A I R E T I K O
We love aerial arts and are passionate about sharing it as a means of self-empowerment through creative expression, by pushing personal boundaries and getting back into your body in an environment that is person-orientated, inclusive and non-competitive.
We are a collective of Aerialists and Artists that came together in 2011 to share aerial skills. We have diverse backgrounds in Circus, Theatre, Art, Sculpture, Bodywork and Dance. We create aerial shows, teach aerial workshops and run intensive aerial camps.
In 2013 we created a theatrical aerial show 'Timepiece' about the constraints of linear time, which we debuted at Glastonbury festival. We went on to work at many other festivals, art centres and events in the UK - with this show and other individual pieces. Alongside this we started teaching adults and children at UK festivals throughout the summer, also in Lewes and Spain in the winter months. You may have seen us at Glastonbury, Womad or Boomtown Fair where we set up our own area every year performing and and teaching static trapeze, rope, silks, hoop and loop.
In 2014, we designed and ran an intensive aerial training programme for beginners in Las Alpujarras, Spain. We brought together all our interests in aerial work, personal development, performance, conditioning and nutrition and created a wonderful week's retreat in the sun. Our camp is holistic, active and creative.
We have also hosted art retreats with an accomplished artist teaching, and live aerial modelling by us, the Airetiko crew.