CoSM Fire explores community art through a neo-shamanic all night ritual of drumming, dancing, visual arts, melodic improvisation, fire dancing, story telling and poetry. These collaborative artistic expressions are like harmonic chords played for the cosmos. The rhythms of our drums, sounds of our voices and the movement of our bodies, are like the strokes of shaman's brush on the canvas of the night sky. Share in the inspiration and vision that resides within the personal and collective consciousness of this sacred fire ceremony while you dance with the muse that inspires your art. Enjoy the ambient sounds and imagery of the chill zone and connect with other PLU's (people like us). CoSM Fire is an all night Art Fire sponsored by The Chapel of Sacred Mirrors and co-produced by Mz. imani (Conscious Collaborations, CoSM Full Moons, SoulFire) and Brian James (Phantomime, Entheocentric Salons). |
Tickets are no longer available on-line. Purchase at CoSM Fire. |
CoSM Fire is a drug and alcohol free event. Eighteen and over only. |
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Please bring a camp chair, a tarp and a blanket to insure your physical comfort. We will provide playshops, a light dinner and a light breakfast, water, art supplies, spaces to camp, land to walk, the fire, love, love and more love. Detailed directions to The Center for Symbolic Studies are here if the ones below don't work from your location. Take NYS Thruway to Exit 18 (New Paltz). Make a left onto Rte 299 (Main Street) and follow it through the town of New Paltz. At the 4th traffic light (intersection with Rte 32, Mobil station on right) turn right onto Rte 32N; continue about 5 miles, cross a steel bridge (over the Wallkill). On your left will be River Road, which as of April 19 once more goes through to our end; turn left on River Road; continue several blocks to its end, where it intersects with Springtown Road. You will see the Center’s sign on the left side of the crossroad, (a tall green sign between two posts, saying "Stone Mountain Farm" and "Center for Symbolic Studies"). Cross Springtown and continue straight ahead on River Road Extension. |
CoSM FIRE 2007 Schedule of Events:
Gates Open @ 3pm
Workshops Begin at 3:30
3:30-5:00
FIRE CIRCLE - Djembe/Dounoun Class
MOVEMENT STUDIO - Contact Improv
5:30-7:00
STAGE - Sacred Dance
FIRE CIRCLE - Boudran Class
MOVEMENT STUDIO - Energy Connections
7:30-8:30
Elemental Explorations of the Fire Circle, Mz. imani
9:00
Phantomime, Pyrotecnic Ritual Theatre - Stone Circle
10:00
Fire Lighting Ceremony
-invocations of planetary harmony, dreams and intentions, rhythmic esctacy
-drumming, dancing, fire spinning, collaborative art projects til Midnight
At Midnight we will shift into the subtle sonic space of integration with singing bowls, collaborative art and the Hang.
-deepening the experience by opening our hearts and affirming our intentions.
-sharing stories, melodic improvisations and authentic expressions of spoken words in prayer or poetry.
-fire gazing
Check out the Shamani Chill Zone throughout the night (on the Stage) with ambient sonic and visual dreamscapes by Alien Ambassador, Ammon, Mikio and Videolicious.
Dawn Circle - we gather again as a community. returning from our journeys through the night we greet the dawn and express our gratitude, share our insights and release the magic made and energies called by our time together.
Light Breakfast served after Dawn Circle.
