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Welcome to the Instruments of the Now web site.

A new Poi and Fire-dancing Retreat is announced! Zan will be teaching with Noel Yee and Kevin Axtell from June 15-17 at a beautiful venue in Oregon. Their courses will cover Poi, Staff, Contact Juggling, Fire-walking, fuels and safety, performance, and flow. Find out more about this one-of-a-kind event by visiting the homepage for the Summer Spin Retreat.

Zan and Aurora released a short video meant to inspire your practice! It complies 4 years of performance footage and is set to some yummy music. Watch it, second from the top in the Video Gallery.

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Zan has a Facebook page 'Zan Spins' where he posts new videos and news.

Noah has completed a new project: a staff and baton instructional DVD set. It has both tutorials and documentary footage. Watch a preview HERE.

In the Now:
A second instructional Poi DVD "The Encyclo-Poi-dia volume 2" is RELEASED! When you order it here it will ship to you right away. This DVD is a major step forward in poi instruction, combining over 20 chapters of in-depth instruction with computer animation to simplify complex poi techniques and theories. The instruction will be interspersed with interviews and footage of some of the world's top spinners. Everyone involved in the project is quite stoked about how great it turned out. Click here to see a sample from the DVD. Also, the Primer video is posted, featuring deleted scenes, unused interviews, and other poi footage. Poi guru 'Alien Jon' joined the DVD team to really push the limits of what's possible. Watch the Trailer below to see for yourself how it looks (and click the "HQ" icon to watch high quality):

Here's what some audience members had to say about a recent performance:
"I thought you guys were amazing and hands down the most impressive, entertaining, and beautiful show I have ever seen."
"I was amazed at the dances, the music, the discipline, and the message of working to one's highest potential. Your show is hopeful and inspirational. Thank you!"

Zan now lives with Aurora in Mosier, Oregon between travels where he fits a training regimen into his daily routine. In summer of 2009, he embarked on a two month street-performing tour of Europe (here's a video!). Noah is living in Hawaii, on the Big Island working on some new performance partner-acrobatic material (video!).

CHECK OUT the instructional poi videos! Click below.

Do you like "The Encyclo-Poi-dia Vol. 2"?