Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Bournemouth Fire Festival: Call for Poets

FIRE FESTIVAL - LOOKING FOR POETS

I am a member of a small arts group situated in Bournemouth, who are
organising an exciting event. The Fire Festival is a free, unique one
day event created for the South West community and centred around the
physical and conceptual elements of fire. It aims to inspire
audiences, provide an opportunity to develop interests in various
artistic mediums, promote cultural awareness, provide opportunities of
participation for young people, and provide opportunities for the
various communities of people to interact with one another. It will
provide the community with information regarding the ways in which
they can reduce carbon emissions, helping to sustain a healthy
environment.

The Fire Festival will feature fire performance acts such as fire poi
and fire dancing, photography, illustration, film, sculpture, moving
image, installation, poetry, and live music. Live music will be
performed on the main stage, visual arts will be exhibited in the 'art
appreciation chill out tent', equipped with sofas and poetry readers,
fire performance shows and free-stylists will be contained in
designated areas.

The Fire Festival will host a number of different workshops throughout
the day to provide the community with the opportunity to participate
in the learning of some of the artistic performances. Workshop
leaders, including F.L.A.M.E and Burnt Toast, are keen to include and
have experience of working with young people and adults with a
disability, which will be facilitated by the festival.

On site will also be product stalls, a bar and a world food village.
It hopes to create a new way for the community to engage and
participate whilst experiencing a variety of rare and exciting art
forms. Simultaneously, the festival will raise awareness for an
environmental charity and, in conjunction with this charity, become
Dorset's first carbon neutral festival.

Location: Meyrick Park
Date: 12 May 12:30-11pm

I am looking for fire poets for this unique event, could you pass this
message on?

Many thanks,
Amber
thefirefestival@googlemail.com

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