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Onkel Woland Wants YOU!

dragonbutterfly — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:37:26 GMT

I'm doing a three story set that opens a big performance night, Burn Barrel (http://tribes.tribe.net/theburnbarrel), and only one of my regular musicians (Hannah, aka Gretchen) is available. This is a much bigger show than I usually do, and I really want to fill the stage with Menagerie. So, here's what I need:

--Old world character musicians: exotic and old european instruments, no standard instruments or electric instruments.
--c. 1800 Vienesse Waltz characters dressed in finery
--Jesters/Jugglers for the Grand Imperial Circus Party
--Big Bad Wolf (in FULL WOLF COSTUME)
--Good Faerie (in FULL OVER THE TOP FAERIE DRAG)

Can you help make this the most amazing Onkel Woland Performance yet?!?!?
If so EMAIL me. rich@herrwoland.com

Thank you!!!

~ R !

Rich Risbridger
Storyteller and Director
Onkel Woland and the Black Forest Menagerie
rich@herrwoland.com
510.717.5607
www.herrwoland.com

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Spinagogue Intensive March 21-23 @ The Vulcan

IanSmith — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:43:20 GMT

The first Spinagogue taught us to master the art of poi, during the second Spinagogue we were shown the way of staff. Now it’s time to broaden our horizons. Join us at The Vulcan Spinagogue for a weekend of intense object manipulation of ALL KINDS including poi, staff, double staffs, hoop, whips, juggling, contact, and more.

What is Spinagogue? Check out our past events:
July 2007 Poi intensive: http://youtube.com/watch?v=fYZP_K575rI
Nov 2007 Staff intensive: http://youtube.com/watch?v=7s32VKyXfXo

Spinagogue is a weekend intensive designed to radically improve your skills while immersing you in Bay Area fire scenery: 28 workshops, three days of food, dinners are prepared by our master vegan chef Joshua the Traveling Chef (http://joshuaploeg.blogspot.com/), a fire jam and a special sneak preview performance by the Vulcan Crew.

The Vulcan is a hotbed of fire arts located in the heart of "lovely" industrial East Oakland. In addition to hosting the east bay's best and brightest spin jam, the Vulcan is home to over 100 local performers and artisans of all types. Five workshop spaces and living areas inside the Vulcan will host our festivities. Free lodging (sorry, just couches) will be available Friday through Sunday for participants from outside the bay area. Additionally, hotels are available locally starting at about $45 a night.

A typical day at the Vulcan? http://youtube.com/watch?v=HpjnvqKeoHs

There are two choices for participation:
1.) Immerse yourself for the full weekend intensive and choose from ANY of the available classes.
The full weekend cost $180 including food, 7 workshops of your choice and that warm, cuddly feeling in your tummy. An $80 non-refundable deposit will be required to register.

2.) Drop in for a few classes of your choice from our list of prescheduled classes.
The drop-in classes will be $30 for a single class, however if you take more than one all classes are $25 each. Meals not provided. Payment must be received before your spot is secured.

Please Note: In order to limit class size, registration will be capped at 25 full weekend participants and about 10 drop in students per class, first come first serve so register EARLY!

To register for the full weekend, send an email to Spinagogue@gmail.com with a list of your top 11 class preferences and well as your name, phone number, and whether or not you require accommodation.

To register for a drop in class, send an email to Spinagogue@gmail.com with your class choice(s), your name, phone number.
spinagogue@gmail.com

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

**Friday March 21st Meet, Greet and Eat.

We begin the weekend with a welcome dinner at the Vulcan. There will be three amazing vegan meals prepared for us by TheTravelingChef over the weekend which are all included in the full weekend ticket price. Dinner will begin promptly at 7pm.

Afterwards, stay and spin. Spinagogue instructors will be on hand to assess your spinning progress, help you set goals for the weekend and finalize class selection.

**Saturday the 10th: Workshops, workshops, workshops, PARTY!

Workshops begin at 11am and run till 7pm. Breakfast and stretching at 10am, lunch at 2:30pm, dinner at 7:30pm. Saturday night the Vulcan Crew – composed of several of the Spinagogue Instructors – will preview their works in progress that they will perform at events including the European Juggling Convention in Germany, the Play Festival in England and the Burning Man Conclave while we get fed and then get funky with a full flock of fiery friends. Other events that night to be announced.

**Sunday the 11th: Workshops, dinner, fire.

Workshops begin at 11am and run till 5pm. Breakfast and stretching at 10am, lunch at 2:30pm, dinner at 7:00pm and…
8:30pm-11pm FIRE JAM. After dinner we'll be headed out to NIMBY for a goodbye spin at one of the bay area's premier fire arts warehouses.
www.nimbyspace.org/

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS AND SCHEDULE

The following scheduled workshops are available for drop-in students, $30 for a single class, if you take more than one all the classes are $25. Class sizes are limited so register as soon as possible.

Full weekend students can select from any of the classes whether they are currently scheduled or not. As people register the schedule will be created according to the early registrants’ preferences… SO REGISTER EARLY!!!

**Sat March 22
11am – 12:30 Beginning Whips –Elias
1pm – 2:30 Beginning/Intermediate Staff - Krissy
3:30 – 5pm Beginning/Intermediate Poi - Greg
5:30 – 7pm Beginning/Intermediate Doubles - Krissy

**Sunday March 23:
11am – 12:30 Intermediate/Advanced staff - Ian
1pm – 2:30 Intermediate/Advanced poi I - Noel
3:30 – 5pm Intermediate/Advanced doubles - Greg
Fire jam at NIMBY

Poi

Beginning/Intermediate Poi - Greg Maldonado
Learn to spin poi the easy way: by understanding how poi works. This class is built around a series of simple exercises designed to teach you more than just tricks. By exploring how a few simple tricks relate to one another, an understanding of poi emerges that will make future learning easier.

Intermediate/Advanced Poi I - Noel Yee
Want to learn how do isolations and antispins? Know how to do them but not sure where to go next? This class will focus on practicing the basic isolations and antispins and then utilizing them to execute new and exciting techniques. These techniques include but are limited to: linear isolations, linear extensions, cat eyes and antispin triangles.

Beginning Poi – Jordan Campbell
This class will cover several of the fundamental types of motion used in poi spinning. After taking it you will have a deeper understanding of timing and direction as well as an arsenal of tricks that you can combine and modify to transform you from a novice spinner to a poi master.

Beginning Partner Poi - Silence and Ayala, of FLUX
An introductory level class covering technical moves and choreography in relation to poi duets. Technical emphasis will be on two-person interactive moves, rather than simultaneous moves. How to choreograph a routine from scratch will also be discussed. Bring a partner or find one in class.

Intermediate/Advanced Poi II - Ian Smith
This class will concentrate on the simpler things in poi: 2 beat weaves, stalls, pendulums, spinning in together time, same direction. You will learn that because of their simplicity they have the most variation possibilities and some of the variations can be quite difficult. We will also touch on the relationship between the poi and your body.

Staff

Beginning/Intermediate staff – Krissy Humphreys
Come learn staff fundamentals in this introductory class. We will cover beats, planes, basic passing and transfers while learning exciting moves including the fountain and chopper. No previous staff experience is required.

Intermediate/Advanced Staff Spinning– Ian Smith
In this class is designed to fill out technique: we will take a quick tour through different ways to pass the staff from hand to hand, work on some pendulums and non-linear planes and then learn technique that uses the body like learning to use your body as a lever to move the staff and how to use the momentum of the staff to initiate body movement.

Beginning Staff – Jordan Campbell
Explore various types of staff movement, develop technique to control the staff and learn to move your body in graceful unison with the staff. After this class you will be able to spin confidently in a variety of ways and will have a clear understanding of how a staff moves and how you must move with the staff.

Dance Dance Information - Katherine Tesch
A staff can make a great dance partner. Explore staff manipulation from a dance based perspective with an emphasis on integrating body and prop.

Beginning Contact Staff – Krissy Humphreys
An introduction to contact staff manipulation with an emphasis on further learning. This class will take you through the basics of wrapping, rolling and spiraling with a staff. Hand, elbow, shoulder and neck wraps; halos and backside spirals.

Adv Contact Staff - Advanced Explorations in Contact Staff – Noel Yee
Come learn the latest advances in contact staff! Take the contact staff technique you already know and apply them in resourceful new ways. This class will focus on the use of spirals, wraps and rolls to move the staff to the less explored parts of the body, even the legs.

Doubles Staffs

Beginning/Intermediate Double Staff - Krissy Humphreys
This class is designed for beginners and will cover basic double staff technique while introducing planes, beats, timing and direction. No previous double staff experience is required.

Intermediate/Advanced Double Staff - Greg Maldonado
Learn how to create a variety of patterns and effects with two staffs by combining many different types of motion into your tricks. Beginning with an understanding of how we can move one staff, we quickly progress to two staff exercises designed to open the doors to what is called "hybrid" technique.

Beginning Double Staves – Jordan Campbell
Learn double staff from the ground up in this class designed for the beginner. After a thorough examination of the myriad ways to manipulate a staff we begin combining techniques to seamlessly integrate a second staff.

Advanced Double Staff - Krissy Humphreys
Explore further into the world of double staff manipulation. This class will focus on isolations, anti-spins, hybrids, and how to add finger spinning into our flow. Previous double staff experience is required.

Hoop

Beginner Hoop – Khan Wong
This class introduces students to the fundamentals of hooping, from the first moves every hooper should learn to the principles of establishing a solid hoop practice. We'll start with the basics: hooping on the waist, walking and turning with the hoop and lifting the hoop off the body and getting it back on. From there, passes around the body, vertical hooping and basic hand-hooping technique will be introduced. The class will move on to shoulder hooping and duck-outs depending on participant ability and interest.

Hoop Technique & Flow – Khan Wong
The focus of this workshop is to expand each hooper's range of motion and control. As such, it will not teach moves (though some will be covered) but will instead cover theory and concepts of movement applied to hoop technique. Special attention will be given to hand and body rolling techniques, isolations, antispin applications and direction changes. Participants should be able to transition easily between at least three different moves (it doesn't matter which ones) to get the most out of the class.

Juggling

Beginning Juggling - Jordan Campbell or Bree Crabtree
In this class you will learn the 3 ball cascade – the fundamental building block of juggling patterns – as well as several variations. Everyone can learn how to juggle and the class will be taught in a very simple, sequential manner to ensure that you come out of the class having learned to juggle, guaranteed.

Beginning Contact Juggling - Noel Yee
The ball moves. The ball doesn't move. Come join us in this introductory class that will teach how you to move the ball through space gracefully and then keep it still in visually engaging ways. Close attention will be paid to beginning balancing, isolations and body rolls. No experience required.

Beginning Contact Juggling - Greg Maldonado
Learn how to use the fewest number of the simplest type of prop: one ball. Combining balancing, rolling and spinning to fluidly move a ball across your body, contact juggling will broaden your idea of what juggling can be while deepening your understanding of your relationship with objects.

“Other” Props

Rope Manipulation - Ian Smith
Rope Manipulation… what’s that supposed to mean? It’s everything can do with a jump rope other than jump over it! Poi experience is helpful in this class but not required.

Club Swinging - Poki
Break free from the chains that bind you!
Club swinging bridges the gap between poi and staff -- and will increase you skill in both! You will learn: basic club handling, common poi moves with clubs, odd poi moves with clubs, and some strange looking new club moves.
See you at spinagogue! ~Poki

Beginning Rope Dart – Sam Reese
Learn how to manipulate this most mysterious of props. Half dance half martial arts, rope dart combines beautiful motions with sudden eye catching surprises. Take the first step to mastering this ancient prop.

Beginning Whip Cracking - Mushashi or Elias
Learn to use the loudest, and the most dangerous prop of them all. Safety glasses are required, please try to bring your own, we will have a limited number to loan out. This workshop will teach you the basic cracks and the importance of finesse.

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More Plucker Photos

tory — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:27:21 GMT

Check out my Plucker pics and Brothel show pics here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/toryfink/sets/72157601489423115/

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Photos from The Plucker

mr_nightshade — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:31:01 GMT

See them here: www.theblight.net/gallery/ldl07 ~ Friday and Saturday nights. It was a spectacular show...

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Photo shoot/ klean up!

Keeli — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:00:28 GMT

hey all,

I wanted to let you know that we will be there all this afternoon doing final kleaning and fabric draping, for all those who want to lend a hand. and then in the evenin we will be swanking around with our wine glasses high and our charm in full swing doing a private photo shoot for all the lucid dreamers kast and krew. thses photos will be used on our web site for future events as well as artist and krew bio's.

call if you would like more info
562) 587 - 1176
-Keeli (D@k!ll@m0n$t@R)**

(Fri the 15th 1:00p .......)

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Pictures from Through the Keyhole, anyone?

dragonbutterfly — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:01:46 GMT

If you managed to gather some photographic evidence from that wondrous dream and bring it into the waking, please share! we performing folk and everyone else would certainly like to see.

also, little pieces of paper like business cards tend to grow wings and fly away on nights like these so if you have a site where you post your photos could you please post a link here for us?

many blessings
and
serendipitous wanderings...

~ r !

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cheshire rock opera

banjolismo — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:37:52 GMT

is slated to take place january27th @ lucid dream lounge. I am seeking interested participants to make it happen in the form of musicians, dancers, puppeteers, costume & mask crafters, lighting, sound, props, ect. let me know if you have any of these skills and/or time to offer. this is going to be an awesome event, 4th year running & oh so happy to be in co-operation with LDL!

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Music Night at the Accordion Apocalypse, San Francisco this Sunday!

accordionapocalypse — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:18:56 GMT

Hey there friends & accordion lovin' folx,
Back by popular demand..... The Accordion Apocalypse presents: Music Night JAM! 7PM Every 3rd Sunday

7pm, Sunday September 17th at The Accordion Apocalypse Repair Shop 2626 Jennings St., Bayview HP, San Francisco

September...FEATURING special guest Kielbasia, San Francisco's favorite Accordion-Playing Drag Polish Lunch Lady at 8pm www.kielbasia.com

All instruments welcome! Accordions especially encouraged.
Bring your music makers, juggling toys, and friends!
Pot Luck.
Fun for YOU!
www.accordionapocalypse.com for a map link or more info.
(415) 596-5952
Keep rockin' the squeeze!
-Skyler

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Carlos Casteneda

Sentience — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 07:45:11 GMT

Has anybody read any of his work regarding dreaming?

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that was the most amazing dream/party

banjolismo — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 22:06:30 GMT

was it a party or was it a dream? either way I had the time of my life & I hope to re-live the glory again & again.
thanks so much to all who worked so hard to make it happen & all the good time folks who attended.

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FABULOUS PREFORMERS FOR THROUGH THE KEY HOLE

breannaladyshalidon — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 21:55:14 GMT

Lady Shalidon
Test Bunny (aka) White Rabbitt
Lotus: rainbowblack.zoomshare.com
Krysta
Keeli
Willow
Zoe
JOrdan
Rich
Chains & Amber : Susperia
Jerry
Bumble Be
Wizard Willow: www.deep-woods-art.com
Harmony Sh'grin
Roxy
Sunshine
Lyill
Jupiter
Uncle Mikey: www.jumbobrain.com
Gretchen
Rio: Orkestra
Dave
Skyler & Melody: www.accordionapocalypse.com Accordian apocalypse circus sideshow
Bascome Faraway / Pucca Pangenitor: www.pangenitor.org
Lia
Letica
K-fire: covenfiretroup.com
Lina
Kirk
satya
Ian
Donna Wood
Mica
Sean Lee: one man banjo
Alissa
Andrew
Emmitt
Katie
Greg Muldano
Piere Pressure
Charity & Ezra: www.remadeinamerica.org
Mogle
Contajus
Zayte
Donalda
Claire

to be updated......

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O'Hare airport

Rick — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 11:41:53 GMT

greetings and salutations to all and All... some time last week (?) a awesomly strange and wonderous faery showed up at the airport and brought pizza to us and made our day a little bit brighter for the experience...I know she was a faery due to the fact she did show Me Her wings tattooed on her back and the lovely leaves on her arms...she said her name was Breanna and I just wanted to say hello and thank you to her and to all who make life a little more pleasant with their existance

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Lucid Dream Lounge thank you

theotherrabbit — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 00:38:08 GMT

We would like to thank each and every one of those several hundred who were able to attend this most incredible event. Nearly the entire audience came dressed to the “nines” and was able to partake in the festivities with all our lovely creatures and performers. The night was a COMPLETE success fulfilling all our visions.

Special acknowledgements go out to all of the wonderful performers and creatures that made the evening not an epic evening but would not have been possible without them:

http://luciddreamlounge.tribe.net/
Soon you will be able to find pictures of this event and links to other sites relating to us shortly . Please check back in the next few days! YOU REALLY will want to! Also if you were one of those that took any pictures please post them there. Check Mike Woolson’s pictures for a small taste:
http://www.jumbobrain.com/luciddreamlounge/index.html

Mike Woolson: provided the inspiration, conception, and body painting of all the lovely creatures you were able to interact with. You might have caught a glimpse of some of his other work hanging on the wall near the entrance. Your human creatures painting provided some of the most amazing interactive art this community has been exposed to. Thank you! http://www.jumbobrain.com/luciddreamlounge/index.html

Bascom Faraway: A jewel of a creature who stepped in and dedicated countless hours of its existence to make the event possible, to say the least spending nearly 2 days and nights straight helping to create the environment you all partook in. Also for the dazzling performance on stage by the ragged dandy!

Lina, Jamie, Casandra, Kelli, Kirk and Sky: Our most lovely and delicious creatures. They provided the absolutely most entertaining and delicious artwork imaginable. These beautiful creatures were stripped down and painted up in full body paint as living, breathing, biting, and interactive art. You might have gotten a chance to lead one of these lovelies around on a leash (if you were lucky). We thank you for all your time, patience and beauty!

The Trained professionals: We had no idea what to expect from a “dirty acrobalance” crew and you took any possible conceptions to Naughtier heights. Absolutely stunning feats of gravity defying delicious naughtiness! We also want to thank you for all your time and energy that was put into all your practice sessions and especially for all the help in cleaning and creating and decorating. We could not have done it without you. Good luck on your upcoming US tour! Contact information for the trained professionals: belial@spaz.org

Coven fire troupe: Thank you for the torching our imaginations and visions and showing what a real pair of fire witches can do! These two are just incredible fire performers. covenfiretroupe.tribe.net

Jessica: For those of you who attended then you were able to witness one of the most beautiful and talented belly dancers here in the bay area. A rare treat for one with such a busy schedule dancing and teaching children. We thank you for taking your time and bringing such amazing talent to us. We all remember the audience up in arms screaming for more!

Blair jazz project: Thank you for lending us your amazingly professional talents to our delightful event. This little acoustic jazz ensemble brought the house down and had the crowd swooning with such a sultry voice leaving the audience begging for more!

Jerry: Now what can we say here. THANK YOU! This wonderful creature is one of the best chefs you have ever had the pleasure of tasting their creations. Jerry spent countless hours preparing ALL the delicious and wonderful food that you may have gotten a chance to partake of surrounding some of those lovely creatures on the dinner table. Thank you again Jerry we could not have had such a feast without you!

Feral Luna Cabaret: Absolute dolls on and off the stage. This is one of the most creative performance art pieces we have had the pleasure to host. What you saw was a lovely stilt walking puppet master manipulating the strings of a pair of beautiful human dolls. They are performing this weekend at cell space with the circo mutante. Thank you!

Wicked Geisha: Hauntingly beautiful mistresses of the dark providing an enchanting interactive tea ceremony, fan dance and drumming ritual. They brought you ghosts of the past through mists of magic and ritual. Thank you! http://wickedgeisha.com/

Emmit, Mercycat, and Dimentia: Thank you for providing us an entire evening of music and mayhem. Thank you for sticking through all the technical difficulties and unexpected time shifts. Mercycat provided all that wonderful period lounge music we saw you dancing to while Emmit and Dimentia provided all the hauntingly live performance art for your ears.

Vincent: Thank you for your acoustic talents and letting those wicked tarts know you are out there.

All the rest of the staff: You stepped in when others just did not even show up. We could not have made this happen without you. (Alissa you rock! Don’t worry you wont have to spend the entire night on the door next time.) THANK YOU. There are so many other names that could be mentioned, but my fingers are nearly bleeding. YOU know who you are and we thank you very much.

Special thanks to spaz for lending the sound system and lighting. Also special thanks to the noodle factory for coming through at the last minute and providing the extra lighting and Green John for bringing the piano!

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Pix

KFire — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 22:25:52 GMT

I posted a few pix in the photo gallery from that magickal nite! come over to the Coven tribe (covenfiretroupe.tribe.net) to see more pix of FIRE!
thanx breanna and white rabbit and all who helped make it happen!!!
~kfire

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sorry I missed it,

banjolismo — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:15:07 GMT

!1manbanjo! (no show) please do forgiving my absence, having to working late, feeling lame about it but havig to earn a living, no?

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Uncle Mikey's Lounge Pix Posted

unclemikey — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 16:51:03 GMT

Hi All,

I has just posted pix from Saturday's mind fryingly enjoyable cabaret.

Everybody's welcome to use these for whatever, I'd appreciate a photocredit (M Woolson) and link to my site (jumbobrain.com) where possible. I can also get you higher res copies if you want.

www.jumbobrain.com/whatsnew

Thanks so much for all your fine energy.

uncle mikey

ps I seem to have left a silver tripod behind, It's got my name and number on it if anyone happens to see it.

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