Cie Carabosse - Updated

For a summer celebration, the town I live in hired a troop of Euopean fire artists to set up in one of our parks. At £2 per person it was an affordable evening adventure and tons and tons of people turned out to see it. 

Before the sun set

The park's entry gates opened at 8:00, but we were warned by a friend who went on the first night that you can't really see much until 9:00 or so. Therefore, Bill and I walked to the park at 9:00, but you can see from the first few photos, even at a quarter past, the sky was still bright. That's just the way it goes so far north! 

Great balls of fire!

As time ticked closer to 10:00, the fire sculptures really started to look amazing. It's hard to capture in a photo, but almost all of the sculptures rotated, hinged, swayed, and otherwise mesmerized. 

Spirals of fire

There was some superb action, too. Such as the tubes of fire that would slowly die down and then the fire artist (don't know what else to call them) would turn a wheel, letting more fuel into the tube, and then — WHOOSH! Flames would leap ten feet or more into the sky. 

Towers of fire

There were also lots of little fire sculptures, such as this gardener, pouring 'water' into his garden. 

Cool fire sculpture

The thing Bill and I kept marveling about was the lack of barriers, restraints, barricades. Everyone, kids and adults, could walk right up to the exhibits. No one got hurt. Parents paid attention to their kids, kids minded, and everyone respected the fires. It was pretty amazing. Take, for example, the picture below. See the gal with her arms outstretched right on the other side of this globe of fire pots? I looked like that, just on the other side of the fire globe. 

Fire sculpture with people

Again, it's hard to capture the amazing nature of this event. I found this video created by the town council that showcases how absolutely stunning the fire displays were. I hope Cie Carabosse come back next year! (Or go to California when we get back home.)