Detroit Fire Guild | Fire and Circus Entertainment Performance

Keepers of the Flames
"Fire is the potent symbol tonight, and it drives the crowd bananas. As the performers twirl, spin and juggle the torches, the audience erupts in a roar and a 100-cameraphone salute. This is what they've come to see: The Detroit Fire Guild's spring spectacular, the Fires of Beltane."
"Perhaps that's what makes the DFG formula such a winner. In an age when you can dial up anything on YouTube or Netflix, when video games look as real as a movie, it's possible that the culture can forget the thrill of a 360-degree, live action spectacle that envelops you."
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Detroit Fire Guild takes rites of spring back to its primal roots
"In all our shows but especially Beltane, we hope to make an emotional connection with the audience, to draw them into a captivating visual and musical world that is experienced, not just observed," Bingham explains.
"A Detroit Fire Guild production is not just another club scene," explains Surline. "Our shows are uniquely Detroit, visually spectacular and unlike anything else in the city."
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Detroit Fire Guild heats up with new show
"They’re a pretty amazing group of people ... their community spirit and talent was inspiring. I can’t wait to see their new show, Fires of Beltane, at the end of the month and pop by a few more open practices and play."
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On Fire for Performance Art
"...the idea is shock and surprise as well as interaction with the audience... shows are very well received. I see myself doing this for a long time. I’m having a blast... I love making people smile."
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Detroit Fire Guild voted Best Novelty Troupe - 2011
"If pyromania is what lead to the Detroit Fire Guild, well, maybe giving Junior a try at the Bic once in awhile isn't such a bad idea after all. All joking aside, Thaddeus McKracken and Jessica Grassa have given the D an incredible ensemble of talent whose skills embrace myriad number of styles - everything from the golden age of the circus and the vaudeville circuit to the imaginative artistry we see at Burning Man. Somewhere Prometheus is sporting a really big smile!"
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Risqué Business
"The Detroit Fire Guild is hosting a workshop on the art of burlesque. You'll learn a bit of history and how to bump, grind, and peel for your special someone. Sexy and fun!"
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Hooping.org Video of the Day
"Fire and circus performers from the Detroit Fire Guild appear in this truly epic video by Eric Scott Baker."
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Our Pick: Detroit Fire Guild's Winter Ball
"The Detroit Fire Guild is a group of underground artists, musicians and theatrical performers that use imagination, sexuality and a little flame to captivate and amaze their audience."
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Jan. 13: The weekend's Top Five Happenings
"The Detroit Fire Guild isn't a fancy name -- it's a union of fire and circus-style performance art artists..."
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Don't try this at home: Flirting with fire is a 'way of life'
"We're all in this together trying to create this beautiful vision of a professional fire troupe in Detroit."
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Motor City Vaudeville Revue
"...Detroit's underground is overflowing with talent driven by insatiable creative passion and undying love for theatrics."
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Stoked About Smoke
"...when people are throwing parties or having some kind of event where they want something different, they know who to turn to."
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