After starting online aerial hoop classes during the Covid pandemic, I knew I needed a more reliable booking system for my international students to book easily and securely. I am now also teaching my face-to-face classes in Bristol again. You can book onto all my current online and in-person aerial classes here: https://bookwhen.com/anacerrato I hope […]
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High quality acts: let your light shine
A few weeks ago I took a trip to London to see my favourite artist of all times, the singer Susheela Raman at the Southbank Centre. She is a force of nature and her unique performances always seems to scream: High quality acts, let you light shine! With her Indian British inspired music rooted on […]
Back to School with our Aerial classes schedule!
It is September time and we are back with our improved schedule of aerial classes in Bristol- just click on my Teaching page to check the whole timetable! Aerial Silks is on every Wednesday at the Albany Centre in Montpellier, Bristol BS6 5LT. Drop in sessions and blocks of 4x classes available, just drop me […]
My new rigging obsession
It has been about eight months since I attended a rigging course in Bristol, delivered by the knowledgeable Bryan Donaldson of High Performance Productions (you can read my previous blog post here: Fundamentals of Rigging for Aerial Performance ) Ever since, I have become increasingly interested and slightly obsessed with everything rigging related. I read rigging discussions […]
An aerial act: the creation process
I am once again deep into the process of creating a new aerial act. This happens about four or five times a year. I am not one to recycle choreographies, and often create new aerial pieces for shows and commissions where I get given loose guidelines of performing requirements. Some clients have a clear idea of the […]
New Complete Beginners Aerial Hoop class
The NEW Complete Beginners aerial hoop class is now up and running!! It has been a long time since I’ve wanted to start up a class for absolute first timers on aerial equipment. I am really excited to have finally found an available slot to run this class, every Wednesday 8:15-9:15pm at the Albany Centre […]
NOT A CIRCUS MUM
Before I decided to become a circus artist (or to become a mum), I worked at a number of “proper jobs”. These were full time, demanding, heavily female led jobs. A lot of my co-workers were mums. None of them were referred to as their *job title* followed by ‘mum’. Because this would have been irrelevant […]
Cirque de Lumiére | Christmas at ACC Liverpool
“Cirque de Lumiére” pays tribute to the skill and innovative displays of a superbly talented cast, seamlessly supported by a spectacular light show… welcome to Cirque!” I am working here at ACC Liverpool, an outstanding events venue in an iconic location all throughout December. Vivid experience’s run of world-class Christmas parties that take place with […]
Fundamentals of Rigging for Aerial Performance course
This weekend I have completed a two day course on the fundamentals of rigging for aerial performance delivered by Bryan Donaldson of High Performance Productions. The course comprises theory and practice content comprehensibly put together in a 31 page manual, with the all important load calculations and how to evaluate the different types of dynamic […]
Exciting times ahead!
Phew! What a couple of months it’s been with full on performance and teaching work. This summer I have performed at beautiful woodland weddings, hen do’s and corporate awards, and got to show again our recently created vintage circus silks duo with fellow aerialist Justine Squire. Now, after a well deserved break in my homeland […]