Every last Saturday in January, after dark, fire artists from all over Europe gather around the empty pool of the Palais de Tokyo in Paris (16th century).
This annual gathering, organized by the Burn Crew Concept association, and tolerated by the authorities, is a bit of a convention of its kind, where the most talented can be spotted and begin an international career.
This is an opportunity, through demonstration, to compare new performances and recent technical discoveries of this practice oscillating between circus art and street art.
A real fireworks display on the ground, the fire eaters, the flame jugglers and the spark tamers compete for free in their feats in front of the courageous public, who, whatever the weather conditions, have decided to spend the night outdoors. star.
This year, for the 20th anniversary of the event, a major Belgian troupe, the Pironix, closed the gala, before leaving room in the “firespace” (the place where fire is practiced) for all the “burners” (those who make the fire), come to light the not-yet-Olympic flame of the discipline.
Here is the fire of Paris in the eye of the Parisian.
After a few fire eaters, a dancer quickly sets her skirt on fire
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Then the sparks crackle in a whirlwind of light
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The guardians of the fire watch over the embers that feed the artists
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Facing the columns of the Palais de Tokyo, the choreographies follow one another
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Tribal dancers manipulate flames
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The Pironix, from Belgium, close the gala
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The atmosphere takes on the air of the series “Game of Thrones”
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It's the 20th anniversary of the Burn Crew Concept event, with the aim of promoting the arts of fire
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At the end of the show, there is a real final bouquet of fireworks which seems to be fired in front of the Eiffel Tower.
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The gala is over, amateur and professional burners take possession of the firespace
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