The Art Of Flow
46 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsA podcast ALL about movement arts, flow arts, and fire dancing! Listen as we explore the perspectives of flow artists, fire performers, and flowmies on dancing, life philosophies, and fostering community. Hear about the history of flow toys and join us as we contemplate the future of this beautiful and life-changing art through engaging interviews and stories.
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Artist's Residencies with Gabrielle Bonneville- Episode 38 of The Art of Flow
August 12, 2022 12:00 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBIn this episode with Gabrielle Bonneville, we discuss digital nomads and the global artist residencies of Momentom Collective. Gabrielle is a circus artist, lucid dreamer and serial entrepreneur. She believes in the power of arts as a catalyst for global change and self-actualization. She discovered from a young age that magic was real and that everything is seeded from the mind and propelled through habits. Co-Founder of Momentom Collective, she is now actively working on developing the w...
Healing With Flow Arts with Otillia Ward - Episode 37 of The Art of Flow
July 02, 2022 17:07 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBIn this episode, Otillia Ward discusses healing with the flow arts, both physically and mentally. Otillia was born in South Africa and immigrated to the USA in 2004. She completed her Bachelors in San Francisco and discovered her love for hula hooping She believes flow arts is a joyful activity with health benefits both for the mind and body at any age. Otillia has been passionately hooping for a decade and wanted a recipe for success to elevate her practice and tap into the flow state. Bu...
Vojta Stolbenko on Flow Arts Community- Episode 36 of The Art of Flow
May 06, 2022 10:00 - 58 minutes - 41.2 MBVojta is a flow artist, filmmaker, musician, and circus artist based in Prague. Professionally performing since 2008, Vojta has performed worldwide, both alone and in collaboration with groups such as Fusion Arts, Phoenix Fire Dancers, SuperCho Company, and the Mandalights company to name a few. Vojta has completed several artists and teaching residencies and creates visually stunning flow and performance videos for himself and clients, that evoke emotion and highlight movement in a dynamic w...
Bunny Holmes on Rocky Horror Circus Show - Episode 35 of The Art of Flow
March 12, 2022 14:50 - 44 minutes - 31.4 MBIn this episode with Bunny Holmes, discover an inside look at the workings of a family-style circus troupe, The Vespertine Circus, and their latest production - The Rocky Horror Circus Show! Bunny Holmes has been casting and putting on shows since preschool – first plays for the neighbors, then DIY dance recitals for friends from school, and by fourth grade, she was enrolled in before-school choir, after-school drama classes, and briefly missed school outright because she was touring as a ...
Taking the Stage Mari Hercher on Episode 34 of The Art of Flow
December 15, 2021 22:09 - 55 minutes - 38.7 MBMari Hercher is a 26-year-old flow artist and doctor of physical therapy student. She is based in San Francisco but will be relocating back to her hometown of Los Angeles this spring to finish out her final rotation in school as well as dive headfirst into a new set of flow arts projects. Her first prop was rope dart, but she has since fallen in love with hooping, fans, and meteor dart. Mari has a profound appreciation for the capabilities of the human body and has a goal of facilitating hea...
Creating a Flow Arts Collective with Arlene Smith and BJ Burg - Episode 33 of The Art of Flow
November 04, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBIn this episode, I chat with BJ Burg and Arlene Smith as we dive into discussing the creation of a Flow Arts Collective! Discover how this happened, what were the challenges, advice from the founders for folks wanting to create their own flow arts or art collective nonprofits, and much more. BJ Burg (they/them) is a poi spinner, fire dancer, videographer, instructor, performer, and jack-of-all-trades for Seattle Flow Arts Collective. Outside of flow arts, they enjoy learning to dance, disc...
Diabolo with Chris Garcia- Episode 32 of The Art of Flow
November 01, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBChris Garcia, aka Draco the Juggler, is a San Francisco Bay Area-born juggler. He found his passion for juggling beginning in 2003 in high school through the juggling club advised by well-known juggler and Japanese teacher Matt Hall. Chris likes to practice many forms of juggling and especially likes playing with the diabolo ("Chinese yoyo"). Through his juggling career, he's traveled to many different countries, performed at a wide variety of shows and events, and has also taught thousands ...
Touring with Jeremiah Johnston- The Art of Flow Episode 31
October 14, 2021 22:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBJeremiah Johnston juggles a lot, both literally and figuratively! Jeremiah has won the bronze medal at the 2009 International Jugglers’ Association's annual competition and returned in 2013 to win his second bronze medal in team juggling with his friends in Mountain Motion. He tours around the country at private events, fairs, and in performance halls with LEDs or fire, juggling balls, clubs, blocks, poi, diabolo, and more. An engaging and accomplished performer, he also teaches juggling to ...
Poi Health Benefits with Dr Kate Riegle van West - Episode 30 of The Art of Flow
June 16, 2021 12:00Learn about the health benefits of poi with Dr. Kate Riegle van West! Dr. Kate is a scientist, artist, and entrepreneur with a passion for play and wellbeing founded SpinPoi. Kate completed her PhD in the health benefits of poi at the University of Auckland, where she conducted the first study to scientifically investigate the effects of poi on physical and cognitive function. She was awarded the Future Leader Award from the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Best Doctoral Thesis Award f...
Poi Health Benefits with Dr Kate Riegle van West - Episode 30 of The Art of Flow
June 16, 2021 12:00Learn about the health benefits of poi with Dr. Kate Riegle van West! Dr. Kate is a scientist, artist, and entrepreneur with a passion for play and wellbeing founded SpinPoi. Kate completed her PhD in the health benefits of poi at the University of Auckland, where she conducted the first study to scientifically investigate the effects of poi on physical and cognitive function. She was awarded the Future Leader Award from the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Best Doctoral Thesis Award f...
Poi Health Benefits with Dr Kate Riegle van West - Episode 30 of The Art of Flow
June 16, 2021 12:00Learn about the health benefits of poi with Dr. Kate Riegle van West! Dr. Kate is a scientist, artist, and entrepreneur with a passion for play and wellbeing founded SpinPoi. Kate completed her PhD in the health benefits of poi at the University of Auckland, where she conducted the first study to scientifically investigate the effects of poi on physical and cognitive function. She was awarded the Future Leader Award from the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Best Doctoral Thesis Award f...
Making the Best Sticks with Glenn- Episode 29 of The Art of Flow
May 21, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBGlenn created the flower sticks we know today in 1987 by using the concept of flop to make tassels/fringes, and shared these designs with as many people as possible who were curious, making this innovation a part of the public domain! Listen to this episode about the time before: the best of sticks, flow arts was a name for prop manipulation and play with objects while in the flow state, and when innovation came out of breaking things. ------------------------------------------------------...
Full-Time Performance with Srikanta Barefoot-Episode 28 of The Art of Flow
March 23, 2021 12:00 - 48 minutes - 22.9 MBSrikanta Barefoot has a breadth of experience in Circus, Theater & Dance. He boasts an extensive performance history, including 3 years and over 700 shows as the Featured Fire Dancer, Fire Dance Coach & Lead Character for the Cirque du Soleil. Regarded as a leading figure in fire dance, Srikanta teaches workshops & retreats and has published an instructional video series on Dancing with the Fire Staff. He performs a variety of circus disciplines including cyr wheel, cube, clown, body percuss...
Sacred Geometry with Samwise Clark- The Art of Flow Episode 26
March 09, 2021 02:59 - 1 hour - 38.2 MBSamwise is a Flow Artist, geometer (specialist in geometry- earth measurer) and prop smith going on 10 years. Years of wanderlust, had him crossing the United States dozens of times, equipping, teaching, and learning from the many flow artists across the country. He's finally settled down to call the Bay Area his home, living his dream of being a professional propsmith at the Flowtoys workshop. Get in contact with Samwise on: Instagram - @pureunviersalflow (contact him here) Faceboook-...
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Flow Arts with Dally, Michalla, and Vertel- Episode 27 of The Art of Flow
February 22, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBListen to a discussion between Dallys Newton, Michalla Moss, and Vertel Jackson, in which we discuss how to embrace more diversity, equity, and inclusion in the flow arts community! Each of these artists came together across different states and countries to discuss challenges the Flow Arts Community is facing, racism, sexism, ableism, and suggestions for how we can address these issues. Please keep reading to check out their bios, contact information, and community projects mentioned in t...
Sacred Geometry with Samwise Clark- The Art of Flow Episode 26
January 18, 2021 00:49Samwise Clark is a Flow Artist, geometer (specialist in geometry- earth measurer) and prop smith going on 10 years. Years of wanderlust, had him crossing the United States dozens of times, equipping, teaching, and learning from the many flow artists across the country. He's finally settled down to call the Bay Area his home, living his dream of being a professional propsmith at the Flowtoys workshop. Get in contact with Samwise on: Instagram - @pureunviersalflow (contact him here) Face...
Sacred Geometry with Samwise Clark- The Art of Flow Episode 26
January 18, 2021 00:49Samwise Clark is a Flow Artist, geometer (specialist in geometry- earth measurer) and prop smith going on 10 years. Years of wanderlust, had him crossing the United States dozens of times, equipping, teaching, and learning from the many flow artists across the country. He's finally settled down to call the Bay Area his home, living his dream of being a professional propsmith at the Flowtoys workshop. Get in contact with Samwise on: Instagram - @pureunviersalflow (contact him here) Face...
Sacred Geometry with Samwise Clark- The Art of Flow Episode 26
January 18, 2021 00:49Samwise is a Flow Artist, geometer (specialist in geometry- earth measurer) and prop smith going on 10 years. Years of wanderlust, had him crossing the United States dozens of times, equipping, teaching, and learning from the many flow artists across the country. He's finally settled down to call the Bay Area his home, living his dream of being a professional propsmith at the Flowtoys workshop. Get in contact with Samwise on: Instagram - @pureunviersalflow (contact him here) Faceboook-...
Sacred Geometry with Samwise Clark- The Art of Flow Episode 26
January 18, 2021 00:49Samwise is a Flow Artist, geometer (specialist in geometry- earth measurer) and prop smith going on 10 years. Years of wanderlust, had him crossing the United States dozens of times, equipping, teaching, and learning from the many flow artists across the country. He's finally settled down to call the Bay Area his home, living his dream of being a professional propsmith at the Flowtoys workshop. Get in contact with Samwise on: Instagram - @pureunviersalflow (contact him here) Faceboook-...
Inside Look at The Art Of Flow with Morgan Dolginow- Episode 25
December 25, 2020 13:00 - 36 minutes - 17.5 MBLearn about myself, the creator of the Art of Flow, as we take a deep dive into the history of the podcast, a look at why it exists, and contemplate where it is going! My name is Morgan Dolginow, and my mission in life is to promote positive change via connections. I am the creator of the Art of Flow podcast and work as a relationship coach (www.ignitevibrancy.com) too! I have utilized my passion for storytelling to collect and share individuals' stories and passions in creative and collab...
Performance Perspectives with Liz Knights- The Art of Flow Episode 24
November 23, 2020 20:40 - 51 minutes - 30.4 MBLiz Knights is an avid flow artist specializing in poi, buugeng and hooping. She has taught at numerous flow festivals, organized the Ladies of Tech Poi collaboration series, and has recently been getting into teaching private online poi lessons. In non-pandemic-times, she runs a Boston-based entertainment company, Cirque de Light, specializing in fire, LED, and circus performance and is also a bookings manager for the Boston Circus Guild. When she’s not busy spinning she can be found s...
Flow with Your Business with Krystin Railing- Episode 23 of The Art of Flow
October 31, 2020 17:46 - 1 hour - 30.4 MBKrystin Railing is a classically trained dancer and a professionally trained circus performer and has performed across the United States and internationally as a professional juggler and hula hooper. Performing hula hoops since 2009, she has appeared at Seaport Village Buskers Festival, the Fringe Festival, The House of Blues, and on Norwegian Cruise Lines, among other venues. She has been featured on numerous news programs, late-night talk shows, magazines, newspapers, and blogs for her i...
Sacred Fire with Sage Jacote- Art of Flow Episode 22
August 29, 2020 02:16 - 1 hour - 41.2 MBDancing with fire and light for over 20 years, Sage Jacote has changed the flow arts world as we know it, by teaching, performing, and inspiring around the world. She is the Founder and Artists Director of Sangre Del Sol, the longest operating fire and LED troupe in Austin, Texas. She has also applied her skills in directing, producing, dancing, and choreographing for not only Sangre Del Sol but another Texas-based fire troop Solar Rain. With a background in Hip Hop, West African, Middle E...
Sacred Fire with Sage Jacote- Art of Flow Episode 23
August 29, 2020 02:16 - 1 hour - 41.2 MBDancing with fire and light for over 20 years, Sage Jacote has changed the flow arts world as we know it, by teaching, performing, and inspiring around the world. She is the Founder and Artists Director of Sangre Del Sol, the longest operating fire and LED troupe in Austin, Texas. She has also applied her skills in directing, producing, dancing, and choreographing for not only Sangre Del Sol but another Texas-based fire troop Solar Rain. With a background in Hip Hop, West African, Middle E...
Women in Juggling with Josie Mae
July 17, 2020 01:00 - 56 minutes - 26.7 MBJosie Mae is a contemporary circus artist and social circus educator specializing in club juggling and manipulation. They are coordinator and coach with The Voice Project - a youth training company that uses circus as an inquiry for social justice and systemic oppression - an extension of The Circus Project’s Pathways programming. Her passion for this work utilizes community organization, trauma-informed practices, and a holistic and intersectional educational lens. They have served on the I...
Fire Magic with Kevin Axtell
May 20, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 34.6 MBKevin Axtell is now in his 21st year of juggling, flow, and fire arts. His past and present credits include: Board Member at the International Jugglers Association, partner at the Flow Arts Institute, general manager of the FireDrums Festival, founder and director of Club Congress, co-founder of Club Motion Juggling and Club Fest, and co-founder and director of The Firewalking Center. In addition to being an accomplished juggler and fire performer, Kevin also carries the...
Orbit Design
March 19, 2020 02:15 - 1 hour - 35.8 MBShane Aronson has been an orbiter for over 5 years, and founded Stoneorbits at 22 years old. He also has been designing orbits for about 4 years, is self taught and uses 3D printers, design, coding, and hand assembly to make his products! You can check out and order his designs on stoneorbits.com, and see pictures on his social media channels included in the show notes. Website and links below: https://www.instagram.com/stoneorbits/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/StoneOrbits/ https:/...
For the Love of Flow
March 07, 2020 18:34 - 19 minutes - 28.2 MBInspired by the month of February, so often associated with love, join in an episode that examines the love of flow! Compiled from all the interviews since the creation of the Art of Flow in 2018, jump into hearing individuals flow stories, what keeps folks spinning, why fire-dancing and flow arts is important in their lives. Ask yourself, what creative outlets do you have and what do they bring to your life? Photo Credits for cover art Top Right: Photo of Dresden Blue by Juan Davila T...
Creative Collaborations
January 24, 2020 20:00 - 45 minutes - 21.8 MBWhen an artist from one background, such as movement arts, pairs up with an artist from another background such as body painting, and a third artist works to capture the collaboration via the art of photography what and how is the interacting art created? In this episode of the Art of Flow we are going to explore the collaborations that can occur with fire photography and the magic that can happen when multi-media artistic creations are made. Join the conversation with Brittney Isphording,...
Online Communities - Flow, Circus, and Artists Conversation on Community and Creativity
January 02, 2020 21:09 - 55 minutes - 26.1 MBDelve into a conversation on the history of flowarts, as Jilly Bee shares about her time involved in community and discusses the shift to virtual communities, explores challenges facing the community as we grow in number, reflects on giving and receiving feedback, and provides her insights into individual’s changing relationships with poi and other props over the years. Jilly Bee is a community architect, inspirer, and innovative thinker. She can be found by the fireside chatting about c...
Learning through Flow
November 28, 2019 01:34 - 56 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this episode of Art of Flow, join a conversation with Isa Isaacs, a longtime teacher in the flow community, as we discuss learning through flow, how flow arts have changed throughout the years, and healing through movement. Isa founded Temple of Poi in 2002, a school and community supporting artists cultivating flow practices designed to empower them to better understand themselves, the world around them and how the two interrelate through the use of poi, dancing, and other flow tools...
Harm Reduction
November 03, 2019 21:01 - 39 minutes - 22.7 MBHarm reduction workshops are increasing in the festival scene, as well as in the fire and flow arts, as the value they add to communities and why they matter becomes recognized. Listen as we chat with Dresden Blue and discuss one of the challenges facing the flow arts community, unsafe drug use and lack of proper education on commonly used substances, her innovations in rope dart, and how to play well with partners. Dresden Blue is an artist exploring the expressive potential of combining ...
Flow Cultural Identity
September 11, 2019 03:17 - 27 minutes - 17.7 MBA continuation of our conversation with Ben Drexler "DrexFactor" this episode includes discussions on how to discover our cultural identity as a flow community, some of DrexFactor's favorite artistic projects, and the story of how he became a prolific content creator. Ben "Drex" Drexler is one of the most popular content creators in the flow arts. He is a world-renowned movement artist, dancer, and instructor who has spent the last 12 years teaching and performing the art of poi. His YouT...
What is Flow Arts?
September 03, 2019 00:48 - 26 minutes - 12.4 MBBen "Drex" Drexler is one of the most prolific and popular content creators in the flow arts. He is a world-renowned movement artist, dancer, and instructor who has spent the last 12 years teaching and performing the art of poi. His YouTube channel has more than six million views and more than 48,000 subscribers, and he has more than 20,000 followers on Instagram. He has taught at countless events on 3 continents, and his online tutorials have been a gateway for 10’s to 1000’s of people all ...
Life's Purpose
May 10, 2019 05:26 - 53 minutes - 25.1 MBXander Paris is a rope dartist, poi spinner, triple section staff wielding, nun-chuck ninja who is a community builder and teacher from San Francisco, currently based out of Portland, Oregon. Xander's life passion is martial flow and performance arts. He grew up involved in martial arts at a Muay Thai gym, took years of dance classes and theater which sparked his interest in movement, rhythm, and performance. After discovering the art-forms of flow and object manipulation he has dedicated ti...
Performance
April 20, 2019 02:23 - 45 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this episode listen to a conversation with Troy Grisa, a flow arts fanatic currently living in Portland, Oregon. Troy picked up spinning poi in college and has been going ever since, learning one or two new props each year. He took his art-form to a professional level working as a performer for 3 years in Florida at various events ranging from weddings to luaus, to birthdays and community events. Troy was a high school teacher for 4 years during which he incorporated flow arts into his le...
Creating Collaborative Flow
April 06, 2019 04:27 - 41 minutes - 19 MBAileen Lawlor a world class contact spinner and teacher, sat down to share with listeners of the Art of Flow how she got into firedancing, discuss her work in Nicaragua teaching flow arts to at-risk-youth, and discus how choreography is a pictorial representation/lens into bigger themes in her life. Aileen discovered an enthusiasm toward the Flow and Spinning Arts after moving to San Francisco in 2004 and delving into the practice of poi, contact staff, and Flow-Wand. Her exploration with...
Contact Ball
March 20, 2019 08:29 - 1 hour - 34.1 MBIn this episode, Richard Hartnell discusses the history of contact ball, how he got into juggling, his involvement in the Bellingham Circus Guild, his thoughts on artivsm and learning. Richard is among the most distinguished American contact jugglers. He both teaches and performs along the West Coast of the United States and overseas at Indie stage to huge festivals. In 2008, he co-founded the Bellingham Circus Guild in Washington state, before moving to the Vulcan lofts, a collective of a...
Prop Dance Culture
February 21, 2019 13:00 - 31 minutes - 25.2 MBTyfoods is a Hip-Hop Poi Dancer, Movement Enthusiast and Neuroscience Graduate. He has been spinning poi for 6 years, and dancing for 3 years. In that time he has developed a systematic approach that focuses on "how to learn tricks/movements" rather than on the tricks/movements themselves. In an attempt to both share this systematic approach and create the ultimate resource for all movement artists he co-founded Prop Dance Culture! Prop Dance Culture is a platform that is dedicated to brin...
Awareness
January 31, 2019 13:00 - 35 minutes - 28.2 MBRonan McLoughlin is an innovative poi spinner who travels the world teaching and performing, is the originator of contact poi, has spoken on TEDx about Learning to Learn, and approaches the art from a love of learning optimization. Jump into a conversation with Ronan that explores the topic of awareness, going back to basics, his personal examinations of motivation for spinning and a frank look at the stories we create of others expectations. You can find more of Ronan on: Instagram - @Ron...
Self Development
January 17, 2019 13:00 - 34 minutes - 27.8 MBTani Olhinoski is the founder of the Nexus Center in San Francisco, a space for conscious connection and movement exploration. She spins dragon staff, contact staff, fans and on occasion plushie fire darts. From a business background, with experience in the tech sector she delves into her dream to facilitate others journey of self-development, her own experiences at Burning Man, what it's like to start your own business from scratch, her approach to learning, and musings on art. Find more...
Buggeng is my Thang
January 03, 2019 13:00 - 28 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode Rion Fish chats with us about the history and evolution of buggeng, reveals why buggeng is his thang, recounts the experience of a video going viral and the impact on performing, takes apart teaching philosophies, and shares tips on how to deal with the negative voices in your head. Rion is a flow artist, storyteller and variety performer specializing in buggeng, prop dance, balloons, and clowning. He has taught workshops at Flow festivals ranging from New England Flow Fes...
Learning Through Evolution
December 20, 2018 13:00 - 40 minutes - 32.1 MBJoin our conversation on prop construction, the flow state and hypofrontality, evolution through play, and philosophies on spreading the flow arts as I chat with Duncan Roy Greenwood. Duncan is a flow artist from Cape Town, South Africa, on a mission to promote and spread flow. He created Flow Arts Commune AfrikaBurn, the South Africa equivalent of Fire Conclave at Burning Man Festival in the United States of America. He is the founder of Flow DNA, an online flow arts prop retail shop. You ...
Grow Flow
December 07, 2018 02:08 - 27 minutes - 31.6 MBHear from Dyami Tivon Kaplan, about growing the flow arts, teaching, and the change in accessibility to flow arts and fire dancing with the rise of technology. Like many people, the flow arts for Dyami have become a method through which to learn, and a lens of understanding though which to view the world around us. Dyami's most current flow art today is in practicing massage. For Dyami, massage, flow arts, and dance and are all interrelated expressions of each other and are all extensions...
Dolores Flow
November 22, 2018 13:00 - 29 minutes - 25 MBLane Lillaquist is on a mission to document and share flow arts. He is the founder of Dolores Flow, a weekly flow jam in Dolores Park, San Francisco. Poi is his favorite prop, and when not spinning things he can be found with a camera in his hands. To see pictures and videos of Lane spinning and his photography, follow him on Instagram @lillq Listen to Dolores Flow, and hear from Lane how to foster community through spin jams, optimize your learning, and his own personal flow journey. L...
The Art of Flow- Podcast Coming Soon!
November 07, 2018 20:36 - 27 seconds - 432 KBA podcast ALL about movement arts, flow arts, and fire dancing! Listen as we explore the perspectives of flow artists, fire performers, and flowmies on dancing, life philosophies, and fostering community. Hear about the history of flow toys and join us as we contemplate the future of this beautiful and life-changing art through engaging interviews and stories. Ideas? Questions? Topic for an awesome podcast topic you are curious to hear more about? Send in suggestions to TheArtOFFlowPodacas...