be the world premiere of an opera specially created for the Fire Arts Festival.

The fire arts community and general public will be captivated by this event, and we hope that you will want to be a part of it. You’ll get ample set-up and breakdown time and we’ll be doing extensive outreach and publicity for the event.

The Mission of the Fire Arts Festival
The summer of 2009 marks the ninth annual Fire Arts Festival, galvanizing education and growth of the fire arts community both on the West Coast and nationally. The Fire Arts Festival is a one of a kind showcase of innovative works of fire and light art, performances and classes. We offer the community a dedicated space and resources that gives them a unique learning and collaborative opportunity. Through providing a meeting place for artists, performers, teachers, students and City officials to share information, the Fire Arts Festival engenders and promotes fire safety and education like no other organization.

Applications and Deadlines

Please fill out an online application listed below. To include you in our promotional materials, please send us the items listed below. We prefer support materials sent via email at faf@thecrucible.org, but if necessary please mail your support materials.

All applicants should send us the following:
• Your art installation or performance application
• Fire Safety plan if you are using fire
• Digital photos of your proposed installation or performance
• Link to your website(s), if applicable
• Digital photos of your previous work, if applicable
• A 10-15 minute video clip

If you have only hard copies of support materials, please mail them to the Crucible at:
The Crucible
1260 7th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
c/o Events Coordinator

Please download, fill out

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Fireside Lounge

2011 Fire & Light Soirée Art Auction Items

Metal Table

Fire Flower

The Crucible’s 12th Anniversary Benefit

January 14 & 15, 2011 • 7-11pm

The revival lasts two nights only.

Performances by

Artwork

Performers

Aziz Abbatiello

Axis Dance Company

Dan Cantrell

Expect the spectacular. Support The Crucible. Buy your tickets.

Expect the spectacular. Support The Crucible. Buy your tickets.

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The Crucible’s 9th Annual Fire Arts Festival

Wednesday – Saturday, July 15-18, 2009

8:00PM – 11:59PM

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About The Fire Arts Festival

More Bang for the Buck – Literally!

Dan Cantrell’s The Rootabaga Opera

Wednesday – Saturday, July 15-18, 2009

Call for Artists and Performers

Applications and Deadlines