Soot

Firetheater

Firetheater originally began in Bombay 2010, with several fire dancers coming together with a host of creatives. 

What culminated was a reoccurring ensembles of different performance art forms with fire dancing. The insight and perspectives from these soulful encounters treasures from and for,  a lifetime’s keeping. 

In so, the bridge of perspective is eternal, and the plethora of the artistic compatibility the repertoire of the performer. 

The coming together around fire the inherent creativity of soul on display. 

With live music genres like opera, funk, classical, carnatic and spoken, and ensemble dance forms of fire-dancing, break dance, kalaripayatu, Indian classical, capoeira and Hawaiian to name a few.  Over the years, the discipline of fire has included fire-walks, performances, workshop and esoteric initiations in its depths. 

A coat of quotes and passing poetry

"Artwork of Minerva from Indian Mughal emperor Akbar's court, 1590 Minerva

"Those very groups of gods enter into You ; struck with fear, some extol (You) with joined palms. 

Groups of great sages and perfected beings praise You with elaborate hymns, saying 'May it be!’

O you, who in some pretty boat, 

Eager to listen, have been following Behind my ship, that singing sails along

Turn back to look again upon your own shores; 

Tempt not the deep, lest unawares,

In losing me, you yourselves might be lost.

The sea I sail has never yet been passed;

Minerva breathes, and pilots me Apollo, And Muses nine point out to me the Bears.

You other few who have neck uplifted Betimes to the bread of angels upon Which one lives and does not grow sated, 

Well may you launch your vessel Upon the deep sea."

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Minerva | Dante Alighieri


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