Firestarters - zones of darkness and unexpected light

About

An improvisatory impulse is at the root of this work which involves the performers embracing and engaging with a process, a language, a degree of risk and the ability to fly. The success of Firestarters hinges precariously on just this, and for me that is an essential and exciting element. Within the parameters of each Firestarter, is a provision for improvisation and interpretation. Detailed instructions, including a somewhat prescriptive methodology and a set of invocations, chart the territory for a series of dialogues, much like a set of rites might pave the way for unpredictable arisings. There is an obvious analogy here with mapping uncharted terrain. Equipment, maps and road code are provided. The performers embark, interpreting directions according to their lights and taking the audience with them. Firestarters might also be understood as channels or invocations towards dialogues with another dimension – with those guiding lights who have kindled fires in zones of darkness and human ignorance.