CREATIVE PARTNERING ON AERIAL ROPE
- 3 WEEK WORKSHOP SERIES

This three week workshop series will be an introduction to creative partnering techniques on the aerial rope. The workshop will focus on the exploration and development of a partnering vocabulary on and off the rope, as well as finding unique pathways between the ground and the apparatus, between partners, and movement from one apparatus to another. We may also work with some swinging and porting techniques depending on the series attendees. The workshops will be exploratory and collaborative in nature, While technique will be taught the focus of the work will be creative with a goal of participants creating their own unique vocabulary.

Participants should have some previous experience working with vertical apparatus. It is not strictly necessary to have rope specific training. Participants are encouraged to attend all the sessions.

Tuesdays at 6:00-7:45pm, February 20 - March 5, 2024
at The Redwood Theatre
MAXIMUM CAPACITY: 8 students

COST:
$120 + 13% HST
or $100 each when you sign up with a partner
*sliding scale also available - message us for details
Additional financial support is also available to BIPOC artists through our training bursary program.

HOW TO REGISTER:
Send an email to hello@herciniarts.com with the subject ‘Rope Partnering Registration’. Please include the full name(s) of the participants you are registering. We’ll be in touch within 48 hours to confirm receipt and send you payment information to secure your spot in the course.

COVID-19:
Although masks are no longer required for indoor activities, participants are welcome to wear a mask or face covering throughout the class.

Hercinia Arts recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic is ongoing and requirements and best practices will continue to fluctuate. We will be in compliance with government regulations at the time of this workshop, and reserve the right to make additional changes to requirements based on recommended best practice from health professionals. Updates will be sent to registered participants.

ACCESS:
This class will be taught in English and the instructor will demonstrate skills/movements as necessary for additional visual aid. Participants are encouraged to move at their own pace and to take breaks as needed and to work from their own bodies.
The Redwood Theatre is wheelchair accessible, however there is a steep slope from the entrance to the main space. Chairs are available and can be placed throughout the space. A single accessible, non-gendered washroom is available, as well as additional gendered washrooms. We regret that we are not able to offer ASL interpretation for this event. If you have any other access needs please let us know and will make accommodations where possible.
Transportation: The Redwood Theatre is located half a block from Greenwood and Gerrard, and is accessible by the 506 Carlton Streetcar and the 31 Greenwood Bus, which runs from Greenwood Subway station. Bike parking is available out front of the theatre and street parking is available for those who need to drive.

About the instructor:
Kirsten Edwards is a Toronto based multi-disciplinary artist who has been creating, coaching, and performing professionally since 2009. She made her way to the world of circus arts by a somewhat circuitous route with stops in the worlds of competitive dressage, equestrian vaulting and trick riding, literary academia, and the legal profession. She creates and performs on a wide variety of aerial apparatus while specializing in partner aerials and static trapeze. Her recent creative focus has been on collectively created, larger scale works that strive to use aerial circus in conjunction with other art forms to develop a unique, accessible physical performance language.  Her career has taken her around the globe having lived and worked across Canada, the UK, the UAE, Germany and across Europe.  Kirsten has been sharing her aerial, flexibility, and creation skills as a coach for almost 10 years, most recently at IVA- Pole and Aerial Arts, Berlin and is now excited to be back in Toronto to continue sharing with the community here in her hometown.  As a coach she is strongly focussed on preparing students to engage with the challenges and opportunities of circus safely, efficiently, and creatively through proper foundations and progressions.

For any additional questions, please feel free to contact us at hello@herciniarts.com.