Seraphim
Dance, Fire, Music, Visuals
Seraphim Dance Theatre is a new Music and Dance performance group, summoned from the collaborative ether, featuring a fresh blend of multidimensional visionary performance art, music and story telling. With precision choreography, dynamic visual art, and live symphonic soundscapes, Seraphim focuses on offering original and inspiring art that is the evocation of revolution and the human spirit.
The Seraphim show Features an all original live and electronic music score by David Block of The Human Experience. Teaming up with Vocalist Amae Love who provides her insightful lyrics and melodies to a provide a fiercely soulful live performance. Together they weave psychedielic layers of melody and harmony with organic grooves to create a live electronic symphony brimming with human emotion.
Seraphim With Aerials and Video from Boris Karpman on Vimeo.
Performance Schedule
Friday Night :: 11pm:: w/ The Human Experience & Amae Love
Onamare
Fire, Aerial & Stilting
www.circusartsplayground.com
Onamare enjoys immensely the art of movement and self-expression. She is emerged into the world of performance art by utilizing a multi-faceted array of skills from mythological storytelling, ritual dance, circus acrobatics, stiltwalking, aerial artistry, and theatrical fire art. She has studied with well-known circus coaches, such as, Eric Newton, the Stephen Sisters, Rachel Walker, and Stephanie Abrams. She was a member of the Kinetic Circus Performance Troupe and Stilt Circus &has been performing as a movement artist for over ten years at a variety of different venues for the artistic expression of self.
Onamanre teaches aerial/pole conditioning and flexibility classes at Evolve Dance studio & Groovolution Dance Studio and coming soon at www.circusartsplayground.com.
Performance Schedule
Wednesday Night:: 2am:: w/ FreQ Nasty
Thursday Night:: 8pm:: w/ The Human Experience
10pm:: w/ Son of Kick
Friday Night:: 5am:: w/ Imagika
6am:: w/Kaminanda
Eva “BaBountiful” Baboun
Bellydancing
Eva “BaBountiful” Baboun was born a dancer. She has traveled around the world dancing and performing her shakti Tribal Bellydance. Her dance style is a healing and sacred ritual, devotion dance. The drums and world rhythms transform her into trance like state and deeply move those in her presence. Bellydance, African rhythms, world beat, hip hop, erotica, yoga~~~ She currently performs in Venice with a drop Band with well known drummers from all around the world. She can dance for hours with endurance that captivates her audience. She has participated in Carnivals and has over 10 years training with Chynere Minnot from Jamaica specializing in dance styles from the Caribbean and south America. Eva BaBountiful has been a certified Massage Therapist for over ten years. Her training includes in Swedish, deep-tissue, Thai massage, reflexology and Reiki. She has extensive training in Bhakti yoga.
Her healing massage philosophies are: I treat the whole person, and in so doing, bridge body, mind and spirit. I keep the flow of (chi) energy in balance and movement, and flush out stagnation. I believe that spiritual compassion inspires, informs and underlies the empowerment and force of the healing touch. With a degree in Sociology and post grad certification in mental health rehabilitation, I am passionate about giving back to the community. I volunteer with at-risk street and homeless adolescent girls teaching them empowerment skills and have worked serving our Homeless dual diagnosed women population as well as Autistic children.
Wednesday Night :: 8-9pm :: during Opening Ceremony 9pm :: w/ Imagika 11pm :: w/ Ganga Giri 1am :: w/ Sub Swara Thursday Night :: 3am :: w/ Dov 4am :: w/ FreQNasty Friday Night :: 5am :: w/ Imagika 6am :: w/ Kaminanda
Pyronauts
Fire Performance
PYRONAUTS are the international all-star sacred theatre fire ritual performance troupe that performs in Burning Man’s Fire Conclave around the Man just prior to ignition and at countless other stellar events throughout the year. There are 77 Pyronauts originating from 19 U.S. states and 23 countries worldwide and every Pyronaut is at the top of their art form. Some Pyronauts perform with Cirque du Soleil and others have won the HomeOfPoi.com “Circles of Light” international video competition. Pyronauts also feature one of the world’s top Sword Swallowers and top Hula Hoopers who hold 2 world records each!
Thursday Night :: 1am :: w/ Heyoka 2am :: w/ Mimosa Friday Night :: 2am :: w/ Starfire 3am:: w/ Love & Light
Tribal Fusion Belly Dance & Fire Dance
www.indirani.com
AnJa captivates audiences with powerful and enchanting Tribal Fusion Belly & Fire Dancing. With her wicked belly dance movements, precision fire dancing, and hypnotic soundtracks, she conjures up a sultry spell for the senses. This exotic and unique artist designs and creates her own costuming, fire headdress and fire fingers.
Performance Schedule
Wednesday Night:: 8pm:: Opening Ceremony
9pm:: w/Imagika
1am:: w/Sub Swara
Friday Night:: 12am:: w/Santos y Zurdo (Costa Rica)
Miss Krystaal Rain
Aerialist, Make-Up Artist
www.KrystaalRain.com
When asked what she does for a living, the multi-talented Miss Krystaal Rain replies, “I’m a professional inspirer.” She infuses sparkling power in all her pursuits, which include video vixen, fire spinner, hula hooper, marathon runner, jewelry and fashion designer, and her most cherished passion as an aerialist. Krystaal seeks to create a rainbow in every encounter, a memory that makes people smile and feel better for having shared an experience with the supercharged performer. She works extensively as a freelance make-up artist and shares her inspiration via her YouTube channel and self-produced website www.KrystaalRain.com. She freely shares her coveted weapons of mass seduction inspiring and igniting thousands of people to express their own uniqueness. “Aerial comes from the deepest part of my soul because I have to work incredibly hard to make incremental gains,” explains Miss Rain. “By building my strength and flexibility I am able to communicate a passion that is equally mental, spiritual, and physical.” Born and raised on “Strong Island,” aka Long Island, New York, Krystaal is a childhood cancer survivor who has morphed into a truly “gal-activated” being, delivering mega doses of sensory glitter in her artful pursuits. Come watch her live life sky high.
Performance Schedule
Thursday Night:: 1am:: w/Heyoka
2am::w/Mimosa
Friday Night:: 2am w/David Starfire
MaQi Star
Aerialist & Fire
https://www.facebook.com/maqistar / www.maQistar.com
MaQi Star dances magick right out of her hands to the hearts of all who watch. She is an internationally renowned fire dancer, who has found passion and art in the air. She is part of Future Simple Project & one of the Lunar Fire dancers. She has performed at festivals, concerts, private parties and sacred sites extending across America, England, France, Turkey, Belgium, & Costa Rica. Inspired by spirit, she rains light to the world through her performance and healing arts.
Wednesday Night :: 12am :: w/ Future Simple Project Thursday Night :: 8pm :: w/ The Human Experience/David Block Friday Night :: 2am :: w/ Starfire 3am :: w/ Love & Light 7am :: w/ Miraja with Ilia Sunday Day :: 9:30am :: w/ Desert Dwellers
Lizbits
Aerial, Ballet, Breaking, Hoop
Spirit Dance from benito dungo on Vimeo.
Performance Schedule
Wednesday Night:: 8pm:: Opening Ceremony
10pm:: w/Janover
2am::w/ FreQ Nasty
3am:: w/Opiuo
Thursday Night:: 8pm::w/ The Human Experience
9pm:: SaQi + Russ Liquid
11pm:: Stephan Jacobs
Jilly Kat
Aerial
My aerial career began 4 years ago when I saw local acrobats perform with the band Devotchka. I registered the next day for classes through Aircat Aerial Arts, with the goal of learning a few things, being able to say that I tried some thing new, and at best – overcoming a wicked fear of heights. Little did I know that aerial would light a spark inside of me as a performer. Never had something challenged me as much physically, intellectually, and emotionally. I am continuously inspired by the musicians and performers that Ive had the pleasure to work with including Future Simple Project, Jamie Janover, and The String Cheese Incident. Aerial has gone from being a casual hobby to my passion that I share as an instructor with Aircat Aeiral Arts and Aerial Fabric Acrobatics.
Performance Schedule
Friday Night:: 12a:: w/ Santos y Zurdo (Costa Rica)
AERIAL
LANI GORDON
Lani has been passionate about the art of expression through movement since she came into this world. She has a background in many forms of dance including Modern, Middle Eastern, and Fire Dancing. Her passion for aerial dance began in northern California where she trained with Circus Mecca. Since then, she has performed with many groups including Future Simple Project, The String Cheese Incident, Eoto, Heyoka, Las Estrallas, Aircat Aerial, and Nadis Warriors. She teaches aerial fabric at Aerial Fabric Acrobatics, and Shiny Mountain Waldorf School. Lani loves inspiring others to find expression and liberation through movement and sees the art that she does as an ecstatic celebration for life.
Lani Gordon – The Aerialist from Edwin Teran on Vimeo.
Sara Huntley
FireDance, Live Painting
https://www.facebook.com/huntley.sara
Sara Huntley is a visionary visual and performance artist, dazzling audiences with
the alchemy of her firedance and livepainting. A current member of Nocturnal Sunshine in Santa Cruz Ca, Sara Has performed at festivals all over california, including the Temple of Fire Arts Expo, Whole Earth Festival, and last year’s SF Megaprecompression.
Sofiah calls her dance ‘Temple Fusion’ which stems from a recognition of the body as a temple. ‘Temple Fusion’ melds Belly Dance, Modern dance, Indian Temple Dance, African Dance, Hip Hop and Yoga Asanas.
Sofiah has realized collaborations with many different artists internationally over the past decade, such as Liquid Fire Mantra, Jamie Janover, Rena Jones, Bluetech, Biggabush, Govinda, Amae Love, Gaudi, and David Starfire. Sofiah has performed solo at numerous festivals globally, including Bali Spirit Fest. Bhakti Fest. Earth Dance and Lightning in a Bottle. Sofiah also recently co:produced Envision Festival, hosted at her retreat center Bamboo YogaPlay in Costa Rica.
land stagnant, constantly developing a personal style that simply sets her apart. Inspired by music
and her need for a journey of self discovery, she has transformed her performance, already supported
by traditional circus acrobatics acquired through disciplined training, into a new art form with a contem-
porary essence. She is well versed in the classical acrobatics of pole, spanish web, lyra, fabric, straps
and so forth. Her innate sense of fluidity and sensuality has driven reviewers to describe her as an
“amazing, gravity defying and inventive air goddess”.
Alicia choreographed and performed revolutionary aerial and ground acts in thirteen countries and on
four continents. Her work has been hailed by media giants like Rolling Stone Magazine, Spin, London
Alternative and Classic Rock.
Alicia’s aerial dance has been featured on MTV, VH1 and numerous international web casts. She has
worked with and opened for rock legends Motley Crue, Aerosmith and The Rolling Stones. She has been
featured with Busta Rhymes, Outkast, The Roots and De LA Soul. Her talent took her to Athens with
Cirque Le Masque and booked her three national tours with Imagination Entertainment Company.Recently
Alicia has been teaching and choreographing. She also designed several original apparatuses, amongst
the most memorable are the “Quadro-Strap”(a series of four long canvas straps), a 7 ft spider web made
of bungee netting and the first aerial pole strip tease. Following a promise she made to herself some time
ago, Alicia is ready to focus on her own multimedia projects, destined to take her to new heights.
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Performance Schedule
Wednesday:: 8pm- Opening Ceremony
Sunday:: Sunrise w/ Random Rab
Music & Fire
SHAWN BARRY- Musical Artist, Songwriter & Performer
Shawn has spent the last few years living in & touring Europe as a musical artist & performer. The gifts of travel & artistic collaboration provide Shawn with many sweet new offerings for Rites of Passage 2011. This will be the first trek back home to BRC in several years for this shining star. The Envisionary Artist Collective & Fractal Nation Village are happy to welcome our fellow Envisionary back to the Playa.
Performance Schedule
Wednesday Night :: 8p- Opening Ceremony
11pm – w/ Ganga Giri
1am – w / Sub Swara
2am -w / FreQNasty featuring Shawn Barry
Thursday Night:: 3am – w/ Dov
4am w/ FreQ Nasty featuring Shawn Barry
Friday Night::4a – w/ Gaudi
Sunday Day:: Sunrise – w/ Random Rab
Sauce Stirrer, Performer & Producer
SHAY BUTTA – YumSauceLounge & Seraphim
In her 3rd year on the Playa, Mz. Butta is honored to be a co- collaborator with the EnvisionaryArt Collective & Fractal Nation Village. Shay is hosting the Yum Sauce Lounge Camp with the Angels of Yum, performing with the fire arts dance company Seraphim & acting as performance coordinator for the Envisionary Main Stage.Click here for a little Seraphim Sizzle
Performance Schedule
Wednesday Night:: 8pm – FNV Opening Ceremony
11pm – w/ Ganga Giri
1am – w/ Sub Swara
Thursday Night:: 8pm – w/ The Human Experience (David Block)
10pm – w/Stephan Jacobs
4am – w/ FreQ Nasty
Friday Night:: 11pm – Seraphim featuring The Human Experience & Amae Love
4am – w/ Gaudi
Sunday Day:: Maybe Baby
6pm::Closing Ceremony & Procession to the Temple
SINGER/SONGWRITER/DESIGNER/PURPLETRATOR
AMAE LOVE- SERAPHIM
Amae Love is a vocalist & songwriter with a sound that incorporates her modern approach to soul, blues & jazz. Similar to artists like Amy Winehouse & Adele, Amae takes the best of that sultry vintage sound and combines it with her own poetic, positive & empowering lyrics. Amae is a multi-faceted talent whose skills as performer include MC’ing, hoopdance, DJing, acting, performance Art, and guitar….
Amae has recently performed all over the West Coast from eclectic venues such as the Raw Spirit Festival, the Enlightened Wealth Retreats, the Yum Sauce Lounge, The Bordello Bar, Emerge-n-see, and Harmony Festival, and also as lead singer for Fire/Performance art troupes Liquid Fire Mantra & Seraphim at festivals such as Mystic Garden Party, Symbiosis, Earth Dance the Boom Festival in Portugal and Burning man .
When I Grow Up- The Human Experience featuring Amae Love & Seraphim
Performance Schedule
Wednesday Night:: 8pm:: Opening Ceremony
11pm:: w/Ganga Giri
Thursday Night:: 8pm w/The Human Experience
Friday Night:: 11pm w/ Seraphim
Sunday Day:: 8:30am:: w/ The Human Experience
FIRE & DANCE FUSION
RAINBOW SAPIANS
Rainbow Sapians is a collaboration of activators dedicated to co-creating full spectrum resonance experiences. We channel purrformances of love and light, dancing the primordial frequencies of creation into being. We are inspired by the rainbow prism of ever-abundant Source energy that is constantly cycling throughout the Universe. Through harmonics of color, movement and sound we transcend into our bodies, merging with every particle in exisdance. This year’s Rites of Passage gives us the opportunity to share a collective intitation into the next octave of ascension. From our rainbow vortex core to yours…. LOVE!!!
Performance Schedule
Wednesday Night:: 6am w/Heyoka
Thursday Night:: 5am w/ Ill Gates
FIRE
LESTER MOONEY- FIRE GROOVE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Lester has always been drawn towards the spotlight. Growing up as the youngest in a family of four kids he strived to be at the same level as his older siblings. Realizing that he was blessed with the gift of balance and agility he first took to skateboarding and snowboarding to express himself. He was introduced to the art of fire dancing at the Oregon Country Fair and has been enthralled by its beauty and mesmerizing movement ever since. Today Lester is partnered with his sisters Hannah and Kamala and longtime family friend Jade to create Fire Groove. He has performed around the world and has been teaching steady classes every week for the last 8 years. He spreads the art form openly and continually seeks inspiration from all levels of spinners. Staying humble allows him to make deep connections with anyone enthusiastic about spinning. He specializes in double staff, contact staff, and poi and has recently been developing his hoop groove. The focus of his spinning is always on the flow allowing him to use his prop as an extension of his body movement as he eliminates all sticky situations that arise while dancing.
Performance Schedule
Lester will be rocking the stage when he’s feeling the groove…
Wednesday Night:: 2am w/FreQ Nasty & Shawn Barry
Thursday Night:: 4am w/ FreQ Nasty & Shawn Barry
HOOPIN” HOTTIE
SERENA aka JUICY-
Serena aka ‘Juicy’ is a passionate hooper/teacher, performance artist, a lover of life and an inspirational speaker, who has been teaching hoop dance classes for over 6 years. Her Path in this life is to inspire people to enjoy life, stir up creative juices and have fun! Her classes and workshops focus on self-love, taking care of your temple, celebrating your health and existence, and the knowing that you already have everything you need to feel good!
The hoop is simply a tool to help us get in touch with ourselves, connect to our beloved and intuition to lead happier healthier lives. When we hoop we spiral inward, and there Is great healing to be found when we vibrationally align with our true essence. Hooping helps us to connect to our inner child, that care free state where anything is possible!
Serena can teach anyone to hoop! She has a way of breaking down hoop moves that is easy to understand. Her classes invite playfulness, laughter and bliss as you lose yourself in the hoop magic and flow. She teaches from the heart, and you can feel her love and dedication in her presence.
Come join the hoop revolution, tap into your inner yum, and shine your hoop love out into the world around us, into our community, to our children and to our dear mother earth. Together we can make a difference!
Performance Schedule
Thursday Night:: 9pm:: w/ SaQi & Russ Liquid
Sunday Day:: 12:30pm w/ Kaminanda
Wonderful!