CALLING all fire performers with insurance and a fire marshal card to join Controlled Burn in the First Annual Holiday Parade in Reno called Hollidazzle at 11:00 am on Saturday November 28th. We will be parading down Sierra, First, Arlington and California. Please join in on the fun. Call is at 10:00 in the big Courthouse parking lot. Costuming is green with shinny stuff and or white/red.

Later that afternoon Controlled Burn can use some guerrilla performers with insurance and FM card for two p… Continue

CALLING all fire performers with insurance and a fire marshal card to join Controlled Burn in the First Annual Holiday Parade in Reno called Hollidazzle at 11:00 am on Saturday November 28th. We will be parading down Sierra, First, Arlington and California. Please join in on the fun. Call is at 10:00 in the big Courthouse parking lot. Costuming is green with shinny stuff and or white/red.

Later that afternoon Controlled Burn can use some guerrilla performers with insurance and FM card for two p… Continue

New and exciting decision by the Board and Performing/Safety Members is, if you join Controlled Burn and want to perform with us but not put so much out of the pocket money in: once you have purchased your insurance and fire marshal card for the year, CB will reimburse you for the fees that you have paid up front during the season. If you perform in a show, a certain amount will be reimbursed to you in increments, to pay fees up to the total of the insurance and fire marshal card.

Please let Co… Continue

At the moment the Conference is accepting presentation proposals for 2009

International Conference
"Performing Arts Training Today"

April 21-24, 2009
Bovec, Slovenia

The conference is open to performers from all over the world interested in the research of topical questi… Continue

By popular demand, Controlled Burn is now making performance-grade fire tools available for local purchase at Melting Pot and Prism Magic. We have provided variations on 2" cathedral wicks (some larger, some smaller, some with short chains, some longer) with power swivels and self-tightening leather grips. Each set of poi includes a 1-yard square of duvey and the disclaimer that once the purchaser chooses to light them on fire, they become the user's sole responsibility. For those within the fir… Continue