Do you want to learn more about organizing an aerial silk performance?
Event organizers know that one of the most difficult missions is the first: finding the entertainment that will please everyone, make an impression, and suit the spirit of both the venue and the event. And why not an aerial silk acrobatics performance? Poetic and technical, aesthetic and athletic, it meets all audience expectations and enhances any setting. Here are 3 good reasons to choose this circus art for your next event project.
Reason No. 1: A breathtaking spectacle
In the great circus family, aerial silk is one of the newest additions. It was conceived in the 90s by circus artists as an alternative to the traditional smooth rope. It is a very spectacular and visual apparatus. The artists are true athletes, performing solo, in duos, or trios. They are highly skilled, both graceful and elegant, but also possessing extraordinary physical strength to climb smoothly and lightly up their double layers of fabric.
As part of a complete scenography (music and projected lighting), they climb using arm strength along the fabric, wrapping their legs and arms around it. The result is a very harmonious and poetic performance, with large, sweeping, circular movements following the swaying of the body. The spectator’s sensation oscillates between admiration for the beauty of the movements and the thrill of the physical performance. The acrobats on aerial silk are energetic and (very) flexible gymnasts, but also artists who truly dance in the air, above the heads of the spectators.
Reason No. 2: A performance including installation
Another good reason to call upon aerial silk acrobats to animate your event is the ease of implementation. All that is needed is height (between 5 and 10 meters)! For the rest, Eklubal takes care of everything: setting up in compliance with safety standards for the fabric and attachment points, and even providing and installing a professional tripod truss if needed. The great advantage of aerial silk acrobatics is that it can be as spectacular up close as it will be magical for the audience from afar. If you have a large space to animate, this is a very interesting performance.
This type of entertainment finds its place particularly well in unusual locations: in a large illuminated courtyard, under majestic trees, in a monumental hall, or above water. Eklabul, an agency based on the Côte d’Azur, also acts as a consultant to design the best installation. In addition to a rich catalog of artistic proposals and entertainment around circus and street arts, the agency offers full-service options such as sound and lighting for spaces, general artistic management, or MC services.
Reason No. 3: A unifying spectacle
Like Icarus, the aerial silk acrobat fulfills the dream of both young and old: they fly just like in our wildest dreams! The choreography in the air can only captivate adults and children alike. With grace, the tightrope artist climbs, dances, and contorts according to the keys and figures. And then suddenly, the great thrill: the fabric unwinds and the acrobat plunges into a (near) freefall toward the ground. Aerial silk offers those moments of combined grace and thrill that remain anchored in memories and associated with the event.
Among the aerial acrobatics services offered, you might prefer the hoop, the trapeze, or the rope. And why not combine it all with Eklabul in the 100% visual show “Hissez Haut,” which mixes all circus techniques of aerial acrobatics and other arts around fire with fire breathers and light jugglers.
In short, when looking for a family, public, or professional event to offer an unforgettable moment, providing emotions through beauty, poetry, and physical performance, the aerial silk show is a guarantee of success.