A number of months ago I was looking through a bookstore, in the magazine section. Not finding what I wanted, I searched online.
Nothing, except a horribly outdated production that certainly didn't fill my wants or needs.
This has been brewing in my mind for months - and I feel that now is the time to act. I've decided to create a Circus magazine, focusing on:
Cirkus
Dance (related)
Burlesque
Sideshow Freaks
Street Performance
Cabaret
Style
Related Bands/Music
Fire Performance
Tips - rigging, sets,
...pretty much everythig involved. The Big Top has a wide umbrella.
Interviews, with people all around the world - what drives them, what do they want to achieve? What are they doing to accopmplish this? If they ended up in jail with Paris Hilton, what would they do? Shit like that. Fun stuff on an exposing note. I - perhaps we all - know so many extroardinary people that we regularly perform with or see - but do we really know them? Do they know us? No. We're part of the same "movement" - but hardly know each other. TIme to give the artists a human aspect - know their dreams, what drives them, why they are who they are. Peel them raw, with their consent. I've already got three amazing people lined up, just need to ask the others.
It will have a section that has the scheduled performances of all of our worldwide friends, happenings and events, an editorial page, a section where people can tell their personal stories of how they got involved - how they manifested their dreams and made them come true.
An opinion page, just because we all have one - and some are interesting.
Personal stories - things that have happened to you while performing, preferably somewhat humorous, preferably something that you have learned from.
The Honored - A section that gets to the nitty-gritty of the ideas behind the creators of such events as Lightning in a Bottle, which strives to be as green as possible - and does a wonderful job. A learning experience. We need to learn.
Inspiration - stories of/from people who have chased their dreams, why, and what they have gone through to achive them.
A green, spirituality based focus, along the lines of energy, quantum physics, manifesting - without being too hippy. It's all energy, yo.
The main goal of this is not only bringing us all together in a comprehensible forum, but more importantly (for me, at least) offering a very substantial cloud for people to hop on and ride to their dreams - realize that they ARE possible, and because of that - we can change the world. We Will, and I, for one, will die trying in the only ways I know how. Beauty. Love. Making dreams real - and, quite literally, fucking with peoples' reality - letting them know that there is so much more out there, and reminding them to see through the eyes of a child.
Focusing on the sub-culture - of us, the magazine will center on working to recreate this planet with love, beauty, and sustainability, through and with exquisite art and performance. Making available to the masses something that could have a serious impact if I am able to pull it off the way I envision it - and I'm able to.
Letting our presence be known, connecting, getting work, changing conciousness, opening people's minds.
It is a wonderous world that we live in - but so few people see it. We're the fortunate ones, and we need to let everyone know who we are, what we are doing - and what they can do do join us. Really, it's simple - just be concious. We can make this work.
I want to have the premier issue in print and ready by late September, hopefully coinciding with the one year anniversary of Bohemian Carnival on September 22nd.
I'm not fucking around. This is what I want to have happen - but I will need help.
If you like this idea, let me know, and help if you can. This will be full color glossy, high quality.
This is what I need to make this happen, and keep it rolling:
~ Website and web designer, able to frequently update.
~ CONTRIBUTIONS! Photos, words, interviews, performance centered stories, tips on being greener, ways to change the world, reasons to follow your dreams - be a part of the premier issue!
~ Advertising revenue to produce this. SInce the magazine is not established yet, it will be very cut-rate - probably no more than $50 for 1/8 page, perhaps less. Anyone who wants to advertise their troupe or wares, let me know. This WILL happen.
~ Marketing gurus
~ Emotional support. I have no idea what I'm getting into, but it needs to happen and I will make sure it does. There's something to be said for passion. I've got a feeling that I'm going to be somewhat consumed by this, but I'll love every second of it.
Thank you all, so much - I really want to make this happen. Boe (GOOFERMAN) is rocking it with me, offering support, encouragement - and everything else I can suck out of him. In a purely platonic way, of course.
***At this time, all submissions of photos and words are, unfortunately, unpaid. I would be a fool to promise anything right now - but hell, who knows? The revenue from the advertisers will come in, the magazine will be produced - and after costs to produce it, whatever is left over will be spread around - and keep spreading as the rag gets bigger.
Thank you...
~ kSea flux
Nothing, except a horribly outdated production that certainly didn't fill my wants or needs.
This has been brewing in my mind for months - and I feel that now is the time to act. I've decided to create a Circus magazine, focusing on:
Cirkus
Dance (related)
Burlesque
Sideshow Freaks
Street Performance
Cabaret
Style
Related Bands/Music
Fire Performance
Tips - rigging, sets,
...pretty much everythig involved. The Big Top has a wide umbrella.
Interviews, with people all around the world - what drives them, what do they want to achieve? What are they doing to accopmplish this? If they ended up in jail with Paris Hilton, what would they do? Shit like that. Fun stuff on an exposing note. I - perhaps we all - know so many extroardinary people that we regularly perform with or see - but do we really know them? Do they know us? No. We're part of the same "movement" - but hardly know each other. TIme to give the artists a human aspect - know their dreams, what drives them, why they are who they are. Peel them raw, with their consent. I've already got three amazing people lined up, just need to ask the others.
It will have a section that has the scheduled performances of all of our worldwide friends, happenings and events, an editorial page, a section where people can tell their personal stories of how they got involved - how they manifested their dreams and made them come true.
An opinion page, just because we all have one - and some are interesting.
Personal stories - things that have happened to you while performing, preferably somewhat humorous, preferably something that you have learned from.
The Honored - A section that gets to the nitty-gritty of the ideas behind the creators of such events as Lightning in a Bottle, which strives to be as green as possible - and does a wonderful job. A learning experience. We need to learn.
Inspiration - stories of/from people who have chased their dreams, why, and what they have gone through to achive them.
A green, spirituality based focus, along the lines of energy, quantum physics, manifesting - without being too hippy. It's all energy, yo.
The main goal of this is not only bringing us all together in a comprehensible forum, but more importantly (for me, at least) offering a very substantial cloud for people to hop on and ride to their dreams - realize that they ARE possible, and because of that - we can change the world. We Will, and I, for one, will die trying in the only ways I know how. Beauty. Love. Making dreams real - and, quite literally, fucking with peoples' reality - letting them know that there is so much more out there, and reminding them to see through the eyes of a child.
Focusing on the sub-culture - of us, the magazine will center on working to recreate this planet with love, beauty, and sustainability, through and with exquisite art and performance. Making available to the masses something that could have a serious impact if I am able to pull it off the way I envision it - and I'm able to.
Letting our presence be known, connecting, getting work, changing conciousness, opening people's minds.
It is a wonderous world that we live in - but so few people see it. We're the fortunate ones, and we need to let everyone know who we are, what we are doing - and what they can do do join us. Really, it's simple - just be concious. We can make this work.
I want to have the premier issue in print and ready by late September, hopefully coinciding with the one year anniversary of Bohemian Carnival on September 22nd.
I'm not fucking around. This is what I want to have happen - but I will need help.
If you like this idea, let me know, and help if you can. This will be full color glossy, high quality.
This is what I need to make this happen, and keep it rolling:
~ Website and web designer, able to frequently update.
~ CONTRIBUTIONS! Photos, words, interviews, performance centered stories, tips on being greener, ways to change the world, reasons to follow your dreams - be a part of the premier issue!
~ Advertising revenue to produce this. SInce the magazine is not established yet, it will be very cut-rate - probably no more than $50 for 1/8 page, perhaps less. Anyone who wants to advertise their troupe or wares, let me know. This WILL happen.
~ Marketing gurus
~ Emotional support. I have no idea what I'm getting into, but it needs to happen and I will make sure it does. There's something to be said for passion. I've got a feeling that I'm going to be somewhat consumed by this, but I'll love every second of it.
Thank you all, so much - I really want to make this happen. Boe (GOOFERMAN) is rocking it with me, offering support, encouragement - and everything else I can suck out of him. In a purely platonic way, of course.
***At this time, all submissions of photos and words are, unfortunately, unpaid. I would be a fool to promise anything right now - but hell, who knows? The revenue from the advertisers will come in, the magazine will be produced - and after costs to produce it, whatever is left over will be spread around - and keep spreading as the rag gets bigger.
Thank you...
~ kSea flux
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