Flambeaux Fire with Empire of the Sun for MTV IGGY's Music Experiment 2.0

"It's a Pagan-Burning Man-Mad Max-Aesthetic," read the email from the producers. 

"DUH," we thought. That's kinda what we do! The event featured the totally hot right now Australian pop-duo Empire of the Sun, a band known for its theatrics, dancing, amazing costumes and HEADDRESSES. 
We were a perfect fit for the show, which was a free "secret" concert taking place at Gotham Hall on June 20th, the first in the 2.0 collection of the Music Experiment series. 
Flambeaux Fire performed a six person fire show to the sounds of African drummers and tribal-themed projections integrated with the megalithic architecture of Gotham Hall. 
The audience was right there with us, almost close enough to touch and there was almost a call-and-response atmosphere with the whole room responding to our movements with screams and cheers. There was a sea of cell phones taking pics and recording, so from stage it looked like the whole room was lit up like bioluminescent creatures (wish we had a pic from our view on stage of y'all!)

Some of our costumed performers roamed the room, partying with everyone and rocking out with LED hula hoop and angle-grinders. It was such a fun, amazing night and we were totally stoked to be a part of MTV Iggy's concert series. Big thanks to Nusrat and Roye at MTV for having us as well as Giant Step Productions and Atomic Entertainment! You guys totally rocked us out! 
photos by Warren Whitmore, Ray Wu, MTV, and from random twitter feed....

The Calling

"The Calling" is an immersive fire theater show produced by Flambeaux Fire. It is also an original musical and living art exhibition, using wearable fire sculptures as well as including steel and bronze fine art sculptures in the storyline. 

Styled as a large-scale spectacle show, "The Calling" is a magical quest for truth and freedom in a conflicted fantasy world that mirrors our own current reality. The story and production is a creative collaboration of those with hearts of fire, and for those who dare to live in dreams. It brings together an expanding cast of NYC's best artists that believe in dreaming and playing out fantasies and presenting themselves through archetypes.

The 'other-worldly' experience of the show is heightened by its location: the seemingly clandestine and cavernous Gowanus Ballroom in Brooklyn, NYC. A metal fabrication shop by day and performance and art exhibition space by night, it is an ideal industrial setting for our dark fairy tale, and a safe, mostly concrete location for fire art.

We hope to continue making our dreams a reality and our reality into our dreams. We are aiming for our next shows to take place in mid-July and min-November in Brooklyn. After that….we hope to take Manhattan on our journey as well. 

Here is a sample of some of the cast of past shows and future:

THE CAST:

Kai Altair - The Red Witch.
Flambeaux - The Fire Spirit Guide
Abby Hertz - The Fire Fairy
Ali Luminescent - The Oracle
Fayzah Fire - The Lady Bravah
Shane Ravenbane - King of Darkworld
Masae - The Fire Nymph
Jimmy Joe Connelly - The Mercenary
Claire DeLuxe - The Queen Giant
Christine Geiger - The Unicorn Sister

Francis "Faceboy" Hall - The Narrator
Ahnika Delirium - The Gypsy
Natalia Perlaza - The Timekeeper
Veronica Varlow - The Sorceress

We self-produced the first two shows and are currently raising money through Kickstarter to produce the next two shows! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2137924645/the-calling-by-flambeaux-fire

Fantazia 360

Flambeaux Fire is incredibly excited about their first EDM stadium experience: Fantazia 360! 
Our first pilot date in April at the Mullins Center at UMASS Amherst proved a whopping success with sold-out tickets and rave reviews.

Last winter, our beautiful contortionist Natasha King passed along our information to NV Concepts in hopes of partnering us in their new creative endeavor: integrating theatrics into an EDM concert. We were about to perform for Cosmic Opera in NYC, which was an awesome experience, but partnering with NV meant that we were able to write the entire show with them, help design the stage, and be fully involved in the creative process of a huge stadium concert with a team of people that are just as passionate and dedicated as us. 
Working with the gang at NV Concepts has been so refreshing. It is rare that we can be included in a vision that everyone whole-heartedly believes in and proves magical results. 
The DJ's involved in the project, DSK CHK, Bamboora, and Rapture, were also equally excited and dedicated to making Fantazia a completely unique experience and were a joy to work with as well. 
Normally at an EDM concert, the DJ stands behind his booth at one end of the room fist pumping in jeans and t-shirt. We aren't trying to put down the genre, we are just INCREDIBLY theatrical people at heart. 
Fantazia 360 takes place on a rotating circular platform in the middle of the stadium with audience on all sides and stages jutting out into the audience from three sides as well so that the action can come INTO the atmosphere and be involved and connect with everyone. 
The DJ booth was a gutted baby grand piano. 
Flambeaux Fire had their aerial crescent moon lyra over one end of the stage, their aerial star with sparklers, and silks on another end. 8 performers in total wowed the audience with massive fire shows, aerial, contortion, and theatrical antics. Bamboora was introduced dressed as Satan and with a flaming pitchfork. DSK CHK left his station to dance with the contortionist, Natasha, and place her into the aerial star before it rose into the air spinning with sparks flying out in every direction. 
There was 3 solid hours of spectacle, story, and amazing tracks that left UMASS wanting more. Fantazia will provide, with Fall 2012 tour dates lining up fast. 
Here are some photo highlights of the April date with some previews of what to expect during our Fall 2012 tour!