Community Projects

Napier community Icies

Fire rehearsal Napier

mask making with Donna Demente

Stilt walking workshop

QT fest Mardigras Parade

The Flame Fire Productions Community Trust aims to share, the numerous benefits and immense fun received from learning and developing Circo Arts skills within New Zealand communities.

We offer a range of workshops from hula hooping, stilt walking & performance, dancing with poi, juggling to The Art of Fire Dance.

Our workshops build confidence, camaraderie, improve communication, co-ordination, rhythm and teach skills that will continue to enhance fitness levels and general well-being throughout life.

Held in a fun and supportive environment, with music and all toys provided, they're suitable for ages 8 to 80! Flame workshops are available within schools and for the extended community

We have worked within communities to produce fire shows by offering a range of workshops over a length of time, say one or two weeks, which culminate in a show which is performed at a local event or in front of family and friends.

We also offer a Lantern Making Workshop in which participants create gorgeous glowing lanterns from simple materials, willow & tissue paper. Great way for communities to creatively come together and produce works to display in local parades or festivals.

2009 UP & COMING Classes & Workshops

hUla hOOp Classes

Learn to hOOP

hOOp Tricks & hOOP Dance

Great Fun, Fitness & Creativity

Tuesdays 6pm & Thursdays 10:30am

QPACT on Ballarat St, Queenstown NZ

Only $10 an hour session

All hOOps, Tunes & Tuition provided

email below or 021 1153 104 for bookings & info

- Arrowtown Autumn Festival -

Circo Arts Workshop 10 - 12noon

Learn to juggle, hula hOOP & swing poi

Stilt Walking Workshop 1:30 - 2:30

Learn the basics of stilt walking

Tuesday April 21st 2009

Arrowtown Primary School

-Flame Lantern Making Workshop -

Mardi Gras Parade - Queenstown Winter Festival

Arrowtown Primary June 22nd

Wakatipu High School June 24th

Donna Demente

Mask Making

Weekend Workshop

Time to try something new .. and wear it at this years Queenstown Winter Festival Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday June 30th.

All are welcome, individuals, friends & families, to drop into the workshop and create a unique Venetian style half mask, which takes approx 2hrs.

ON: Sat 27th & Sun 28th June

FROM: 10am to 3pm

AT: Queenstown Art Society Rooms, cnr Ballarat & Stanley Sts

COST: $15 basic materials provided.

Do bring own decorative extras; feathers, sequins, pom poms, lace, bows, recylcled bits, fabric, ribbon etc...

All children to be with an adult.

Further enquiries please contact milly@flamefireproductions.com

Details Coming Soon

The Fire Dance Experience

Circo- Arts Skills

Hula Hoop Troupe

For further info on our community workshops & classes please email milly@flamefireproductions.com

Past Community Work

In 2005 Flame was employed to work with the Napier and wider Hawkes Bay community to produce a fire show for the Napier Fire Festival. We offered all the above workshops over a week, and then invited participants to be part of a 20-minute show called 'Fire and Ice'.
The show brought together 24 people from all walks of life, aging from nine through to 45 who we trained to be performers, crew or safety crew.
Performers had to learn basic choreography with their toys, both UV and fire, and the crew took responsiblity for the smooth running of the show. There were lots of nerves on the night, but everyone worked as a team and put on a fantastic show which made the front page of the Dominion Post the following day.
As a result of our time in Napier, the show's participants have formed a fire group and continue to meet once a week to spin fire. In essence they've created their own community and keep the joy and fun of fire performance alive.

Flame also co-ordinated a programme of community workshops for the 2005 Queenstown Winter Festival, sponsored by the Central Lakes Trust, culminating in a community Mardigras Parade. The programme called 'Mardigras Mayhem,' was put together to offer the Queenstown community a creative outlet during festival week.
Workshops included Circo Arts provided by Flame for the public and Wakatipu High drama students, mask making with Donna Demente, latin street dancing, African drumming with Rhythm Interactive and lantern making at the local primary school.
Over 250 people took part in the workshops and parade, which was a roaring success and also made the papers the next day.

For more info on our community products and work, please email Milly at milly@flamefireproductions.com.