The Gyronauts are a troupe of glitter glistening fire wielding space invaders, armed to the teeth with flames, rainbows, spandex, and HOOPS . We are a skilled collective of professional circus stars guaranteed to blow your mind with our godlike feats of sensual wonderment. Specializing in "hula" hoop dance, but also dabbling in poi, staff, rings, wand, costume design, and psychedelic-glam airbrush body painting, The Gyronauts have been featured entertainment for high class clubs, desert rave festivals, nonprofit fundraisers, sold out concerts, and citywide parades since 2006.
The Gyronauts are based in New York City, New York and invade with majestic and formidable glam-rock-your-socks-off space age antics and no good low down BurlyQ getting down. Utilizing electrified glowy LED hoops and dangerously smoldering tools of fire, The Gyronauts are sure to make every last jaw drop with their silly, eccentric, and day glow fantastic antics of amazement.
photo by Dan Sakamoto
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Tash Kouri's body painting has been a vital element of Gyronaut performance since 2006. She is an accomplished makeup artist who specializes in transforming Gyronaut performers, models, and partygoers into imaginatively airbrushed fantasy creations. Hiring The Gyronauts means working with Tash directly to design a custom body art and makeup look that fits your event theme perfectly.
Her aesthetic has been known to celebrate Psychedelic Glamour, Drag Du Soleil, Williamsburg Glitterati, and Gaga-esque Graffiti.
Check out more of Tash's work at her personal artist website: www.tashkouri.com
Awards...
-Tash, Miss Hoop NYC 2007
-The Gyronauts, Hooping.org's Performance Troupe 2009 Hoopie Finalist
-The Gyronauts, Hooping.org's Performance Troupe 2010 Hoopie Finalist
-The Gyronauts, Hooping.org's Performance Troupe 2011 Hoopie Finalist
Press...
- Offbeat Bride, 12.16.10
- Daily Texan, 7.30.10
- Washington Square News, 2.6.09
- NY Times, 8.14.09
- Beyond Race Magazine, Fall '07
- NY Post, 8.24.07
"THE GYRONAUTS -- have you seen these motherfuckers? they WIN. Armed with more spandex, body paint and glitter than is safe for humanity, The Gyronauts incorporate unbridled sexuality, pyrotechnics, hula hoops, and gymnastics into one fabulous package that could make a prune salivate."
-Natti Vogel, international cabaret super-diva
"Thank you so much Gyronauts! You guys are dangerous and beautiful and I LOVE IT! I'm trying to find one of you that I don't want to make out with, and I'm having trouble! That's how fabulous you are!"
-Bastard Keith, burlesque MC extraordinaire
"it was like Tron in real life." "You guys have an amusing grace."
-Meik!, photographer -random dude
"Sean has 100% pure liquid awesome running through his veins where most mere mortals store hemoglobin. I've also seen him outswim a school of piranhas while isolating a hula hoop and untangling a tricky ropedart. Gravity defying geekery just comes with the superhuman territory."
-Ben Hogan
"Tash & Justina of The Gyronauts joined us onstage at Terminal 5 for the song "Jolene." They are experts with hula-hoops and the audience enjoyed the spectacle very much."
-Cake
photo by Jenny Abney Sivie
The Gyronauts currently have a home base in NYC, NY and are game to travel to New Jersey, Philadelphia, Boston, and beyond. They are available to provide KICK ASS entertainment for your next event--be it burlesque or baptism. We've got choreography, sex appeal, youth, rhinestones, and body paint. We've got incredible improvisation skills and can lead groups of kids and adults in learning how to hoop. We can provide several performers (minimum 2 for fire). And most importantly, we've got costumes galore and can definitely whip up some bedazzled spandex or fire retardant chaps to suit the artistic vision of your next event.
And remember--us 'nauts don't just hoop! We are SKILLED in the art of poi (fire/LED), rope dart (fire/LED), staff (fire/LED), flow wand (fire/LED), tiny rings of firey death (fire), and crazy psychedelic airbrush makeup as well. We've also got the connections to find that DJ/contortionist/stilter/juggler/etc... for your event as well.
Contact Tash at thegyronauts_gmail.com for more information on pricing. Packages start at $175.
Past Clients and Co-Conspirators include:
MUSIC (music videos and live stage shows): Cake, Third Eye Blind, The Dresden Dolls, Seafoam and the Psychedelic Chain Gang, The Frontier Brothers, Shoreline's End
PARTIES/FESTIVALS/SHOWS: Maxim, Chick-fil-A, MTV True Life, Bravo Entertainment, Tiniest Bar in Texas, Across the Street Bar, Webster Hall, The Slipper Room, La Zona Rosa, Highline Ballroom, Burning Man '07-'10, ElectroCircus '09-'10, Sphere Camp NE/ATX '10-'11, Art Outside '10, Orb Festival '08, Figment '07-'08, Terminal 5, Glamdammit, Trash!, Enchanted Forest's Halloween Extravaganza, Refuge, Taboo, Radiate Fire, Galapagos' Halloween Masquerade, Return to Rococo, Faery Masque Ball, Florence International Theater Company
PARADES: Coney Island Mermaid Parade '06-'10, NYC Halloween Parade '06-'08, NYC Dance Parade '07-'08, Kaleidoscope '08, One Night of Fire '06-'07
NON-PROFIT: Camp Treasure, Wycleff Hospital, Spirituality for Kids, World Hoop Day '07-'11
Get your butt over to www.cosmichooper.com to snag a hoop for yourself, view more videos, or lustfully pine over all the pretty colors!
The Gyronauts proudly spin LED Hoops from Cosmic Hooper's Emporium of Bliss .
Why? Many reasons. We love Cosmic Hooper's LED Hoops because of their weight (nice and light for fast paced performance settings), brightness (blinding!!!), convenience (rechargeable via a wall plug), customizability (choose your own combo of strobe, color changing, and solids) and PRICE! (literally half the cost of our other favorite model, the infamous PSI).
In the past we've bought other brands (the "best of the best" grandaddy of glows from psihoops.com costs $270 plus shipping a circle). We've played with other cheaper models (in terms of being appropriate for professional shows at advanced hooper skills, the visual effect and feel just doesn't cut it.) We've tried to make our own (utter disaster). The final word is Cosmic Hooper reigns supreme. Cosmic Hooper's LED Hoops are brighter than most expensive ones on the market AND they have a much better hoopability and look than anything we had the ability to make at home or play with for cheaper. Who'd a thunk it?!
Check out the specs and reviews at Hoopcity for yourself.
So if you're serious about hooping, ready to make an investment in some professional quality glow, and want the most bling for your buck (this goes out to our fellow starving artists out there) The Gyronauts heartily recommend Cosmic Hooper for all your glow hoop needs!
Here's a video of one of our favorite Cosmic Hooper concoctions... The Rainborion's Belt!
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