
Ariadna Vendelova
(Class in english )
Class name : Explore – M9
“Level required : Beginner / Intermediate”
This class will focus on finding permanent movement on the fabric, working on “ways” to move in and out and turns/flips from one to the other. We will work on sequences, trying to build a harmonious flow of movement on the aerial tissues from independent blocks/pieces. We will also try to find new transitions and changes in and out to go beyond the usual moves, to update our movements on the material and avoid stereotypes. We will think of aerial dance on fabric in terms of “movements” and not in terms of ” postures”. This brings a sense of connection and action with in the experience rather than isolation and regularity. Emphasis will also be placed on movement quality and precision of technique, as well as choreographic dynamic and expression.
This class will also have the objectives of answering the question “How do we move?” Many times we focus on what we do on any aerial apparatus. But ask yourself the questions, ” Why?” By working efficiently and in connection with your breath, avoiding unnecessary movement during transitions on aerial fabrics and connecting to the unceasing internal flow, we then find our natural and organic quality of movement.
Prerequisites for intermediate level aerial tissues: Good knowledge of basic tissue vocabulary, ability to climb and perform a foot lock, straddle up, hip ke..
Class name : Explore – M15
“Level required : Intermediate”
This workshop will focus on technical work, choreographic methods and research, and the evolution of the students’ individual practice. We will explore tools and ideas for composing original movement sequences and phrases on an aerial apparatus, whiles focusing on the quality of our movement execution and breath work.
The workshop will address themes of organic movement quality and fluidity, supportive breathing patterns related to aerial movement techniques, the concept of movement spirals, and dance expression in the air. Working through various ideas of choreography, sequencing, and phrasing, we will look to see clear and logical connections between different envelopes and locks, while trying to break out of our stereotypes of movement, composition, and concept. The workshops will aim to deepen our already existing knowledge within the discipline and support our personal practice by finding a greater delicacy, sensitivity and awareness of what we are already used to when we move our bodies and minds, both on land and in the air”.
PREREQUISTE Intermediate : Good knowledge of basic aerial silks vocabulary ( footlocker, hip-key, some ascents, inversions). Ability to work comfortably in the air for at least 3 continuous minutes.
Class name : Go deeper – M26
“Level required : Intermediate / Advanced “
“This workshop will focus on technical work, choreographic methods and research, and the evolution of the students’ individual practice. We will explore tools and ideas for composing original movement sequences and phrases on an aerial apparatus, while focusing on the quality of our movement execution and breath work.
The workshop will address themes of organic movement quality and fluidity , supportive breathing patterns related to aerial movement technique, the concept of movement spirals, and dance expression in the air. Working through various ideas o choreography, sequencing, and phrasing, we will look to see clear and logical connections between different envelopes and locks, while trying to break out of our stereotypes of movement, composition, and concepts. The workshop will aim to deepen our already existing knowledge in the discipline and support our personal practice by finding a greater delicacy, sensitivity and awareness of what we are already used to doing when we move our bodies and minds, both on land and in the air.”
Advanced PREREQUISITE: Very good knowledge of basic aerial silks vocabulary (footlocks, hip-keys, climbs, inversions), basic falls, front and back balance. Ability to work comfortably in the air for at least 3 to 5 minutes continuously.

Danielle Garrison
(Class in english )
Class name : Create – M11
Tactile synthétique: Tethering: Synthetic Touch / Touch-in-Distance
“Creative workshop : All levels “
This research will explore the improvisation and somatic technique of tethering ( horizontal non-rigged fabrics) exploring touch-in-distance and synthethic touch with each other using the fabric as a conduit of touch. A complex interplay between a horizontal aerial fabric, various types of vertical rigged fabrics and the moving body, Thethering ( a practice I developed over the past 4 years ) explores corporeal and material perception within an embodied social network. Positioned in an unpredictable and ephemeral embodies gathering, we will entangle, suspend and support each other within a giant fabric loop also honing into the environment. The fabric acts as movement conduit between each participant, creating a responsive physical dialogue that is both distant and intimate, internal and external, receiving and giving. Bodies, fabrics, nature. Do trees touch back ? Tethering transforms the aerial fabric into an instrument that positions us to re-invent connection in our changing relationship with communication in a post-body era.
Class name : Create – M12
Alchemizing Pressure
“Creative Workshop : Biginner / Intermediate”
How and where does the fabric touch me and me it? For each moment, we will attend to how the fabrics are touching us and we them, practicing an on-going dynamic of consent stemming from théorie féministe, philosophy process philosophy and new materialism.This awareness tries to support a beneficial relationship with the fabrics, shifting our perspective and engagement with “material.” Slithery, pleasurable choreography will unfold through a technique on knotted vertical fabrics promoting the sensation of touch with the material. The juxtaposition and balance between set choreography and individual expression allows a nuanced and subtle emergent alchemy between our bodies. Aerial transitions, unique sling movement, suspension and weight-transfer using the fabric as a partner will be mediated, asking what PRESSURE is good right now.
Class name : Create – M13
Delighting in the Taboo
“Creative Workshop : Intermediate / Advanced “
Playing on the realm of the impossible breaking habits and expanding what the fabrics and our bodies can DO, even under seemingly impossible conditions. What is our corporeality/fabreality? In this research course, we will engage props, task, and media interdisciplinary to expand how we artistically and physically engage with ” aerial fabrics” under the dangerous and taboo influence of certain performance arts.
Class name : Create – M14
Anarchiving Liminal Suspensions
“Creative Workshop : All levels“
Bringing somatic attention to aerial propositions that disorientate the practices of breath,”stillness,” discomfort, minimal movement on suspension as well as care, comfort, and radical body-concept positioning. We will play with media documentations such as corporeal archiving, photography and film to create an anarchies. What are the expectations of an aerial body and how does this work challenge how we exchange our work with a public.
Class name : Explore – M21
Lévitation
“Creative Workshop : Biginner / Intermediate”
Nous dénicherons l’équilibre magique de la lévitation entre le sol et l’air, guidés par des approches techniques pour nous accompagner dans le vol stationnaire. Nous apprendrons une pluralité de variations à différents niveaux et orientations avec les tissus qui améliorent nos capacités de danse avec des tissus verticaux à partir du sol en utilisant des techniques de glissement, de suspension, de lévitation, d’essorage et d’écrémage. Aiguiser notre désir, sensation, pratique et performativité de la suspension. Ce sera un cours de technique basé sur la chorégraphie.
We will unearth the magical balance of levitating between the floor and air, guided by technical approaches to support us in hovering. We will lean a plurality of variations at different levels and orientations with the fabrics that enhances our dancing capabilities with vertical tissues from the ground using technique of gliding, suspending, levitating, wringing, and skimming. Honing our desire, sensation, practice and performativity of suspension. It will be a choreography-based, technique class.
Class name : Create – M22
Aerial Installations : Response-able Design
“Workshop : All level “
We will design aerial installations where we experiment in an ever-shifting architectural environnement. By creating feedback-loops with our environment, we question where the body and material co-create movements and worldings. Positioning fabrics in disorientating ways affect the body’s interactions and possibilities.