Tutsday – Cassaundra Smyth – Contact Roll to Poi Juggling start

Greetings, fine people of Flowartia. We are back with another video from the FAI archive for this week’s Tutsday! This week, we have Cassaundra Smyth from Madtech Manipulations. Cassaundra is a phenomenal poi spinner and juggler hailing from Oakland, CA. We were able to catch up with Cassaundra at Pacific Fire Gathering 2015, where she showed us a cool entrance …

The Music of FLAME 2015

Co-Authored by Kassandra Morrison &  Jason Fields  The festival season is approaching quickly! FLAME starting off the FAI circuit this April, there’s nothing better to ease the excitement, then throwing you back to the energy and tunes from last year.  Here’s a playlist of artists who created that impenetrable atmosphere: SoundCloud Playlist for FLAME Festival 2015: Information for 2016 FLAME Festival!   …

FAI Tutsday – Noel Yee – Vulcan Tech Gospel – VTG

Greetings! This week, we have one from Master Splinter himself, Noel Yee.  Noel is a veritable OG of the flow arts world.  Noel is heavily involved with the Flow Arts Institute, IJA, FLAME Festival, Kinetic Fire Festival, Give Props Documentary, and a lot more behind the scenes.  Noel is currently performing in The Foreways Project, the Vulcan Crew, and SpinCo. We …

Tutsday – Contact Club Trap Combo with Josie Niine

Hey there folks! We are back with another exciting tutorial from the Flow Arts Institute archives! This week, we have a clip captured from the incredible club juggler, Josie Niine. In addition to teaching and performing all over the world, Josie is the lead coach for the Nine Lives Project, an after school outreach enrichment program, currently based in the …

FireDrums XIV Video Tutorial Contest: Rules and Guidelines

  Table of Contents Introduction The Prizes Contest Rules Judging Logistics Judging Categories & Respective Weights Tips & Considerations Submitting your FireDrums XIV Tutorial Disclaimers   *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* INTRODUCTION: *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* The FireDrums Video Tutorial Contest was created to encourage the creation of free quality online fire and flow arts instructional content, and as an opportunity for instructors to be recognized and …

2015 FAI Instructor of the Year: Gail O’Brien!

Congratulations to Gail O’Brien, from Ireland! With almost 700 votes, she claimed 1st place in our contest. She receives a ticket to all 6 FAI festivals! All the nominees deserve a congratulations. Each one is a pillar of excellence in the community. Final Tally: Gail O’Brien 688 Lux Luminous 617 Kassandra Morrison 567  Ken Hill 333 Krisstina Hawks 167 Tyler Spades 108 …

Last Chance to Vote IOY 2015

This page is built for quick access to voting. To view the profiles on the original page (long load time) Click here. Here at the Flow Arts Institute, we value quality instruction. Each FAI festival nominated up to 5 Instructors that taught in 2015 and were regional or specific to their fest. All previous Instructors of the Month for 2015 …