Passions:
Creating and hosting creative communities
Crafting experiences that foster creative participation
Curating events and scripting inspiring experiences
Creating thematic environments
Exploring Playful identity, especially as it relates to fostering accountable social excellence
Inspiring people to create meaningful experiences for themselves and others
Giving people permission and means by which to access their unique value /voice/ talents!
Talents:
Scripting, directing and producing creative, participation based experiences
Creating and hosting community events
Curating and producing content for events.
Designing participation based communities
Designing and implementing tools for participation based communities
Ongoing——————————-
Mission Control SF
CoFounder, Bridge Member
December 2000 to Present
Mission Control is a sex-positive, volunteer-based and member-supported community center located in the heart of San Francisco that hosts events and gatherings that inspire artistic, sensual, and social evolution. As of January 2010, Mission Control became a membership supported community organization governed by an elected board and run by a dedicated volunteer crew. Mission Control is home to Kinky Salon, Club Kiss and Pink and continues to be home for a variety of creative, open hearted, and sex positive events.
Cofounder & Host: Kinky Salon
August 2001 to Present
http://www.kinkysalon.com
Created and hosted participation based sex positive events. Responsibilities including promotions, copy writing, thematic content, booking, production design and support, community management & maintenance. Following a series of ‘Booty Camp’ workshops, Kinky Salon is now global, with events in Austin, New York, Texas and London, UK. , Copenhagen, Denmark and Amsterdam, Holland
Cofounder & Host: CLUB KISS
2005 to Present
Built, developed and hosted one of the longest running ‘Lifestyle’ event brands for select couples and single women in the San Francisco Bay Area. Duties included branding, promotions, community development, community training and event production.
Cofounder: Openly.Us
July 2007 to Present
http://www.openly.us
Guided a collaborative process with invited community leaders to create this online social networking tool as an alternative to larger networks with privacy issues. Now has over 4000 members and is run by volunteers.
Co-author: The Beauty Engine- Social Design for Creative Communities
1995 to Present
http://www.beautyengine.org
Developed ‘Social Design’ experience tool kit designed to inspire and refine creative process in communities. Self published ‘Beauty Engine’ Book. Appeared as Keynote Speakers at 10th Anniversary of Global University in Japan (August 2006) and voted ‘People’s Choice’ for presentation at the Planetwork conference in San Francisco (June 2004)
Cofounder, Artistic Director: The Moral Minority,Inc.
2000 to Present
www.themoralminority.net
The Moral Minority is a production company that specializes in creating outrageous, colorful, interactive, events which immerse guests in living, breathing, themed environments. Founders Polly Whittaker and Barron Scott Levkoff have racked up 10 years of experience producing spectacular events together, and even more individually before they began working together in 2000. The Moral Minority brings together a unique fusion of improv performance, narrative, design, and interactivity to create worlds which surprise and inspire. Our formula is based on years of experience in event production, performance and Social Design.
Consultant: Couchsurfing
2004
http://couchsurfing.org
Consulted Casey Fenton, owner and developer of Couchsurfing.com, on expanding his Vision and Mission Statement when his site had only several hundred people on it. Specifically, helped to broaden the couch surfing experience from one of just ‘finding a couch to crash on’ to an angle of ‘cultural experience sharing and hosting’.
Past Moral Minority events include:
The Exotic Erotic Ball VIP Lounge 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
For the last 6 years i coproduced this annual party within a party, growing it from a small corner of the event with 150 attendees, to an enormous spectacle in 16,000 square feet, with 1500 attendees, and 5 stages of ongoing performance, transforming a cavernous venue into a 360° immersive spectacle. We were responsible for every aspect of the production including sound, lighting, staging, décor and performance.
Lagunitas Beer Circus 2009, 2010, 2011
For the last 2 years (and already booked for next year) i have provided entertainment and décor for this promotional event for Lagunitas Brewery, filling their stages with Burlesque Troupes, Sideshow Acts and Music, sending our walkaround performers into the crowd, and brightening up the big top with our colorful circus banners.
Sweethearts Ball 2005
For Valentines Day in 2005 i coproduced this Candyland themed party at San Francisco’s notorious ‘Porn Palace’. With top name DJs, outrageous décor, costumed revellers, high flying circus acts, and a sold out house of over 600 guests
Voodoo Fetish Ball 2003
Working with producers in New Orleans we created a themed stage show for a nightclub opening in the French Quarter during the week of Mardi Gras. We flew in 20 performers from the Bay Area to create the show.
(www.themoralminority.net)
Peepshow Minigolf 2004 to present day
Created interactive live action ‘flash mob’ style game, which gives adults permission to play. Organized road trips designed to build community and build resonance within groups to Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Black Rock City, and San Francisco. Played PSMG 36 hours in front of the APPLE Store for the IPhone launch! (www.peepshowminigolf.com)
Hollywood Exotica 2003
Created and directed the content for a live action ARG to promote HOLLYWOOD EXOTICA, a customizable card game for young adults featuring sub-culture themes and aesthetics.
CARNIVAL OF WONDERS
Character performance, puppetry and stage production for private and corporate clients since 1990. Clients include MICROSOFT, APPLE, EA, ORACLE, DISNEY, SUN MICROSYSTEMS, LOCKHEED, NOR CAL REN FAIRES, GHIRADHELLI SQUARE, MACYS, NORDSTROMS, EMPORIUM, ROBIN WILLIAMS, THE SF SYMPHONY and many more.
Past—————————
Creators/ Facilitators: Kinky Salon Booty Camp
January 2007- March 2007
http://www.kinkysalon.com/?page_id=174
Created a series of workshops designed to teach everything you need to ‘throw your own Arty Sexy Party’.
Contributing writer: SANFRANSEXY
2010-2011
http://www.sanfransexy.com/manchat/
A monthly zine highlighting sex-positive culture in SF, written by SF luminaries and noted experts in their fields.
Writing as PROFESSOR DANDY, i addressed such topics as A Gentlemen’s Dressing Habits, Dandyism on The Cheap, A Modern Day Dandies Cheat Sheet to LIFE, Etiquette at Sex Parties, Cultivating Aesthetics and Honoring The Feminine.
Co-Founders: Ua Noa Festival
July 2006- August 2006
http://www.uanoa.com
Co-founded with Izanai Dance Academy and New World Group. Created participatory structure of festival, curated performers and art, and designed promotion materials. Hosted festival in March 2007 in Maui, Hawaii
Workshop Facilitators: Beauty Engine- sponsored by New World Group
April 2005-December 2005
March 2007-April 2007
Created workshop series based in ‘Beauty Engine’ and toured Japan talking and facilitating, visiting multiple communities and educational organizations in Japan. Hosted Japanese educators in San Francisco with advanced training in Beauty Engine
CoFounder: Abundance League- “grassroots collaboration network of social innovators”
March 2004- January 2005
http://www.abundanceleague.org
Still exists as a series of monthly events. Cofounder Neal Gorenflo went on to start www.shareable.net
Cofounder | Host: SuperStar Nation
March 2004- January 2005
Hosted weekly gatherings to explore the use of creative tools to facilitate interaction and collaboration.
Cofounder and Developer: SuperStar Nation Alpha Website
December 2000 to November 2001
Developed working alpha social networking tool which allowed users to create their own customized trading cards to share at live events.
Creative Director: Aesthetic Science
Directed creative content for start up games company. Responsibilities included visioning new products, overseeing creative team of graphic designers and copy writers, and directing stage show for launch party.
