2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
Posts By Angel
Categories
|
|  | |
Dear Friends of Aerial Angels,
As the fall Renaissance Festival season draws to a close, we are celebrating an incredible 2009! We developed Fallen at the University of Alaska, had our first audience for the indoor touring show Stand Up Eight , toured Eastern and Central Europe and Canada, and met amazing people along the way.
As we head into the off-season:
Luna is a Cirkus Princessan! "Thanks to everyone who voted for me online for the Cirkus Princessan 2009 Festival. I got selected for the Festival in Stockholm!" Luna performed with other female circus artists from all over the world and had a great time. "Djulia Mikhaylova won, and she deserved it!" See the winning act, Luna's act, and the other finalists on the Circus Princessan site. .
Isabella's publishing another play, The Scarlet Heart, through Theatrefolk. "The script is done and accepted, and I'm working through the support materials that teach actors the commedia dell'arte style of the play. I'm shooting for a January publication date, fingers crossed!"
Spike has started a new venture: Zay the Happy Hatter! Check out her site for cool holiday wear.
Frank's on a whirlwind tour, flying to Miami to train as an aerialist/dancer for a cruise ship show - catch him on the Norwegian Jewel this winter!
Mimi's taking time to travel and reconnect with friends.
Flame's teaching acrobatics and aerial classes at NECCA.
Flip's doing the audition rounds in LA.
Let us know how YOU'RE doing -the best answer gets a FREE winter hat from Zay the Happy Hatter! Your choice of kitty, wolf, rainbow lizard and many more. Send your answer to Chelsea@angelsintheair.com.
Renfest Season
Fall means Renaissance Festival season for the Aerial Angels. With a team at King Richard's in Massachusetts, the Maryland Renaissance Festival, and the Pennsylvania Renaissance Festival, the Angels have spent September and October in the Northeast (and Medieval Europe). They were happy to return to the company's roots, what Artistic Director Allison "Isabella" Williams calls "school for performers". Isabella began volunteering at Renfests at the age of fifteen. This crowd remains among her favorite to perform for. "I love that I get to play more with the audience, they're more willing to be part of the show - even from their seats - than street audiences, who are a little wary. Weather has been a huge challenge this year, but it's great to get the dedicated fans on rainy days that are up for something special and different - we love changing up the show!"
Frank remembers one particularly - uh - unusual day at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. "I did a handstand at the beginning of a show. On a scale of 1 to 10, it was probably a 6. The audience loved it though, and started clapping. Mimi wouldn't let them get away with it. She announces, 'Oh come on guys, make him earn the clap!' It took me a while before I realized what the audience was laughing at."
Canadians Beware: Angels Meet Dragons on November 11th
The Aerial Angels have been selected to appear in an upcoming episode of Dragons' Den, airing Wednesday, November 11th at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. in NFLD) on CBC Television. We hope our Canadian fans will catch the episode, dedicated to featuring memorable pitches from previous seasons of Dragons' Den. In case you're new to the Angels or haven't heard of the biggest thing to hit the circus arts since red noses: Last summer, the Aerial Angels pitched their "Big Show" idea to a panel of multi-millionaires. Brett Wilson invested $250,000 in Stand Up Eight (from the proverb, "fall down seven times, stand up eight"). Stand Up Eight combines the Angels' street and stage experience, performers interacting with and talking directly to the audience, but with a bigger budget allowing more technical, set and costume elements.
The show previewed in front of a live audience in May 2009. In 2010, Stand Up Eight begins its North American tour, bringing a unique mix of circus, athleticism, and powerful personal connections to theaters across Canada and the United States.
Six Questions with...MA "Mimi" Harrison
An Angel since 2006, MA has a BA in French Language and Literature and Music from Kalamazoo College. She wrote her thesis on French rap music, culture and politics...in French.
MA's background is in classical ballet, including the Metropolitan Dance Company and Michigan Ballet Theatre. She studied at summer programs with the Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Internationale and Pointe Park College. She discovered theatre in college and has played in Medea, A Dress for Mona, and Naga Mandala.
1. What do you do?
I do aerial, fire eating, partner acro, knitting, cooking and dancing.
2. Who is your favorite hero/heroine in literature?
The Lorax.
3. Do you have a motto to live by?
Anything worth doing is worth doing right.
4. Do you have a hidden talent?
I just found out that I can cut hair! (Just ask Frank!)
5. What item of clothing do you wear most often?
My Tinker Bell pajama shorts.
6. When you're on the road, what do you miss the most?
My cat and visiting my favorite Michigan beaches.
|
| |
|
|
