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Horseplay
Stephen Rife
Themes of transformation and sexual indulgence shaped this piece, for which I designed two...

New Year's Eve Lampshade
Stephen Rife
In preparing to celebrate the new year/millennium, the lampshade worn on the head...

Offering to Stromboli
Stephen Rife
A large capacity firebag was used for this offering of burning flour, sugar, and cocoa dust...

Autumn Fire Rite with Pinedust
Stephen Rife
Judith Norris carries the squash baby which she later offered to the fire for a Halloween...

Autumn Fire Rite with Pinedust
Stephen Rife
With the exception of pinedust (the primary flame fuel), the piece incorporated materia...

Firefilm
Stephen Rife
A collaborative performance for which short film ideas were collected during the 40th Ann...

Fireball
Stephen Rife
The game of fireball is played with a large torch (as a bat) and small bags of flour (as...

Fireball (detail)
Stephen Rife
This photo shows a bag of flour ruptured and its contents dispersed, a split second before...

Wax Paper Juggling
Stephen Rife
Juggling fire using sheets of wax paper. The object is to keep as much burning material in...

Demonstration with Steel Wool and Headpiece
Stephen Rife
An improvised firework popular with children in many parts of the world. Steel wool is...

Stephen Rife