She felt like she had opened the door to a magical world. “I will never forget walking into this huge, huge stadium and seeing people on flying trapezes … people in roller skates dancing around. When she was 18 years old, she went to an open call audition for a college-sponsored circus in Illinois. She was among the first to bring aerial dance to Santa Barbara in the early 2000s, but her passion began with circus. Ninette Paloma has experienced both worlds. Ninette Paloma is the founder of Santa Barbara Centre for Aerial Dance and the Santa Barbara Floor to Air Festival. The movements are slower, more artistic, and often choreographed to music. Aerial acrobatics is rooted in circus art, involves trapeze swings, and is often described as faster, more dynamic, and a little riskier.Īerial dance is rooted in contemporary dance, involving suspended silks and hoops. Photo by Kathryn Barnes/KCRW.įrom circus to dance, the forms of aerial artĪerialists often fit into one of two categories. In addition to kids’ camps, Santa Barbara Trapeze Company offers private classes and team building workshops. Each participant is hooked into safety ropes with harnesses, and a large net sits between the platform and the ground to catch your fall. Ilkay and his team offer kids camps, classes, and workshops for anyone from total beginners to seasoned circus professionals. “We are in a very close distance to State Street, which is one of the most vibrant streets in Santa Barbara.” We are walking distance to the beach,” says Ilkay. “We couldn't ask for any better location. They received permission from the city to move from the Earl Warren Showgrounds parking lot to the grassy Plaza Vera Cruz in May. We're kind of proud about it,” says Efe Ilkay, an aerial dancer who moved from Venice Beach to help launch the Santa Barbara Trapeze Company in 2019. “It’s impossible not to see the flying trapeze rigs standing in the middle of a park.
Circus exploded and spilled into a public park, minus the elephants and flame throwers.
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Plaza Vera Cruz in downtown Santa Barbara is now home to two flying trapezes, stationary swings, suspended silk ropes, juggling pins, springboards, tumbling mats, and a crew of professional aeralists.
The circus has come to town, permanently.
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