Go Ask Alice

Background

I have been performing since 2018 and am originally from New York City. I am an FDNY-licensed E28 Fire Producer. In 2025, I permanently moved to Toronto, ON.

I owe a great deal of gratitude to Wildfire Retreat and its parent organization, the Spinning Arts Foundation. I currently sit on the SAF Board of Directors as a fire safety expert.

I also hold eternal thanks in my heart for Coney Island USA, the home of the last permanently housed circus sideshow. I am grateful for all the opportunities I had to perform there and to be part of its historic cast.

I am openly queer/trans, latina, and anti-fascist

Credit: Kenny Lombardi, Coney Island

Credit: Isaac Meyer Odell, Toronto

Fire & Sideshow Performer

I am above all a circus performer with a penchant for the bizarre, the haunting, and the macabre. My performances combine my love for fire and old-world sideshow with a hint of burlesque to dramatic effect.

I have had the pleasure performing at legendary venues such as Coney Island, House of Yes, The Parkdale Hall, and Lee's Palace; as well as large fairs and multi-day festivals across the northeastern US. I've also produced a variety of shows and other events.

Specialties

Fire eating / fire performance
Human blockhead / mental floss
Pain-proof acts (bed of nails, staples, etc)
Horror performance (adult audiences only)
Angle grinder
Burlesque
Producing

Circus Arts Teacher

I have a lifelong love for the circus arts community. I strive to help others find similar self-expression through art and movement and to advance their own performer careers. I teach best either one-on-one or in a small groups where I can cater my instruction to each person's level.

My philosophy in teaching safety is simple: people are going to go out and play with danger regardless of professional instruction, so I'd rather they do it safely. For a self-paced introduction to fire safety essentials, I highly recommend the online course offered by Flow Arts Institute.

Teacher Topics

Flow arts movement (contact staff, leviwand, others)
Fire tech and safety
Prop construction
Fire eating & fleshing*
Certain sideshow skills*

* Due to the high level of danger, I do not offer these to everyone

Instructing a large group at Wildfire Retreat

Fire safety demonstration

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