Fireworks - Press and Media 

Coxy's Big Break- August 2009

Channel 7's Coxy's Big Break came down to our Albert Park studio to have a look at our Fire Skills Workshops. Along with having a look at the workshops in detail, Coxy himself got in on the act and soon had him playing with fire for a bit of a challenge.

Triple J with John Saffran- October 2004

John invited Djinn, Vyvyan & snakey Atum into the studios to chat about The Secret Cabaret & to freak out the nation with  some..err...stories and ..creatures!

The flambé jokes really got a work out when Boosparkle & Djinn starred on My Restaurant Rules. Seven Stones was up for eviction & Fireworks was called upon to liven up the party.

Fireworks were called on for a performance on the channel 9 TV series, Marry Me. Along with a surprise show, the episode featured one of our fire sculptures. An interesting way to propose...

Djinn and Vyvyan brought out the heavy artillery for this one! A stiff southerly made for huge fire balls, all shot in 3D at the filming of a commercial for the launch of the new Holden Astra.

Djinn, Aradia, Lou Lou and a couple of camels performed on the video clip  for Jimmy Christou's single 'Rainbow Eyes' on Mushroom Records.

Term 4 workshops were extra special this time round as Fireworks was celebrating it's 200th student enrolment and Pt. Phillip Leader came down to our studios to cover the milestone. Zefirah showed them a bit of what was in the coarse and the photographer got close enough to singe his eyebrows.

Fireworks celebrated it's 10th birthday in 2008 and an extra special party was held in St. Kilda to mark the unique occasion. Emerald Hill Weekly covered the event and the public were invited to come down and witness the fiery antics from the Fireworks crew, special friends and even fans.

Zefirah made a special appearance to kick off the 2008 Mackay Festival of Art and lit up the sky of North Queensland. The Mackay Midweek was there to capture the action and produced a colourful article with an memorable front cover that the locals will long remember.

The Beechworth Celtic Festival celebrated in true pagan tradition when part time Fireworks performer Tjoni, brought the eternal element of fire to the street parade. Locals raved as did the local press.

Review of The Secret Cabaret at Wesley Anne...aw shucks, guys!

Ever heard of a fire breathing art teacher? Vyvyan in school teacher mode with the kids from Cirkus Bizerkus.

Neda and Vyvyan took Northcote's Mayor for a stroll down sideshow alley as part of the Merri Creek Celebrations.

A glowing review from The Age's Cabaret writer, Lily Bragg, when she came to see us at The Kitten Club.

BooSparkle scared the crap out of the city's lunch-hour pigeons  while on a photo shoot for the launch of the CAE's Summer Arts Festival.  She was also there to promote her new workshop series at the CAE.

Djinn added a new type of eating disorder to medical records as he recounted to The Age what he had recently eaten, for the 'What I Ate Yesterday' columnist.

Fireworks was embroiled in a 'red tape' fiasco over a fire ban by the Melbourne City Council's New Years Eve celebrations. The interview was taken out of context and was a good lesson in the traps of media manipulation.

The stars of track and field were out for the first of many media outings throughout 2002. Some of the stars at the launch included Cathy Freeman, Tatiana Gregoriava, Lauren Hewitt and Tim Forsyth (pictured right).

Aradia hit the front page of the paper and made it a memorable one for her readers. Back then, Belly dance was beginning its revival in Western culture and today Aradia is still at the forefront.

That crazy Bayside paper was at it again- perhaps they are closet-pyros! But who can complain about a cover like this!

MSO got in on the act and covered one of Firework's residency gigs at The Market,  one of Melbourne's most  popular gay nightclubs.

The worlds of Doof and pyromania collided when the dance scene bible TRM caught up with Fireworks for a chat.

Some of Melbourne's leading pyros told all to Jo Vraca about their obsessions. Although not adequately funded or respected by rave organizers, fire performance enjoys huge popularity in dance culture.

The Leader developed a taste for fire very early on.

When The Leader found us they went all out with a spread that no one could miss.

Melbourne Uni's Farrago investigated the Fireworks phenomenon not long after it started.