Secret Garden Party 2008 - call for performers

This is a call for fire performers - we're putting together a Big Burn of 100 spinners for the Secret Garden Party at the end of July, in Cambridgeshire. There are still a few spaces.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of something amazing at the best festival this side of the planet. (www.secretgardenparty.com)

Drop me a note if you're interested...

Alex Rinsler
Fire@secretgardenparty.com

it's a shame you're on at the same time as Play festival, which is where the spinners will be

Hmm... a "call for..." something usually means volunteering for a non-profit event: is this a paid gig, or just another "fantastic opportunity"?

(Genuine question! )

Hmmm, there's a couple hundred fire spinners who were going to at Play that weekend that suddenly have nowhere to go! Secret Garden want to offer some space?

if nothing else comes up as an alternative to play, I'll be happy to come and spin some fire

Secret Garden Party was a wonderful festival; I went there 2 years ago. If you are being offered free in for fireplay, that does sound like a good PLAY alternative!

here are the criteria:

- you need to be part of a group, with previous performance experience
- you need to be accountable for your own equipment
... and come to a rehearsal on the Friday
- then take part in the mass burn on the Saturday

the procedure is a little more complicated than that - first thing to do is to email me with contact details before the end of this week.

It is unpaid but a massive win win, given that you're getting into a great festival for practically nothing. And spinning fire round a magical lake, while we burn a 40ft pirate ship, with fireworks, flares and flaming Vikings, no joke.

Speak soon,
Alex
fire@secretgardenparty.com

I'll speak to the toast... or the Chimaera...



To be honest, you guys are really lucky that PLAY has been cancelled. I also think that you'll get quite a large turnout too.

I'd like to put Chimaera's name in there as taking up some numbers...

Does it have to be part of a group being a fire spinner in glos is a bit lonely

Chazz and rez are taking part in this

I'd love to go: but time + especially money are somewhat lacking: let us know if any of you decide to come visit cambridge while you're in the area!

Why do ya have to be part of a group if it's a mass burn?

I guess so they know you can work with other people. I'll vouch for you . You're part of my group!!

i'm in

As an aside - is there any way some of us can be "affiliated" to get in free?

I can't afford to get there... Poop!

OMG, such an amazing weekend.

Met lovely people, had lovely times, heard lovely music, lots of lovely juggling.

Kev and Peachi are awesome hosts and I couldn't have chosen a better group to play and camp with for a few days.

A few organisation details that could be improved (and some things that really didn't impress me ) but oh well. you can't please all the people all the time...

ok, back to reality.

I think SGP just became my favourite festival...

Wicked to see so many people there, and even manage a couple of spins once the sun let off a bit

Next year anyone?

Good taste there, Mr Durbs.

It was my my favorite UK festival when I was over there; and with the lovely Peachi indeed! Only thing made me sad was how bloody messy you otherwise-lovely Poms are at festies. Cool setting and lovely stuff provided there, and people just trashed it with their rubbish. Sigh. Maybe this year the bin bag fairies magicked everyone in their sleep and they cleaned up after theirselves.
Glad you all had a good one

That was indeed a wicked weekend, thank you all the guys that made it so, and Durbs especially for getting me there Was fab to meet a load more new people, and I think the moment they lit the ship up is a defining moment of my summer, even if Durbs and i nearly got totalled by a stray firework...



I'm there next year if it doesn't clash with PLAY *glowers at Dunc* :P

Sounds like a great festy, maybe I should have gone there instead of visiting friends in sheffield and getting my car keyed (£500 repair bill).

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Good taste there, Mr Durbs.

It was my my favorite UK festival when I was over there; and with the lovely Peachi indeed! Only thing made me sad was how bloody messy you otherwise-lovely Poms are at festies. Cool setting and lovely stuff provided there, and people just trashed it with their rubbish. Sigh. Maybe this year the bin bag fairies magicked everyone in their sleep and they cleaned up after theirselves.
Glad you all had a good one

Gabe, your so right about mess at festivals, at Latitude this year we did litter pick around our camping area and left it looking clean and yet walking back to the cars almost wondered why we bothered as the rest of the site looked like a bomb hit it. I'm still glad we did though as its attitudes like "if no one else does why should I" that got us into this mess in the first place.

With that and getting my car keyed I'm starting to loose faith in humanity. (Cue HoP to the rescue)

Motley

Glad you all had a great time, gutted I couldn't make it!

Any piccies of the fireshow?

had an awesome time there
the fire show was amazing, and i have a video (which only shows me with my back to the camera watching the pirate ship getting owned while spinning)

I thoroughly enjoyed it as well, and am definitely planning to go again next year. Great to meet loads of spinners as well!

wow I think it might be my favourite festy too (one's I organise don't count lol)

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Only thing made me sad was how bloody messy you otherwise-lovely Poms are at festies

Normally I'd agree but for once I was pleasantly surprised by how clean it was. The only really bad litter I saw was in front of the main stage after the headline, but it was soon taken away by the litter fairies

Favourites bits....new friends who are lovely Old friends who are even lovlier! Being in totally the best spot of the fire show standing over the lake on the big bridge and naughtily....watching the girl get totalled by the (we reckon) 30stone of tractor tire with two people inside as it rolled down hill on it's way to a deep trench full of water. Oh how we gaffawed as she went down without even seeing it coming and a gentle splash was heard soon after the wheel disappeared over the edge....


Massive thanks to Alex for organising the whole thing and with regard to....

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A few organisation details that could be improved

I agree somewhat, but from speaking with Alex he is very welcoming of feedback for future improvement and will listen to any comments you have to make the burn even better next year. So if you want to make it even better, email him

AWESOME I loved it

definitely going again next year, had a wonderful time, thank you especially to Kev and Peachi

YAY!

my photos

That was a great festival!

yay Danny!

whaaay

awesome weekend. all those i didn't know before it was lovely meeting you! hope to see some of you at bristol?

the pirate ship was a bit good wasn't it. and i didn't sdrop my staff in the water while spinning on the bridge! bonus.

Wow, that was so fun it's even made me come back on Home of Po for the first time in ages. Well actually, I'm here to post some pics of Lexie eating pie in my gallery but I wanted to come here to.

Thank you for the fun kids!