here is the E-mail that Crimson Rose (the person in charge of conclave) sent out about it. as for how many torch jugglers there are, it is 1000 fire performers, so there are torches. that said, it's not nearly as common as poi, staff, fans, hoop, and breathing.


CRITERIA FOR BECOMING A GROUP WITHIN THE FIRE CONCLAVE 2008

CHALLENGE ONCE AGAIN
I challenge the Fire Performers of today and I know that you will meet
and embrace it whole heartedly. Leave the past dances alone and take
the evolutionary leap. If you have done a dance a certain way then try
something else. That is the whole point of choerography to try new
dances, moves, new tools. Stretch your imagination. The drive
to excel fire dance is a continued push for evolution. New and
different moves that propel a flaming tool through the air takes on
new life.

For those of you that have gifted your fire love within the Great
Circle, I ask that you read the information again even IF you think
you know. Every year we start fresh, no one is guaranteed a spot
within the Great Circle.

You ask WHY must I choreography the fire dance? Because everybody and
their "mother" is utilizing fire as part of their dance. Simple fire
dance moves use to wow the crowds, that is not the way it is any more.
We want more.

IMPORTANT FOR THIS YEAR - Each group must be comprised of at least 10
fire performers plus support staff.


STEP ONE ~ COMMUNICATE INTENT - TELL ME

STEP TWO ~ CREATE CHOREOGRAPHY

STEP THREE ~ SUBMIT MEDIA - SHOW ME


CRITERIA FOR BECOMING A GROUP WITHIN THE FIRE CONCLAVE

All groups, old or new, will be required to audition for admission
into the Fire Conclave membership, and will be considered based on the
following:

• SHIN - there must be one person who will take charge and be the
leader of a group. INCLUDING being present on the playa until after
burn night.
• Consciousness of Safety and understand the protocols at all times
• Complete and quality of application information.
• Clarity and ease of communication between Crimson and Shin.
• Communications between Shin and members of the group.
• Quality of proposed performance content.
• Adherence to rules, standards, deadlines.
• Rally a group of free spirited individuals.
• Lead with a firm but flexible and patient hand.
• Be willing to vouch and be responsible for the actions of all
members of their group.
• AND recognize spinning in the Great Circle is an honor and a gift.
• Being responsible for wrangling cats on fire in a choreographed
fire dance and communicating all necessary information.

• Qualified entries will create choreography. This can include any
fire tool and is open to broad interpretation in an effort to
encourage diversity and creativity from the Fire Artists in the
community.

• Anything beyond the standard tools, MUST be Ok'd by Crimson before
assuming that it will be allowed inside the Great Circle.

• Fire Conclave is given 25 minutes to dance. This can be broken up in
how ever you feel it works for you. You might only have 15 minutes of
dance, that is fine. You can do chaos / free style after that.



STEP ONE STEP ONE STEP ONE STEP ONE
COMMUNICATE INTENT - TELL ME

DEADLINE - MARCH 1, 2008
IF IF IF - A Shin from past years is going to pass the Shin reins to
another person, I must hear from the present Shin before I accept the
new one.
• Shin will communicate the intention that their group is interested
in performing and willing to meet the criteria, deadlines and
responsibilities.
• The Shin may or may not know in March how many performers or who the
support staff is or what kind of dance the group will be creating. All
of this is fine.
• Because of the crazy nature of life in general the Shin may want to
name a person that will assist them with activities, carry part of the
load. This is what we call Shin Assist.
• Even if you have communicated with me since the last event, please
send another email with as much of the following information:

• NAME OF GROUP:
• NAME OF SHIN:
• SHIN EMAIL ADRESS:
• SNAIL MAIL ADDRESS:
• GROUP WEB SITE ADDRESS:
• LOCATION IN THE WORLD:
• SHIN ASSIST:
• HELMSMEN:
• LIST OF PERFORMERS (if you know) WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
NAME
EMAIL ADDRESS
LOCATION
POSITION
TOOL


AFTER COMMUNICATING INTENTION
Once March 1st deadline has arrived, a discussion list for the Shin's,
Shins Assist will be created. The list will communicate details that
are essential for further information and to share knowledge among
other groups. As the years progresses we will add the Helmsmen to the
list as well.



STEP TWO STEP TWO STEP TWO
CREATE CHOREOGRAPHY

• Create Choreography – The art of composing dances, the movement and
patterns of a dance composition means there is thought to the dance.

The direction for the Fire Conclave is choreographed dances, the
opposite to simple fire jam/ chaos. There is nothing wrong with free
form fire jams and each group will get a chance at a bit of chaos. But
to step within the boundary of the Great Circle, there needs to be
more. A diverse range of styles and techniques, choreograph with
intention make the best contribution to the Fire Conclave. “Fire
Dance” does NOT mean only one kind of dance or only a small number of
tools. Fire Dance is as diverse and wide ranging as the imagination of
the dancer that lights up. It is human nature to evolve and the drive
to move fire dance to the next evolutionary leap is no exception.
Because of the diverse level of the membership of the Fire Conclave,
some of you are already familiar with creating choreographed dances.
While others are not use to thinking in this direction, it become a
stretch (in a good way) of your creative mind. The dance can include
any fire tool and is open to broad interpretation in an effort to
encourage diversity and creativity from fire artists in the community.
Choreography does not necessarily
mean a synchronized dance, but it could.



STEP THREE STEP THREE STEP THREE
SUBMIT MEDIA - SHOW ME ~ DEADLINE - JULY 1, 2008

• Submit Media – This could be in any form; video, DVD, web address. I
am able to view the following applications: Windows Media Player or
QuickTime Player.

• The media should show as much of the dance that is possible. I
understand that sometimes it is impossible to have the full group
together at one time. The media is to give me a basic idea of what you
are planning to do.

• PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT, send your promo media of your group. I want to
see the dance.
NOT a fire jam session
NOT the dance from Burning Man 2007 or past years.
Show me the dance

• Written Information
• Name of Group
• Name of Shin
• List all members of the group with the following information:
• Name
• Position (performers, helmsmen, fire watch or drummers)
• Email address

• Written Detailed Plan of the dance that will be presented on the
playa that will accompany the media.

• For those that live in the Bay Area, it is possible to do a Show Me
in person, please schedule ahead of time.






Crimson Rose

Naked Fire Goddess by Night
Director of Art Management by Day
)'( www.burningman.com

www.crimsonrose.org

May The Heat Of The Man's Flame Stay In Your Heart Long After The
Embers Have Died.

Agreed. I wants very much to attend. With none of the lameness that transpired last time 'round. At present, given that I don't even <i>have</i> a job, I'm hoping that I get one, and then find a way to take time off from it.