Emerald City Trapeze Arts is excited to announce our Summer Student Show! If you love Trapeze, Aerial Arts, and Circus Acts, don’t miss this show! Our Student Show will feature Emerald City Trapeze students performing Trapeze and Aerial acts. Get ready for high-flying fun on the ground and in the air! See some of our very best amp up more »
Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month
Emerald City Trapeze Arts is excited to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month by giving a platform to its coaches and artists, past and present, to share their stories. Meet Kevin, @cirque.pour.vu Áo Dài: a traditional Vietnamese national garment Breaking from the model minority myth has always been hard for me. Partly because of my families’ expectations of my brothers and me more »
AcroAirlines – Acrobatics Workshops! June 18th!
AcroAirlines is Coming to ECTA! If you want to dive deeper into some standing acrobatics madness, here is your chance! Dance Lifts | June 18th 12-2pm In this class you will learn how to safely enter, exit and transition from dance lifts that you’ve seen on TV and the Internet! Come dance with the stars Levels: All Levels Pre-reqs: None more »
Aerial Straps Workshops With Joey!
Flags and Switches Workshop ONLY 1 SPOT LEFT! The back flag is one of those tricks that you never stop working on. Whether or not you can hold one on your own or are just starting to learn, they are fascinating for body awareness. A tremendous number of ways exist to get in and out of them, as well as more »
Exciting News!
ECTA family, Today I have the privilege to announce that Pneumatic Arts has agreed to join our team full-time as the General Managers of ECTA. I think most of you know Jordan and Blair and are aware of their passion for circus, performance, training, and relationships. They bring a deep and diverse set of skills and experience and I’m confident more »
Workshops with Sam Tribble – Cyr Wheel
Sam Tribble, renowned Cyr Wheel performer and instructor will be visiting Emerald City Trapeze Arts! 3-Day Cyr Wheel Workshop (April 4th, 5th, and 6th) | 5:00pm to 7:00pm Each session will begin with a basic warm-up that incorporates stretches and body movement. Progressive Axis Training (PAT) technique will be explained and students will learn how to manipulate the Wheel in all more »
Spring Protege Show 2022 | Dreamers of Dreams – Audition Information
Spring Protege Show 2022 | Dreamers of Dreams Spring protege auditions are coming up on Tuesday, Feb. 15 for a performance on April 23! Have you dreamed of being a part of a circus show where your character is part of the whole story, and not just performing a single act? Join us this protege season in a show loosely more »
A Medical Student’s Reflections on Flying Trapeze – by Megan Schlussler
A Medical Student’s Reflections on Flying Trapeze – Written by Megan Schlussler Picture yourself standing on a narrow platform 20 feet above the ground, a narrow metal bar in your right hand. You plan to jump off the platform, swing along the pendulum of the bar’s cables to perform a trick in the air, then release the bar and fall more »
C-Shaping Workshop
C-Shaping Workshop This workshop will help participants start the C-Shaping Journey or dive deeper into the world of waist rolls. In this workshop we will cover floor drills, hammock drills, hipkey roll up progressions, and various other methods to incorporate C-shaping into dynamic movements on rope, straps and silks. Along with C-shaping being AWESOME and one of the most sought more »
Cyr Wheel Instructor – Meet Kate!
Meet Kate! Our newest Cyr Wheel instructor! We are so lucky to have Kate join us! About Kate Garland (She/They) Kate got her start in the circus in 2014, when she met some acrobats on a beach in Hawaii who welcomed her into their incredible community of circus artists. A competitive swimmer growing up, Kate took to aerial arts quickly. more »