Flomentum: We bring the Fire and Flow! This will be our 2nd year at Brushwood. As a performance group of10 years we’ve frequented various venues and events centered around Cleveland, extending to the Tri-state area including our sister tribe’s venues Wisteria and The Blue Heron. We offer numerous flow workshops throughout the weekend as well as organizing the Friday night’s Fire Circle and the Lighting Ceremony’s Conclave on Saturday night. Alex has been a professional fire performer since 2015 and loves to play with any prop but tends to use poi and meteor the most. Having attended flow events such as Kinect, Fire
Drums, The Squeakeasies, and Prometheus, he has met and learned from world renowned flow artists and has organized a flow troupe of 15 in its peak years. Now he’s here to teach you about the do’s and don’ts of fire safety as well as professional fire circle etiquette. He will also be helping to guide Saturday’s conclave of fire dancers during the Lighting Ceremony. The schedule of activities at the end of the descriptions.
Poi Skill Share – Alex will guide you through this poi workshop. This is a beginner class to learn how to feel comfortable spinning on different planes. We will cover the different directions of spinning and how to tell one move from another as well as how to explore the different areas and planes around your body. After covering the basics we will open up to a collaborative environment to share and learn from one another. Some poi are available for the workshop.
Hula Hoop Skill Share – Jacinta will by guiding you through the workshop that will get your body moving! Open to all skill levels, some people may be able to sustain a hula hoop already and are looking for new tricks, while others only know how to spin off the body. This workshop will get you flowing and add some nifty tricks to your Hula Hoop repertoire! Hoops are available for the workshop. Devil Sticks –
Our Devil Stick master Luke will help you learn how to control your devil stick while it’s in the air as well as some different styles of spinning. The devil stick is a very open ended flow toy and with a couple of basic moves you’ll be on your way to your own style and flow. Unfortunately, no extra devil sticks are available for this workshop
Kids Flow @ Kids Village – With a background in ecstatic dance, Sara will be hosting this workshop to get the kids moving and grooving. Hula hoops will be provided but any flow toy is encouraged as we get the kids dancing and learning some hand-eye coordination and spatial awareness of themselves and others.
Fire Safety – This class outlines the Do’s and Don’ts of handling fire. We will cover everything from the different types of fuel, the proper way to soak your props, how to spin off your props before lighting, and how to extinguish your props safely. We will demonstrate a proper fueling station and how to be an effective spotter for your fire spinning friends. We will even cover some basic first aid tips and tricks for when things just don’t go your way. If you wish to spin fire at Brushwood / Sirius Rising you must first attend this workshop!
Fire Ceremony Preparations – If you wish to be a part of the fire show on Saturday then we ask that you attend this workshop. There are simple signs to pay attention to and knowing when to be where. We will cover the roles of spinners, spotters, and even the torch bearers to create a cohesive well
performed Lighting Ceremony. Bring your props! If you wish to spin in Saturday’s fire ceremony you must first attend the fire safety and ceremony preparations workshops!
Fire Circle – The Flomentum crew will be hosting an open burn circle for any Fire Aficionados or New- Comers alike! This is a safe space to practice and hone your skills without judgement and with rallied support from seasoned experts. Learn new tricks and show off what makes you YOU at this fiery flow jam! If you wish to spin in the open fire circle you must first attend the fire safety workshop!
| Date | Time | Name of Workshop | Location | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 24, Thursday | 1:00 p.m. | Kids Flow | Kids Village | Sara Mansfield |
| July 25 Friday | 5:00 p.m. | Poi Skill Share | Ritual Field | Alex Thoroux |
| July 26, Saturday | 1:00 p.m. | Learn the Flow Whip | Ritual Field | Luke Bertone |
| July 26, Saturday | 5:00 p.m. | Hula Hoop Skill Share | Ritual Field | Jacinta Moyer |
| July 24 & July 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Fire Spinning Safety (Required before any fire spinning.) | Ritual Field | ALL |
| July 26, Saturday | 9:30 p.m. | Sirius Rising FIRE Lighting Ceremony | Ritual Field | ALL |