Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why is a performance only 4 minutes?
A: Scott Cameron of Intrepid Talent says it best: "If you've ever watched Olympic gymnastics, you've probably noticed that the competitors exert 100% effort throughout their routines. At the end, they usually require a significant amount of time to recover. The longest routine is 90 seconds in duration. While [circus] artists aren't competing, they are exerting super-human effort to do things that amaze the audience. If they were to distribute their efforts over time, it wouldn’t be amazing, because they couldn't sustain amazingness for very long at all. Four to six minutes is about the max.
Now think of your favorite pop song. It is probably three to four minutes in length. That is no coincidence, I assure you. Musicians in the mid-twentieth century realized that there is an optimal duration for a pop song based on the human attention span. Too short and people never fully get in the groove, too long and their attention wavers. There is a 'just right' amount and it's between three and four minutes.
Finally, imagine a fireworks display during an event - a baseball game, perhaps. During the display, nobody is going to be able to do much of anything except watch those fireworks. Now, imagine that fireworks display in the middle of your event. Until the fireworks are finished, there probably won’t be much else going on.
So: we provide a couple of unforgettable, highlight-reel moments for events where people get charged up and inspired to party even harder when the moments have passed."
Q: Why is it so expensive?? I mean, it's only 4 minutes, right?
A: If you've never hired a live performer before, the cost of an aerial act may surprise you! But perhaps you've never considered some of the "hidden" costs behind every performer, such as costuming, equipment, performer insurance, makeup, transportation, rigging, and not to mention the thousands of hours of training, classes, and space usage. The cost of a dazzling performance from a one-of-a-kind aerial artist reflects all that goes into making that performance the most memorable spectacle for the most epic shows and events.
Q: What is "immersive theater"?
A: Immersive theater differentiates itself from stage shows you might be used to, in that it effectively removes the stage and brings the audience into the performance itself. Audience members become a part of the story, often having the power to influence the story arc and have real interactions with the cast of characters. It is an escapist dream, to temporarily enter an alternate universe and experience a show from within the story. Immersive actors, consequently, must be deft improvisational performers, committed to character even as the story develops and evolves in potentially unpredictable ways throughout the experience.
Q: What the heck is a "tiny hoop"?
A: I'm so glad you asked! My tiny hoop is my custom creation and she and I are a perfect pair. You may have seen aerial hoop before, also known as lyra or cerceau; it's a steel ring suspended from ceiling, and an artist often sits and dances in it while spinning in the air. Now imagine that ring, but smaller- no, smaller- even smaller than that!! The tiny hoop is very unique looking and perfectly suited for small spaces with low ceilings, and I am one of very few artists regularly performing on this special mini apparatus.
A: Scott Cameron of Intrepid Talent says it best: "If you've ever watched Olympic gymnastics, you've probably noticed that the competitors exert 100% effort throughout their routines. At the end, they usually require a significant amount of time to recover. The longest routine is 90 seconds in duration. While [circus] artists aren't competing, they are exerting super-human effort to do things that amaze the audience. If they were to distribute their efforts over time, it wouldn’t be amazing, because they couldn't sustain amazingness for very long at all. Four to six minutes is about the max.
Now think of your favorite pop song. It is probably three to four minutes in length. That is no coincidence, I assure you. Musicians in the mid-twentieth century realized that there is an optimal duration for a pop song based on the human attention span. Too short and people never fully get in the groove, too long and their attention wavers. There is a 'just right' amount and it's between three and four minutes.
Finally, imagine a fireworks display during an event - a baseball game, perhaps. During the display, nobody is going to be able to do much of anything except watch those fireworks. Now, imagine that fireworks display in the middle of your event. Until the fireworks are finished, there probably won’t be much else going on.
So: we provide a couple of unforgettable, highlight-reel moments for events where people get charged up and inspired to party even harder when the moments have passed."
Q: Why is it so expensive?? I mean, it's only 4 minutes, right?
A: If you've never hired a live performer before, the cost of an aerial act may surprise you! But perhaps you've never considered some of the "hidden" costs behind every performer, such as costuming, equipment, performer insurance, makeup, transportation, rigging, and not to mention the thousands of hours of training, classes, and space usage. The cost of a dazzling performance from a one-of-a-kind aerial artist reflects all that goes into making that performance the most memorable spectacle for the most epic shows and events.
Q: What is "immersive theater"?
A: Immersive theater differentiates itself from stage shows you might be used to, in that it effectively removes the stage and brings the audience into the performance itself. Audience members become a part of the story, often having the power to influence the story arc and have real interactions with the cast of characters. It is an escapist dream, to temporarily enter an alternate universe and experience a show from within the story. Immersive actors, consequently, must be deft improvisational performers, committed to character even as the story develops and evolves in potentially unpredictable ways throughout the experience.
Q: What the heck is a "tiny hoop"?
A: I'm so glad you asked! My tiny hoop is my custom creation and she and I are a perfect pair. You may have seen aerial hoop before, also known as lyra or cerceau; it's a steel ring suspended from ceiling, and an artist often sits and dances in it while spinning in the air. Now imagine that ring, but smaller- no, smaller- even smaller than that!! The tiny hoop is very unique looking and perfectly suited for small spaces with low ceilings, and I am one of very few artists regularly performing on this special mini apparatus.