I just found this stunningly detailed satellite image of Burning Man 2009. The shot was taken on Tuesday so the city isn’t totally packed in yet.
See the City: here
The Spin Cycle:
2009
Burning Man Satellite Images – The Spin Cycle from Outerspace
Poki at PEX – Burning Man 2009
Hooping at Burning Man 2009 – The Download begins…
I’m still trying to get my head back on straight from my Burning Man experience. There was such much spinning goodness going on it was unbelievable. I’m not quite sure where to start the download but over the next week I’ll try and leave as much of it here as possible.
We’ll begin this all with some tech madness from Grimm in the Fire Idol contest at the Shiva Vista stage. Grimm has been investing himself in the translation of fire fan moves to mini hoops as demonstrated here. He’s spinning mini hoops with one fire wick suspended in the center by wire. I think the hoops grim is using are of his own design but Renegade jugglers manufacturers a similar product that Poki had a go with at Firedrums. Interesting design but I’m sticking to my Cosmic Fire minis with three spokes each.
Hoop Happenings, Performances & Spin Jams Schedule- Burning Man 2009
These are the event that I know of so far based on various boards and the Burning Man Schedule. If you have anything you would like to add to this schedule, please email me: here Please include time, day, camp, location, event name and a short description.
Mon, 4:00pm-6:00pm
Camp Mystic @ Spanky’s Wine Village (8:30 & Esplanade)
Hoop Soup
Join RamonaMayhem & CampMystic @ Spanky’s Wine Village for a hoopjam on Monday from 4-6pm. Hoops will be provided (or bring your own) and a yummy treat to share–as in the stone soup idea–we all contribute and we all feast! Don’t know how to hoop but want to? Worry not–RM is a fabulous teacher and will provide instruction. Come Storm or Shine, baby, the hoop knows not the difference.
Tues, 3:00-4:00pm
Whisky and Dust @ Mile High Club (7:30 & DNA)
Beginner Hoops and Poi Spinning
Beginner Hoops and Poi spinning. New event to get virgins involved in the fine Evolving Jedi arts of Burning Man. Bring a hoop and some poi and we will teach you the rest. If your an “expert” please stop by and teach us a thing or two.
Tues, 2:00-5:00pm
Oobleck on the 3:00 portal
Hoop Making and Hoop Jam!
Join Wendy of Merry Hoopsters in an afternoon of hoop making followed by a hoop jam with cocktails and Tasty Noodles beats. All supplies provided.
Tues, 4:30-7:30pm
H.M.S. Nautitickl
Acrrrro-yoga/Hula-hoop warrrkshop
Relief from the rrreal worrrld aboard the H.M.S. Nautitickle. Circus arts pirate style.
Tues, 10:00pm
Destiny Lounge (3:00-Esplanade)
Fire Spinning & Hoop Jam
Hey! Destiny Lounge will host some fire spinnig / hooping events on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 10:00pm! Thanks!!
Wednesday 5:30pm-6:30pm
Asana-mania (Evolution at 3:30–It’s on the outer road around center camp–near 5:30 and B)
Hooping 101 with Hoop Kitty
Never hooped before? Don’t worry. Hoop Kitty will teach you–guaranteed! Please bring a hoop if you can find one. If not, we’ll have extras.
Wed, 8:00-9:00pm
The Opulent Temple (2:00 and Esplanade)
Miss Rosie performs with Beats Antique
Wed, 9:00-10:30pm
Shift Camp (4:30 and Esplanade)
Shakti Sunfire Perfroming with Future Simple Project
Dubstep. Later Lunar Fire will be doing a fire performance
Wed, Midnight
Center Camp
Circus Metropolis
Spiral performs with Circus Metropolis at Center Camp.
Thursday, 12:01-10:00am
Image Node (9:30 and A)
All Night Party and Sunrise Hoop Jam
DJs:
$mall ¢hange (WFMU/EVR, Rubulad)
Nicodemus (Turntables on the Hudson)
Jeremy Sole (Afro Funke, LA)
Evolution Control Committee (SF)
Barney Iller and Shakey (Rubulad, Warper)
Joro Boro
Kiva (StuddaStep)
Thurs, 12:00-1:00pm
Lost Boys Camp (Fossil &3:00pm)
Hoop Skill Show Down
Come on over for an ice cold drink and don’t forget your hoop! Learn/Teach cool new moves to your fellow BRC citizens. Live Piano and drumming provided!
Thurs, 1:00-3:00pm
(H & 3:50ish)
Hula Hoop Making Workshop
Envious of all those amazing hula hoopers and don’t know where they get their cool gear? Got hoop? Stop by the Coeur de BRC for a hoop-making tutorial. We provide the materials, decorations and know-how, you do the work. We’re camped at H and 3:50ish – - Look for the hooping mannequins! Competitions, hooping tutorials and parade following…
Thurs, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
The Budha Bunny Camp (3:50 & Humanoid)
Hoop Parade
Right after we finish taping our hoops, we can take them on a parade. Hoopray! Meet up at H and 3:50 ish…at 3pm and we’re off!
Thurs, 4:00-6:00pm
VW Bus Camp (Hominid & 3:00)
Buszilla II Hoopjam
Bring hoops or borrow some of ours and jam to sweet beats with our roving beast, the fabulous Buszilla II! At VW Bus Camp, Hominid & 3:00.
Thurs, 5:30-9:00pm
The Spin Cycle at 7:15 & Genome (hoop on a pole high in the air)
2009 Burning Man Hoop Jam
Bring your hoop and get down at The Spin Cycle 2009 Hoop Jam. We have a staggering line-up of musicians and a huge covered and carpeted space. Introduction by Miss Rosie and special musical guests CHEB i SABBAH and Mad Dub Killaz.
Cheb I Sabbah spins a masterful blend of global electronica. The Mighty Dub Killaz are emerging as a powerful combination of crucial reggae vocals and dance-centric production.
Official Sites:
www.myspace.com/chebisabbahji
www.janakaselekta.netAll flow arts welcome.
Find us at 7:15 and Genome. Look for a large shade sail tent with a hoop flying above.
Check here for additional details: http://isopop.com/2009/07/31/burning-man-hoop-jam-2009/
Thursday, Sunset
Buddah Bunny Art piece
The Billion Bunny March
The march will end at the Buddah Bunny Art piece ( http://animusart.com/current-projects/the-buddha-bunny/ ). There will be an enlightenment ceremony that involves fire spinning Bunnies.
Thur, 10:00pm
Destiny Lounge (3:00-Esplanade)
Fire Spinning & Hoop Jam
Hey! Destiny Lounge will host some fire spinnig / hooping events on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 10:00pm! Thanks!!
Thurs, 11:30-2:00am
and then there’s only LOVE… (Adapt & 6:30)
Hot Sex Fire Jam
THURSDAY LATE NIGHT. Who will be named this year’s sexiest fire dancer on the playa? You decide!
The most notorious fire jam on the playa, hosted by Jennifer Steele. Make the trek to the Red Light District after Fire Idol to see Black Rock’s ballsiest fire dancers play uncensored. Unforgettable stories come from this show.
Fri, Sunrise
The Heart Beat Amplifier (Deep Playa, located 2/3 mile from the Man in the direction of 1 o’clock.)
Blood Red Sunrise Party
Miss Rosie, Spiral, Shakti & Rich will be fire performing at the Abraxas art car w/ Ill Gates.
Fri, 12:00-1:00pm
Great Balls of Fire (Biology & 3:00)
Hoops: Hula Hoop Making Workshop
Make your own hula hoop! We have hoop making/decorating supplies for about 15 participants. Stay after for beginning hooping at 1:00.
Fri, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Root Society Dome (The big dome!) 10:00 & Esplanade
Hoop/Spin Jam
Come join us for an afternoon of banging beats, sexy hoopers, and spinning in one of the largest domes in the world! Come shake your booty with us in your fabulous playa wear while jamming to funky tunes that JQ will be throwing down for your dancing pleasure!
It’s time to start kicking up Playa dust! :-)
Fri, night
Location?
El Circo w/ Lucent Dossier
Spiral opens for El Circo & Lucent Dossier.
Sat. 8:00-10:00pm
Center of the Playa
The Man Burns
Sat. immediately following the man burning
The Burning Watch Installation (art piece)
Thursday, Sunset : The billion bunny march will end at the Buddah Bunny Art piece ( http://animusart.com/current-projects/the-buddha-bunny/ ). There will be an enlightenment ceremony that involves fire spinning Bunnies. I have bunny costumes for anyone that wants to join, who wants in?
The Spin Cycle 2009 Burning Man Hoop Jam
Bring your hoop and get down at The Spin Cycle 2009 Hoop Jam. We have a staggering line-up of musicians and a huge covered and carpeted space. Introduction by Miss Rosie and special musical guests CHEB i SABBAH and Mighty Dub Killaz.
CHEB i SABBAH spins a masterful blend of global electronica. The Mighty Dub Killaz are emerging as a powerful combination of crucial reggae vocals and dance-centric production.
Official Sites:
www.myspace.com/chebisabbahji
www.janakaselekta.net
All flow arts welcome.
Find us at 7:15 and Genome. Look for a large shade sail tent with a hoop flying above.
Hoop Path Retreat 2009 Photos – Day One
Hoop Convergence – PSIhoops
Nicole Farley got some great shots of Rainbow Michael, Shakti, and I PSI hooping at Hoop Convergence. All three of us were spinning hand made LED hoops from PSIhoops. Thank you Nicole for these great pictures! Entire set can be found here: flickr
Shakti Sunfire on Hoop Convergence 2009
Thank you Shakti for such a thorough recount of the transpirings of HoopCon 2009. I’ve been fearful of starting to write about HoopCon because I have a feeling it might be as long as the novel she has written here.
Brecken. Wow. Brecken. Hands down Brecken takes the cake for repeatedly blowing my mind. Going back through notes of the weekend she appears on virtually every page. My aerial trainer/dance teacher once said; ‘there are no transitions in dance,’ and Brecken’s workshop and dance style both were testament to that statement. Breaking out of traditional horizontal vs. vertical plane structure, Brecken led us through a series of visualizations where the hoop was allowed to move ’sphere-like’ through space like a coin wobbles on the rim. Once the sphere passes through, say a vertical space, we worked to seize that opportunity to pass seamlessly into that movement plane and back. Rather than 2-D flowers and spirals I imagined my hoop carving 3 dimensional spheres in the etheric field. I am looking forward to more of the wealth of information and inspiration Brecken has to offer.
Entire post: here
2009 Hooping Schedule
Well I’ve been trying to budget my vacation time and hooping plans for the year. Then I got laid off so it looks like time off won’t be such an issue : )
Feb. 8th – Isopop: Santa Cruz Workshop
Mar. 21st-22nd, San Francisco, CA – Attending Hoop Path SF
Apr. 10th-12th, Bend, OR – NW Hoop Gathering
Apr. 24th, San Francisco, CA – Flow Show, flow arts showcase
Apr. 25th, San Francisco, CA – Temple of Poi Fire Dancing Expo
Apr 30th-May 3rd, Santa Cruz, CA – FireDrums
May 7th-11th, Carrboro, NC – Hoop Convergence
May 22nd-25th, Santa Barbara, CA – Lightning In a Bottle
June 18th – 21st, Carrboro, NC - Hoop Path Retreat
July 9th-12th, Willits, CA – Movement Play
Aug. 31st – Sept. 7th, Black Rock City, NV – Burning Man
Sept. 25th-27th, Santa Cruz CA – HoopCamp
Also, at some point I’ll be doing a workshop in San Francisco that will be called “Hooping for guys who don’t hoop.” More on that soon.