Damn everything but the circus!
…damn everything that is grim, dull,motionless, unrisking, inward turning,
damn everything that won’t get into thecircle, that won’t enjoy,
that won’t throw its heart into the tension, surprise,
fear and delight of the circus, the round world,
the full existence…
— e.e. cummings
I enjoy POI, Fire POI, Fire Eating, Contact Juggling, playing the Concertina, Fiddle, 3 Sectional Staff, Double Broadswords, Art, The Circus and Interesting People.
Fire Spin with a good friend in Boston.
I'd like to meet:
I would love to meet any other performers out their – Be it in Fire Poi, Fire eating, Circus Acts, contact juggling, or if your just interested in learning more – friend me and we can talk.
Books:
Where to get POI (both Fire and L.E.D)
Lately I have been asked a few times "where do you get your POI", or "Where do I get POI from". To answer this I have assembled this list of sites I recommend and support for getting of POI from.
Home Of POI -
http://www.homeofpoi.com
I have been buying POI from this site for a long time now, in fact I think my first set of fire POI was from them.
Pros - Established company that has been making High Quality POI and other gear for a long time. I never had a problem with any gear from them and most times (under regular use) my POI see about 2 years in the field before I retire them.
Cons - Based out of New Zealand so Shipping some times is slow and their gear tends to be a bit on the expensive side (but well worth it).
http://www.homeofpoi.com
Flamma Aeterna -
http://www.flammaaeterna.com
I recently started to use this company becouse of their innovative POI design and gerar. Some of ther products are custom made as well and thats a Plus for the artist looking to expand on their fire show and stand out.
Pros - Creative company that caters to the needs of the fire artist. Their gear is of good quality and in a affordable cost range.
Cons - I haven't been using them for that long so I don't know the long time holding power of their gear (but I am guessing it is good and their POI look high quality)
http://www.flammaaeterna.com
FlowToys -
http://www.flowtoys.com
These are not fire POI but rather kick ass neat (L.E.D) poi. They have different modes built you can select, they flash when spinning making wild designs. So if your glow sticks are getting boring and you want to spic up your Light show - I highly recommend getting a set of these!
Pros - Fun, and a show stopper! They have different flashing patterns that look prey darn impressive, and at night its wild to see just strange light patterns flashing on the beach or in the underground Rave.
Cons - Light weight and if you relay contact the floor or hard edge you can split them -so they say. (but they sell casings for the POI that add extra weight on to them, and if they split -crazy glue works great). Also I found out that they are 2 different button weights (hard to press) and (easy to press). I recommend getting the easy to press buttons (ask of it after check out).
http://www.flowtoys.com
