What is Aerial acrobatics?

Aerial acrobatics is a form of performing arts that involves the use of suspended apparatus such as aerial silks, aerial hoop, or aerial hammock to create stunning acrobatic and dance-like movements high above the ground.

Performers use their strength, flexibility, and grace to perform a range of movements and tricks, including spins, drops, flips, and balances, while suspended in the air. These movements require a combination of physical strength, coordination, and timing to execute properly.

what’s the difference between silks, lyra & lollipop?

Flowbox offers rentals of our adjustable height aerial dance rig, as well as our ground-based lollipop aerial apparatus. The aerial rig is a freestanding tripod that can be set to 16 ft. height or a 20 ft height for aerial fabric (silks) or aerial hoop (lyra) performances. The lollipop is a small stage with a spinning pole and hoop at the top (see photos on the “Aerial Acrobatics” and “Lollipop Lyra” tabs for reference).

Is an aerial performance right for my event?

How much vertical space does your venue have? For suspended aerial acts, minimum of 18 ft of vertical clearance is required for our portable tripod aerial dance rig. The footprint of our aerial dance rig is a triangle with each side measuring 18 feet. The aerial rig is adjustable and can also be set as high as 20 feet. The rig at it’s tallest possible height stands at 21 feet tall, with the footprint being a triangle with each side measuring 24 feet.

Multiple portable aerial rigs are also available upon request for larger events.

Our ground-based lollipop lyra equipment is even more versatile and compact and is a popular option. The lollipop stage base measures 5.25 ft across, and a minimum of 12 ft of vertical clearance is needed.

We offer aerial entertainment in one of two categories:

1.) “Feature Act” piece(s) that are choreographed to music, and tailored to fit your event theme. Stage/feature acts typically last about 5 minutes each. This is a more “sit down and watch” style performance, as opposed to ambient/background entertainment. These acts require more preparation and coordination.

2.) “Ambient Performances”, which are improvised aerial performances by our artists, are slower paced and intended to be more atmospheric entertainment. For our typical aerial packages, ambient performances consist of three to four 10 minute sets within 2 hours, per performer. With at least 10 minutes break in between sets due to the physical exertion required. These set times can be customized to flow seamlessly with your event schedule.