Controlled Burn’s video submission for the Great Circle
Our proposed lineup for the great circle consists of 5 routines; starting with a duet and each routine building on the one before and growing in number. We start with placing two lit palm poi on either side of the middle stage area (in the video this is performed by one woman prior to the duet, but we can omit her dancing out alone and just place the palm poi on the ground prior to the start of the performance if you think it may distract from the duet start that you are aiming for). The duet then begins; walking out and lighting tools from the palm poi. After the duet, the next performance doubles in size with four fan performers. The next routine doubles yet again; with 8 staff. We continue to add performers to each routine until at the very end we have a total of 16 for the finale.
We have also coordinated our entrances and exits in a “rip tide” fashion, meaning that all performers will enter through middle back stage- “explode” into the stage area for their specific routine, and then circle around and filter back out single file down the middle to the back as the next routine prepares to go on. Our hope with this is to create a continuous flow with the choreography as it progresses and increases in size, much like the continuous flow of an electrical current.
Please note: If weather permits on the playa, there will be fire breathing in the third (staff) routine. This is not shown in the video due to wind on the night of taping.
Our consolidated choreographed lineup:
1. Set Stage
2. Duet
3. Fans (4)
4. Staff (8)
5. Mix 1 (12)
6. Mix 2 (16)
Thank you very much in advance for considering our submission this year. We always enjoy contributing to the magic and the energy that is the great circle!
