July 2023| Vol. 20 Iss. 07
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FIRE DANCER PURSUES HIS LIFE DREAM IN PHOTOGRAPHY AFTER BEING SERIOUSLY BURNED By Collette Hayes | c.hayes@mycityjournals.com
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erial performer and fire dancer Mark Bolyea is beginning to realize his life dream of traveling the world and capturing nature in a unique way through the lens of a camera. The last four years, Bolyea has been navigating a long road to recovery after receiving second- and third-degree burns to his hands and leg while performing a fire dance at Lakeside Casino in Pahrump, Nevada. During his recovery, Bolyea decided it was time to pursue his passion for photography. A former Holladay resident, Bolyea is known in the local community and across the Wasatch Front for his window cleaning business. After launching his business two decades ago, his name in the area has become synonymous with dependable, reputable and detailed perfection. In 2011, Bolyea became inspired by the aerial performing arts and fire dancing. Bolyea, an athlete and accomplished musician, took lessons in both artistic disciplines. Within a short period of time, he became skilled at spinning fire, choreographed to drums and music, and aerial acrobatics performed on a hanging rope and a trapeze. While managing his window cleaning business, Bolyea performed aerial acrobatics at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, Capitol Theatre and Utah Arts Festival. He travContinued page 4 “During the fire dance performance, the person monitoring my safety became distracted and walked away at the moment my legging brushed the fire and went up in flames. By instinct, I tried to brush the fire away with my hands.” (Photo credit Horace Langford Jr./Pahrump Valley Times)
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