Have you ever heard yourself saying these things?: “I want to be a performer, but I can’t. It’s too hard. I’m too old now, everyone else is doing it, they are better than me, the market is saturated, I am not qualified enough, I’m too busy and don’t have enough money.” There is nothing that kills a creative journey faster …
Tutsday – Frank Fortney – Diabolo – Changing Directions
Hey there folks! We are back with another tutorial from the archives at the Flow Arts Institute. This week we have the multi-talented Flowhio flow artist, Frank Fortney. Frank is an organizer for multiple FAI events including Kinetic Fire, CampFire, and Fahrenheit. Frank is here this week to show us how to change directions with a Diabolo. Every so often, …
Considering Clean Technique Part 1
Clean Technique. What is it and how do we get more of it in our work? Before I became acculturated to classical forms of ballet and dance, I literally could not see the difference between clean work and dirty work. There is a certain level of class or cultural education you need to have before you are offered the opportunity to …
4 Reasons Busking Makes You a Better Performer
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] It’s been over a decade since I started street performing and it contributed greatly to my development as an artist. It helped that I joined The Busking Project in 2011. Watching show after show and seeing the …
5 Ways Flow Arts & Juggling Help Us Be Better Humans
Many people have anecdotes about how Flow Arts have helped their lives in a myriad of ways. It is well known among our community that it helps us grow into being better humans. But how does playing with toys change us in such profound ways? Physically The lack of physical exercise is currently a global problem, contributing to many chronic …
Building a Fitness Praxis
There is a lot of talk about practice time, discipline, focus and attention to details in the world of juggling and Flow Arts. The combined action of this work is what I call Fitness Praxis. Yet, there are so many areas which we can put our attention to, which ones are the most important? Of course, it depends on what …