Week A: July 29 – August 2, 2019 | Week B: August 5 – 9, 2019
Early Bird Registration Open NOW through March 21!
Register HereAfter March 21, non-discounted a la carte registration will open for both Immersions and 90 Minute Classes. Classes will fill, so take advantage of these savings and get your spot first!
EARLY BIRD PACKAGES – Save on classes! **
This is your opportunity to reserve your classes first!
All packages include the $20 registration fee, one ADF 2019 T-shirt, and one ticket to the ADF Showcase Performance (Aug. 2-4). Week A packages include one ticket to Intimate Encounters (July 30).
Bronze Package: One Immersion + One 90-minute class
Silver Package: One Immersion + Two 90-minute classes
Gold Package: One Immersion + Three 90-minute classes
** Packages cannot be combined between weeks. In other words, you cannot use an Immersion in Week A and a 90-minute class in Week B.
Registration Information and Refund Policy
Festival format/information:
3-hour morning immersions Monday – Friday each week. Plus afternoon / early evening “a la carte” 90-minute classes in a variety of aerial apparatus and approaches to working with apparatus taught by nationally recognized faculty. Students may attend one week or both.
Learn more about the ADF 2019 Faculty
ADF 2019 Class Schedule at a Glance
Find class locations on the ADF Homepage
3 Hour Immersions
Immerse yourself in study with our festival faculty. Immersions run Monday-Friday 9am-12pm.
Week A – July 29-August 2
- Lyra & Tippy Lyra: The Art & Challenge of the Circle – Elsie Smith
- Vertical Rope Master Class – Terry Crane
- Rigging (all levels) – Delbert Hall
Week B – August 5-9
- Bungee Dance & Build – Danielle Hendricks
- Fabric Witchcraft – Jenn Bruyer
- Dynamic Dance Trapeze: Drop, Twist, Breathe – Megan Cattau
90 Minute Classes
90 minute classes run each afternoon Monday-Friday.
Week A – July 29-August 2
1-2:30pm
- Dance Trapeze Sequencing – Nancy Smith
- Fabric: Fresh Skills & Ideas – Jenn Bruyer
- Rigging (Intermediate/Advanced) – Delbert Hall
3-4:30pm
- Dynamic Sling – Jenn Bruyer
- Rope Beats Beginning for Intermediate Students – Terry Crane
- Rope & Harness – Valerie Morris
5:30-7pm
- Lyra: Up, Down, & All Around (Int/Adv) – Elsie Smith
- Fabric Witchcraft – Jenn Bruyer
Week B – August 5-9
1-2:30pm
- Lyra: Up, Down, & All Around (Int/Adv) – Elsie Smith
- Rope Facility with Abandon – Terry Crane
- Fabric Partnering – Valerie Morris
3-4:30pm
- Partnering in the Air: Lyra & Trapeze – Elsie Smith
- Rope Beats Beginning for Intermediate Students – Terry Crane
- Sling Sensation – Danielle Garrison
5:30-7pm
- Preparing Your Body / Recovering – Elsie Smith
- Rope Loop – Terry Crane
- Dance Trapeze: My Fav Partner – Jenn Bruyer
ADF 2019 Workshops
Thai Massage for Aerialists with Yuki Tsuji
Remedy for Arms, Shoulders and Upper Back
Wednesday, July 31. 7:30-9pm.
Remedy for Hips & Low Back
Thursday, August 8. 7:30-9pm.
Learn the healing art of Thai Massage to treat your hard working and sore body of aerialists (and non aerialists). It is essential to take care of your body for injury prevention, maintenance and for injury recovery and healing. Traditional Thai Massage employs hands, feet, arms and legs to guide the receiver through a series of yoga postures with fluid movements, gentle pressure and stretching. Quiet your mind, soften inside and out, and cultivate the loving-kindness to yourself and others.
In this workshop, you will learn to give and receive Thai massage that releases tension and tightness from area such as shoulders, neck, arms, hands, back and hips, and restore the balance in your body.
Thai massage is accessible for all levels of students, aerialists and non-aerialists!
Collaboration & Company Building with Terry Crane
Wednesday, August 7. 7:30-9pm.
In this workshop, we’re going to touch on a variety of topics which will help you make a contemporary circus company. Topics to be covered will include: choosing collaborators, company structure, division of labor, show creation, collaboration, and production. The class will be approximately will be equal parts lecture and discussion. The aim of this workshop is to give you information on how to best create or maintain a company that is financially feasible and makes quality circus ensemble work in an environment of fun.