Filk Circle

Unlike in hymnal filk, in performance filk the people typically sit in a rough circle facing each other and take turns performing. There are a number of kinds of circle:

• Bardic Circle: A circle in which everyone takes turns as the performer.

• Chaos Circle: Also an open filk. A filking circle which has no organization and participants jump in when they feel like it. This is prone to abuse by filkhogs.

• Poker Chip Circle: A filk circle invented by Lee Gold and Barry Gold in which each participant gets a poker chip. To take a turn singing, they toss their poker chip into the center and singing continues until everyone has had a turn. Then the chips are redistributed.

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