Appropriately enough for one of Richmond's more spectacular collections of street-level performance art, this year's Festival of 5 Fires -- an annual production of Gallery 5 -- falls on Halloween weekend. Talk about adding fire to fire:
Gallery5’s most highly attended and extravagant event of the year, will be held this October, for the entire Halloween weekend. Featuring fire performers, burlesque, puppeteers, magicians, side-show freaks, vaudeville performers, and internationally- known visual artists, this three night event will rattle the senses and be the event to talk about for the entire year. The past three years of The Carnival of 5 Fires have received statewide press and record-breaking attendance. Audiences traveled from states away to witness the creative debauchery set forth by this jam-packed weekend of quality entertainment. This wide array of carnival-themed theatrical, dance and musical performances have been brought in from some of our East Coast cities most bizarre and innovative circles. Each evening’s line-up is full of the most provocative, whimsical, freakish, and hair-raising arts, and promises to be the masquerade of a life-time.
Posted by: Amanda Robinson | September 25, 2009 at 22:31
Posted by: Tom Robinson | October 03, 2009 at 09:14
Thomas Paine would be proud... I think? Maybe the first step should be to sign up 1,000 culture vultures @ $25 a pop. I wonder how many of the FF crowd ever bother to support Curated Culture physically or financially? It would be nice if Christina could show up at her next meeting with more than an empty cup. It's time for the grassroots to step up.
The 2nd step might be to networks with the "downtown" arts culture. There are plenty of people who want to support both. I always thought FF was downtown.
I'm not sure why someone chose Friday night to close down the streetfest. If it was illegal then it should have been dealt with before, not during the show. Where were the friendly cops of days past? Who was this "portly" cop?
If anybody is looking for an alternative approach here's a place to start.
City Council contact info. Contact all of them.
Mayor's Office
900 E. Broad St.
Suite 201
Richmond, VA 23219
T) 804.646.7970
F) 804.646.7987
Posted by: paul_h | October 05, 2009 at 02:40
Posted by: Scott Burger | October 05, 2009 at 10:51