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The Founders of
Alchemical Fire Circlel
at Fires Rising
Our deepest thanks to Abbi, Jeff, Joshua
and Michael
for the good work they have done and continue to do.
Abbi Spinner McBride:
Creative Director of Fires Rising
Jeff Magnus McBride:
Creative Director of Fires Rising
Joshua Levin, Ph.D.: Musical
Director of Fires Rising
Michael Wall: Musical Director
of Fires Rising
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Abbi Spinner McBride
Creative
Director of Fires Rising
Abigail is a renowned musician
and teacher of percussion, hand-drumming, dance and magic. She is a High Priestess
of the Family of Fire, and a highly skilled firecircle facilitator. Her creative
abilities in music, poetry, dance and choreography are much in demand at conferences
across the country. For the past decade Abbi has worked with Jeff McBride, traveling
through the United States, Europe, Asia, Indonesia, Africa, and South America
as a dynamic part of his performance as live music director, and lead assistant.
Currently she is a vocalist and co-writer with Zingaia, a top selling world fusion
group operating out of Las Vegas. She also has released two CDs of original music,
Songs from the Center, and Enter the Center, and will have her new CD, Fire of
Creation available soon! |
Jeff Magnus McBride
Creative
Director of Fires Rising
Jeff "Magnus" McBride
has been voted Magician of the Year by Hollywood's Magic Castle. He is a performance
magician, alchemist and educator in ritual theater, known around the world for
his extensive magical work with masks. Jeff has been seen on many TV specials,
including: ABC's Champions of Magic, NBC's Worlds Greatest Magic
and PBS's The Art of Magic.
He has also been seen on the Discovery
Channel's Mysteries of Magic, where Jeff served as a consultant on shamanism
and ritual magic. Jeff is also a founder of The Mystery School of Magic, the McBride
Magical Arts Center, the Vegas Vortex, and FIREDANCE. He has been facilitating
FireDances at festivals throughout the world for over a decade. |
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Joshua
Levin, Ph.D.
Musical Director of Fires Rising
Joshua has traveled the world following and sharing
in the mysteries of drum, dance, and chant. He is a faculty member at the McBride
School of Magic, served as resident artist with Firedance during its founding
four years, and is regularly invited to share the rhythmic arts at community events
around the country. Together with Deborah Nervig, Joshua is the co-founder of
Sacred Arts Circles and New
World Rhythmatism. Joshua's primary instruments are doumbek/darbouka, South
Asian tabla, and he is an endorsee for Cooperman Framedrums. Joshua is also a
cultural anthropologist with a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. He is a
full professor in the Department of Human Behavior at the Community College of
Southern Nevada. Best of all, he is the proud father of 14 month old son, Jazz!
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Michael Wall
Musical
Director of Fires Rising
In addition to hosting
scores of community music-making events, Michael Wall has taught and performed
on djembe, dundun, conga, frame drum and percussion for many years. He is committed
to reminding the fire circle community that the frame drum, conga, and other sacred
sounds and instruments play a valuable role in the all night journey. Michael
is the co-founder of the Hawaii
Fire Tribe Gatherings and Sacred
Arts Circle - inspired by the power of drum, dance and song as portals to
heart-filled magick and sheer ecstasy! He currently teaches a weekly frame drumming
class, and is an Artist Teaching Partner for the Hawaii Department of Education.
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