Alchemy Festival Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 ALCHEMY FESTIVAL 18th - 20th Sept 2009 Alchemy will be a small family friendly festival with camping at Sicknote Far Too Loud Liquid Ross Tarantism sound system Trancient dreams Cling Clay statues Dr Sharp Zetan Spore Akahum Ed Tangent Mindflux DJ Debunkt Zia zub DJ set! ZubZub Stereofreakz Lorraine (psilocybe tribe) Coconut DF Visuals by The Dubjubbleys More to be announced shortly! Smal World Solar Stage Details to follow! Open mic tent. The Toadstool Fire Shows Jugglers Poi Many other oddities! Bubble tent Giant Bubbles Bouncing bubbles Fire bubbles Smoke bubbles The site will be beautiful with many works of art and sculptures for you to discover as you walk around. With many stalls, tarot readers and communal fire pits! There will be a large children's area with masses for the kids to do! Willow workshops Dreamcatcher making Creating mobiles and decorations from found and recycled materials Clay figures Feltmaking All days are dress fancy days! We aim to be as green as possible and support fair trade. We hope to have a local cider company on site selling homemade cider and mead! Tickets £12 - £60 - more on gate. Subject to change. If your interested and would like your name to be added to the mailing list please email me, The Alchemist at: alchemy.festival@live.com with the subject Add me please! You can visit our website here www.alchemyfestival.co.uk Please note there is also a Alchemy group forum, click my festival groups at the top of page. I am pleased to say that EARTHBOUND MISFITS will be at Alchemy providing circus skills workshops, walkabout and static shows plus lots more! Short History Lesson The Earth Bound Misfits have been providing quality performances and circus workshops since the turn of 1997. The team are all from different walks of life and backgrounds, they have over 30 years performing and teaching experience between them and are very passionate about their art forms and the benefits it has to offer young and old a like. We also provide one of the North of England’s highest quality mobile circus skill workshops. Covering many skills and following the highest codes of practice set out by the National Association of Youth Circus. You Can Try Your Hand At One of the Following Skills: Juggling (scarves, balls, rings, clubs) Plate spinning, Yo-yo, Diabolo Devil & Rhythm Sticks Unicycle, Globe walking, Poi, Astro jax Stilt walking, Rola Bola (teeter board) Cigar boxes, Clowning Performing, Balancing skills, Character acting Street Theatre Techniques Disclaimer: Before going any further by law we are obliged to bring to you attention this warning from the: Ministry of Circus: All circus and street theatre arts are highly addictive and should not be tried or attempted by anyone with weak wills or addictive traits to their personality. Earth Bound Misfits Ltd are not responsible for the addiction of the human race to circus and street theatre however we do provide a support service and drop in center so you can discuss your problems with like minded folk. Performance skills: Juggling, Diabolo, Devil stick, Fire juggling/eating/breathing, Unicycling, Giraffe Unicycling, Fire devil-stick, Fire staff, Fire poi, Fire club swinging, Knife/axe and other sharp object juggling, Stilt-walking, Escapology (straight jacket escape) Rolla bola (teeter board), Comedy, Walkabout, Bikes of all shapes and sizes. + Much more! Psychedelic Breakfast (Presented by Natural Born Spinners) Psychedelic Breakfast has been part of the dance party scene for a number of years now and endeavors to provide a unique setting for all to have a good time, kick back and relax and have a damn good boogie. Throughout the festival the Psychedelic Breakfast crew will be providing a colourful, comfy area to sit, chill, enjoy a cup of tea, play games and listen to some good music with plenty of space to dance. As well as poi workshops brought to you by our hosts, Natural Born Spinners. Throughout the day guests are invited to bring their own music (CD's, Vinyl, MP3 Players, etc) to be played by our DJ's, as well as choice tracks selected by our DJ team. This will give a truly eclectic mix of tunes where anything is possible. On an evening we're gonna let rip and provide you with a mix of tunes from some of Yorkshires prime dance-scene DJs, playing a mix of Techno, Psy-trance, Breakbeat and whatever else they pull out of the bag. Bob Kickflip Bringing Steel City breaks straight to your ears, Kickflip is now established as one of breakbeat's most respected producer/DJs. Now signed up to The Fat! DJ Agency and resident for Sheffield's premier BUG & Urban Gorilla nights, as well as playing gigs up and down the country, Bob's sets and music has inspired people all across the globe. Chemical Kev Chemical Kev is the founder Member of Psychedelic Breakfast and owner of Natural Born Spinners. With roots in the 90's dance party scene, Chemical Kev has the experience and energy to keep the music playing and you dancing with a mix of Acid Techno, Breaks and Trance goodness. Fuzzy Logic Ben has been professionally DJ-ing and promoting nights since the beginning of November 2006, starting with a night in southend-on-sea. Since then he has been playing at various venues and parties across the uk, Including the factory and club coliseum in London, jebez cleg in, Manchester, a few in Harrogate and a many outdoor parties. Mixing hard psytrance is his main thing, but has been known to play funky house, hard dance, acid techno hard trance and hardstye. Will Power Will Power is a DJ, a producer, a musician, a vegan, an animator, an artist, a protester, a saboteur, a chaos engineer. Founder of the underground dance event HYPERDRIVE, currently based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Bass player in psy punk rock band - The Crawling Chaos. Lead Guitarist in acid rock band - The Alice Syndrome. With interests in Psy Trance, Acid Techno, Hard Trance/House/NRG, Acid Rock, Vintage Psychedelia, Hard Rock, Reggae, Acoustic etc Will Power will certainly fit in with the vibe of our collective, playing an eclectic mix of tunes. More DJ's to be added soon The rest of the Psychedelic Crewe in attendance Goblinz, Mandie, Gambie, Stewpot and friends will all be around the area and along with our DJs we will be doing what we can to make your stay as comfortable as possible. A range of teas will be available, as well visualisations and some short films. If you need help with something, or somewhere quiet to chill out and relax then give us a shout and we'll see what we can do. ASTRAL CIRCUS!! Astral Circus through out the weekend will be providing an array of fun, excitement, the spectacular and more than a little madness for all ages. With circle shows including tightrope, a huge blue ball, comedy and lots of audience involvement, crazy stilt characters with hilarious interactions, fire dancing and the biggest balloon sculptures ever seen and we are not talking poodles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leprekorn Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Looks great and with Far to loud on the bill it will be fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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