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| − | Andrew Adams | + | Andrew Adams and Erika Gilfether met in Chicago, Illinois, while working with The Midnight Circus, a famous local circus/theater company. Andrew had just graduated from Bates College with a degree in Theatre, and he had spent the previous seven summers touring New England with [[Circus Smirkus]], a youth circus based in Vermont. At Smirkus, he was trained by Zina & Vladimir Avgustov, graduates of Moscow's [[State Circus and Variety College]], and Chimgee Haltarhu, of the Mongolian State Circus. He developed skills in aerial straps, Chinese pole, and juggling. Trained in ballet since childhood, Erika was a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, with a degree in dance. She had danced at the Kennedy Center and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, among many other theaters large and small. For three seasons, she had performed with Chicago-based Jan Erkert and Dancers, touring Mexico and Uruguay, and teaching residencies at various colleges and universities. |
When they met, it didn't take them long to realize they were embarking on a long partnership, both personal and professional. They began to train together, looking for ways to merge their skills. They developed their strap act duet over the course of six years, while continuing to work for The Midnight Circus. | When they met, it didn't take them long to realize they were embarking on a long partnership, both personal and professional. They began to train together, looking for ways to merge their skills. They developed their strap act duet over the course of six years, while continuing to work for The Midnight Circus. | ||
| − | In 2004, they began performing their act independently. They appeared at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, where they were choreographed by Cirque du Soleil alumna | + | In 2004, they began performing their act independently. They appeared at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, where they were choreographed by Cirque du Soleil alumna Debra Brown; they taught and performed with Pendulum Aerial Dance Theatre; and they performed their strap and adagio acts backed by world-renowned bassist Victor Wooten. In June 2006, they made their debut in the "spiegeltent" of [[Teatro ZinZanni]] in San Francisco, California, and have returned regularly to ZinZanni, in both Seattle and San Francisco. They have also appeared with Circus Flora, based in St. Louis, Missouri; in Europe with The Gourmet Circus in Rapperswil, Switzerland; and with Louis Knie's Austrian National Circus in Salzburg, Austria. |
[[Category:Artists and Acts|Andrew and Erika]] | [[Category:Artists and Acts|Andrew and Erika]] | ||
[[Category:Aerialists|Andrew and Erika]] | [[Category:Aerialists|Andrew and Erika]] | ||
Revision as of 00:48, 18 October 2008
Aerial Straps
By Dominique Jando
Andrew Adams and Erika Gilfether met in Chicago, Illinois, while working with The Midnight Circus, a famous local circus/theater company. Andrew had just graduated from Bates College with a degree in Theatre, and he had spent the previous seven summers touring New England with Circus Smirkus, a youth circus based in Vermont. At Smirkus, he was trained by Zina & Vladimir Avgustov, graduates of Moscow's State Circus and Variety College, and Chimgee Haltarhu, of the Mongolian State Circus. He developed skills in aerial strapsPair of fabric or leather straps used as an apparatus for an aerial strap act., Chinese pole, and juggling. Trained in ballet since childhood, Erika was a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, with a degree in dance. She had danced at the Kennedy Center and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, among many other theaters large and small. For three seasons, she had performed with Chicago-based Jan Erkert and Dancers, touring Mexico and Uruguay, and teaching residencies at various colleges and universities.
When they met, it didn't take them long to realize they were embarking on a long partnership, both personal and professional. They began to train together, looking for ways to merge their skills. They developed their strap actAerial act performed hanging from a pair of fabric or leather straps. (See Aerial Straps.) duet over the course of six years, while continuing to work for The Midnight Circus.
In 2004, they began performing their act independently. They appeared at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, where they were choreographed by Cirque du Soleil alumna Debra Brown; they taught and performed with Pendulum Aerial Dance Theatre; and they performed their strap and adagioAcrobatic act, generally involving a man and a woman, presented in a slow or romantic mood. acts backed by world-renowned bassist Victor Wooten. In June 2006, they made their debut in the "spiegeltent" of Teatro ZinZanni in San Francisco, California, and have returned regularly to ZinZanni, in both Seattle and San Francisco. They have also appeared with Circus Flora, based in St. Louis, Missouri; in Europe with The Gourmet Circus in Rapperswil, Switzerland; and with Louis Knie's Austrian National Circus in Salzburg, Austria.
