Shooting off pyrotechnics at a concert may be nothing new, but a music event where the instruments belch fire is certainly unique.
Fire the Band performed both Friday and Saturday night at Brooklyn’s Chocolate Factory, a warehouse space on Scott Avenue in East Williamsburg as part of their Mechasonic Sessions.
Dozens of artists came together for these sonic experimental collaborations, producing a storm of sound, pulsating light, and yes, fire.
Ellena Phillips sings and performs her fire harp Friday night. Aristide Economopoulos Jack Atkinson, right, uses a grinder during a performance. Aristide Economopoulos
“It’s basically to give musicians and artists a way to do things that they couldn’t do in any other environment,” explained Stefan Zeniuk, Fire The Band’s musical director. “It’s for artist and musicians, by artists and musicians to do things they couldn’t do in other shows or environments.”
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