When you learn a new trick there is an amazing feeling of accomplishment inside you. Finally, you worked hard, it’s happened 3 times in a row, you yelp with excitement. YAAAASS! You say to your friend “yes, yes, I got it” and they reply “Oh what? show me.” So you try, and you drop. And then drop again. “No, no, …
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 …
Instructor of the Year Nominees | FAI Instructors of the Month
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Instructor of the Year Nominees | Pacific Fire Gathering
Pacific Fire is a NorthWest regional Flow Arts gathering. Our focus is fire-dancing: poi, staff, hoops, fans, whips, object manipulation, or anything that gets you to a state of flow! Pacific Fire Gathering captures the magical element of Flow. Nestled into a venue of incredible natural beauty and set on the forest and beach of the Pacific Ocean, our connection …
Instructor of the Year Nominees | Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit is a three-day camping event where fire performers and flow artists of all types and skill levels come from near and far to share and celebrate their passion for this captivating art form. Our focus is on learning. Each day is packed with dozens of intensive workshops that cover a wide range of subjects taught by teachers at the …
Instructor of the Year Nominees | CampFire
Camp Fire is an annual retreat located in Minnesota. It serves as a focal point for the performing arts community to gather and transmit the experience of collective and individual transformation through active participation in expressive forms of communication with the ultimate goal of promoting conscious living and a culture of sustainability. Camp Fire’s goal is to bring the community …
Instructor of the Year Nominees | FireDrums
FireDrumsis the longest running flow arts and fire festival in the world. This historic event taking place in California brings together flow artists from around the world with the mission of uniting the cultures of fire dancing, fire performance arts and flow arts. It strives to achieve this mission by organizing events where participants can creatively explore, share, and teach …
Instructor of the Year Nominees | Kinetic Fire
Kinetic Fire is a 4-day fire performer’s paradise, held May 19th – 22nd in College Corner, Ohio. The event is designed to provide a fun and open-share communal environment in which object manipulators and fire artists from all over the Midwest and the world can learn, teach, and advance together in the fire and flow arts. Kinetic Fire focuses on …
Instructor of the Year Nominees | FLAME
FLAME Festival is the largest annual gathering of fire performers in the Southeast United States. Every year on the 2nd weekend of April, hundreds of performers gather for the sake of growth and innovation. During the day, we hold classes on a variety of props so everyone – whether you’re new or veteran – can learn and expand your skills alongside like-minded artists. At night, …