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Clammy Glamour from the Curio-CabinetClammy Glamour From the Curio-Cabinet

Award Winning 2010 Sydney Fringe Show  ?

Sharpen your knives! Witness Sydney’s Aerialize as you have never seen them before. Watch these highly skilled aerialists as they merge glittering physical skills with a good measure of dark humor and clammy glamour. Listen as they spin a diabolical aerial tale that sparkles ominously in the strange light of a disturbing half way house for dolls.

You will find all Moveable Wonders here in this enchanted and bloody chamber. You will delight in this Parliament of Monsters and you will gasp at all the marvelous craft of Modern Aerial Maidens & Menfolk. You will behold the Horse of Knowledge, the Learned Hare, the Singing Skeleton, the Diabolical Twins, the Hanging Girl, the Green Imp That Swings, Doctor Organ and the Clock-work Bust, all jumbled together to compose this fiendish tale.

Featuring an original score, come and see, hear and smell some of Sydney’s finest aerial artists descend into the Victorian dystopia of Clammy Glamour from the Curio-Cabinet.

Logistics and Rigging - 40 minute show.

Minimum height is 6.5 metres.

Ground space of at least 12m required.

Bump in and tech run 1 day prior and bump out after last show.

Equipment required - PA sound system with operator and appropriate lighting.

Cast- 10 Aerialists

Crew- 1 rigger, 1 Stage manager

Smaller Show – If you do not want to book the full show, but want something exciting different and a little bit twisted for your event, you can book selected acts from the show. 

 

 

Jungle FeverJungle Fever

“Today my little coddleflops, you will place your gribbly heads down and munty flumple bums up and squeeze your imaginations to wonder what on earth it was like before cars ruled the world….”

Join us on an imaginative journey into the wild as Aerialize takes you into The Jungle!

Jungle fever follows the journey of a group of school children that get magically transported to a time before cars ruled the world. Meet Vamperilla; a seemingly sinister somersaulting spider, The Flangos; flamingos that developed a taste for the tango, Punkys; a new breed of mischievous monkeys and The Thorpologs; a whole new generation of champion frogs.

With a mix of professional aerialist and the up and coming talent of our company’s young performers this show will have both adults and children poised on the edge of their seats. Be amazed by the colourful jungle characters that dangle, dance and drop from the ceiling.

Logistics and Rigging - 40 minute show. Minimum height is 6.5 metres. Ground space of at least 12m required. Bump in and tech run 1 day prior and bump out after last show.

Equipment required - PA sound system with operator and appropriate lighting.

Cast- 7 professional performers and 6 young performers

Crew- 1 rigger, 1 Stage manager

Smaller Show – If you do not want to book the full show, but want a jungle theme, select animal characters can be put into a cabaret style show.

 

 

High DiversHigh Divers

Fancy a dip? These four sassy aerialists take high flying to the beach as they lay down their beach towels and pour the martinis. Suitable for all ages, this show combines aerial ring, tissu, triple trapeze, hula hoops and acro-balance to tell the cheeky stories of these unusual bathers.

With oodles of comedy and a little 1950s glam, this show is suitable for festivals or a playful corporate event that wishes to take a holiday sojourn.

Logistics and rigging: 25min show, minimum height 6 metres,

Ground space: 4m x 4m area.
Bump-in and tec run one day prior to event and bump-out after last show
An external free-standing outdoor rig will be organized by Aerialize and a 12m square grass space is needed. (Can be adapted for indoors)

Equipment: PA speaker and operator, appropriate lighting

Cast: 4 Aerialists

Crew: 1 Rigger and 1 stage Manager

 

 

Walking on AirWalking on Air

Fly with us on a journey through night into day and beyond with a modern day Cinderella as your guide. This cabaret of aerial acts was created to delight, challenge and inspire you to reach the heights of your imagination as these aerial artisans push the boundaries of Aerial Acrobatics. This sultry aerial cabaret was originally created for the Studio at the Sydney Opera House and futures aerial acts fashioned to the live music stylings of Bridezilla, DJ Gemma and Liz Martin and Band.

List of Acts

Logistics and Rigging: 15 - 60 minute show (Depending on the amount of acts selected).
Minimum height is 6.5 - 8 metres. Ground space of at least 12m required.
Bump in and tech run 1 day prior and bump out after last show.

Equipment required: PA sound system with operator and appropriate lighting.

Cast- Minimum 4 performers, Maximum 11 performers

Live Music – If you would like to have a live music element, let as know and we will approach the musicians about a collaboration.

 

 

Birds Aflight!

Three large eggs roll onto the scene and out hatch three brightly coloured baby birds. The newborn chicks climb up onto the trapeze learning to fly. An evil bird of prey swoops down and scares the chicks from their perch. These birds are being observed by two very funny and rather silly bird watchers (twitchers). The Twitchers perform high rope acts whilst trying to get a bird’s eye view of their favourite species.

Performed on an outdoor rig, Birds Aflight! includes triple trapeze, aerial silk, aerial ring, Spanish web and swinging trapeze.

Logistics and Rigging: 30 minute show. Free standing outdoor rig is provided and a 12m square grass space is needed. (Can be adapted for indoors) Bump in is one day prior and bump out 4 hours.

Cast- 5 performers. Crew- 2 riggers & 1 stage manager

Requirements: PA sound system with operator and appropriate lighting

 

 

A King on Stilts

Welcome to the Kingdom of Binn, ruled over by the honourable King Birtram. After working hard all day, King Birtram likes to play on his Stilts. The Evil Droon, the King’s advisor, doesn’t believe Kings should have fun, so she steals the stilts and locks up the King’s page girl, Erica. Unable to carry on without Erica or his Stilts the King falls into despair and the Droon, aided by the Royal Guards rises to power.
Brave Erica, escapes and retrieves the stilts. When the King, Erica and his Stilts are reunited, the Droon is locked away. Once again everything is right in the Kingdom of Binn.

A delightful story for the whole family, based on the Dr Seuss story ‘A King’s Stilts’. This show includes triple trapeze, stiltwalking, stilt trapeze, contortion, Spanish web, aerial ring and tissue.

Logistics and Rigging: 30 minute show. Minimum height is 8 metres. Ground space of at least 12m required. Set pieces include a large cupboard, throne and birdcage. Bump in and tech run 1 day prior and bump out after last show.

Equipment required: PA and speaker system and 2 radio mics. A stage area raised 600mm 5x6mtrs.

Cast- 7 performers, 1 musician

Crew- 1 rigger, 1 Stage manager

 

 

Superheroes

Lois Lane attempts to get the perfect shot for her newspaper The Daily Planet. She climbs up high for a better view but falls and gets tangled. Luckily, Superman hears her cries and swings to her rescue. In an amazing and beautiful double tissue routine he delivers Lois to safety.

Cat Woman and Wonder Woman are out to prove themselves. The two super women begin demonstrating their prowess and super flexibility, twisting, contorting and performing acrobatic miracles. Gradually their bodies start to entwine, and they support and fly on one another. 

The evil Joker has stolen the loot and is trying to escape. Suddenly a Super-Girl arrives and attempts to fight him but she is overcome and climbs the rope to get away. The Joker spins her around in a daring and dramatic display of aerial artistry. A second Super-Girl arrives, and together the two of them defeat the Joker!

Logistics: 25 minute show. Minimum height is 6 meters. Ground space of 4m squared needed. Bump in 1 day, inc tech run with bump out same day. Music supplied on CD, Sound system with operator, lighting & stage required

Cast- 3 aerialists, 2 contortionists

Crew- 1 rigger, 1 stage manager

 

 

Circus Circus!

This is an entertaining and exciting cabaret-style stage show devised for clubs. First performed at the Ryde Eastwood leagues club, Circus Circus is a combination of fantastic circus acts including the trapeze, spinning hoops, aerial ring and tissue, Spanish web as well as singing, dancing, acrobatics and juggling delights.

Logistics and Rigging: 25 minute show. Minimum height is 5 metres. Lighting and sound operator needed.

Cast- 5 aerialists, 3 dancers, 3 musicians.

Crew- 1 rigger, 1 stage manager.