Skanderborg, Denmark

The Denmark crew of Interpretive Arson is on its way across the ocean to shoot Danes with fire! We’ll be in Skanderborg for 10 days, setting up, running, and tearing down Dance Dance Immolation. If you know anyone that lives out in that area of the world, tell them to come check it out! Here’s our official page on Smukfest’s site for those of you that can read Danish.

In a surprise announcement, we’ve been informed that Interpretive Arson (with Dance Dance Immolation) has won a Best of the Bay award for “Best Flamin’ Fun” from the SF Guardian.

BEST FLAMIN’ FUN

Kids, really, don’t try this at home. Don’t hook up your two-player Dance Dance Revolution game to a row of flamethrowers. Don’t rig said game to blast your dance competitior with a faceful of fire in front of an adoring crowd if they miss a step. Don’t invest in enough propane to fuel a small jet, a flaming movie screen for projecting all those awkward dance moves onto, and a booming sound system to play all the Japanese bubblegum techno you could ever hope to hear. Leave the setup to Interpretive Arson, whose Dance Dance Immolation game has wowed participants and spectators alike from Black Rock City to Oaktown — and will scorch Denmark’s footsies this fall. Do, however, seek out these intrepid firestarters, and don a giant silver fireproof suit with a Robby the Robot hood. Do the hippie shake to the mellifluous tones of Fatboy Slim and Smile.dk, and prepare yourself to get flamed, both figuratively and literally.

Interpretive Arson and 2πr made it on G4 TV in a segment on the recent Fire Arts Festival! That’s our very own Jonathan Stray attempting to talk over the loud whumps of the 16 flame effects of 2pir.

Video Game – E3 2009 – Attack of the Show

And relatedly, Jonathan also has some interesting reflections on fire art over on his blog.