Circus Factory Cork is delighted to host an aerial intensive focusing on Rope, Silks, and Straps with Gianluca Gerlando Gentiluomo. The aerial intensive will take place over two days, with day one focusing on silks and rope, and day two holding a straps workshop.

Aerial Intensive Details

Silks and Rope WorkshopDay 1 / March 28th

Open to all levels (during the course, if there are very different levels, Gianluca will divide the work, generally into two levels). The two apparatuses are as different as they are similar and allow for complementary work for those who practise either rope and/or silks. He likes to see the study of the “technique” of a discipline as “grammar” or a basis for composing more articulate “phrases”, enriching it with “artistic research”. Technique is therefore not something to be underestimated in the search for one’s own style, but a solid starting point to be consolidated in the body. Part of the work will therefore be dedicated to the detailed analysis of movements and “motor patterns” that are fundamental to the study of any figure or transition on the rope.

In particular, the work will focus on:

  • Specific physical preparation for the type of work to be done
  • Study of certain sequences using positions of strength, dynamic movements and control
  • “Aerial proprioception”: study of rolling up and down, C-shape and back balance, and different applications in dynamics or with control
  • Dynamic movements: study of certain principles of dynamics in aerial acrobatics and application to certain sequences

Straps WorkshopDay 2 / March 29th

Gianluca’s straps workshop is back! (He last did it 2 years ago in CF). It’s open to those with at least an intermediate level in aerial acrobatics, as well as those who already practise this discipline. Straps are an excellent tool for physical preparation for all aerial disciplines, but they also offer a wide range of tricks and sequences that can be supplemented by further personal research.

In particular, the work will focus on:

  • We will start with basic static positions: Pike, nutcracker, straddle, meat hook, scorpion/back flag and their preparations and possible variations, links and sequences;
  • Study of the “grip around the arms” for push work, back balance, roll up, etc.
  • Spin work and study of flair