SIAM FLASH, 100% organic :

Siam Flash Powder is a fine dry powder made of a plant. This powder is 100% organic and sourced from the jungle of Thailand. This powder is originally used as eco friendly premix for DIY glue. Siam Flash store is now helping local Thai citizens by providing honest work with local resources. Buying this product supports many Thai villagers directly.

SIAM FLASH POWDER, how it works :

You need to sprinkle the powder into a flame, upon contact it will catch fire and make a massive fireball (huge fire show effects). When the powder is dispersed into a mist, the particles are surrounded by enough oxygen to support a combustion reaction. The spores are highly flammable.

SIAM FLASH POWDER, close to the lycopodium powder :

More Flash for less cash. Siam Flash has a bigger flash and is considerably less expensive. Big flash with black smoke rising above the flash and very bright red flame in the flash. This is a great effect for night and even day time. It looks like something from an epic fantasy world movie. The great big flash with glowing red flames and a lining of black smoke rising from the flames border sets this powder apart from similar products on the market. Aside from the powerfull visual effects, this product is much less expensive and provides work for local villagers using their own natural resources.

SIAM FLASH POWDER, recommended by great artists and designers :

• Samui Circus Studio – fire artists & designers 
• The famous Ark BeachClub – fire artists 
• Wizardofflow Designers and Artists
• Florisimo – fire artists

This organic premix will help you amaze your audience for a very affordable price range. It will become an impressive part of your fire show performance acts. This special effect captures the audience’s full attention.

Contributors :

Dr. Tiffany Pollock is a researcher based in Canada. Her work has looked at how performers use dance, music and arts practices as forms of activism, identity creation and as platforms that allow them negotiate the complexities of their lived experiences. She is particularly interested in how communities form through particular arts practices, and how belonging, inclusion and exclusion are created and contested. She has worked with communities involved in many diverse forms of artistry such as fire art, salsa dance, Inuit drumming and throating singing, hip hop (MCing and breaking), among others.

Definition Flow Art :

Flow art centers on finding a rhythmic “flow” with different pieces of equipment, and draws on a range of culturally-specific art forms such as Maori poi traditions and Hawai’ian Hula dance. Some of the original flow artists from the 1980s explained that as young backpackers they learned these practices from the countries and cultures they visited, and then taught them to each other. It is difficult to say how these forms blended together to create “flow art” – which now has a branch called fire art – but it truly is a global practice that also has roots in circus artsand juggling, a practice that dates back to ancient Egypt.

Flow Art Fire Dance :

On the islands, these pieces of equipment are sometimes lit on fire which creates the beautiful designs as fire artists dance and move with their equipment such as poi, hoops , fans, chains, staffs and many others. Most fire artists are also adept jugglers and entertainers, and practice other skills such as tight rope walking and acrobatics which can be woven in to their elaborate shows.

Benefits of Flow Art :

The important thing to know about flow art is that it is a practice that everyone can learn and enjoy, and which has important benefits such as: increased concentration; coordination; making new friends; learning about your body; enjoyment of moving to music; and the experience of “flow.” Flow art gets its name from the concept of “flow,” coined by the psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in his book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (1990).

“Flow” is a highly-focused state that one reaches when they are fully engaged and absorbed by an activity. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi thought that reaching a “state of flow” was incredibly beneficial for people and that they are most fulfilled and happy when in such a state. Because of the concentration needed to do flow art, reaching this state of concentrated enjoyment happens regularly, and fire artists often speak about the enjoyment and benefits this practice has for them. In a similar way that meditation can help center the mind and provide calmness, so too can doing flow and fire art.

Flow Art in Thailand :

Flow art became established in Thailand as a community practice, that grew as people shared their knowledge with others. Santichaiprarkan Park in Bangkok was hub for its establishment, but over the years this community has dispersed. Read more about the History of Fire Art in Thailand Here.

Samui Circus Studio is one such place that seeks to be a hub for artists to grow, learn and share with each other. It is a space for a community of artists – beginners, students, teachers and advanced artists – from all over the world to come together and share this art form and its benefits.

” The information in this post has been shared with met through discussions with fire artists living in Thailand, and from some of the original flow artists who travelled, learned and contributed to the creation and growth of fire art as a global practice. Much of this history and knowledge was generously shared with me by the artists at Samui Circus Studio. This post is my way of gathering their knowledge for others to learn the history of the practice in Thailand, as well as the meanings and benefits that people draw from it. “

Contributors: Dr. Tiffany Pollock is a researcher based in Canada. Her work has looked at how performers use dance, music and arts practices as forms of activism, identity creation and as platforms that allow them negotiate the complexities of their lived experiences. She is particularly interested in how communities form through particular arts practices, and how belonging, inclusion and exclusion are created and contested. She has worked with communities involved in many diverse forms of artistry such as fire art, salsa dance, Inuit drumming and throating singing, hip hop (MCing and breaking), among others.

Every evening on the islands, one can see swirls of light along the beaches as performers spin balls of fire on chains and twirl fiery staffs around their bodies to the rhythms of DJs. If you have ever been to Thailand, you have probably seen these fire shows which take place at beaches, hotels and resorts.

Fire art – also called fire spinning, fire juggling and fire dance – is not originally a Thai art form, but was brought by tourists who shared this practice with Thais form the 1980s onward. In fact, we are not sure when exactly this art form “arrived” in Thailand, although oral histories from the first fire dancers, the little documentation which includes YouTube videos suggest that this practice started around the same time as the original Full Moon celebrations at Paradise Bungalows in the mid-1980s on Koh Phangan, and became popular in the late 1990s and 2000s in Thailand. Other dancers have said that it arrived much earlier, and explained that as young hippies travelling in the 19060s and 1970sm learned and brought movement forms that were similar. Still, however, given Thailand’s positioning within regional trade routes, sharing cultures across national borders has been happening across “borders” for centuries.

Many of the surrounding areas in Austronesia had dances that used fire (i.e. Taiwan, Oceania), so there is also the possibility that dancing and spinning fire came to the Thai islands in the South long before tourists arrived. Indeed, some fire artists know people in the Southern most islands who claim to have been doing this art form for over 60 years. The fire art performances you see on the beaches today, however, have emerged from “flow art,” which is a movement practice that was popularized through North American and European club cultures in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Read more about the The Definition of Flow Art

While fire artists in Thailand now typically perform on the beaches for audiences, this is not how the art form originally took root in the country. Rather, it was shared among people informally as a hobby and done through jam sessions in parks and on beaches where anyone could participate and join in. Indeed, many friendships and communities were formed through this way of learning and sharing the art – among Thais, tourists, and expats from all over the world. One central area that is key in the history of fire art in Thailand is Santichaiprakan Park, in Bangkok. This small park sits right on the Chao Phraya River and directly across from the tourist strip – Khao San Road.

Given its proximity to an area where many backpackers stay, it is not surprising that the park became a hub for tourists and Thais to share and learn this art form with each other. Throughout the late 1990s and the 2000s, there were weekly fire jam sessions and shared busking-style performances, and many went daily to play and hang out with each other. The group was a mix of French, American, Canadian, Japanese and other expats, tourists and Thais that came together to share with each other. The park became a hub for flow art in Thailand and the group that formed there were among the first in the country to start doing fire art as an organized practice. This group was led by a master teacher, Pi Oud, who was among the first fire artists in Thailand.

Poppy was part of this group and he now shares his knowledge with the new generation of artists in Thailand.

Video of the beginning of fire show performances :

Circus Art for kids (6 – 14yo and all level): Those classes are designed especially for kids between 6 to 14yo. The main goal is to have fun while learning and challenging their balance, coordination, motor skills and strength. Students will be introduced to a variety of circus toys and techniques to improve on catching skills, eyes and hand abilities as well as building their confidence.This is a perfect formula to awaken their senses. 

Juggling and contact juggling ball class (all age and level) : Both activities are the ultimate solution for stress relief. When you juggle, you’re not only burning calories, toning your body and strengthening your core; you are also working your mindset. You will enhance your ability to forecast, evaluate trajectory, focus, … and much more. Overall juggling help your brain stay in shape! Juggling truly is one of the quickest ways to take your mind off something. 

Bboy dance for kids (6 – 14yo and all level): Learning how to groove with the music, top rock, down rock, and freeze. Bboy dance is popular and fashionable discipline which stimulates all of your body muscles. Dance improves flexibility, coordination, balance, range of motion, stamina, muscle tone, strength, and posture. Physical fitness is only one of many benefits of this dance which can truly enrich your child’s life in so many ways. Dance helps children develop themselves emotionally, 

socially and cognitively. Our Instructor designed this course to be real fun and call out your kid’s creativity. 

Hip-Hop class (all age and level): To the left and to the right!! Hip Hop class start from the basic. It is a fun activity that will help you be more self-confident. Join us for some fun with new friends and learn popping, locking and street dance. Hip Hop dance can be used as a fun alternative that helps you achieve aerobic and its benefits. 

Drop IN DJ Lesson (all age and level – FREE): Whether you’re just startingout, or you’re an accomplished DJ looking to take your skills to the next level; Samui Circus offers a group class every Saturday from 4pm. Our instructor, DJ Adam Matson (renowned DJ of Samui island, mixing in the best clubs) is highly experienced and more importantly, he loves to teach and share his passion. He will help you to understand rhythms, counting musical bars, beat matching and scratching. He will also introduce you to amazing DJ softwares, as well as teach you advanced mixing technics. 

Private music classes (guitare and saxophone): It is well known that music can ease your mind and brings joy to everyone around. Learning to play an instrument help children and adults build perseverance, self-confidence, coordination, promote social skills as well as enhance listening skill. Samui Circus offers private classes of guitar and saxophone taught by some of the best local artists of the island. Let’s share passion!