Marta Ruffino a.k.a.
MARTA FROM DIYA
Flow Arts artist and instructor.
Marta was born in Italy. She studied Fine Arts at the University of Bologna.
Traveling the world for the past twelve years, she discovered hula hooping in Australia in 2015. Through her life as a traveler and the countless festivals she attended, she was able to create and maintain many contacts with spinners and artists from different countries. This is how she gathered knowledge and inspiration from a wide variety of spinning styles, building her own unique way of working with fire.
Since 2019 she has been performing in street shows and various events, and has made his love for performing art the center of his life.
Between 2020 and 2021 she lived in Nepal. During the lockdown she used her free time to go deeper, exploring flow arts and developing new skills with different instruments. The result was the creation of the collective: "Diya Fire", with which she performed in the major cities of Nepal
She moved to Mexico in 2021 for the high season. She performed with the crew “Diya Fire” in different cities, at festivals, weddings, private events and famous venues.
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Back in Italy, where she currently lives and works, she performs in various events on the peninsula, buskers festivals, private events, and medieval reenactments.
Marta is specialized in fire dance and LED shows.