BOULDER, CO - The 26th International Aerial Dance Festival Showcase Performance brings together a once-in-a lifetime cast of renowned aerial artists, featuring performances on lyra, aerial chains, invented apparatus, multi-cord, rope and harness, bungee, and stilts. The Showcase takes flight at the Dairy Arts Center August 2-4, Friday & Saturday 8pm; Sunday 2pm. Tickets are on sale now through the Dairy Box Office at 303.444.7328 or online at frequentflyers.org/adf-performances.

Meet Summer Lacy, one of the stunning visiting performers at this year's ADF Showcase:

As she flies through the air, tumbles from breathtaking heights and glides across the stage with consummate control, Summer Lacy (she/her/they/them) dares her captive audiences to imagine the impossible. Her story is a testament to imagination, perseverance, and determination. Specializing in vertical Aerial Chains, Lyra, Dance Trapeze and Invented apparatus, Summer expresses her mission statement through her art: “Stand up, stand out, and create something beautiful.” Her appearances on the primetime competition show America’s Got Talent went viral and earned her a national following overnight. Judge Howie Mandel, impressed by her aerial chains and lyra acts, was prompted to describe her as “both dangerous and very original.”

Meet Megan Cattau, another visiting performer this year:

Megan Cattau ?found her primary movement form, the dance trapeze, at Canopy Studio in 2002 training under Susan Murphy, who remains a deep inspiration. Since then, she has performed, choreographed, directed, and taught extensively in the US and abroad, working principally under the project Flight Collaborative. Her performance and teaching homes have included Canopy Studio in Athens, GA; Circus Warehouse in NYC; and Frequent Flyers. She also founded the aerial dance program at Durham School for Ballet and the Performing Arts in Durham, NC. She has performed as a core member of Constellation Moving Company and is an apprentice with NYC-based butoh company Ren Gyo Soh. Megan is also a disturbance ecologist, and is particularly interested in art-science integration. She is currently Boise-based, working as an Assistant Professor of Human-Environment Systems.

This year's Showcase also features the work of visiting artists Veronica Blair and Danielle Hendricks, PLUS works from Frequent Flyers Artistic Director, Nancy Smith, and faculty Valerie Morris, Ariana Papousek, Sofia Rodriguez, and Anastasia Timina.

In its 26 years of existence, Frequent Flyers’ Aerial Dance Festival has

- Produced the work of more than 100 artists.
- Taught over 4,000 students.
- Shown more than 19,000 audience members the beauty, imagination, and strength of the performers.
- Spawned an international movement for these types of Festivals.

Frequent Flyers® is a non-profit that has been soaring through the skies of Colorado for 36 years. As Colorado's pre-eminent aerial dance company, Frequent Flyers® continues to promote the magic of aerial dance through performance and education. If you are interested in writing an article about the Aerial Dance Festival 2024 Showcase Performance please contact our artistic director, Nancy Smith. We would be more than happy to have you observe a rehearsal, set you up for an artist interview, or even participate in one of our classes so you can see how it feels to be a Frequent Flyer!

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