Poiheads

On the last day of Artemisia Fire Gathering we sat down with none other than the poi legend himself Tim Goddard and bombarded him with questions! Does he manages to survive from poi spinning alone? What's the scene like in Australia? Is he Mainstream now? Listen to the episode and let us know if the answers were satisfying :) Also, don't get spooked if the audio gets weird sometimes: we were outsi...

Are poi the hardest prop to dance with? Let's figure it out! Zuz Soutova is here to talk about what she thinks poi dancing is, and where the community is going. We will also talk about making and selling your own sock poi and how did she start her poi journey! Check out Zuz's poi shop! Zuz's Galaxy Poi https://www.etsy.com/shop/PoiDanceLove Poiheads is a very chill podcast about juggling, circus,...

For this episode of the podcast Rocco & Morten will welcome Ivan Gorbunov, aka Mel on the podcast! HYPE! We will talk about Mel's beginnings, how he feels about working as a poi spinner and teacher and how to write a research paper on Body Tracing in 2026! Go and check out Mel's research! Some rumor says that if you read it all you might be able to find a secret discord link for poi nerds 👀👀...

Rocco and Morten are left alone to themselves without a guest, chatting about mental health and procrastination, while deciding what's better to freestyle: fire poi or contact poi? They are also on the lookout for somebody to run a Prop Battle at Phoenix Fire Convention this year, if you are interested you can fill in the google form at this link! https://forms.gle/C3CtaRYkU7G9qT8Y6 Also, they are...

Thought your new trick was revolutionary? Rob Thorburn is here to ruin your day because apparently, ALL POI was invented between 2000 and 2007 (this tagline was carefully engineered to rage bait you into watching this episode, Rob's word might have been misconstrued to such effect🙄👀😈) In this Live episode of the Poiheads Podcast recorded at the BJC (British Juggling Convention) we will talk wit...

Are we married to our props? What is the EJA? Is circus art or sport? These and many more question will finally be solved in this episode of Poiheads with Marta Mądry, incredible Hoop manipulator, Aerial Artist and Secretary of European Juggling Association. Check the document with extra info at this link: linktr.ee/poiheads Poiheads is a very chill podcast about juggling, circus, and all the comm...

Thought Excel was just for taxes or office work? 📊 Antoine uses it to navigate Contact Poi! In this episode, we go down the rabbit hole of Contact Poi with Antoine, the artist who turned technique into a science: 128 variation of a single trick? Madness! Check the document with extra info at this link: linktr.ee/poiheads Poiheads is a very chill podcast about juggling, circus, and all the communi...

When I started playing with Poi, I stumbled upon a video of Jay Gilligan talking about juggling. It blew my mind back then, and changed the way I approached learning with Poi. My mind was blown again when he accepted to have a chat with us for the podcast: Jay is one of the mind that shaped modern juggling, and we are so happy to share our chat with you guys! Check the document with extra info at...

Vojta Stolbenko is a poi spinner, drummer, artistic director, event organizer, retreat mastermind, tutorial maker and of course, since he's not doing enough already, a multi prop artist and all around amazing human being. We will talk about how to keep everything afloat without going crazy and how he tackles organizing event and creating new shows. We also have a little user question section at th...

Stefan Hohenberger, owner of Flow Art Manufacture will tell us how it feels to run a prop making business in the best community in the world. Also we will figure out what people are looking for in a set of fire poi, what's the closest poi to the original maori design and why we should go on an adventure to find all the ropes of the world: Gotta catch em all! For the first time, we also released a...

Gouri will tell us about martial arts, hinduism and which animal remind of which juggling prop. Also, Rocco learned that Hindu(ism) is not a language, it's a religion! He also left that in because it was a very teachable moment! Poiheads is a very chill podcast about juggling, circus, and all the communities sorrounding it, from the perspective of two poi heads :) This weeks Poiheads Gouri - https...

Bow Juggler will tell us how much he's addicted to juggling and why juggling should NOT be fun! We will also talk about why and how poi juggling fits into the juggling scene, his crazy training routine and why plateaus are actually a good thing to be in! Poiheads is a very chill podcast about juggling, circus, and all the communities sorrounding it, from the perspective of two poi heads :) This we...