Aeriosa Dance Society

Aeriosa 2024 Winter Newsletter - That’s a Wrap!  Photo Credit: Austin Forbord We hope you are having a lovely winter season. What an eventful year Aeriosa has had. Thank you to all of the artists and collaborators who worked with Aeriosa throughout 2024 and to the many supporters who came to see us in action across landscapes and geographies! Community Gifts with Purpose #GiveLocal Giving Season is Here! Gift with purpose through the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust’s Holiday Giving Catalogue. Tis the season for giving and standing tall as a region! Aeriosa is proud to be part of the Holiday Giving Catalogue initiative coordinated by the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust. This online crowdfunding campaign highlights the work of charities in the Biosphere region and ensures that 100% of donations directly support organizations like ours.  This year, Pacific Sands Beach Resort will be doubling the power of your generosity by matching all contributions up to $10,000!! #GiveLocal! Donate until January 1st: https://clayoquotbiosphere.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/list/grant We had a fun filled time transcending theatres,  climbing buildings and hanging out in beautiful rainforest trees!  Salmon Cycle Remount - Faris Theatre, Scotia Bank Dance Centre  Gastown Business Improvement Society Activation - 21 Water Street  Photo Credit: Colin Zacharias Team Pictured Left - Right: Julia Taffe, Lorelei Williams, Sean Nieuwenhuis, Cara Siu, Peter Jotkus, Juan Duarte, Alex Tam, Vivien Dang, Jacob Goslawski, Colin Zacharias Tofino Tree Dance Workshop & Public Performance  Photo Credit: Alex Tam Aeriosa had such a great time meeting local community members in the majestic Sitka Spruce trees at North Chesterman Beach in Tofino in August.  2025 TREE DANCE WORKSHOPS DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN JANUARY! We will be running our next session of open-level community tree dance classes for families, youth and adults in Tofino in late May 2025.  We will also be holding a tree dance professional development intensive at UBC Botanical Gardens in Vancouver in June 2025. This training workshop is open to students who have attended an Intro to Vertical Dance Class Series with Aeriosa, and to newly emerging, experienced dance students seeking vertical dance instruction and guided exploration dancing with big trees. We will reach out soon with more details! The Aeriosa team headed to San Francisco in August to perform at the prestigious San Francisco Aerial Arts Festival! Photo Credit: Juan Duarte Aeriosa was invited to present two performances of 'Salmon Cycle' on August 16 & 17 as part of the mainstage program in the Cowell Theatre at Fort Mason Center for Arts and Culture. The shows sold out on both nights! It was a massive boost for the team to share the unique choreography and rigging design of ‘Salmon Cycle’ alongside an impressive roster of aerial artists, including Alice Sheppard/Kinetic Light, Jason Span, Veronica Blair/Zaccho Dance Theatre, Ross Travis, Xochitl Sosa/Cirque Vida and Vancouver’s own Corporeal Imago.Vancouver’s own Corporeal Imago,Vancouver’s own Corporeal Imago, With this high-profile USA performance debut in the San Francisco Bay Area, Aeriosa expanded its international profile as a Canadian Vertical Dance Leader further into North America! Copyright (C) 2024 Aeriosa Dance Society. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: info@aeriosa.com