About
BadBonita is a fire performer for hire in Melbourne, VIC.
Fire, handled by someone with more than a decade behind it. Bad Bonita is a solo show built on four disciplines in sequence: fire fans to open, geometric and fluid; fire hula hoop to build, full orbits of light around the body; fire poi and chains at the climax, fast and large in format; then torches and wands for close range precision. Fire eating and palm torches sit in the mix too. The whole thing runs 15 to 20 minutes as one continuous act and the order can be changed to suit an event. Requirements are firm for good reason: a clear 5 by 5 metre area, three metres to the audience, non flammable ground only, water and an extinguisher on hand. Public liability insurance and a current Working With Children Check are held, a SWMS is available, and a trained safety spotter is recommended. Melbourne based, available Australia wide.
The show
One performer, four fire disciplines, and a show built to hold a crowd whether that's twenty people in a backyard or a full festival field. Fire fans do the geometric, flowing work. The hula hoop spins full orbits of light around the body. Poi and chains bring the speed and the big shapes. Then torches and wands take it close range, precise, including fire eating. It's technically difficult work with a ritual feel to it rather than a comedy-and-patter routine.
On the day
Space first: a clear, unobstructed 5 by 5 metre area, with at least 3 metres between the performance zone and the nearest audience member at all times. The ground has to be non-flammable, so concrete, asphalt or stone. No wooden decking, no carpet, no synthetic surfaces. Water and a fire extinguisher need to be at or beside the performance area. Beyond that: a private changing space, a PA that can play supplied music tracks at performance volume, a safe ventilated spot away from the public for fuelling props, and 30 minutes minimum before the start time.
Insurance and paperwork
Public liability insured
Working with Children Check
What they perform
1. FIRE FANS (Opening)
2. FIRE HULA HOOP (Build)
3. FIRE POI / CHAINS — SWING (Climax)
High-speed, large-format geometric patterns. The most physically intense segment — fast, aggressive, and visually explosive.
4. FIRE TORCHES / WANDS + FIRE EATING (Finale)
