The other week the art students were being taught how to juggle and walk on stilts. Starting with balls they moved on to the bowling pins and then, to everybody's surprise, to balls of fire and fire sticks. This was a challenge for each of them to overcome different fears or concerns that they had about working with fire.
Finally it came to the main act, of breathing fire. Practicing first with water, they all perfected their technique and then one by one, the boldest first, they had a go at breathing fire from their mouths. It was an amazing spectacle and many of the staff stopped to watch the process. The end result was highly spectacular, as the photos show. I was even able to have a go at it all.
Everyone practising with water first.
Making fire. Billy showing the others how it is done.
Facundo trying his hand at it all.
Billy shows how it is done again.
One of the girls trying it out.
The crowd watching each attempt.
Billy showing me how it is done.
Here is my attempt at breathing fire.
Gaston preparing to juggle with fire.
Gaston juggling his firesticks.
The students practising walking with stilts.