Dan
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Male, 33
Lead artist, feature act and fire coach for Cirque Du Soleil. Recently for the ZAiA production in Macau from 2010 to 2012. Currently freelancing while between Cirque contracts.
I'm a fire dancer / fire manipulation specialist. I use flaming props such as fire swords, fire ropes, fire staffs, with special effects and pyrotechnics in a combination of dance and martial arts style movements. Ask me anything, and check my website... www.sparkfiredance.com
We do something else. I'll let you know when I figure out my own answer to this one. Its a tough problem for every artist.
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Music festivals in the Australian forests.
I enjoyed the flow, the continuation of momentum, bending it to the music, syncing with electronic beats and pushing physical boundaries, catching impossible throws, teasing and daring the fire to bite, and getting great positive feedback from audiences.
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Canada is absolutely one of the world leaders in circus arts. I'm sure they would have been up there anyway but having Cirques huge training center there definitely pushes the level very high.
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Seriosuly? thats a pretty loose question for a cirque artist.
If you want to be a dancer for Cirque you have to be very good at dance.
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I'm really not sure re current casts, I'm sure theres some late bloomers.
It might be tough, and it would be very hard to reach the same levels of the guys and girls that started at 6. But if you don't mind that then go for it.
If your talking about tumbling then it might be a short career. If your talking about equilibristics / hand to hand then you can go a fair bit longer.
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Favorite... as an artist, and one who grew up with it very much as a side career, its pretty special to just be able to dedicate yourself to your skill, train as much as you want (or think you can handle) and most importantly not stress about where the next 'gig' is coming from.
Surprising? Maybe it was the show i was on, which was a bit of an orphaned show out in Asia, but a lack of proactivity in furthering the development of the performers. What I realised was most were coming from sports, and it was a lessening of intensity for them compared to their required skills for competition, although it ends up much more of a continous grind... they have their solid foundation and train the way they want.
Cirque do encourage you to learn new skills and acts etc. But coming from a non classical / dance or gymnastics backgroud I personally really could have used some more help with improvment of biomechanics and long term physical sustainability with my act.
I hope I dont come across as too negative. It really is an amazing and fantastic company to work for and be a part of. I guess I just enjoy bringing light to the less glittery side of things that many people dont get to see ;-)
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Not that I know of. I mean even if you did you still need the funds to pursue it in court right?
There's many copycat acts out there. They suck balls. If your going to do something amazing be original, or at least improve on what inspired you, take it the next level.
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