Hyderabad has now emerged into a city where there is a lot happening in terms of arts, culture, and of course, food. As of now, one thing that has caught the attention of the art community and art lovers is flow art. In fact, there is a thriving flow art community in the city, thanks to the increasing number of connoisseurs.

It is a kind of movement-based art form that integrates dance and creative exploration of movement with skillful prop manipulation. The movements include the likes of hula hooping, juggling, and fire spinning, among others. The community has made KBR Park its home, and if one takes a walk at the Park on Sundays, then you are bound to see them in their 'act.'

There are quite a few artists for this nouvelle form of art, and we will be mentioning a few regulars here. One person happens to be Bhoomika Perti, social media marketing manager at Sacred Earth Cafe in Madhapur. She feels flow art is a type of body movement with the use of different props. She says it's all about living in the moment and trying to create different movements and flowing with different props. She uses a hoop and dapostar (a fun cloth spinning prop originating from Spain).

The physical activity is a mind and body coordination routine where one trains the mind with different flexible movements. That's the whole idea of flow art. Bhoomika says these practices are grounding and reduce stress.

Flow art artists use various props like a stick, fire poi, or juggling sticks. Then there is Kavya, another flow artiste who happens to be an account manager, who pushed herself out of a low phase by hooping. Though self-taught, she eventually got to know about the flow art community in Hyderabad and got associated with it. Another artiste Vinay Ameda who co-owns a supermarket, uses fire poi as his prop. He says there was a time when people knew nothing about flow art. But now, there is a lot of awareness, he shares.