Alien Jon and Zan: Fire Poi Workshop - Stage 6 Productions - Fire Performance for the Urban Masses

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	Alien Jon and Zan: Fire Poi Workshop Hosted by Stage6 Productions


	CROP CIRCLES: 5 hour Poi workshop with Alien Jon and Zan Moore! Thursday February 21, 6pm to 11pm~ at the Stage 6 fire jam location in Phoenix, AZ. Cost is $30 per person. For committed groups of 5+ ask about group rates. Also, if you REALLY can't afford it and want to come, please contact Alien Jon or Yardz to work something out. We want to spin with you!

	For directions and info contact: Yardz: 480.306.0192 Psytek: 480.239.5526 Email: info(at)stage6pro(dot)org

	Course Description:

	This will be a combination of focused classes, collaborative free spin time, one on one attention, and participant directed exploration. We will cover foundation principles and forms, along with body awareness and the spin zones around your body. This will fill in holes in your knowledge, and create a mental map that will propel you towards complete freedom of movement and expression. From this foundation we can explore a variety of concepts, tricks and patterns from core poi knowledge to the cutting edge of modern poi.

	Some concepts you can explore with us:
			Isolations
			Stalls
			Pendulums
			Compound Circles
			Reels and Crossers
			Inswings
			Inversions and Introversions
			Tangles
			Atomics
			Plane Bending and Trinity
			Polyrhythms
			The Poi Unit Circle
			Ellipses
			Cateyes
			Linear Isolations
			Hybrids
			Composite Spinning

	After all the learning and exploration, we will of course end the night with fire spinning, so bring your wicks and fuel!

	Teacher Bios:

	Alien Jon:
	Jonathan Everett has been spinning things since childhood, starting with himself, and expanding to socks with tennis balls in them and sticks found in the woods of Maine. Starting with his first pair of devilstix in 1995, he officially entered the world of object manipulation. In 1999, from a foundation built on devilstix and drawing inspiration from T'ai Ji and Aikido, he began spinning glowing objects on strings or in socks at "all night dance parties". After meeting other spinners he learned that objects had been spun in a similar manner for millennia by ancient cultures from around the world. This gave rise to the discovery of fire spinning, and his dedication to the art of contemporary poi began. From devilstix and poi other object manipulation quickly followed: Sphereplay, staff, meteor, diabolo, and astrojax to name a few. These talents have been melded with a love of music and dance, including liquid, illusional, and funk styles. Jon loves to play and lives for the spark of innovation and creativity, while further honing his skill through diligent practice. Jon has performed at the Fringe Benefit for the 1st Annual Boulder Fringe Festival, the 1st Annual Boulder Juggling Festival, Ratuva Circus performance and workshops, COSM Fire, the 2007 Burning Man Conclave, and with the ExtraTerrestrial Circus Experiment. He has taught classes around the country in poi, sphereplay, and devilstix at the Double Rainbow Ranch, Boulder Circus Center, 1st Annual Boulder Juggling Festival, Shepherd Valley Waldorf School, SphereCamp East and West, Domba/Mystic Jewell Dance Studio, Wildfire (CT), Florida State University, and at Renaissance Festivals country-wide. He also teaches private lessons.

	Zan's:
	Zan started performing in South America on tour with his brother Noah, and continues to burn with the same inspired passion as in the beginning. His training has led him far and wide, through a dozen countries and across the disciplines of spinning, dance, juggling, music, yoga, circus, martial arts, and acrobatics. Zan's specialty is dazzling fire performances, though he thrives on the challenge of a unique performance for each event, be it day or night. Whatever the occasion, Zan delivers pure entertainment with unforgettable class, style, and grace. Known for his expertise in the theory and technique of poi and staff spinning, Zan has given workshops around the U.S. and abroad.