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Critical Stilts Info

atom — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:14:21 GMT

It's that time again

Critical Stilts is meeting on the Playa!

Time
Thursday 4:20pm at the Red Nose District

This year is going to be the best. We have lots in line for you stilters and
groundlings as well!

We will have a parade, stilt games, drinks and will try to beat our record of 52
stilters in one spot.

There will also be DJ's at the Red Nose spinning our favorite stilter tunes
like "Higher Baby","The Skies the Limit" and my personal favorite "Please help me I falling"!

When the parade starts we will be hitting up as many stilt bars as we can and hijacking arts cars with
our good looks and witty remarks! If you have any questions or would like to add your BAR/STILT BAR/ART CAR to the parade
list please email me at houseofadam@speakeasy.net and we will try to add you to our outrageous event!

Remember this is not just for stilters... it's for everyone. This Thursday at the Red Nose District... Pay for the whole seat and only use the edge!

Let's get high and have fun!

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JOB: 2 Greenman/woman tree/vine stiltwalkers needed in SF on May 15th

gigi — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:54:58 GMT

JOB: 2 Greenman/woman tree/vine stiltwalkers needed in SF on May 15th

Greetings,

I am looking to hire to Greenman/woman, tree, vine-like stilt walkers for an event in SF on May 15th for 2-3 hours in the evening. 2 or 4 legs.

Please send a photo of you in "green" costume to ginny@castofthousands.com.

Pay is 150/hr. Travel cost will be be covered as well.

Thanks!
Ginny Hess - Talent Coordinator
ginny@castofthousands.com
410-499-1117 / 831-425-7864

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Are we doing this at BM this year or what?

tallneil — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 06:53:47 GMT

this is a good idea we just need some commitment for BM 06...whats the plan here people?
TN

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Craigs List find!

Tuana — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:05:16 GMT

Need Stilt Walker For Aug. 12th
Reply to: gigs-393265212@craigslist.org
Date: 2007-08-09, 2:36PM PDT

Stilt walker wanted on Sat., Aug. 12th in Fremont, CA

Time of performance: 1:30pm to 5:30pm

Pay: $375

* Location: Fremont, CA
* it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
* Compensation: $375

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Open invatation to the oldest parade in California, Dixon May Fair Parade

Gary — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:33:19 GMT

Bring on the Herd!

“The Barnyard Dance” is the theme for the 132nd Annual Dixon May Fair Parade set for Saturday, May 12, 2007.
The May Fair Parade is the oldest parade in the state of California. Each year approximately 25,000 spectators line the streets of Downtown Dixon to view marching bands, floats, antique automobiles, equestrian units, drill teams, antique farm equipment as well as a host of other entries.

As you will see, the Dixon May Fair Parade is packed full of hometown fun!

For those interested in joining the May Fair Parade applications to participate in the parade will be mailed out starting the first week in February. For more information or to volunteer, please contact the Dixon Chamber of Commerce at (707) 678-2650 or info@dixonchamber.org

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The State Fair is Going Green!

Cat — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:43:43 GMT

Hello Beautiful Stilts Performers, a fellow Burner, Heather Lopez works for the
California State Fair, based in Sacramento, and she'd like you to
contact her about performing at the State Fair this year. Dates are
Aug 17 - Sept. 3, 2007...obviously this time period is prior & during
Burningman, but Heather hopes you might want to make a quick stop on your
way to the playa. Maybe opening day or weekend? If you are interested or have questions, please contact Heather Lopez, Marketing Assistant at:
hlopez@calexpo.com
P (916) 263-1599
California State Fair
1600 Exposition Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95815
www.bigfun.org

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Pegs & the Playa

Rayn_Shyne — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:49:42 GMT

this year will be my first year on the playa & I was wondering how the playa would treat my 2x2 pegs. i have a set of arms & legs that I wanted to play with but am not sure if the ground would be solid enough to use them. right now there are bike tire treading that is wrapped around the bottoms.

any thoughts...

RaynShyne

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Any Stilters in DC?

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 20:25:42 GMT

Just moved up here and would LOVE to learn to stilt. Any takers/suggestions?!

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getting started with stilts

mirzu — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:54:43 GMT

First year blew my mind!

Second year I built an art car http://photos.mirzu.com/gallery/burningman/05/

Third year I want to get up above the rest, on stilts.

Where do I begin? Do I make them, or buy them, any online resources I should check out. . .

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hey help me be lifted in to the sky

Hardcore Pippi — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:53:20 GMT

i am 4''11 and need help getting started on still walking any ideas i am very good at balance i do gym on the high beam if that helps... let me know where i can buy some or how to make them what is the best wood to use? what direction dose the grain need to be running? can i go straight to the bouncy stillts? where in san diego are there stilt people i can hang with?

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Poweriser test run in SC? Also need a source to buy a pair...

briandor — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:21:53 GMT

Hello there. So I'm interested in this stiltwalking business, especially the springy bouncy variety. I was wondering if there was anybody around the Santa Cruz area that may be willing to let me walk around on their pair before I drop $300-400 on my own set. That's a lot of money ya know? Anyways, if anybody knows a reliable source to buy a pair from (local is good but not required), please let me know. I'm looking to get set up before the playa comes around... I'm 5'11" and about 155lbs, I was thinking the poweriser brand. Any opinions?

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SLC Stilters- OH MY!

mama_longlegs — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 18:06:59 GMT

Hi again!

We just gathered a crew of stilters from my hood here in SLC (20!!!). Believe it or not, SLC actually has some freakness going on! We already have a theme for coordinated costumes. We will be a walking forest of trees. Now, I know that's not an ANIMAL, but animals certainly need trees for survival, EH?

So, when you see us cruising the playa, feel free to come in for a nibble!

I am wondering if there is a set time and place for the herds to begin their meanderings? I have some animal costumes in the works too, and don't really plan to be on my "normal" feet much at all this year. Ready to play when I catch the word!

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What Animal Are You?

Brother Brian — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 22:33:08 GMT

Giraffes seem a natural choice to me since they are stilted animals already...

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Vancouver Stilters

tallneil — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:04:33 GMT

Hey I'm trying to get a stilting tribe for Vancouver going so we can get a Critical Stilts in Van Going.
Please check out http://tribes.tribe.net/stiltingvancouver if you are in the BC area and want to Stilt!
Thanks
TallNeil

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how do i make a giant bird??

angela — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 23:44:56 GMT

i need to make a giant flamingo by new years. i live in austin and know no other stilting animals. I don't know how to design the body, what materials to use, etc. If anyone has any ideas, I would LOVE some tips!
thanks
frankie

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BURNING STILTS!

Elonifer — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 21:59:04 GMT

I like your idea and would love to have "the Herd" come and be a part of our evening ritual and dream scene as we awaken the Dreamer from sleep at sunset on the playa at Burning Man.
Here is a synopsis of the show and a blurb about the DREAM CAMP.
blessings to you on high:

Fantaaaaaaaaabulous!

Come by DREAM CAMP, 3:00 x Esplanade, connect and find somewhere to "plug in" with us that "MAKES YOU FEEL MOST ALIVE!"

The daily show is as follows:

4:20-5:20 Dream Share class where performers are allowed to listen in on shared dreams and incorporate a scene into the evening ritual if desired.

7pm- sunset
Purple Pajama Party Parade to march around THe MAn and up to the Dreamer to perform a ritual of Awakening, light the fire within, and open his eyes.

Performance time pre-sunset: 11:11 minutes long!

Gather and place audience around the Dreamer.

Dream Spirits hush audience and gather sleepers to front.

A blindfold is placed around the Dreamer's head as eyelids are removed (secretly if possible).
Sandman goes through and puts audience to sleep.
Singing by Amae and I to Dream Song....

Stilt Walkers may enact simultaneous scene and/ or assist in blindfolding of the Dreamer.

Simultaneous performance atop a 10' x 10' raised mobile stage with a skeletal pyramid on top and dream inducing crystals (the Dream-cubator).
A couple will lay themselves to sleep as Sandman passes.

Song fades out....
Sounds of didjereedoo and Thuvian throat singing eminate from inside the Dreamer's head.

A daily variety of performers will enact a scene from the Dream Share group. Stilt Walkers may be included in this or do similar scene or other starring role..... hey ... you folks have the height!

Moment of silence at end of scene while darkness falls.

At 11:11 minutes the Dream Spirits rush through audience again and whisper:
"Pss-s-s-t..... Wake Up! ...... You're Dreaming! Pass it on....."

Fire is lit within the Dreamer and Stilt Walkers positioned on either side will remove blindfold from around the Dreamers head.
and/or
Stilt Walkers enact blindfold scene on stilts.

Audience shouts, "WAKE UP!" as blindfold is removed to reveal lights in eyes.

All celebrate and guest drummers and firedancers are allowed to perform.

Parade back to DREAM CAMP for pajama party.....
then you're on your own!

CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS ALL DAY LONG ON ALL OUR STUFF!!
... here is the DREAM CAMP welcome:

Greetings to all in DREAM CAMP
I am your host, Elonifer.
I would like to welcome you to my humble project:
http://www.giamind.com

I am the project founder and camp coordinator, and facilitator. I have established this camp as a continuation of last year's project, and as such, the 2nd part of an 8 year countdown to the "End of Time" in 2012. This is the "End of Time" according to the Mayan calendar. We may expect that many greater and larger events and groups will converge and collaborate through these seven years until then, to a synchronistic planetary celebration.
My concept is to facilitate a means of demonstrating the emerging planetary culture of a Global Individual Aware Mind.... the GIAMIND; that is... the "Mind" that is both Individually, and Globally Aware in expression through art, activity, and collaborative community performance.

Last year I grounded the project in Opera Camp with a small but profound performance, "The Eye of Heaven," focused around Anni Hallet's piece, "The Spiral Eye of the Celestial Falcon." The production engendered modest but clearly Divinely Inspired results that confirmed the theory and the ancient hermetic law:
"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts."

As a multi-media artist and performer, I am allowing each group who participates, to bring their own special talent and gift into a collective camp presentation through classes, group activities, and performance revolving around the Burningman theme and an aritst's work. In this way, we may all share in that "which is greater than the sum of all of us."

Our entire DREAM CAMP, becomes then, an experiment in a new social and cultural way of being, sharing, and connecting with each other. Further, in gathering artists from all mediums: visual, audio, tactile, aoromatic, kinetic and epicurean, (i.e. sight, sound, touch, taste, smell, and motion), The whole DREAM CAMP becomes a synergistic multi-media art presentation!
WE ARE THE SHOW!!!
Hopefully we can then take this intrinsic knowledge, and skills of communicating that we will experience, out into the world beyond the borders of Black Rock City.
This year, we will ground the performance with all parameters that pertain to the natural symbolism of the 1st Chakra. All Chakras will be cleansed and activated, but we will focus and progress through the next few years up to the Crown, or 7th Chakra in 2012.
For now, I have gathered groups who share a common vision to further demonstrate how amazing and synchronistic this type of collaboration can be..... oh, and fun!
In a unique demonstration of GIAMIND, this year's groups include:
the Green Society Association of networkers in action;
the 7th Mystery School, doing DNA activations, body and mind purifications, and ritual performance;
Sustainable Dome Communities, teaching sustainable building, environmental harmony, and financial independence.
WholeFoodsFarmacy, bringing "PHI" dried fruit and nut products and raw food ideology;
DreamWerks, a group of dream professionals doing dream sharing;
Kundalini Dancers, with Luna Ravenchild, teaching Ecstatic dance;
Various teachers and healers, including from Hawaii, Lehuani, using the latest in sound vibrational healing;
SpiritRave, providing sound alchemy and dream ambiance;
Myself, Elonifer Skyhawk, with others, sharing stone healing, solar gazing, and lucid/Shamanic dreaming...
...and many others with gifts aplenty!

We will have daily demonstrations, classes, workshops, activities and of course celebration!

We are fortunate this year to have as our collaborating visual artist, Pepe Ozan, whose sculpture, The Dreamer, will be celebrated each day from 7pm to sunset. We will host a Purple Pajama Party Parade to Awaken the sleeping Dreamer,light the fire within, and open his eyes!
In continuing with the theme and workshops of Dream groups and our own focus on healing, foods, and sustainable lifestyles, we will utilize the gifts and talents of all in DREAM CAMP to create an environment that is "...THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF!"

Each group has the open opportunity to connect, collaborate, and merge with each other to combine classes and workshops with performance and celebration.
Collectively, this can be summarized as an explanation, a demonstration, and a practical exercise. -The basic formula in teaching anything to anyone!

This coordination can sometimes be tricky, but in doing this type of project for several years now, I am convinced that we will have an amazing performance, camp, and interactive connection with all on the playa within the Burning Man philosophy:
RaDiCaL SeLf EXPRESSION!
RADicAL PARTY-cipati-ON!
The potential for transformational experience is over the top!
Outa this world!
Off the wall!
Kach-ing! Kach-ang! Ka- Bling! BLING!

yo...

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or join the DREAM CAMP discussion list:
http://tribes.tribe.net/dreamcamp
or
our GIAMIND project discussion list:
http://www.giamind.tribe.net

Again, on behalf of the GIAMIND project, welcome to our wonderful adventure!

Blessings,
in the dance of life, till the Dreamer wakes,
Elonifer
*SKYHAWK* on the playa

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What's UP?

NicktheCreature — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:18:38 GMT

who is the HERD for Burning Man 2005 and when do we meet?

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Stilt Collecting

Brother Brian — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 00:19:07 GMT

I just bought a pair if power risers and am beside myself with joy. I also have two pairs of never-quite-finished wooden stilts in my garage. I've also been collecting faux fur and need to get some weirdness stitched together.

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The Forest

Brother Brian — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 23:20:52 GMT

Another idea that came to mind is Stilted Tree costumes. Laughing Dancing Talking Singing Fruit-Giving Trees. Like the Ents in Lord of the Rings. Or how about the vision of a Grove of Trees running down the promenade out to the Man?

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Stilt Design...

Dragonfire — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:00:55 GMT

Newbie here to this tribe. I think what you are doing at burningman is frikin awesome!

I plan to construct a 9ft. fire breathing penguin. However am not by any means a stilting expert and am looking for assitance in design. I've stitled as a much younger buck but not in a while. Any help greatly appreciated!

Anthony

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acrobatic stiltshow this weekend thursday 12-saterday 14

thebeast — Tue, 10 May 2005 02:49:46 GMT

hay everybody the group I work with is putting on a show this weekend at CounterPULSE we've put alot of work into it, it should be realy cool.
check us out at www.carpetbagbrigade.com

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first off

atom — Sun, 01 May 2005 01:11:08 GMT

can any of you use walkers? Have any of you actually gotten up and walked around on these suckers? Its a lot different then stilting. Better yet can anyone here stilt first? What is everyone's background?

As for me. I can bounce 6 feet on my risers. Run and dance like a mad man on wood stilts. What all can you do? We have a critical stilts that we do once a week that if you all need pratice or a good place to brain storm an idea you should come along.

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large danes, clogs, found in left nostril

Justin, — Thu, 05 May 2005 08:26:06 GMT

a bird with horns flew at dawn upon my shoulder, to hear me a note etched in smoke, it rose, fragrantly, seedling of dream schemers pregnant of possibility... and now I have HERD... animals, robots, trees - gigantic galactic here to eat you for breakfast.

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lets get this fucking show on the playa

Elliott — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 18:41:17 GMT

No fuckin around this year, there is no reason why we can't have a parade leaving from the madness camp. It can be one of the events the madness throws, it can also help spread the word about the fund raiser we have in the works. There will be one in sf and one in sc. its almost may we gotta get on this shit. i'll talk to doris this weekend about having one of the fund raisers at the house.

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Faux Fur Fo Friends

Brother Brian — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 02:22:41 GMT

Could everyone become fur collectors? Muppet season is getting shorter and shorter each year, creating a dire need to not let even those cuffs and collars find their way to the landfills.

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