The Greatest Show at Fringe will be a must-see homage to traditional circus. Come reminisce of the time when Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey came together to create what they called “The Greatest Show on Earth.” KC Fringe Festival’s “Best in Venue” winners from 2017 and 2016, Kansas City Aerial Arts (formerly known as Lucia Aerial) and VidaDance, come together this year to create The Greatest Show at Fringe.

Combining aerial and acrobatic tricks, flips and spins with eclectic dance stylings on the ground will modernize the three-ring circus while keeping the nostalgia of showmanship and variety alive. This show is sure to leave its audiences awed and inspired.

Tickets: https://kc-fringe.ticketleap.com/kc-aerial-arts-and-vidadance-present-the-greatest-show-at-fringe/
$10 + $5 Fringe Button (adults ages 13 and up)
$5 + Free Fringe Button (kids ages 5-12)

Ranch Mart Shopping Center will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a party. Come see our Training Company perform outside at this FREE family event complete with food, music and fun for children.

Ranch Mart Shopping Center
95th & Mission Rd.
Saturday, July 28th 12-6pm
Performances from 12-1:30pm

The Greatest Show at Fringe will be a must-see homage to traditional circus. Come reminisce of the time when Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey came together to create what they called “The Greatest Show on Earth.” KC Fringe Festival’s “Best in Venue” winners from 2017 and 2016, Kansas City Aerial Arts (formerly known as Lucia Aerial) and VidaDance, come together this year to create The Greatest Show at Fringe.

Combining aerial and acrobatic tricks, flips and spins with eclectic dance stylings on the ground will modernize the three-ring circus while keeping the nostalgia of showmanship and variety alive. This show is sure to leave its audiences awed and inspired.

Tickets: https://kc-fringe.ticketleap.com/kc-aerial-arts-and-vidadance-present-the-greatest-show-at-fringe/
$10 + $5 Fringe Button (adults ages 13 and up)
$5 + Free Fringe Button (kids ages 5-12)

The Greatest Show at Fringe will be a must-see homage to traditional circus. Come reminisce of the time when Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey came together to create what they called “The Greatest Show on Earth.” KC Fringe Festival’s “Best in Venue” winners from 2017 and 2016, Kansas City Aerial Arts (formerly known as Lucia Aerial) and VidaDance, come together this year to create The Greatest Show at Fringe.

Combining aerial and acrobatic tricks, flips and spins with eclectic dance stylings on the ground will modernize the three-ring circus while keeping the nostalgia of showmanship and variety alive. This show is sure to leave its audiences awed and inspired.

Tickets: https://kc-fringe.ticketleap.com/kc-aerial-arts-and-vidadance-present-the-greatest-show-at-fringe/
$10 + $5 Fringe Button (adults ages 13 and up)
$5 + Free Fringe Button (kids ages 5-12)

The Greatest Show at Fringe will be a must-see homage to traditional circus. Come reminisce of the time when Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey came together to create what they called “The Greatest Show on Earth.” KC Fringe Festival’s “Best in Venue” winners from 2017 and 2016, Kansas City Aerial Arts (formerly known as Lucia Aerial) and VidaDance, come together this year to create The Greatest Show at Fringe.

Combining aerial and acrobatic tricks, flips and spins with eclectic dance stylings on the ground will modernize the three-ring circus while keeping the nostalgia of showmanship and variety alive. This show is sure to leave its audiences awed and inspired.

Tickets: https://kc-fringe.ticketleap.com/kc-aerial-arts-and-vidadance-present-the-greatest-show-at-fringe/
$10 + $5 Fringe Button (adults ages 13 and up)
$5 + Free Fringe Button (kids ages 5-12)

The Greatest Show at Fringe will be a must-see homage to traditional circus. Come reminisce of the time when Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey came together to create what they called “The Greatest Show on Earth.” KC Fringe Festival’s “Best in Venue” winners from 2017 and 2016, Kansas City Aerial Arts (formerly known as Lucia Aerial) and VidaDance, come together this year to create The Greatest Show at Fringe.

Combining aerial and acrobatic tricks, flips and spins with eclectic dance stylings on the ground will modernize the three-ring circus while keeping the nostalgia of showmanship and variety alive. This show is sure to leave its audiences awed and inspired.

Tickets: https://kc-fringe.ticketleap.com/kc-aerial-arts-and-vidadance-present-the-greatest-show-at-fringe/
$10 + $5 Fringe Button (adults ages 13 and up)
$5 + Free Fringe Button (kids ages 5-12)

We are excited to be back again for another year of this free family concert series. Members of our Student and Apprentice Performance Companies will perform every Thursday in June at 7:30p between bands at the Sunset Musicfest at Town Center Plaza. Before the entertainmen starts we will do small guided lessons for those who want to try out the silks, trapeze or lyra themselves.

6P-7P - Gates Open. Free guided lessons on our aerial rig.
7P - Edison Lights on Main Stage
7:30P - Kansas City Aerial Arts side stage
8P - Sister Hazel on Main Stage

Members of our professional performance company will entertain guests of this charitable event with Radiant Spirals and Kansas City Contemporary Dance Company. This group will add to atmosphere of this party with roaming dance and LED spinning acts. Liv and Ariana will feature their contortion and handbalance solo's between Funk Syndicate's sets.

Proceeds from Stems: A Garden Soirée ensure that The Arts & Recreation Foundation of Overland Park can continue to support and develop Deanna Rose Children’s Farmstead, the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, and city art installations

We are excited to be back again for another year of this free family concert series. Members of our Student and Apprentice Performance Companies will perform every Thursday in June at 7:30p between bands at the Sunset Musicfest at Town Center Plaza. Before the entertainmen starts we will do small guided lessons for those who want to try out the silks, trapeze or lyra themselves.

6P-7P - Gates Open. Free guided lessons on our aerial rig.
7P - The School of Rock on Main Stage
7:30P - Kansas City Aerial Arts side stage
8P - Fastbal on Main Stage

We are excited to be back again for another year of this free family concert series. Members of our Student and Apprentice Performance Companies will perform every Thursday in June at 7:30p between bands at the Sunset Musicfest at Town Center Plaza. Before the entertainmen starts we will do small guided lessons for those who want to try out the silks, trapeze or lyra themselves.

6P-7P - Gates Open. Free guided lessons on our aerial rig.
7P - The MGDs on Main Stage
7:30P - Kansas City Aerial Arts side stage
8P - The Fabulous Thunderbirds on Main Stage

Our professional performance company is honored to perform at this on-field gala organized by Royals Charities.

Our artists will perform aerial and contortion acts on the field at Kauffman Stadium. Radiant Spirals will join them in performing fire spinning.

The annual event features appearances from current and former Royals, a fabulous menu from local restaurants, an exclusive silent auction presented by Teva, a live concert in the outfield by Rachel Platten and a spectacular fireworks show.

Proceeds from Diamond of Dreams will support the building of a Fisher House in Kansas City. The Fisher House program provides a "home away from home" for families of patients receiving medical care at major military and VA medical centers. The homes provide temporary free lodging so families can be close to their loved ones during a medical crisis.

We are proud to announce that youth members of our student performance company will perform aerial and contortion routines at the outdoor stage at Noon on Sunday June 10th at the Kauffman Center.

Stealing Fire explores the Greek mythology of Prometheus through aerial and acrobatic arts. It follows Prometheus as she battles titans, creates mankind, and, of course, steals fire from the gods. Other well known legends populate the show, such as Atlas, Hercules, and Pandora as their stories weave together around the protagonist through dynamic aerial dance.

Aside from the obvious addition of aerial silks and trapezes, Stealing Fire modernizes the well-known Greek mythology by ignoring traditional genders. The leading character, Prometheus, is now female along with her sister Epimetheus, while Athena is now the god of wisdom and military victory. Furthermore, Stealing Fire dares to humanize the immortal, as evident in pieces such as “The Weight of the World” where Atlas struggles to accept her entrapment and “Prometheus & Io” where two victims of Zeus’s anger find solace in an exchange of mournful tales. Hercules is arrogant, Hope is fearful, Prometheus is sympathetic. The story outline is the same, but the characters are more complex.

Stealing Fire promises to leave its audience thunderstruck and ablaze with excitement.

Tickets are available at the Union Station Box Office. https://boxoffice.unionstation.org/shows/stealing%20fire/events

Tickets are $20 for advanced general admission, $25 for at-the-door general admission and $10 for children 7 & under.

Stealing Fire explores the Greek mythology of Prometheus through aerial and acrobatic arts. It follows Prometheus as she battles titans, creates mankind, and, of course, steals fire from the gods. Other well known legends populate the show, such as Atlas, Hercules, and Pandora as their stories weave together around the protagonist through dynamic aerial dance.

Aside from the obvious addition of aerial silks and trapezes, Stealing Fire modernizes the well-known Greek mythology by ignoring traditional genders. The leading character, Prometheus, is now female along with her sister Epimetheus, while Athena is now the god of wisdom and military victory. Furthermore, Stealing Fire dares to humanize the immortal, as evident in pieces such as “The Weight of the World” where Atlas struggles to accept her entrapment and “Prometheus & Io” where two victims of Zeus’s anger find solace in an exchange of mournful tales. Hercules is arrogant, Hope is fearful, Prometheus is sympathetic. The story outline is the same, but the characters are more complex.

Stealing Fire promises to leave its audience thunderstruck and ablaze with excitement.

Tickets are available at the Union Station Box Office. https://boxoffice.unionstation.org/shows/stealing%20fire/events

Tickets are $20 for advanced general admission, $25 for at-the-door general admission and $10 for children 7 & under.

Stealing Fire explores the Greek mythology of Prometheus through aerial and acrobatic arts. It follows Prometheus as she battles titans, creates mankind, and, of course, steals fire from the gods. Other well known legends populate the show, such as Atlas, Hercules, and Pandora as their stories weave together around the protagonist through dynamic aerial dance.

Aside from the obvious addition of aerial silks and trapezes, Stealing Fire modernizes the well-known Greek mythology by ignoring traditional genders. The leading character, Prometheus, is now female along with her sister Epimetheus, while Athena is now the god of wisdom and military victory. Furthermore, Stealing Fire dares to humanize the immortal, as evident in pieces such as “The Weight of the World” where Atlas struggles to accept her entrapment and “Prometheus & Io” where two victims of Zeus’s anger find solace in an exchange of mournful tales. Hercules is arrogant, Hope is fearful, Prometheus is sympathetic. The story outline is the same, but the characters are more complex.

Stealing Fire promises to leave its audience thunderstruck and ablaze with excitement.

Tickets are available at the Union Station Box Office. https://boxoffice.unionstation.org/shows/stealing%20fire/events

Tickets are $20 for advanced general admission, $25 for at-the-door general admission and $10 for children 7 & under.

This workshop will focus on the fundamental techniques for safe and effective training of aerial straps, though most exercises will greatly increase your power and control on other apparatus. We will warm up our shoulders and core using a set of exercises designed to pre-habilitate and strengthen the shoulders. The fundamental skills students will cover are static positions (meathook, inverted straddle, nutcracker, croc, support, flag, and side balance). The end of the workshop will focus on 2 and 1-arm spinning using the dynamic technique of flares to invert to different positions.

This workshop will be beneficial for first timers and aerial artists who work on other apparatus.

Prerequisites: 2 arm inversions of any kind (straddle-up, tuck-up, pike-up) 1-arm hangs with engaged shoulder for 15 seconds, and 30 second wall handstand or 1-minute plank.

Cost: $60

In collaboration with Jennifer Freeman, PT (practicing and research faculty at Mercer University in Atlanta) this workshop focuses on safe progressions to go from the ground to the air, and from inverting on two to one arm, with a movement screen, a investigation into good body mechanics as well as different functional training tools, exercises and techniques to get your butt over your head.

This clinic will include both teaching cues and training tools beneficial for anyone from a beginner wishing to deepen their understanding to coaches interested in learning how to recognize when a student is displaying signs of potential movement dysfunction.

Prerequisites: Anyone is welcome as it is primarily a theory-based workshop (and anyone can watch and learn), though it is strongly encouraged attendees have two arm inversions with straight arms (or at least inversions of any kind).

Cost: $70

Level: Intermediate

Prerequistes: Hollow body hold for 30 seconds, ability to invert multiple times in the air ( not consecutively)

Windmills, wheel downs, roll down, helicopters, pinwheels, gut crushers… dozens of names for the same thing. In this workshop we’ll work on cleaning up this technical move that sometimes seems near impossible to perfect. In addition to body positioning, different methods of using the hands to control the descent, floor drills, differences between closed wrap set-up vs. an s-lock and possible add-ons/transitions to the encourage you to practice this move. Highly recommended to bring a recording device.

Cost: $45

Duo Trapeze w/ Jason Mejias

Description - This workshop will focus on the foundation and basics of partnering with different poses and how you will be able to adapt and translate what you learn into different apparatus.

Requirements - Must have aerial experience, able to hold their own weight and mount trapeze from standing. Must be willing fly and/or base.

Cost: $60
Minimum enrollment: 4
Maximum enrollment: 10

Register online here:
https://luciaaerialperformingarts.sites.zenplanner.com/event.cfm?eventId=D159A637-6543-46B0-B151-ED9BD9CCB0AF

Rope Workshop w/ Jason Mejias

Description - Students will be working in exploring dynamic movement and connecting transitions through different skills and poses.

Requirements - Must be able to invert a minimum of 3 times in a row. Know how to properly do a hip key and be in the air for at least 1 minute.

Cost: $60
Minimum enrollment: 4
Maximum enrollment: 10

Register online here:
https://luciaaerialperformingarts.sites.zenplanner.com/event.cfm?eventId=480F8E7A-9D38-4133-BDFE-4F3E25C2788D

Hammock Workshop w/ Jason Mejias

Description - Students will be working on hammock fluidity, different approaches of movement and transitions on the hammock.

Requirements - Must have prior aerial experience on any apparatus able to hold their own weight and mount the hammock from standing.

We need to have at least 4 students for this class, so sign up today!

Cost: $60
Minimum enrollment: 4
Maximum enrollment: 10

Register online here:
https://luciaaerialperformingarts.sites.zenplanner.com/event.cfm?eventId=66992A09-DA03-4B4A-833F-82269C48EC31

STUDENT COMPANY AUDITIONS
Be prepared to present 90 seconds of a routine. You will also be asked to participate in group exercises.
Everyone must contact Daniel at luciaaerial.daniel@gmail.com to let him know if you are planning to audition or not by 1/8.
If for some reason you cannot attend auditions then arrangements must be made with Daniel by 1/8 at luciaerial.daniel@gmail.com.

PERFORMANCE COMPANY REQUIREMENTS
All Performance Company members will be required to attend 1 aerial/skills class or private lesson per week at Lucia and 2 Aerial Conditioning classes per month.
If you are absent from your class in a week you will be expected to make up the absence within the month you missed.
Excessive absences could result in losing Performance Company privileges as determined by Daniel.

PERFORMANCE COMPANY FEE
Performance Company Members will be required to pay a tuition for rehearsals and productions in addition to class fees.

Please contact Daniel at luciaaerial@gmail.com with any questions.

Duo Trapeze Basics w/ Oliver Parkinson

Learn the essentials of partnering on static trapeze. Oliver will introduce basic duo skills with an emphasis on proper technique, including body position, tempos, basic mounts, holds and catches. Please come already warm and with a partner to ensure maximum development.

Pre-requisites: Basic to intermediate trapeze knowledge, body awareness in the air, pull-ups and clean pull-over’s.

Price: $60

UNDER THE BED is a deep dive into a girl's imagination. In Monster Land, spiders climb ropes, contortionists skitter, and the royal family spins on trapezes. The world is guarded by etherial wisps who charm the child and menace her mother. It's difficult to imagine a reason to return home...

Crazy costumes, innovative movement, and the right amount of scary allow the amazing aerial performances to tell a story for all ages. The company members range in age from 10 to 50+ and this story was created to entertain and speak to old and young alike. A variety of aerial apparatuses will be used for the production, as well as ground acts. Pieces range from group numbers to solos, with aerial choreography done by Lucia Aerial’s staff Ariana Ferber-Carter, Liv Morrow, Elena Sherman, Georgeanna Layton, Kelsey Aicher, and Samantha Davis.

For this production, Lucia will be collaborating Crescendo Conservatory and Stone Lion Puppet Theatre. Crescendo Conservatory, a dance studio located in Overland Park, will be adding two dance numbers to the show, by choreographer Bryant Williams. Stone Lion Puppet Theatre has been pushing boundaries with its innovative puppetry and spectacles since 1994. They are proud to be a part of Lucia Aerial’s imaginative production.

Tickets are available by calling the Union Station Box Office at 816-460-2020, online: click here, or at the Union Station Box Office on the lower level during regular business hours. Address: 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108.

$20 General Admission (at the door)

$15 General Admission (advance/online)

$10 Seven and Under

UNDER THE BED is a deep dive into a girl's imagination. In Monster Land, spiders climb ropes, contortionists skitter, and the royal family spins on trapezes. The world is guarded by etherial wisps who charm the child and menace her mother. It's difficult to imagine a reason to return home...

Crazy costumes, innovative movement, and the right amount of scary allow the amazing aerial performances to tell a story for all ages. The company members range in age from 10 to 50+ and this story was created to entertain and speak to old and young alike. A variety of aerial apparatuses will be used for the production, as well as ground acts. Pieces range from group numbers to solos, with aerial choreography done by Lucia Aerial’s staff Ariana Ferber-Carter, Liv Morrow, Elena Sherman, Georgeanna Layton, Kelsey Aicher, and Samantha Davis.

For this production, Lucia will be collaborating Crescendo Conservatory and Stone Lion Puppet Theatre. Crescendo Conservatory, a dance studio located in Overland Park, will be adding two dance numbers to the show, by choreographer Bryant Williams. Stone Lion Puppet Theatre has been pushing boundaries with its innovative puppetry and spectacles since 1994. They are proud to be a part of Lucia Aerial’s imaginative production.

Tickets are available by calling the Union Station Box Office at 816-460-2020, online: click here, or at the Union Station Box Office on the lower level during regular business hours. Address: 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108.

$$20 General Admission (at the door)

$15 General Admission (advance/online)

$10 Seven and Under

UNDER THE BED is a deep dive into a girl's imagination. In Monster Land, spiders climb ropes, contortionists skitter, and the royal family spins on trapezes. The world is guarded by etherial wisps who charm the child and menace her mother. It's difficult to imagine a reason to return home...

Crazy costumes, innovative movement, and the right amount of scary allow the amazing aerial performances to tell a story for all ages. The company members range in age from 10 to 50+ and this story was created to entertain and speak to old and young alike. A variety of aerial apparatuses will be used for the production, as well as ground acts. Pieces range from group numbers to solos, with aerial choreography done by Lucia Aerial’s staff Ariana Ferber-Carter, Liv Morrow, Elena Sherman, Georgeanna Layton, Kelsey Aicher, and Samantha Davis.

For this production, Lucia will be collaborating Crescendo Conservatory and Stone Lion Puppet Theatre. Crescendo Conservatory, a dance studio located in Overland Park, will be adding two dance numbers to the show, by choreographer Bryant Williams. Stone Lion Puppet Theatre has been pushing boundaries with its innovative puppetry and spectacles since 1994. They are proud to be a part of Lucia Aerial’s imaginative production.

Tickets are available by calling the Union Station Box Office at 816-460-2020, online: click here, or at the Union Station Box Office on the lower level during regular business hours. Address: 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108.

$20 General Admission (at the door)

$15 General Admission (advance/online)

$10 Seven and Under