tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-238369832024-03-13T13:00:34.063-07:00Massey University Fire & CircusWe are Massey University Fire & Circus.MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-45936519363525230852019-04-09T00:29:00.002-07:002019-04-09T00:29:31.049-07:00Now Moved to Instagram!!!Hey Everyone!!<br />
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The Massey University Fire and Circus Club is still alive and going strong! With a change in Committee we've decided to move our social media stuff to Instagram (Facebook is also still active) and won't be updating this site anymore.<br />
Check us out if you still want to stay up to date with whats happening at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/masseyuniversityfirecircus/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/masseyuniversityfirecircus/?hl=en</a><br />
Happy spinning!<br />
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Cheers<br />
- The New Committee<br />
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<br />MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-60979768715704092392017-10-27T21:15:00.000-07:002017-10-27T21:15:48.654-07:00Spring Romps<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody>
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The year is sizzling along at a crackling pace. September has brought some amazing opportunities. We took part in a Fireworks Festival fundraiser for <a href="http://hospicewhanganui.org.nz/" target="_blank">Hospice Whanganui</a> in September. It was a fantastic night and the crowd really got into it. On campus we did a few nights supporting the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MUDramaS/" target="_blank">Massey University Drama Society</a> Showcase, "Catalyst". We really love being able to spice up life a bit on campus, and our gigs at the University are a great way for regular students to get to see what sorts of Clubs are available to them. If that's you, come on by and see us at the Activity Centre behind the Rec on Tuesday and Friday nights (7:30-9:30pm).. never overestimate how much coordination you need to have, to learn some really fancy looking skills! We are a friendly, supportive, no-pressure crew. :)<br />
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We were super lit to be invited back to the annual IPU Spring Festival (on September 30th). It's always a treat to get out among the blossoms and see some of the diverse and colourful performances and activities.<br />
The audience crowded around us (at a respectful distance; thank you kindly!) as we treated them to a show of fire; dance, juggling and fire-eating.<br />
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We noticed that there were many photographers in the crowd, and we love seeing your pictures. If you are ever interested in sharing on social media <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MUFireAndCircus/" target="_blank">Massey University Fire & Circus</a> would love a tag, or you can email pictures to <a href="mailto:pnmufc@gmail.com">pnmufc@gmail.com </a><br />
Thanks very much to Mark from <a href="http://www.highlight-nz.com/">Highlight Photography</a> who kindly sent us these beautiful stills. We're stoked that you enjoyed the performance.<br />
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Rolling into October we got involved in some of the student events that formed the lead up to Stress Free Study Week and exams. Thanks <a href="http://musa.org.nz/">MUSA</a> for encouraging us all to get involved with a Circus Skills Workshop for all comers on Concourse on October 4th. A variety of people rocked on up to have a go at everything from hula-hoops to whips, with some juggling and flow toys thrown in for good measure.<br />
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On the 18th we were in The Square in Palmy, entertaining the crowd and competitors of TKO (Tertiary Knock Out). Tertiary students from Massey, UCOL, TWOA and IPU competed in a variety of novelty events for the glory of their institutions, and.. more importantly the amusement of the spectators. Great work, everyone.<br />
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Coming into fireworks season comes a reminder to be fire safe. If you are setting off your own fire works, make sure your pets stay inside, never dive in to rescue duds, and keep a bucket of water nearby just in case. We'd love you to think ahead and use common sense.<br />
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Last night we were out at Ohingaiti at the Manaweka Fire Brigade fireworks display. It was so worth the trip out! Thanks heaps everyone who was in the crowd making us feel so welcome.<br />
We look forward to seeing everyone at the annual fireworks at Rongotea (3rd November) on Friday night next week! It promises to be a great night out for the family.<br />
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On the 20th of October MUFC had our AGM and elected a new Committee for the coming year, so this will be the last post of the year from me before we hand over to our new crew.<br />
This is a personal thank you Massey University Fire & Circus for being a great bunch of people and enjoying this year together. {erebus - 2017 Secretary}MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-28689033068411957892017-08-20T17:50:00.001-07:002017-08-20T18:22:09.639-07:00Arts + Cultures Festival<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Photo: Sarah Hillocks</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty burn-off<br />
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It was a great week! From 14 to 18th of August <a href="http://musa.org.nz/" target="_blank">MUSA</a> inaugural Arts and Cultures Festival was run on campus at Massey in Palmerston North, and we got up to all sorts of stuff.<br />
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On Monday we had a burn out on Concourse supporting the <a href="mailto:masseyphotographyclub@gmail.com" target="_blank">Massey University Photography Club</a> as they had their annual photography competition. Some of the members of that club shared their talents with us, and treated us to some amazing shots from the evening. Thank you so much guys!!<br />
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On Wednesday Jake ran a workshop to teach some flows to beginners. It looked like the weather was going to be dicey for a while there!<br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Photo: Nicholas Kan</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twirly dragonstaff goodness<br />
<span style="color: #666666;">Photo: Nicholas Kan</span></td></tr>
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Fire play has definitely been a great way to warm up on cooler evenings. It's been so fantastic to share our performances with enthusiastic fans and we have even started receiving fan videos and photos, some of which have been shared on our public <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MUFireAndCircus/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>. It seems that there has been a little confusion, as there is an old unmoderated page the club used to use that is now defunct (and Facebook will not allow us to remove it). This is a reminder to all our fans and prospective clients, that direct emails to our club through the button on our old Facebook page will not get to us. :( If you ever want to contact us, the best way is still through our <a href="mailto:pnmufc@gmnail.com" target="_blank">our email</a>.<br />
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On Thursday night we took part in the Performing Arts Showcase for the Festival. As it was indoors in the Sir Geoffrey Peren Auditorium we were performing without fire. Our non-fire flow arts took the fore, as we were wrangled by our official Ring Master, Cameron Dickons. We dazzled the audience with glow and swirl, feats of balance on rola bola, and some impressive juggling skills. Standout perfomances included an amazing diabolo routine by Daniel "Cookie" Corrigan and glow poi routine by sisters Ashleigh and Tarah Biffen. Both performances were caught on video and have been shared on our Facebook page. Thanks so much, everyone who came to see us!<br />
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<br />MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-86783758238363040862017-07-01T18:24:00.000-07:002017-07-01T18:24:21.096-07:00Winter Festival<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Hi there, folks. We just had a spin as part of the recent <a href="https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=%23palmywinterfest" target="_blank">Palmerston North Winter Festival</a>! Down on George Street outside the library we had some juggling, stilts, glow poi and fans, fire juggling, staff and dragon-staff, devil stick and fire wands.<br />
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These gigs are really great for members of the public who are running on a budget. Our next performance in public will be on the 8th of July when we are performing outside the Regent on Broadway before the <a href="https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2017/2017-mid-winter-hafla/palmerston-north" target="_blank">Mid Winter Hafla</a>. This annual bellydance event promises to be a great show, and we are an added bonus. Feel free to drop by and see us, and maybe check out the show. If you're driving past, keep your eyes on the road!<br />
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It's been really cold this winter, but frosty as opposed to last year's rain, so we have had plenty of opportunity to practice our fire arts. We've also had some get-togethers for hot chocolate (and tea.. and biscuits) which really took the edge off exam stresses.<br />
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With some help from <a href="http://musa.org.nz/" target="_blank">MUSA</a>, we now have more toys! A dragon staff (with many wicks on each end) fire juggling balls, and a new whip (great for trainee ringmasters.. but no animal acts please!). If you want to come and see what we do, our regular meetings are 7:30 - 9:30 at the Activity Centre by the Rec on campus at Massey University. Come play some time!<br />
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At the start of the university semester there will be another Clubs' Day (19th July) and we're still getting hyped for the Arts and Cultures Festival on campus in August. Pop by and come and meet us; ask some questions; make some friends. We have new people joining us all through the year and it's cool to try new things, dress up, and share our experiences with all sorts of different activities and props. Some keen people even make new props that nobody has ever seen before! Just bring your enthusiasm and curiosity; no experience required.<br />
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<br />MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-89344634339056173192017-06-10T03:09:00.000-07:002017-06-10T03:09:05.545-07:00Upskilling our Committee<table><tbody>
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<td>We have a fantastic safety record and it doesn't happen by accident. Every year we ensure that our Committee members have valid First Aid certificates so that, we have trained people who know what to do in an emergency. Okay, so we won't be needing to dislodge chips of Lego from small children's airways, but you never know when a person will need to assess and manage possible hazards to keep our performers or audience safe. </td>
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This year with the support of <a href="http://musa.org.nz/" target="_blank">MUSA</a> we have 3 newly trained Committee members (and our Performance Coordinator's certificate was renewed earlier this year). The <a href="https://www.redcross.org.nz/first-aid/book-course/" target="_blank">Red Cross first aid course</a> covered all sorts of things including how to treat burns, chemical burns, breaks, sprains and dislocations, along with allergic reactions and poisonings which are not out of the realm of possibility when you are dealing with acrobatics, aerials, stilts, feats of balance, and toxic flammable liquids. We also had lots of fun, and got to meet some nice people.<br />
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We are psyching ourselves up for a lot of new performances in the works. Keep an eye on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MUFireAndCircus/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> for upcoming events. Some of the ones coming up will be free public events so keep an eye out!<br />
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Our practices will be continuing over the Massey University holidays. The next Semester will be bringing a second Clubs' Day in July. Can't wait to meet new people! Come and find us!<br />
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In the fifth week of Semester Two (that's August 14-18) there is an Arts & Cultures Festival planned on campus which will be a wild time. We'll be cracking out the costumes (and the whips) and wowing people with our fancy stuff.<br />
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Just because you love us so much, check out our excellent trash selfies.<br />
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<br />MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-91861780480434436202017-05-20T04:13:00.000-07:002017-05-20T04:13:05.398-07:00Warming Things UpIt's been a while since we had an update and people have been asking for pictures!<br />
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We had an amazing turn out for our Showcase. Thanks everyone who came along and checked us out.<br />
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We are happy to welcome our new members! There has been an influx in people who are working with dragon staff, fans, whips, and poi, among other things. We are always happy for new members to come and share their enthusiasm and ideas. We are mostly self taught and love to share our skills! Everyone has their own particular style and it's loads of fun to watch people go from their first tentative tries with a toy or discipline, to developing competence and confidence, and wowing us all with their new found amazing talents and skills.<br />
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We recently took part in the Lido Luwow Day Rave. When we spin at the Lido it is basically our only indoor fire gig we can do. Other indoor gigs are no-fire affairs... it's tough to get up on an indoor stage under hot lights without taking out the scenery so it's just not an option we'd consider, but surrounded by water we managed to heat up an already tropical event and had a great time. These kids are a super enthusiastic audience.</div>
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As we are a student club it's also been really rewarding getting involved with student events on campus. On Wednesday, after retreating from the dismal weather, we were in the MUSA Lounge entertaining students, lighting things up to support inclusiveness on campus for the Day of Silence.<br />
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If you have any burning questions (see what I did there.. *cough*) feel free to email us <a href="mailto:pnmufc@gmail.com">pnmufc@gmail.com</a><br />
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<td>Hitting the gym normally means something completely different, but we have been doing just that, as we polish routines for our upcoming Showcase on Tuesday, 14th of March.<br />
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Come along and check out what we do at 7:45pm on Tuesday, in the Activity Centre of Massey Rec Centre.<br />
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<br />MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-65575426118501512382017-03-01T02:48:00.004-08:002017-03-01T02:48:35.139-08:00A Hot Start to the New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Good news! Now that term is started we can look forward to <b>SHOWCASE on Tuesday the 14th of March</b>, where we will be showing off a range of acts and feats. This will include fire spinning, aerial performance, adagio, poi and a variety of other things.<br />
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Pop on down to the Activity Centre at the Rec at 7:45pm and see what all the fuss is about.<br />
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Phew! Today was Clubs' Day at Massey and, for such a mild summer, we seemed to get all the sun today! This made for some toasty spinning on the grass by Concourse and we had to keep an eye out to make sure we didn't set the grass on fire. We had a whole heap of interest from enthusiastic prospective members, and were visited by some old friends and members from previous years as well.<br />
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We had a range of props on display today from fire juggling clubs, hoops, staves of various sorts (heavy contact, dragon, S-staff, standard), juggling and contact juggling props, fire fans, rope dart... and we didn't even bring out all the toys today. There will be a lot more on show at our Showcase.<br />
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And just when we thought it was knock-off time, we had another gig this evening! We performed outside the annual Sex & The City fun information evening (question & answers to safe sex choices, relationships, drugs, alcohol and more...) organised by the Rec Centre, Accommodation Services and MUSA. It was great fun.<br />
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Here are some pictures. Quite a few people took their own at the time, and if you ever feel like sharing yours with us, you can post them on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MUFireAndCircus/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> :)<br />
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MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-5166696123248857872016-11-25T01:21:00.000-08:002016-11-25T01:21:49.583-08:00Crazy Busy!Hi folks. It's been crazy busy for us here at Club since the middle of October. Not only has everyone been doing assessments and exams, but we have also had loads of people wanting us to help them celebrate in various ways.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had a fantastic gig on campus to help people celebrate the Halls Residents' End of Year Dinner. Some of the crowd had a go at trying out their juggling. If you are interested in coming and learning more feel free to come down to the Rec Centre on campus at Massey and join us on Tuesdays and Friday nights between 5 and 7pm over summer hours. We'll be back to regular hours on the 28th February, 2016.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We were out in The Square in Palmy on the 27th of October for the <span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1313406848700576/" target="_blank">FoodTruck Oktoberfeast</a>. It's always rewarding to get out and be seen by the community, and we got some people pretty excited with our juggling, stilt walking and fire show.</span></span><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />We performed again at this year's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WhanganuiFestivalCultures/" target="_blank">Whanganui Festival of Cultures</a>, where our performers worked hard to put on a thrilling show. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cracking on into fireworks season we did great shows both at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Come-As-U-R-Mardi-Gras-1490836124493524/" target="_blank">Come As U R Mardi Gras</a> and the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1105987919535538/" target="_blank">Rongotea Volunteer Fire Brigade Fireworks</a>. So many excited children.. it was a real blast.</span></div>
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<br />A few days after Guy Fawkes we headed back over to Whanganui for the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/569979703212867/" target="_blank">River City Jamboree</a>. We had a great night with some non-fire juggling, streamer poi and a fire show. Last night the weather held brilliantly and we were wowing people back home in The Square in Palmerston North for the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/989280987866228/" target="_blank">Street Food Show Down</a>.</div>
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It's such a buzz to hear enthusiastic feedback from people who have seen us performing. The number of people we see taking pictures and video of us with their phones there must be hundreds of pictures from each of the public gigs we do! If you ever feel like sending them to us you can share them on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MUFireAndCircus/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> or email them to us at <a href="mailto:pnmufc@gmail.com" target="_blank">pnmufc@gmail.com</a><div>
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MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-12958221673794515142016-11-08T15:36:00.000-08:002016-11-08T15:36:11.576-08:00Body Movin'<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody>
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Massey University Fire & Circus has had a busy month with Food Truck Oktober Feast, Whanganui Festival of Cultures, Come As U R Mardi Gras and the Rongotea Fireworks, just to name a few! It's been great to get out and show off our skills to the public, and see the smiling faces.<br />
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This year we have really reinforced our skills as a fire troupe, and have also seen a welcome resurgence in jugglers of various sorts.. but we don't just juggle balls!<br />
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adagio_(acrobatics)" target="_blank">Adagio</a> (which some call acro, or acro-yoga) is an acrobatic art where we juggle people! Technically it's partnered acrobatics, which allows for amazing variations of counter-balance, dance and all manner of mucking around. It can be graceful, elegant.. and at times kinda scary, not to mention, lots of fun. Fire & Circus provides the opportunity for members to train their bodies in feats of balance, strength, flexibility and skill, as we work on high maneuvers, tricks, dance and graceful "flying".<br />
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It helps that we have a mix of people with a wide variety of skills and talents. Our more experienced members coach newer people as they try out things that are completely new to them, and sometimes really weird, in a safe and supportive environment.. with plenty of room for experimentation and personal expression.<br />
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As the university year rolls in to a close we are in the thick of exams, but it helps to be able to get the body moving in really fun ways, so we are having continuing practices all through the holidays for those who are still around. Look forwarding to see more new people joining us in the new year!<br />
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*Bonus points if you can pick the quote ;)MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-306225717133567292016-04-14T21:53:00.000-07:002016-04-14T21:53:02.156-07:00Massey University Fire and Circus Showcase!Hey everyone!<br />Here are some of the results from the showcase. It was a fantastic show!<br />Enjoy!<br />Emma<br />
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MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-22201729558184284802016-01-18T11:57:00.000-08:002016-01-18T11:57:10.514-08:00New Year, New Name!Happy 2016 Everyone! We hope you had a safe and Merry Christmas, and an awesome New Year.<br />
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For a while now we have been using the name 'Massey University Fire & Circus' and with the New Year, it seems like the perfect time to change the name on the blog. <br />
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It's been a quiet holiday season for us, but we did receive a Christmas present from Home Of Poi..The glow gear we ordered and so of course, we HAD to take them for a...spin.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Note: apologies for the lateness of this post, I had been sick for a while (slowly recovering), but I am feeling much better now :-)</span></div>
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We have certainly been busy lately and with so much more fun to come over the holidays. So stay tuned for more fire-burning, staff-twirling, poi-spinning fun. </div>
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My name is Tarah and I am the new secretary of the Massey University Fire Club, or Massey University Fire AND CIRCUS, as recently voted at our AGM meeting which was held in September. New name, new committee, but our aim has always been the same; to perform and teach all things that burn, glow, juggle and spin. So without further ado, allow me to present the delightful individuals who will be looking after the club for the next year.<br />
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President: Lets have a big round of applause for Emma, the new president of MUFC. 'Tis Emmas second year on the committee and she is looking forward to being the face of club and what a lovely face she has (even when done in make-up to look like the joker!). When she's not waving her firey fans, Emma can be found frolicking and performing in the Massey University Drama Society.<br />
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Secretary: Moving right along to me and my role. This is the first time I've been on the committee and I'm really excited to be a part of this awesome team. My weapons of choice are poi (fire, glow or tail) and I've just started teaching myself the levistick. I love jamming with my poi and teaching others the craft too.<br />
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Performance Coordinator: This lovely lady is the master of multiple fire toys, most recently dazing audiences with her aerial acrobatics on the lyra. Carolyn has been on the committee multiple times in different roles and isn't afraid to get busy mixing music and helping others with routines and costumes.<br />
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Gear & Safety: Clear the way for James and his big firey axe....and all the gear he will be carrying in his new role! This big guy loves big fire toys, such as staff, his iconic axe and even has a homemade flame thrower. James has a passion for science and destruction, so if he isn't in a lab, you'll find him creating and destroying things, all in the name of art. <br />
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Treasurer: Liam's the name and numbers are the game-not just in his new role, but his current major too. Liam is the baby of the club, but certainly not when he's on his stilts! He also enchants audiences with his devil stick and has a jam with the poi every now and then.<br />
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Patron: Lets welcome back Lynelle, Lynelle is another creative genius on the team, knowledgeable in many toys, even making some herself! This lovely lady has been on the committee multiple times and is just an awesome person all round.<br />
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So that's us! Don't let our committee roles fool you. We are just a bunch of goofy fire-enthusiasts who love to learn, teach and bring the ways of the fire to everyone. </div>
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To celebrate and get the creative juices flowing we held a costume competition on the last Friday of the month.<br />
With six members entering there was a wide range of ideas, colours and textures including feathers and tie die.<br />
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Although it was not required some members also had a background story to their costume.<br />Check out some of the <span style="color: #990000;">photos</span> and hopefully we can pull of another competition like this in the future.<br />Do you have a costume idea?? Give it a go!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ben with his fantastic stilt pants! Stenciled shirt and finer detail done to the jacket. <br />
A practical costume that can be used for all manner of roaming gigs for almost all crowds. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And resulted in Carolyn's rainbow experience. Works incredibly well with that stunning contact ball <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No matter what angle you look at this, the general agreement is this is a heck of a mess!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But resulted in something like a candy cane.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A multipurpose candy cane at that!<br />
All the feathers and pompoms!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add his massive fire axe and this guy is <br />a force to be reckoned with!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our own Harlequin! Impressive amount of fabric paint used on this one and<br />our over all winner receiving a Home of Poi Voucher!<br />Detail right down to the shoes.</td></tr>
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Cleopatra themed, this costume had detail from the necklace to the cat ears!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Each year the Palmerston North holds the <span style="color: red;">Student City Cultural and Arts awards</span>. These awards are presented to students of Palmerston North for the contributions to the community in specific areas of arts and culture.<br />
This year there were eight catagories with seven judges. The Fire Club was nominated for best performing artist, and best cultural contribution.</div>
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This year the Student City co-coordinator planned a massive shindig for all people and groups who had been nominated and with delicious nibbles and drinks there was a huge turn out!</div>
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The host for the evening was Radio Control, breakfast show host Abi. Had everyone splitting their seams making the event entertaining alongside some local performances.<br />
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The Fire Club was <span style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: purple;">awarded with highly commended </span></span>for our contributions to the culture of Palmerston North and even made it into the local<span style="color: red;"> NEWSPAPER</span>. See that slightly crazy looking woman with glasses who looks like she had her hair style designed by wind and rain (the all natural look they call it) well that is one of the committee members that went up to accept the award, and roped our president into saying a speech!<br />
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Fantastic evening had all round and a huge congratulations to all of our members! A club is nothing without the members and the energy, skills, enthusiasm and passion you bring to the table.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Bring on some more fun events</span>! Coming up we have the IPC Spring Festival, Wanganui Festival of Cultures, Marton Market day and a small scale Carnival! </div>
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I will also note, we have held our AGM and have an almost brand new committee! So this will be my last post as I hand over the torch to our new Secretary who will take on this role later in the month!<br />
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He aha te mea nui o te au? He tangata he tangata he tangata<br />
What is the most important thing in the world? It is the people, the people, the people.<br />
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<br /> We had the fantastic opportunity to perform both LED/Glow toys and debut our aerial skills! I was operating back stage telling people when to change lighting and play music so have got a few quick snaps from behind the scenes.</div>
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<br />If you didn't get the chance to come along to the act never fear! We will be out and about more as the weather gets drier and warms up. If you around Palmerston North don't be nervous, flick us an email and pop on down to one of our club nights to get a better insight into our crazy antics!<br /><br /><br /></div>
MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-5918239727295161912015-07-31T22:46:00.000-07:002015-07-31T22:46:25.413-07:00Gotta Crack that Whip!Semester two has started for those of us in New Zealand studying at University.<br />It has also meant a chance to invite new members to join our Club and try not to scare them off with our crazy antics.<br />That being said if you need some motivation to get on top of your study, come on down to Club so we can "crack that whip."<br />Ben our resident whip cracker, does a cracking good job! As seen on Tuesday night! I took a small video to share with you all! No need for a motivational speech, just take a few seconds to watch the clip......<br />
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We have two big events coming up, performing for a Ball/Formal dance as well as an on stage performance Unity in Diversity this month! So watch this space for updates. </div>
MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-85780202356375669552015-07-12T00:13:00.002-07:002015-07-12T00:13:37.078-07:00Belly dance anyone?<div style="text-align: center;">
Saturday night was the <span style="color: #b45f06;">10th Mid Winter Hafla! </span></div>
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As a Club we were invited to perform for the Mid Winter Hafla outside the theater as the public arrived for the evening event. We had the great pleasure of burning to the Manawataki Drummers and even had a small wooden stage to use.<br />
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<br />I must admit to getting out the palm candles and have a shameless dance to the African rhythms. <br />Following our entrance burn the night went off with a range of stage performances of various belly dancing techniques and skills with fabulous costuming (<span style="color: #f1c232;">Lots of sparkle</span>) and music. <br />
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MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-6851369832813952712015-06-26T00:26:00.001-07:002015-06-26T00:26:17.315-07:00Treat time!<div style="text-align: center;">
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As a Club a lot of our members are University students last week it was time to celebrate the ending of exams. What better way to do that then go out for desert and socialise, get noses out of books and have a laugh!</div>
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<br />MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-29438061771699128272015-06-01T01:37:00.000-07:002015-06-01T01:37:05.491-07:00Enlightenment and Home improvements? Hi guys! Long time no post.<br />
Last month we had a show at the Enlighten Ball in Palmerston North! We are still waiting on nice quality photographs but for now you can see the not so great photographs from my not so great phone. If you squint a little and tilt your head it may i<span style="text-align: center;">mprove the photo slightly....</span><br />
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And in case that was not enough to entertain you here is an image of our members jamming to Mambo number five ;)<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">We are also wanting to improve our club so if you are a current member of past member we want your feedback. It only takes a few moments to fill this out :)</span><br />
It won't take long and it means we can organise things to meet your needs/demands. Also it is anonymous but still please take it semi seriously and please no phonie responses.<br />
Follow this awesome link <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CVWDWZZ" target="_blank">survey survey survey</a><br />
Enjoy!MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-56364257683036271042015-04-22T18:17:00.001-07:002015-04-22T18:17:44.317-07:00It is more then just wiggling your hips!<div style="text-align: center;">
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It has been a long time coming but success has been achieved. Last year some pipping was donated to Fire Club and we planned to make some new hula hoops as, lets be frank, our current ones were in tatters and in no shape to teach newbies or even further develop existing skills :S <br />Almost a year later our brilliant SUZI and KM got out the power tools and rolled up their sleeves. <br />
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In total we constructed five hoops, two 34 inch two 36 inch and one large one for our taller members and to learn new tricks- the bigger the hoop the slower it moves. It is such a lovely change to have hoops that are hoop able! From here wellllll... I think its time for a hoop workshop and make good use of these new toys.<br />
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If you are in the Palmerston North Region Suzi also runs a weekly hoop jam, its more then just wiggling your hips! check her Facebook page out here ---><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hoop-Jam-Palmerston-North/824658310885414" target="_blank">Hoop-Jam-Palmerston-North</a></span><br />
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<br />MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-17049711278671133682015-03-20T20:23:00.002-07:002015-03-20T20:23:47.530-07:00Road trip to Whanganui. Yesterday a group of us performed over in Whanganui to do a roaming and fire performance for the Artists Open Studios festival. The event is a large arts trail down the main street of the town and will be happening all week (21st - 29th March). There are with a load of interesting artistic exhibitions from glass to photography, sculpture to painting. Check it out if your in the area.<br />
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So last week we had our showcase and I must say we have some talent in the house!</div>
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From silks, to juggling, fire double staff to fire poi, lyra to trick hooping, diablo to contortion, fire fans and of course the fire eating and fire breathing!</div>
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Not everyone could make it and hence this blog is all about it.</div>
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First up we had an indoor non fire show which ran incredibly smoothly, minus one performer's music going missing... but we solved that hiccup wayyy before it became a problem.... (about two minutes before she was to perform hahaah).<br />
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If the inserted video does not work for you click the link and take a look at this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC8IvtvKcmU" target="_blank">Mash up</a> for mind blowing awesomeness!</div>
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I would also just like to make a special congratulations to Nicole our contortionist. This was her first on stage performance and she totally rocked it! Keep it up!<br />
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For our outdoor half we had some impressive fire acts but pictures always explain it better then words.<span id="goog_652495090"></span><span id="goog_652495091"></span></div>
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<br />My apologies for the low quality images, I have never claimed to be a photographer...<br />Enjoy! And hopefully some more (higher quality) photos to come!<br /><br />MUFChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16643488017502880868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23836983.post-88703000283873440632015-02-20T14:55:00.001-08:002015-02-20T19:41:33.244-08:00Come one Come all! Step on up<br />
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Massey University Fire Club Presents to you .....</div>
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The 2015 SHOW CASE</div>
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Our members have put moves to music to encourage new members, to test our skills and have some fun!.This year will be our second Showcase, aiming to be bigger and brighter then the first. Come see trick hooping, staff routines, contortion and the aerial lyra to name but a few of the acts for the night.</div>
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If you want to see what we like to do in our spare time, pick up a new toy move or skill yourself or even just come for free biscuits pop on down on March the 3rd! Performances kick of at 7:40pm.</div>
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See you there!<br />
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