Vassar College's one and only circus troupe! We also host a convention in the Spring! Check it out here: https://pages.vassar.edu/barefoot-fireflies/
Vassar College's one and only circus troupe - the Barefoot Fireflies! Originally founded as a juggling club, we've expanded to include and spread love of general circus arts, including poi spinning, staff, hoop dance and diving, partner acro-balancing, diabolo, unicycle, stilts, double staves, tandem hoop, walking globe, and more! We're essentially a circus-themed teaching and learning community,
02/05/2024
WHAT TIME IS IT? Time for the our spring semester indoor show! Mark the date and set your CLOCKS for… THE BAREFOOT FIREFLIES EXPERIENCE THE UNRELENTING PASSAGE OF TIME!!! Come and watch our absolutely massive cast put on a timeless, once in a lifetime show that’s sure to wow and amaze! We’ll be in the Shiva at 8pm THIS Friday and Saturday (2/9 and 2/10)! Reserve your (FREE) tickets at the CC info desk before it’s too late!!!
11/13/2023
🪨☄️🌋 Are you ready to rock?
We sure are! Come with us as we traverse granite, schist, gneiss, everything all the way down to the Earth’s core! THIS Friday 17th and Saturday 18th in Sanders Auditorium, 8PM, we will be journeying… to the center of the Earth! Get your tickets at the info desk in the cc!
10/04/2023
WE DID A SHOW!! thank you so much to everyone who came to see us :) AND congratulations to our new spinners who absolutely KILLED IT!! it was truly a joy!
09/24/2023
Mark your calendars! We’re back for another Fall Fire! 🔥 This semester’s show will be held on Saturday, September 30th at 7:30PM on the Quad! You don’t wanna miss it :)
04/25/2023
WE DID A SHOW… in broad daylight?!
Thank you so much to everyone who showed up and cheered for us through all of the weird weather and plan changes! We are so happy to have gotten to do the show and give our seniors a toasty send-off :) And of course a massive thank you to our incredible leadership team and cast— every single spinner showed up to perform the show even with the last-minute time change and brought amazing energy ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
04/23/2023
Since the thunderstorm prevented us from performing our full show last night, we are rescheduling the fire show for TODAY (Sunday the 23rd) at 4pm!! This has been a rollercoaster of changes due to weather conditions, so thank you for bearing with us! Our wonderful cast has worked incredibly hard on this show, and we would love to showcase all of the time and energy they have put into it ❤️🔥
04/21/2023
The Spring Fire Show is TOMORROW at 7PM!!! (that’s one hour earlier than the original time) 🔥 There is also a glow jam starting at 6:15 for anyone who comes early. Come see us spin/throw/catch/swoosh some fire!!
04/21/2023
🚨🚨SPRING FIRE SHOW TIME CHANGE 🚨🚨
Due to the weather forecast, we are moving the Spring Fire Show up an hour to 7:00pm! We hope to see you there!
04/19/2023
Your friendly neighborhood fireflies are in tech this week, cooking up an OUTSTANDING-looking show!! Come see what we’ve been working on this Saturday at 8:00pm— No tickets required, just show up to the quad ❤️🔥
04/14/2023
🧯🧯MARK YOUR CALENDARS🧯🧯
Our LAST fire show of the year is happening April 22nd on the quad!!!! All the fire, all the fun— you won’t wanna miss it :)
03/17/2023
Some snapshots from our space-y Shiva show 🔭