In Accra, self-taught fire-breathing and acrobatics earns young men supe...

Appearing fearless, unbreakable, and immune to gravity’s pull, in the Ghanaian capital, a group of young men have built a tight brotherhood around playing with fire. Uniting their physical talents under the name the Dragon Boys, a boundary-pushing performance art emerged – without access to formal training – combining fire-breathing with dance, acrobatics, clowning and contortion.…read more at nowness.com _______________________________________ Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness Like NOWNESS on Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-nowness Follow NOWNESS on Twitter: http://bit.ly/twitter-nowness Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: http://bit.ly/nowness-com Behind the scenes on Instagram: http://bit.ly/instagram-nowness Staff Picks on Vimeo: http://bit.ly/vimeo-nowness