Dance of the Sacred Fire Jan 15…

Fire spinners Melanie Finan, left, and Maciej Mrotek performed on the deck at Mountain Lodge Telluride—free to guests— on Thursday night at the January 2015 Festival. The performance kicked off the inaugural Telluride Fire Festival. The festival continued over the long weekend with interactive fire art, fire art cars, fire dancing and live music in Telluride and Mountain Village.