A storyteller, visual artist and geometric mystic, Ari feeds himself by producing events and festivals. He has had a hand in producing everything from rock concerts, to chanting festivals, to the lovely Illuminares Lantern Procession in heart of East Van. He recently returned from Chicago where he had a hand in producing a giant frozen ice painting as a public art installation for the Chicago Cultural Centre (www.museumofmodernice.com). His work with the Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret revolves around the spoken word, spinning tales from the many sights and sounds of the strange, glorious performers around him. If you see him, ask him about shapes. He'll like that.