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Description
BareBones Productions is seeking to hire a Fire Coordinator for the 2026 Halloween Extravaganza who will work individually and collaboratively with BareBones Co-Directors, artistic/production staff, and community members from mid August, through September and October, and into the beginning of November 2026. The Fire Coordinator will work with these communities to create a public performance/ritual related to grief, death, ancestors, loss, and remembering, to be performed over 4 evenings around the date of Halloween. Performances will be located in Powderhorn Park at 3400 15th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN.
Qualifications
- Strong fire performance and choreography skills and experience, preferably in collaboration with a variety of artists, in particular: puppetry artists
- Ability to source materials and props for the needs of producing a large-scale fire performance
- Experience teaching fire safety protocols and fire performance skills to community members who have limited fire performance experience
- Connection with local fire performance community and ability to recruit fire performers/safety crew
- Experience teaching, collaborating with, managing, and supporting a wide variety of community members, including folks of various ages, races, cultures, genders, family structures, abilities, spiritual beliefs, and who speak a variety of languages
- Willingness to learn, self-reflect, and grow in the areas of equity, inclusion, and anti-bias
- Strong communication, organization, and time-management skills
- Adaptability and flexibility
Must Work/Attend
- August 27: paid orientation meeting (aka “BareBones Buildup”). Collaborate with the 2026 Team to create protocols to address interpersonal dynamics, safety, workload fairness, communication, & organization.
- September - October:
- Artistic staff Storyboarding
- Rehearsals: Sunday afternoons
- Additional meetings as scheduled by the Co-Directors, Artistic Team, and Production Team, per protocols developed at BareBones Buildup 2026
- Four educational workshops provided to the community by the BareBones Board, typically held within rehearsal time
- October 24 - 28: Tech week: work three out of five of these evenings from 4:00pm to 10:00pm, but need to keep all of these evenings available.
- Oct. 29, 30 and 31, Nov. 1, and a rain date of Nov. 2: performances
- Review the draft calendar for more details: 2026 Show Season Calendar for BareBones
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Directors/Facilitators, Barebones staff/artists, and volunteers/community to create a 45-60 minute performance including puppetry, music, fire, and stilting
- Lead fire section rehearsals during and possibly outside of main rehearsals
- Support and teach participating community members to grow as fire performers and expand their fire performance confidence and skills
- Teach fire safety protocols to entire performance team and ensure that fire safety protocols are followed by all participants at all times
- Prioritize the physical and emotional safety of every participant
- Participate in digital communication (email, text, phone) promptly
- Participate in a variety of clean-up activities and final wrap-up survey after the final performance
- As this is a temporary, independent contractor position, candidates are required to have access to materials and technologies necessary for the job
Terms
The BareBones Board/Hiring Committee wishes that we could pay more. We recognize compensation is more like symbolic appreciation rather than a livable wage. This show would not be possible without many people's in-kind donations (love hours). In addition to the listed stipend, BareBones provides all staff with snacks or meals at most meetings, builds, and rehearsals, and access to request small funds for basic needs if needed to fully participate in BareBones duties.
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How to Apply
Please apply via the BareBones job application Google form, by June 8, 2026. Any applications sent via other methods will not be reviewed. Email [email protected] with any questions.