so i just kind of held it up, and we ll see what happens. andrew dumais stands at the edge of the stage with a fire extinguisher. because i served four years on the hudson fire department, i would be on stand-by just in case there were any mishaps. after her colleague performs, it s ayesha s turn. the music changed. it was a little different. you kind of got the feeling that it was going to be something spectacular. ayesha begins her routine. first she touches the fire to her arms. we always begin our show with that kind of trick. what we don t show the people is that we put some cream before. the special cream prevents ayesha from burning her skin. now she prepares for the main event. we take the oil and we spit the oil like in a mist, and this is the mist will goes in fire when we spit it on a torch. ayesha takes a sip of oil
the woman who burst into flames and the woman who caught it on camera have never met until this day. hi, sherry. after that night of trauma, ayesha might have stopped playing with fire, but instead the accident only reignited her passion. do i want to quit that world, do i want to continue? if i was looking inside of me, it s something i really like to do, and i couldn t stop. shortly after her recovery, ayesha s back dazzling fans with fire. i m amazed that she continues to do it, to be able to come back after having such an accident and do it again i think is a testament to her professionalism. that said, ayesha has a few words of caution. in every show i always tell the people don t try that at home because it s very dangerous.
its irresistible mix of dazzle and daring. fire breathing is something that captivates the crowd. it s the chance that something is dangerous, but it s being controlled. it s that thrill, that excitement, a lot of people really crave. performing that night are the members of carnival abraxas, a circus troupe. the highlight will be a french canadian fire artist named ayesha seveny. to deal with fire, it s a special thing that s kind of magical. ayesha has years of training behind her. she learned the practice from her father, also a performer. and has entertained crowds all over canada. now all eyes are on the stage at cunningham s. we were ready for a very nice show. it was a wonderful evening. everybody was having a blast. it was a night you just didn t want to end. as the performance begins, sherry turns on her camera. i wasn t sure i d be able to get anything because it was very dark and my camera doesn t have any type of lighting.
a good possibility that i caught some of that on tape here. and i still didn t know how ayesha was really. in the hospital for just one night, ayesha turns out to be fine except for some surface burns which clear up in two weeks. ayesha herself wonders if someone caught the moment on camera. i wanted to know what happened. and if i m able to see that in video, i will be able to watch it and try to realize what happened. when sherry learns that ayesha is fine, she sends her the video. it took me a long time to track down ayesha. and i finally did hear from her by e-mail. and she did want to see the video. scrutinizing the incident, ayesha realizes a sudden change of wind was to blame. when the wind just turned, i saw that on the video. at this point with the wind the fire just came back in my face.
shortly after her recovery, ayesha s back dazzling fans with fire. i m amazed that she continues to do it, to be able to come back after having such an accident and do it again i think is a testament to her professionalism. that said, ayesha has a few words of caution. in every show i always tell the people don t try that at home because it s very dangerous. coming up a nasty crash sends a race car flying. when he went upside down, the car just kind of burst into flames. and later, you won t believe who s behind the wheel of this van. we re leaving, and she s driving. i m drunk. three race cars collide.