Sparrow Studios

🕺 New classes added!

For those who have flexible Fridays,
CB3 from 12:30-2:30pm (Emily/Rumi)
Intro to Aerial 3:30-4:00pm (Ariel/Rumi)

There is still space in other classes as well, including several that are especially for beginners! Sign up with a friend, or make some new ones in class 👯

Sign up through the widget on our website, link in bio

📸 Photo of Abby at their Act Creation Class Showcase

Register now! Classes begin the week of August 25 for adults, and September 3 for the kids. See website for details.

👉👉👉 If a class you want is full, please add yourself to the waitlist so we can see if there is enough interest for an additional class!!

Juggle Jam is going outside! At the end of the month, Juggle Jam is moving out of the Clown Annex over to Percival Landing Park, just for August 19 and 26 from 630 to 730 (or later). Look for the jugglers, bring your own juggling items, and anyone can come! No registration required.

📸 Photo by

Sparrow Studios has teamed up with ! Come check out Liter-Aerial, an outdoor circus show in the Olympia Library Parking Lot (313 8th Ave SE) on Friday, August 16 at 11am.

🤹‍♂️ Free for all ages!

This show will feature instructors, students, and friends of as well as members of

Come check it out!

Merch for sale! $20 per shirt. We have adult sizes Small through XX-Large.
(Kids sizes too but we can't sell until after August camps are done.)
Payable with cash, check, or Venmo (sparrowstudios).

The adult shirts run a little big, are very soft, and ready for your own tye dye or fabric marker project.
Let us know if you want one!

Coming up in 2 weeks : a 2-day press handstand workshop with Coach Audrey!

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📅 Tuesday and Thursday, August 6th and 8th, 6-7:30pm

💰 Cost: $75 (for participation in both days)

🤯 Workshop description: "The press; that elusive handstand move of lifting the feet off the ground into a handstand without jumping. This two day workshop will consist of specific active stretching, core compression, shoulder strengthening, and handstand technique to level up your handstand game. Presses can take a long time to develop - if you are working on a press or interested in starting the journey, this workshop will help build your foundation of confidence, strength, and body awareness."

📋 Prerequisites: Ability to hold 20 seconds handstand at wall comfortably, comfort tucking up in free space.

📝 Register here: https://www.sparrowstudiosolympia.com/handstand-press-workshop-86-88-2024

Woof, it's been so hot already this summer! 🔥
Besides a few kids camps, workshops, and private lessons, the studio is pretty quiet in August to avoid the hot hot heat.

If you're looking for some practice time or training space, check out ! If you're interested in private or semi-private lessons in whatever discipline you'd like, some of the instructors are around and happy to work with you.

😲 September/October session will begin August 25, stay tuned to your emails for a schedule preview in the next couple of weeks!


📸 Photo by Robert Gray

We ordered more Sparrow Studios merch!

The kids in our circus camps this summer are going to tye-dye white t-shirts as a camp activity, and we thought, why not offer that to the adults too!?

🗓 We'll be selling adult size white t-shirts (black logo) and supplying tye-dye materials on Saturday, July 20th from 3pm-5pm at the studio. We'll have a variety of sizes that'll be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

💵 Shirts will be $20 as-is or $25 if you want to use our tye-dye materials, payable with cash, check, or Venmo.

We'll put a preview of the shirts on here when they are delivered in a few days.
👉 If you can't make it but want to snag a shirt some other time, send us an email after the 20th and we can make arrangements.

Hope to see you there!

2 spots opened up in DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT for students eligible for CB2 and above! Register on our website 🔗

Apparatus Adventure Lab with Emily filled up so fast that we opened another section of it!
Nows your chance to try:
👉 Aerial Net
👉 Cloud swing
👉 Loops (as shown in that photo of Emily!)

If you're available Tuesdays from 12pm-2pm and you've successfully completed Intro to Aerial, you can join! There are 2 spots left 👈 this class is suitable for students eligible for CB1 through Intermediate.

Sign up on the website or email us if you have questions.
It's a 4 week class that begins the week of July 7.

Sign up with a friend! :)

Summer is a GREAT time to try aerial; we offer a 2x a week introductory class for adults & teens that'll meet Mondays and Wednesdays 5-630pm from July 7 through August 3, taught by .

Interested in another circus discipline?
We have Juggle Jams, conditioning classes, and MORE! Registration is open NOW on our website, link in bio

Summer session registration is open now; head to the website to sign up. Link in bio!
Follow links for Adult Classes or Kids Classes (or both!)

Audrey's August Press Handstand workshop is open for registration too. Find it under the "Camps!" tab.

Questions about the studio or classes? Email [email protected]

We are hosting a free and open to the public feedback workshop training, facilitated by Ariel Schmidtke. Learn to get the feedback you want for your creative projects! This workshop will teach you how to use Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process, “a method for giving and getting feedback on work in progress, designed to leave the maker eager and motivated to get back to work. Through the supportive structure of its four core steps, the Critical Response Process combines the power of questions with the focus of informed dialogue. The process offers makers an active role in the critique of their own work. It gives the maker a way to rehearse the connections they seek when art meets its audience or a product meets its purpose.” Sunday, June 23rd at 4 p.m. at Sparrow Studios

Marlo and Emily are hosting an Act Creation and Creative Writing retreat in Mexico this fall! Check out 's website for more info, or ask them about it when you see them at the studio 😎 🌴

Did you know: our summer session is only 4 weeks long, instead of 8? The studio gets too hot in August, and we all tend to get very busy during the PNW's best weather of the year. This means the entire session is OFF-CURRICULUM! Our instructors will offer a variety of new or unique classes, teaching tricks and apparatuses you don't get in our typical class curriculums.

here's a teaser of some adult (13+) classes you may see offered this summer: doubles, drops, dynamic rope, unusual apparatuses, and more. We are offering 4 weeks of kids classes as well! The session will run July 7 through August 3.

(These offerings are not designed to progress you through the standard, Sparrow curriculum; you’ll need to return to the 8-week versions of CB1 and CB2 in the fall to continue advancing levels.)

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We'll be sending out the summer schedule preview to your emails by the end of this week. Get on our mailing list to get notified -- [email protected]

One more PUNCH AND JUDY show with .petticoat and tonight at 7pm!

Come get q***r and cozy with us at Sparrow Studios! Celebrate pride month with this groundbreaking 1985 piece of q***r cinema. Set in Reno, Nevada in 1959, Desert Hearts tells the story of a university professor awaiting a divorce who finds her true self through a relationship with another, more self-confident woman. Rated R for some s*xual content.

Shoestring Circus is coming to Olympia!

They will be raising their tent in Swantown off Marine Dr and Market St. June 28th - July 7th. Based out of Bellingham, this artist-owned production is bringing new magic into the classic big top. Featuring world-class circus acts and a fantastical tale all ages can enjoy. Come and experience tightrope dancing, high-flying aerialists, incredible jugglers, comedians, sword swallowers, and more! Tickets are on sale now at shoestringcircus.com

They kindly offered our students a discount code and we just sent it to your emails. Didn't get it? Shoot us an email at [email protected] to get on our email list!

Showtimes:
Friday, June 28th - 5pm and 8pm
Saturday, June 29th - 1pm and 9pm
Sunday, June 30th - 3pm and 6pm

Thursday, July 4th - 4pm and 7pm
Friday, July 5th - 5pm and 8pm
Saturday, July 6th - 1pm, 5pm and 8pm
Sunday, July 7th - 1pm (Season Finale!)

Tickets:
$16 - Kid (ages 3-12)
$32 - Adult (ages 13 and up)
$48 - Front Row all ages

Website: shoestringcircus.com
Facebook: facebook.com/shoestringcircus/
Instagram: instagram.com/shoestringcircus/

All human circus
Sponsored by the Port of Olympia

See you there!

There is still space in Dr Andrea Gallo's AERIAL BLISS self-care workshop next weekend! For new or continuing aerialists, this is a great way to learn how to keep your shoulders safe and healthy while challenging them with circus arts.

Sign up with the QR code here or through the RSVP link on our website under the Events tab. Link in bio! 💪

It's time for a Spring clothing swap! Go through those closets and drawers, get rid of what doesn't suit you, and give it new life on another body. Clothing, shoes, and other small items are welcome.

All students and community members are welcome!
(If you bring a lot of items, please stay until the end to take some leftovers to your charity of choice.)

Nothing to bring? No problem?
Never been to the studio before? No worries!

Come on down

‼️Show alert! Coming up in June, Professor Petticoat's Punch and Judy Show! A Puppet Show for All-Ages

With special guest storyteller Elizabeth Lord

When:
Saturday June 1, 2024

Time:
Two shows! 4pm and 7pm

Cost:
Adults $15
Youth $ 7
Children Under 5 free

Tickets:
Available at the door day of event or in advance at https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6295423

Details:

Step right up to Professor Petticoat's Punch and Judy Show! Experience firsthand the joy and mischief of England's beloved puppetry legacy, right here in the U.S.

With roots stretching back to the Italian Commedia dell'Arte, Punch and Judy found its way to London in 1662, where it evolved into the uniquely English puppet show that remains popular today. The now iconic Mr. Punch is celebrated as England's national puppet, and his adventures, ranging from the everyday to the supernatural, continue to delight audiences of all ages.

Professor Petticoat trained in England under a master performer and brings over a decade of experience performing with Mr. Punch in the U.S. She is delighted to bring her show to Sparrow Studios! Join us for a performance where the timeless charm of Mr. Punch's world is alive and well, offering laughter, slapstick humor, and a touch of anarchy.

Come see for yourself why Mr. Punch has been loved for so many years.

Plus special guest local storyteller Elizabeth Lord! Elizabeth has been delighting audiences in Olympia for years with her one-woman storytelling shows, and she produces/hosts the monthly storytelling slam StoryOly. Opening for Professor Petticoat, she returns to her first storytelling love, traditional folktales. She will delight the audience telling old tales from the British Isles and more.

Appropriate for All-Ages.
See you there!

Questions?
Contact Elizabeth Lord 360-250-2721

It's time to sign up for our next session of classes! Register now on our website, link in bio.

Questions? Send us an email (we're faster to respond there than in the DMs) [email protected]

Thank you for your continued support of the studio!

Check out these Intro to Aerial students kickin it in the silks. This could be you!

Registration for May/June classes will open soon, get on our mailing list and we'll let you know when it's time. Fill out the form on our website to join , link in bio!

Coming soon to Sparrow Studios! Everything loved by the ol’ red white and blue is served up in The Miss American Dream Show
with a heaping helping of satire and physical comedy. Join Sierra Camille as faux fox news
cheerleader Blanca Fiberton as she delivers thought provoking snacks about immigration,
romance, gun control, babies, dating, s*x, and popcorn! Prepare to be saved by the Church Of
All Screens and laugh your way through unsettling truths as Sierra Camille takes you away on a
comedic political thrill ride.

Written & Performed by Sierra Camille
Directed by Dan Griffiths

Best of Fringe San Francisco in 2023

“You will absolutely be entertained, heartbroken, and inspired.” — Audience Member 1

“Wickedly funny” — Audience Member 2

“The energy and commitment of the artist alone makes this show well worth seeing. Many hilarious moments.” — Audience Member 3

👉 Sparrow Studios is hosting a workshop!
Aerial Bliss: A Self-Care Workshop to Prevent Injury by Balancing and Strengthening Your Shoulders

Saturday, March 2nd, 12-1.

Physical Therapist and fellow aerial student Dr. Andrea Gallo will present.

Things you'll learn:
⭐️ The basics of shoulder mechanics
⭐️ What ideal shoulder alignment is while hanging
⭐️ Common faults due to muscular imbalance
⭐️ Several exercises to help with either mobility or stabilization to keep your shoulders healthy and pain-free.
😀Yes, we will be moving, so dress comfortably.

Ready for happier shoulders? RSVP at the QR code in the photo. Space is limited to 14 attendees.

Suggested donation of $15 at the door. Payable by cash or credit card.

Dr. Andrea is a Physical Therapist specializing in helping active adults get past lingering injuries so they can get back to what they love without limitations. Because aerial classes are fun and having a healthy body is important, she completed The Circus Doc, Dr. Emily Scherb's Circus Medicine course. Andrea has a background in dance, gymnastics, rock climbing, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.