Frequent Flyers Timeline

Innovation in Aerial Dance since 1988
June 5
2005
1st performance for Cirque du Soleil on the side of their headquarters in Montreal. Also, two new shows: Dairy Air, Holiday Air Fare, plus Aerial Dance Festival 2005.
May 5
2006
Carmina Burana performance in collaboration with 100 singers from Ars Nova at Macky Auditorium.
Also, performance at Bahamas’ Paradise Resort and new show: SomeThings in the Air at the Dairy.
August 8
2008
Tribute to Terry Sendgraff at the 10th anniversary of the Aerial Dance Festival and FFP’s 20th anniversary. Also, Comic Book Heroes with artist Scorpio Steel at the Dairy wows audiences, company tours to Eccles Center in Utah, and the publishing of the only history book on the art form: Aerial Dance by Jayne Bernasconi and Nancy Smith.
January 10
2010
Opening of Frequent Flyers’ Aerial Dance Studio. Birth of the Student Company and Professional Training Program. Also, Aerial Dance Festival, Ratcracker with Student Company, and performance at CU’s NEXUS of Delicate Balance.
March 1
2013
“Appalachian Spring” commissioned by Boulder Philharmonic and performed at Macky Auditorium with Boulder Ballet. Also, 15th Aerial Dance Festival and collaboration with David Clarkson / Stalker Theatre on Mapping, Scrooge’s Holiday Flight by Student Company, and new show by the Pro Co: Metamorphosis with Boulder Chorale and Kutandara.
August 1
2015
Opening of Frequent Flyers’ 2nd Aerial Dance Studio. Performance of “Appalachian Spring” in Shreveport, Louisiana. 2nd performance for Cirque du Soleil on a 33-story building in Montreal, and new show: Star Sailors in collaboration with Fiske Planetarium.
March 28
2017
Performance of “Appalachian Spring” with the Boulder Philharmonic at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., plus 2 shows in Boulder at Macky Auditorium with multiple curtain calls and standing ovation at all 3 shows. Plus, residency at Sweet Briar College, Aerial Dance Festival and new show: Aerial Street View with Block 1750 and Chimney Choir.
January 1
2018
Frequent Flyers’ 30th anniversary and the 20th anniversary of the Aerial Dance Festival. Plus, new show: Flight Path with Spinphony.