Gravity & Levity

 

European Aerial Dance Festival bookings are streaming in, and with some classes already at capacity, now's the time to secure your spot at the festival of the summer! We've also got less than a month left to grab Early Bird pricing (ends 6th July) so don't miss out on a fabulous discount. See below for everything you need to know, including our Top 5 Things Not To Miss at EADF and other aerial news! 💫 Lindsey & the team at Gravity & Levity ❤️ European Aerial Dance Festival 2026 EADF 2026 - Top 5 Things Not To Miss!   1. Super Saturday 🤸‍♂️ Super Saturday (8th August) is a deep dive into your favourite apparatus, with extended labs covering vertical dance, low-fly harness, straps, cyr wheel, hoop and dance trapeze. A very special event this year is our Dissecting Aerial taster session, 'Bendy Bodies, Bendy Brains', with Carolyn Ailsa and Dr Jessica "Bendy Brain" Eccles - a fascinating look at flexibility and the brain, not to be missed. If you can't make the full festival but still want your EADF fix - or even to explore it for the first time - do come along. There's so much to choose from! More about Super Saturday → 2. Active Recovery Wednesdays 🧘‍♀️ Not everyone wants five days of classes back to back - so this year, Wednesday is your active recovery day. Swap your regular technique classes for Gyrotonic Movement, Lunchtime Yoga, Partner Stretch/Massage, or simply your usual warm-up and cooldown. It won't affect your price, and you can decide on the day based on how you're feeling. See timetable →   3. Accessibility & Access Support 🧏 We're committed to making EADF welcoming for everybody, and our access support teamis on hand to help you make the most of your time with us. We really want you to be able to make the best of your festival: to help us do that, please let us know of any access needs and/or upload an access rider during the booking process. More about Accessibility at EADF →   4. Find Your Aerial Family 🫶 EADF brings together professionals, hobbyists and complete beginners from across the globe - and a real sense of community along the way. Many of our tutors return year after year, and so do many of our participants, so there's a lovely feeling of reunion alongside a warm welcome for anyone joining us for the first time. Whatever your level, you'll be training alongside people who get it - and you might just make some friends for life.   5. Ice Creams By The Sea... 🌊 Worthing Pavilion sits right on the seafront so when you need a break between classes, the beach is just steps away. Ice cream in hand, yoga mats on the beach, sea views included - sometimes the best part of training is the rest in between. EADF 2026 - TICKETS & INFO   Have A Go! Taster Day Do you know of anyone curious about aerial but not quite ready to dive into the full festival?  Tell them about the 'Have A Go' taster day! Taking place Sunday 9th August from 10.30-3.15pm, this is a relaxed, friendly introduction to aerial, specifically for beginners. It's open to the local Worthing and Adur community as well as anyone keen to try something new. No experience needed - just curiosity! Find out more and book Have A Go Taster Workshop  → And A Few More Things...   What do YOU want to hear about at Dissecting Aerial? Dissecting Aerial is coming up in late October and while we're in the planning stage we have a big question:  👉 What topics do you want to hear about? This is YOUR symposium, so please let us know what you'd like to know more about! In past years we've covered all kinds of topics ranging from chest binding and hair suspension to contortion, access in aerial performance, flying through pregnancy and more.  Reply to this email or email Lindsey on info@gravity-levity.net - we want to hear from you!   Dancing With The Tree, Portugal 1 - 4 October Of all the aerial workshops we teach on, nothing quite compares to DWTT in terms of its complete immersion in nature, listening to and moving in response to the forest, the peace, the calm, the space to slow down...it's utterly sublime. Our June retreat sold out quickly, so we're putting on another one in the autumn - from Oct 1st-4th, arriving Sept 30th and departing Oct 5th.  With the leaves turning and the light shifting, it's going to be the perfect time to reconnect with ourselves and the natural world. 🍃 You’ll stay onsite at the main house with delicious organic and vegan catering throughout. And you'll have me and the wonderful Magalie Lanriot leading vertical dance sessions in the forest each day. 🌳 For more information and to book, contact mlanriot@yahoo.fr Free Mentored Places with Lindsey As part of our funding we’re also offering two free mentored places for artists identifying as D/deaf and/or disabled to work with Lindsey. We’ll be announcing the short application process soon, so keep your eyes peeled if you think it may be of interest to you or any of your contacts. More to follow!   Irish Aerial Dance Festival 13 - 26 July Our sister festival the Irish Aerial Dance Festival runs from July 13th - 24th, where the craic is mighty alright. Always so much fun to teach at this one!  And the fabulous Festival Director Chantal will be hot-footing it over to Worthing to teach at the European Aerial Dance Festival shortly after (full details in our Insta post). Don't forget your Firetoys discount! As always, we have a Firetoys discount code of 10% for you to use.  Money raised goes towards offering bursaries for D/deaf and disabled artists, and those identifying as under-represented in the aerial sector, across all of our creative professional development activities (including the EADF).  Simply scan the QR codes below for the UK (left) or EU (right). Happy shopping! That's all for now - as always, you can keep up to date on all the latest news on Instagramor Facebook.  See you soon, aerial friends! 🤸‍♂️

Danza Aérea

 

⚡ Formación en Danza Aérea — clases regulares, para todos los niveles   ⚡ Formación Intensiva de Docente e Intérprete de Danza Aérea — para profundizar técnica, escena y herramientas pedagógicas

🎉 No necesitás experiencia previa ni hay límite de edad.

A volar! Si tenías ganas de probar algo nuevo, retomar el entrenamiento o empezar algo desde el cuerpo, este es el momento. Me inscribo

Este mes recibimos nuevas propuestas y despedimos algunas funciones que llegan a su cierre. Si todavía no las viste, este es el momento.

🔥 EL CUERPO DE LAS MUTACIONES   Viernes · 22 hs Una inmersión en el universo del Butoh-Moi dirigida por Magy Ganiko. Inspirada en el I-Ching, la obra explora la mutación, el tiempo y el lenguaje a través de una danza donde cada intérprete encarna un estado de transformación. Un viaje hacia el "no-tiempo" y el "no-yo", donde el cuerpo se convierte en territorio de cambio permanente.   Reservas   🌑 AURORA. UN PRÓLOGO A LA HISTORIA   Sábados · 20:30 hs Tres almas atrapadas en un limbo. Un ritual escénico atravesado por el trauma, la memoria y la resistencia. Entre sueños proféticos, cuerpos al límite y presencias ancestrales, la obra construye una experiencia intensa sobre aquello que persiste cuando la historia se fractura.   Reservas

🎭 EL MUSICAL DE MI VIDA   Última función · Domingo 14 de junio · 22 hs   Un viaje tragicómico donde Justina convierte su obsesión por Chicago en una búsqueda íntima, absurda y profundamente teatral. Reservas   ✨ CLAROSCURO   Domingos 21 y 28 · 21 hs Una investigación escénica sobre la luz, la sombra y la materia del cuerpo. La obra propone un recorrido visual donde la iluminación revela tensiones, relieves y presencias. Una experiencia sensible que invita a mirar el movimiento desde otra perspectiva. Reservas

Convocatoria Festival  ¿Tenés una propuesta de danza aérea con arnés?  ¡Esta es tu oportunidad de formar parte de nuestra programación! Buscamos  creadores, compañías y artistas independientes con piezas que utilicen la danza aérea con arnés como lenguaje coreográfico. Ver Bases

✨ ¡Nuevo Canal! Ahora estamos en Whatsapp   Me sumo

📍 Junio 2026 – Aérea Teatro 📩 Consultas e inscripciones abiertas   Bartolomé Mitre 4272 – Almagro

Retouramont

Professional reservations for the show TOTEM at Villeneuve en Scène - Avignon OFF in July 2026 are now open.

©Claire Dem - TOTEM Retouramont will present its 2025 creation “TOTEM” at the Cloître de la Collégiale in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon from July 9 to 21, 2026 (with a professional rehearsal on July 7). To make a reservation:  - Via a dedicated email address : pros@festivalvilleneuveenscene.com - Via a dedicated phone line :  +33 6 34 48 00 53 Find all the information here. We look forward to seeing you there and discussing the various possibilities for working together. ­contact@retouramont.com Pro reservations | TOTEM | Villeneuve en Scène | July 2026

Vertical Dance Week

 

Vertical Dance Week is an annual gathering dedicated to growing vertical dance practice and mentorship in Atlantic Canada. A collaboration between Neighbourhood Dance Works and Cirque’letics, the initiative brings together dance artists interested in rigging-informed, site-specific movement in both natural and urban environments. 

Following a successful inaugural edition in 2025, we’re excited to return for our second edition in 2026. 

The week-long program features workshops, creative exploration, and mentorship with experienced facilitators and guest artists. Training begins indoors at Cirque’letics, building technical and creative foundations through rope and wall work, before moving outdoors to explore vertical movement in varied landscapes, from coastal cliffs to urban facades.

Vertical Dance Week is about connection, creativity, and opening new possibilities for dance artists working with height, harness, and unconventional spaces.

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    info@neighbourhooddanceworks.com   

Legs On The Wall

 

Did you catch THAW at Imaginarius Festival in Portugal? We saw Joshua Thomson take to the ice alongside Anna McCulla & Isabel Estrella. You can re-live the awe and wonder here on the livestream. Off the back of a successful Portuguese tour we’re buzzing with more activities. Scroll on for workshops and Legs shows coming up this year. Winter Workshop Series Our workshop series is BACK in the Red Box to warm you up this winter! Join our legendary trainers for a week of workshops in physical disciplines at the core of Legs’ practice. Monday 29th June — Friday 3rd July Wall Work with Joshua Thomson Silks with Catherine Wait aka Missy Physical Play for Devising with Kate Walder Tumbling with J Twist Counterweighting with Joshua Thomson  More info and registration here  WAVERIDER: DARWIN FESTIVAL 🏖️ Friday 14th- Sunday 16th August 🌊 🐠 Venue: MAGNT Amphitheatre 🐟 ☀️We are totally stoked to announce WAVERIDER will be making waves at Darwin Festival! Don’t miss out seeing us ride the top end surf. You can even jump in for a (croc-safe) paddle at the end! 🪸 WAVERIDER is being presented as part of Darwin Festival 2026, and was commissioned by Waverley Council and The Art House - Wyong  Grab your tickets here!  THAW: BLEACH FESTIVAL presented by HOTA This year's October long weekend we get to see THAW returning to Australian shores for the first time since it’s premiere in 2022 THAW will start it’s melt from sunrise at Surfers Paradise Beach on Thursday morning. Saturday will have the ice melting, suspended at the Lake Precinct at HOTA, Home of the Arts Thu 1 Oct 5:00am Surfers Paradise Beach Sat 3 Oct 12:00pm HOTA Lake Precinct SUPPORT LEGS It’s that time of the year to remind you that you can make a tax deductible donation to Legs. Your support, at any level, means so much. It helps us continue to make innovative and original works, which in turn go on to tour locally, nationally and internationally. Your support also allows us to offer affordable industry workshops, and free open industry training for artists. You are contributing to the sustaining of expertise of creative practitioners and the broader performing arts industry! DONATE HERE  THAW image by Imaginarius Festival Workshop image by Carlita Sari WAVERIDER image by Zoe Hyland THAW image by Prudence Upton Legs On The Wall is Legs On The Wall acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land we work on - the Wangal and the Gadigal of the Eora Nation - and the traditional custodians of the lands on which we live and tour Legs On The Wall, 91 Canal Rd, Lilyfield, Australia Powered by Squarespace