2004-11-27
Fire poi training in Florence, Italy
To: consciousness cafe
Subject: [CCC] Fwd: Spin Fire in Florence, Italy...
>From the art and culture department:
--- Fire Bella wrote:
>
> Hey guys...
>
> I just thought I would send out an opportunity for
> those of you looking to learn different tools for
> fire, or even further your poi training. These are
> fantastic people to learn from, all so passionate
> and full of life about what they do. If you can
> afford it, its quite the opportunity to see another
> part of the world and to incorporate fire into your
> travels.
>
> Take a look at it and let me know if you have any
> questions. I will be going out to the Tuscany region
> in the near future and would love to see all of you
> along side me. We all have room to learn.
>
> Salud!
>
>
>
> Casey Van de Merkt
> Assistant Program Director
> The Fire Academy of Florence
> Prato, Italy
> firebelleding@yahoo.com
Contact: Donia Love
3204.446183 (Italy)
Donia@poidpois.com
MEDIA ALERT
For Immediate Release
Great Photo Opp!
Italy + Fire = Fantastic and Unique Travel Adventure
Donia Love of Seattle, Washington and Fabrizio Fedi of
Prato, Italy have combined their talent and experience
to provide a truly unique adventure for travelers
bored by the same old tour bus routine.
Stay at an arts association, explore the best parts of
Tuscany, learn fire manipulation and immerse yourself
in the culture!
The Fire Academy of Florence provides comprehensive
training in fire manipulation as performance/circus
art. The Academy offers ongoing intensive courses in
various fire-related art forms such as Fire Blowing,
Fire Eating, Fire Chain swinging, Fire Staff spinning,
Fire Sculpture and more.
Now offering a new kind of learning/travel experience
The Fire Academy combines a week-long series of
classes, with hours of exploration of different parts
of Tuscany. YouÂll see special places not generally
traveled by the regular tourist plus traditional
favorites like the ÂUffizi in Florence as well as a
myriad of local seasonal festivals and events.
Stay in our home (the Association), enjoy our cooking,
check out our favorite places and learn from
professionals how to handle the dangerous beauty of
fire. Immerse yourself in our culture!
For more information visit www.poidpois.com and click
on the link ÂFull Fire and Florence ImmersionÂ
###
The Fire Academy of Florence #9702; Via Santa Chiara
38/1 59100 Prato Italy #9702; 0574.604947
info@poidpois.com
>From the outside, the Fire Academy of Florence at
Prato isnÂt enormous or imposing. But it houses one of
the most unique travel experiences in the world; a
combination of old-world European hostelry,
exploration of the surrounding Tuscan region from
local view, and the art of fire, more commonly
recognized under various circus tents as fire dancing,
eating and blowing; fire dancing more commonly known
as fire spinning or poi.
In 2002, Donia Love and her husband Bobby traveled to
Italy, with the general idea of traveling to places on
a whim. Equipped with a backpack apiece and a few fire
dancing accoutrements stashed securely in the bottom
of LoveÂs pack, they began their Âtypical tourism
routine in Rome. After a few days of running through
the Âtypical museums and galleries, the couple
decided to seek out performance art in the Italian
community  specifically, fire dancers.
Donia Love began her journey as a performer in high
school, where she received professional instruction in
dance and theatre at a specialized school for the
arts. At the age of 19 she started working as a street
performer blowing fire at various festivals in the
Midwest. After several years of performing and
learning other fire arts skills, Love founded the Fire
Academy, and started her own fire performance troupe,
Ignis Devoco. With performances at the annual Burning
Man Arts festival in Nevada, and Lollapalooza tour
stops, to international festivals and events,
including the acclaimed Sundance Film Festival in Park
City, Utah, the Fire AcademyÂs performances ranged
over dozens of locations and events. And after a well
received exhibition of her work in Mannheim, Germany,
Love knew fire performance existed in Europe  it was
just a question of if she could find it in Italy. So
she went to a small Internet cafe to look up fellow
fire spinners on a fire spinning information board,
www.homeofpoi.com.
Five Italians were listed in all of Italy on the
board, and within hours of posting on the board, the
Loves were invited to visit Fabrizio Fedi in Prato,
and tour and stay at the performing arts center he
founded. During the first part of their visit, Donia
was asked to give a small performance for Fabrizio and
his friends, and that night, a partnership was formed.
Fabrizio, for his part, came to the art of poi through
a vacation to Thailand in the summer of 1999, and
became entranced by the sight of the locals on a beach
flinging small meteors of fire on chains around their
head. He began learning from the locals on the beach,
and found himself spending his entire vacation
practicing the basic moves.
Upon returning to Prato, Fabrizio founded the Poid
Pois Association as a place to teach others the art of
fire spinning. After leaving his job, Fabrizio
discovered an old textile mill and set about with
personal loans to convert it into a school for fire
performance and other arts. Though small, the school
grew, and now offers classes in tai-chi, yoga, belly
dancing, reiki, capoiera, tantra, and faldenkrais Â
martial arts and dance designed both for mind and
body. A year after its inception, the Association
formed a performance group, and began performing at
parties and festivals throughout Europe.
Once the pair found their mutual partner in fire, the
concept of a Fire Academy of Florence began building.
Love returned several times to Italy until the concept
of the Fire Academy took root. In her second trip to
Prato, Love and Fabrizio created a new name for the
European performance group whose participation in the
inaugural three-day fire immersion class significantly
changed the style of their shows. Lumen Invoco (invoke
the light of life) now stages elaborate fire
spectaculars throughout Italy and Europe. From her
experiences with the local culture and various special
moments and places she had access to as an insider
came the idea of The Fire Academy of Florence  a
place where participants from all over the world could
come, live in the Association for a week, be fed
homemade Italian cuisine, explore the natural beauty
of the Italian countryside and seek the deep roots of
Italian culture while learning the art of fire.
The Association and the Fire Academy are now offering
tourists and students worldwide the opportunity to
perform and learn in historic northern Italy, with
luxurious accommodations only twenty minutesÂ
train-ride to Florence. The uniqueness of the Italian
culture, combined with the AcademyÂs training
schedule, local insight, and travel accommodations put
a new perspective on the idea of the traditional
vacation package. With Internet access and plenty of
restaurants, clubs and unique sights in the local
area, the AssociationÂs package of one weekÂs worth of
instruction, exploration and accommodations are an
incredible deal for a unique vacation.
For more information regarding booking, contact Donia
Love at donia@poidpois.com or Fabrizio Fedi at
339-546-6444 (remember to dial the country and local
prefix first) or check out the website
www.poidpois.com and click on the ÂFull Fire and
Florence Immersion link.
Subject: [CCC] Fwd: Spin Fire in Florence, Italy...
>From the art and culture department:
--- Fire Bella
>
> Hey guys...
>
> I just thought I would send out an opportunity for
> those of you looking to learn different tools for
> fire, or even further your poi training. These are
> fantastic people to learn from, all so passionate
> and full of life about what they do. If you can
> afford it, its quite the opportunity to see another
> part of the world and to incorporate fire into your
> travels.
>
> Take a look at it and let me know if you have any
> questions. I will be going out to the Tuscany region
> in the near future and would love to see all of you
> along side me. We all have room to learn.
>
> Salud!
>
>
>
> Casey Van de Merkt
> Assistant Program Director
> The Fire Academy of Florence
> Prato, Italy
> firebelleding@yahoo.com
Contact: Donia Love
3204.446183 (Italy)
Donia@poidpois.com
MEDIA ALERT
For Immediate Release
Great Photo Opp!
Italy + Fire = Fantastic and Unique Travel Adventure
Donia Love of Seattle, Washington and Fabrizio Fedi of
Prato, Italy have combined their talent and experience
to provide a truly unique adventure for travelers
bored by the same old tour bus routine.
Stay at an arts association, explore the best parts of
Tuscany, learn fire manipulation and immerse yourself
in the culture!
The Fire Academy of Florence provides comprehensive
training in fire manipulation as performance/circus
art. The Academy offers ongoing intensive courses in
various fire-related art forms such as Fire Blowing,
Fire Eating, Fire Chain swinging, Fire Staff spinning,
Fire Sculpture and more.
Now offering a new kind of learning/travel experience
The Fire Academy combines a week-long series of
classes, with hours of exploration of different parts
of Tuscany. YouÂll see special places not generally
traveled by the regular tourist plus traditional
favorites like the ÂUffizi in Florence as well as a
myriad of local seasonal festivals and events.
Stay in our home (the Association), enjoy our cooking,
check out our favorite places and learn from
professionals how to handle the dangerous beauty of
fire. Immerse yourself in our culture!
For more information visit www.poidpois.com and click
on the link ÂFull Fire and Florence ImmersionÂ
###
The Fire Academy of Florence #9702; Via Santa Chiara
38/1 59100 Prato Italy #9702; 0574.604947
info@poidpois.com
>From the outside, the Fire Academy of Florence at
Prato isnÂt enormous or imposing. But it houses one of
the most unique travel experiences in the world; a
combination of old-world European hostelry,
exploration of the surrounding Tuscan region from
local view, and the art of fire, more commonly
recognized under various circus tents as fire dancing,
eating and blowing; fire dancing more commonly known
as fire spinning or poi.
In 2002, Donia Love and her husband Bobby traveled to
Italy, with the general idea of traveling to places on
a whim. Equipped with a backpack apiece and a few fire
dancing accoutrements stashed securely in the bottom
of LoveÂs pack, they began their Âtypical tourism
routine in Rome. After a few days of running through
the Âtypical museums and galleries, the couple
decided to seek out performance art in the Italian
community  specifically, fire dancers.
Donia Love began her journey as a performer in high
school, where she received professional instruction in
dance and theatre at a specialized school for the
arts. At the age of 19 she started working as a street
performer blowing fire at various festivals in the
Midwest. After several years of performing and
learning other fire arts skills, Love founded the Fire
Academy, and started her own fire performance troupe,
Ignis Devoco. With performances at the annual Burning
Man Arts festival in Nevada, and Lollapalooza tour
stops, to international festivals and events,
including the acclaimed Sundance Film Festival in Park
City, Utah, the Fire AcademyÂs performances ranged
over dozens of locations and events. And after a well
received exhibition of her work in Mannheim, Germany,
Love knew fire performance existed in Europe  it was
just a question of if she could find it in Italy. So
she went to a small Internet cafe to look up fellow
fire spinners on a fire spinning information board,
www.homeofpoi.com.
Five Italians were listed in all of Italy on the
board, and within hours of posting on the board, the
Loves were invited to visit Fabrizio Fedi in Prato,
and tour and stay at the performing arts center he
founded. During the first part of their visit, Donia
was asked to give a small performance for Fabrizio and
his friends, and that night, a partnership was formed.
Fabrizio, for his part, came to the art of poi through
a vacation to Thailand in the summer of 1999, and
became entranced by the sight of the locals on a beach
flinging small meteors of fire on chains around their
head. He began learning from the locals on the beach,
and found himself spending his entire vacation
practicing the basic moves.
Upon returning to Prato, Fabrizio founded the Poid
Pois Association as a place to teach others the art of
fire spinning. After leaving his job, Fabrizio
discovered an old textile mill and set about with
personal loans to convert it into a school for fire
performance and other arts. Though small, the school
grew, and now offers classes in tai-chi, yoga, belly
dancing, reiki, capoiera, tantra, and faldenkrais Â
martial arts and dance designed both for mind and
body. A year after its inception, the Association
formed a performance group, and began performing at
parties and festivals throughout Europe.
Once the pair found their mutual partner in fire, the
concept of a Fire Academy of Florence began building.
Love returned several times to Italy until the concept
of the Fire Academy took root. In her second trip to
Prato, Love and Fabrizio created a new name for the
European performance group whose participation in the
inaugural three-day fire immersion class significantly
changed the style of their shows. Lumen Invoco (invoke
the light of life) now stages elaborate fire
spectaculars throughout Italy and Europe. From her
experiences with the local culture and various special
moments and places she had access to as an insider
came the idea of The Fire Academy of Florence  a
place where participants from all over the world could
come, live in the Association for a week, be fed
homemade Italian cuisine, explore the natural beauty
of the Italian countryside and seek the deep roots of
Italian culture while learning the art of fire.
The Association and the Fire Academy are now offering
tourists and students worldwide the opportunity to
perform and learn in historic northern Italy, with
luxurious accommodations only twenty minutesÂ
train-ride to Florence. The uniqueness of the Italian
culture, combined with the AcademyÂs training
schedule, local insight, and travel accommodations put
a new perspective on the idea of the traditional
vacation package. With Internet access and plenty of
restaurants, clubs and unique sights in the local
area, the AssociationÂs package of one weekÂs worth of
instruction, exploration and accommodations are an
incredible deal for a unique vacation.
For more information regarding booking, contact Donia
Love at donia@poidpois.com or Fabrizio Fedi at
339-546-6444 (remember to dial the country and local
prefix first) or check out the website
www.poidpois.com and click on the ÂFull Fire and
Florence Immersion link.
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