AERA, Brooklyn-based aerial dance company, premieres COVERED SKY
AERA, a non-profit aerial dance company based in Brooklyn, New York is premiering a new show this Summer, COVERED SKY. Debuting in the heart of Chelsea in New York City, this three part performance will also be AERA’s longest run to date, with four evenings performances and one matinee performance. COVERED SKY will run from July 24-28, 2013 at New York Live Arts.
Founded in 2009, AERA created their first show together, Out Through Her, which was staged for a second time the following year, due to rave reviews. In 2011, AERA Dance Foundation Inc. was formed, and produced its inaugural show, New Ends. Now a newly recognized 501(c)(3) arts organization, AERA’s mission is to increase awareness of aerial arts to the community and beyond, through educational outreach programs which include classes, workshops, and specialized opportunities in partnership with schools and fitness programs.
The aerial element of the classes depends on whether locations have capability to rig, but future funding will hopefully diminish that issue and bring AERA to a place where they can teach and rehearse in their own warehouse. COVERED SKY is a descent inwards to wear out the veils we use to hide. Audience members can expect an experience. The show is compromised of three 20-minute sections, each with a different range of apparatus.