Direct Balancing - Circus and Aerial Experience
How awesome is Aerialize! A huge thank you to the Aerialize Team …you made us believe we could contort our bodies with ease (you guys made it look so simple!), highlighted the importance of the corporate hat (I bags the bunny ears next time!), proved it didn’t matter how many balls were in the air and, of course, gave us a new marketing technique – “Zoom zoom screech zap”. Truly inspirational! We loved every minute of it.
Cheryl Baker - The Donington Group – Career Transition and Outplacements specialists
Team Building provided by Red Balloon
Experience a unique circus workshop offering participants an unforgettable introduction into a wide range of circus and aerial skills. Participants will be encouraged to be creative, challenge themselves and have fun together.
Our "Direct Balancing" Workshop is geared towards improving communication skills, trust and creativity for people in a challenging work environment.
People need a variety of skills in our fast-paced work environment. Juggling tasks, balancing acts, managing risk, quick decision making and placing trust in colleagues are essential tools that our workshops will highlight in a lively and dynamic manner for the participant. Workshop participants will be encouraged to think creatively and laterally throughout the session.
By learning a range of circus and performance skills participants in our workshops will:
- work in a creative and physical
environment that encourages skill-sharing, and a sense of
play.
- develop a strong sense of trust through improved communication
methods.
- build confidence through a physical awareness and increase
communication, group co-operation and stimulate imagination.
- challenge themselves to go beyond pre-existing limitations
to achieve new goals.
- break down inhibitions.
- confront personal fears in the presence of work colleagues.
- be progressive in a group environment.
Aerialize can design and cater a team building experience
for your particular specifications. We run workshops in our
own space, which we recommend, as you will be able to participate
in the aerial component or we can come to you or your conference
venue..
Description
The 3 hour session begins with fun and dynamic drama games
to establish strong group dynamics. The group will be broken
into smaller groups and they will take part in skills development
with our professional circus instructors. There is a change
room for participants and a kitchen from where food can be
served.
Skills development
Breaking into small groups (depending of the size of the group),
participants will then take part in skills development with
our professional instructors.
The group will be instructed in the following skills;
1. Acro-balance & acrobatics - together the group will learn how to balance on one another
and build human pyramids. Participants will develop a strong
sense of trust with one another and enhance their group co-operation
skills.
2. Aerials & tight rope - Learning to climb a rope,
hang upside down from a trapeze and balance along a thin piece
of wire. Overcoming a fear of heights, working in a risk environment
and encouraging peers are some of the skills developed in
this activity.
3. Performance Making - drama games and performance making
skills that are fun and great for developing on the spot creative
and lateral thinking. Juggling, hula hoops, devil sticks and
diablo will be taught in this session.
Presentation
The circus is all about performing. The group will be asked
to work together, with an instructor, using the skills they
have learnt to devise a performance to show each other. Although
a great challenge, Circus Arts is a non-confronting experience.
Instructors will work with each individual's ability to bring
out the best in them and the group.
Cost
Please contact us on 02 9560 1233 for a quote.
Instructors
Professional circus instructors will work with each individual's
ability to bring out the best in them and the group. Participants
can choose the skills they would most like to focus on.
A CD of digital photos of the participants in the workshop will be made up at the end of the day and sent to the group leader a week later.
Venue Details:
The Great Hall 142 Addison Rd
Marrickville, Sydney, NSW.
Dates and times
We can offer workshops most weekdays.
Suggested times are from 2-5pm in the afternoon.
Participant guideline
Participants should bring exercise clothes to change into
and tight t-shirts as they will be going upside down. A bottle
of water is also advisable.
Other Information:
Participants will be required to sign an indemnity and membership
form. This can be emailed to the group and completed before
arriving at the venue.
Refreshments
Light refreshments of sandwiches and gourmet wraps will be
provided in the Kitchen area of the hall with juice and water.
Insurance
Aerialize has public liability of $10 million and our artists
are covered by Work cover insurance. Aerialize practices safe
working standards at all times.
Terms and Conditions
Full payment is required in order to secure the Direct Balancing
Experience for your group. There is no refund in the event
that the workshop is cancelled by the client.
Comments from previous workshop
participants
- There was a real sense of play and creativity for me
- I feel full of energy now and I feel like I could run a
marathon
- It is good to see the people you work with in a different
environment
- I learnt how to test myself and do things I would not normally
do in front of my peers and with the encouragement of my peers.
- I never knew Mark was so good with the hula hoop!!