Two weeks of 3-Hour Immersions, 90-Minute Classes, Workshops, Performances, Networking with aerialists from across the country, and more. Join us in beautiful Boulder, CO, for one week or two!

Schedule of Events:

July 28, 2024:

6:00 PM: Opening Reception and Party

Open to all registered students. Celebrate the start of the Festival with Faculty Artists and other attendees! Get your ADF 2024 t-shirt, see old friends and make new connections. Held at Frequent Flyers’ Studios.

July 29, 2024:

8:00 PM: Intimate Encounters - Frequent Flyers’ Studio

Get up close and personal as the ADF artists demonstrate their aerial arts and answer questions from the audience.

$12 Tickets on sale at the door only, one hour prior to showtime.

July 29 - August 2, 2024:

Week A:

FFP Studio 1:

9:00 a.m - Noon (Immersions): Bungee Dance & Build - Danielle Hendricks

12:00 p.m - 1:00 p.m: Lunch

1:00 p.m - 2:30 p.m: Dynamic Sling - Anastasia Timina

3:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m: Cultivating Dynamic Flow on Lyra - Ariana Papousek

4:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m: Dinner

5:30 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Lyra Choreography - Sofia Rodriguez

7:45 p.m - 9:15 p.m: Workshops

FFP Studio 2:

9:00 a.m - Noon (Immersions): Fabric Sequencing 101: Guide to Aerial Act Creation - Veronica Blair

12:00 p.m - 1:00 p.m: Lunch

1:00 p.m - 2:30 p.m: Fabric Fundamentals - Valerie Morris

3:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m: Corde Lisse and Multi-Cord - Anastasia Timina

4:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m: Dinner

5:30 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Straps: Spins & Shapes - Cosmo Dudley

Dairy Gordon Gamm:

9:00 a.m - Noon (Immersions): Dance Trapeze Immersion - Summer Lacy

12:00 p.m - 1:00 p.m: Lunch

1:00 p.m - 2:30 p.m: Swing, Spin, Orbit Dance Trapeze - Megan Cattau

3:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m: Experiential Movement on Dance Trapeze - Megan Cattau

4:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m: Dinner

August 2 - 4, 2024:

Performance Showcase:

The Showcase brings together world-class aerial artists performing on Lyra, Stilts, Bungee, Aerial Chains, Invented Apparatus, Dance Trapeze, Multi-cord, and more. You won’t see these artists anywhere else in the world in one show.

Times:

Friday / Saturday: 8:00 p.m.
Sunday: 2:00 p.m.

Location: Dairy Arts Center

August 5 - 9, 2024:

Week B:

FFP Studio 1:

9:00 a.m - Noon (Immersions): Lyra Spanset & Top-Bar Theory - Sofia Rodriguez

12:00 p.m - 1:00 p.m: Lunch

1:00 p.m - 2:30 p.m: Cultivating Dynamic Flow on Lyra - Ariana Papousek

3:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m: Heavy Metal - Nancy Smith

4:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m: Dinner

5:30 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Sling Skills & Technique - Summer Lacy

7:45 p.m - 9:15 p.m: Workshops

FFP Studio 2:

9:00 a.m - Noon (Immersions): Silks Theory - Anastasia Timina

12:00 p.m - 1:00 p.m: Lunch

1:00 p.m - 2:30 p.m: Everything Peg Stilts - Danielle Hendricks & Valerie Morris

3:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m: Roll-Up Clinic: Aerial Straps - Veronica Blair

4:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m: Dinner

5:30 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Straddle Up! The Breakdown - Veronica Blair

Dairy Gordon Gamm:

9:00 a.m - Noon (Immersions): Tethered Dancing: Rope & Harness - Valerie Morris

12:00 p.m - 1:00 p.m: Lunch

1:00 p.m - 2:30 p.m: Dance Trapeze: Connectivity and Flow - Summer Lacy

3:00 p.m - 4:30 p.m: Act Creation Toolkit - Summer Lacy

4:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m: Dinner

5:30 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Loop Love - Ariana Papousek

Dates: July 28, 2024 - August 9, 2024

Locations:

Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance Studios, 3022 East Sterling Circle, #150, Boulder, CO 80301.
Dairy Arts Center, Gordon Gamm Theatre, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80302.

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