Aerial Evolution

What did you think of Tuesday’s finale episode with Bryan Donaldson? I’d love to hear from you!

In case you missed it, Lydia Lara joined me as guest host for this special episode. Not only did we discuss Bryan’s insane aerial adventures but also what led him to start a rigging company, some of his projects and so much more.

If you are new to , all episodes are available on the website www.aerialevolutionpod.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.


Photos of Bryan Donaldson and Juliette Watkins

Did you know Bryan Donaldson was one of the pioneering rope double acts? Tune to hear all about his aerial adventures that led him to start a rigging company and so much more. Lydia Lara joins me as guest host for this exciting last episode before a hiatus.

If you are new to , all episodes are available on the website www.aerialevolutionpod.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Bryan Donaldson makes history yet again as the first man and first rigger to join the Aerial Evolution podcast! Out today! Tune to hear all about his aerial adventures that led him to start a rigging company and so much more. Lydia Lara joins me as guest host for this exciting episode.

If you are new to , all episodes are available on the website www.aerialevolutionpod.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Until next time!

These photos give you a glimpse into the wild aerial career Bryan Donaldson had before starting his rigging company. Tune in next Tuesday to hear more as well as how the rigging industry has changed over the years. Lydia Lara joins me as guest host for this exciting episode.

If you are new to , all episodes are available on the website www.aerialevolutionpod.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Until next time!

Photos of Bryan Donaldson and Juliette Watkins

Did you know Bryan Donaldson had an impressive aerial career before starting his rigging company? Tune in next Tuesday to hear all about it and how the rigging industry has changed over the years. Lydia Lara joins me as guest host for this exciting episode.

If you are new to , all episodes are available on the website www.aerialevolutionpod.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Until next time!

Photos of Bryan Donaldson and Juliette Watkins

I’m so excited for next week’s guest, Bryan Donaldson. Tune in for this Aerial Evolution episode of firsts: first man on the show and first rigger! joins me as guest host for this exciting episode. Tune in to hear all about Bryan’s fascinating aerial career, what led him to start rigging company with Joe Hull, and so much more!

If you are new to , all episodes are available on the website www.aerialevolutionpod.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Huge thank you to Erin Ball for coming on the podcast! I really enjoyed our conversation. Personally I learned a lot about the disability community including ways we can be more thoughtful and hope you do too. Let me know!

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Repost: courtesy of : Activist Art, Technology & Access to Life, Re•Vision: The Centre for Art & Social Justice at the University of Guelph. Crip Shorts. Thank you Alex Bulmer.

Image description: [Erin is balanced by her hips on top of the frame of a medical-looking, silver wheelchair. Her hands are on the arm rests, she is side profile. Her gaze is towards the audience, straight on in the photo. Behind her, from her prosthetic legs, two long pegs extend, one straight out and one up in the air, from her bent knee. She has white skin and a mid-length red side pony tail]

Have you listened to the new interview with Erin Ball? I’d love to know what you thought and if you have any questions about how you can help increase access in your community!

You can listen to this and all episodes of you might have missed on our website www.aerialevolutionpod.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Photo description [A photo of Erin, white, double below knee amputee, not wearing prosthetic legs. She is arched back, upside down hanging over the front side of an old hospital wheelchair. Her hands touch the ground and her legs are crossed. She wears a bright blue sequinned bodysuit. The chair is in the middle of the frame, outside on gravel, with items like sea cans and wood piled up in the background.]

Tuesday Erin Ball joins me on the podcast to discuss her aerial journey, the amazing work she is doing with the disability community, how the larger aerial community can help and lots more! This is not to be missed!

Image description [A mid-performance photo on stage of Vanessa and Erin, both white. Two ropes with a bar between them at the bottom, aka a trapeze, hangs from the ceiling. Vanessa is upside down with her legs wrapped in the ropes she arches by pushing her hands into the ropes. Below her, Erin, whose lower legs end below the knees, sits on the bar and arches back, in the opposite direction of Vanessa’s arch. The lighting is orange. Vanessa’s outfit matches her skin and Erin wears a red bodysuit.]

Photo credit to Agencia Fotográfica.
Artists LEGacy Circus

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I am thrilled to announce next week’s guest, ! We are taking it all the way back to her aerial roots as well as the roots of circus, what has changed along the way, where we are now and how we, the aerial community, can help. This is a conversation not to be missed!

Image Description [A single rope hangs from the ceiling. Erin, white, is wrapped in the rope, mid-air. She wears a green skin tight bodysuit and has mid-length red hair in a side ponytail. Her lower legs end just below the knees. Below her are mannequin legs with plants and vines flowing out of them from the top. With a dark backdrop, she hangs, upside down, just above the mannequin legs, and touches the plants with her hands.]

Credits:
Photo: Bon Evans Photography
Director: Joel Baker
Artist: Erin Ball
From the performance InterTwined: Commissioned by the NAC English Theatre for “The Green Rooms: The Earth is Watching Let’s Act” and was presented as part of the 2020 FOLDA Festival.

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Big thank you to Susan Murphy () for joining me on Aerial Evolution this past week. It was a pleasure getting to know her as well as how she got into aerial. Tune in now to hear all about her career, creative process, and so much more.

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Susan Murphy () joins me on Aerial Evolution to discuss her career, creative process, and so much more. Out now!!!

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On Tuesday Susan Murphy and I discuss the beginnings of aerial dance, how much it’s changed throughout her career, and how she’s adapted with it. Don’t miss it!

Susan Murphy is the owner of

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Next Tuesday Susan Murphy joins me on Aerial Evolution to discuss her lengthy career. In her 70’s, Susan is a testament that there is no such thing as too old to fly. She is an inspiration and it was a pleasure speaking with her. Be sure to tune in next week!

Susan Murphy is the owner of

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Huge thank you to Veronica Blair for taking the time to join me on my last episode of aerial evolution! It was such a pleasure speaking with you and learning about your aerial journey as well as the formation of The Uncle Junior Project. I’m so glad you are taking that work on. Telling the stories of African American circus performers is important for all of us and needs to be celebrated. So for any of you unfamiliar with go check it out and tune into this episode to learn even more! Thanks again !

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@ San Francisco, California

Just released! Veronica Blair joins me on today’s episode of aerial evolution! In 2010 launched the documenting African Americans in circus. We discuss this important project, her impressive career, as well as what it was like training with some of the most renowned aerial masters. Don’t miss it!

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Only a few days left until the release of my conversation with Veronica Blair! I cannot wait to share this Aerial Evolution episode with all of you! In addition to her impressive aerial career, launched the documenting African Americans in circus be sure to check it out!

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The Uncle Junior Project founder, Veronica Blair, joins me Tuesday to discuss how it came to be and what it’s all about as well as her own personal aerial history and so much more. Don’t miss it!



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Veronica Blair joins me next Tuesday to discuss our mutual passion of aerial and circus history. I cannot wait to share this episode with all of you! For those of you who don’t know launched the documenting African Americans in circus be sure to check it out!

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Big thanks to Sarah Poole for being my first guest of the season! I can’t think of a better way to kick things off. I hope you enjoyed this episode of Aerial Evolution, I’d love to know what you think!

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Have you listened to the latest episode of Aerial Evolution? ENC coach and choreographer, Sarah Poole joins me to continue the discussion of North American aerial and circus history and philosophy. I’d love to know what you think!

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I am so excited, Season 2 Episode 1 has launched! ENC coach and choreographer, Sarah Poole joins me to continue the discussion of circus v aerial dance as well as to dive deeper into the North American history and philosophy. We are not easing in this season! So don’t wait to start listening!

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Photograph of by Antoine Grenier

On Tuesday we welcome a new perspective to the podcast, Sarah Poole. Tune in to hear all about her journey from dance into aerial and into coaching as well as more about the history as a whole.

You can listen to all episodes of wherever you listen to podcasts or on the website www.aerialevolutionpod.com.
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Photo of and students by Mark Morreau, courtesy of

Aerial Coach Sarah Poole joins me in launching Season 2 of Aerial Evolution next Tuesday. We delve into history and life lessons, don’t miss it!


All episodes of are available on the website www.aerialevolutionpod.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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I can’t wait for the Season 2 launch one week from today! Sarah Poole joins me in furthering the discussion about what is circus and what is aerial dance. Don’t miss it!


All episodes of are available on the website www.aerialevolutionpod.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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While you’re waiting for it to launch on of Season 2 of check out the intro episode Lydia Lara and I recorded recapping last season and what still needs to be discussed. It’s out now wherever you listen 🎧 to podcasts as well on our website www.aerialevolutionpod.com.
Let me know what you think!

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@ Los Angeles, California

Who’s ready for Season 2 of ? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️
Great news! While you’re waiting for it to launch on 27th you can listen to a bonus episode I created with Lydia Lara, out now wherever you listen 🎧 to podcasts as well on our website www.aerialevolutionpod.com.
Let me know what you think!

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Season 2 is here!!!! Lydia Lara is back for a special introduction episode out today! We discuss last season and many things yet to be discovered. If you are new to the Aerial Evolution now is the perfect chance to tune in and catch up before episode 1 launches on the 27!
Thanks for coming back on and kicking things off with me! I can’t wait until next time! ❤️❤️❤️
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Thanks for listening!

I got to have lunch today with our very first guest, ! ❤️

If you haven’t listened to her episodes yet you can find them and other episodes of you might have missed on our website www.aerialevolutionpod.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Thank you for co-hosting Season One of ! It was joy getting this off the ground with you! Also thank you to all of our outstanding guests! We learned so much from each one of you plus you left us inspired for our own aerial journeys.

Aerial Evolution will be back for Season 2 next month so stay tuned!

In the meantime you can catch up on episodes of you might have missed on our website www.aerialevolutionpod.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Have you listened to Tuesday’s episode of with vertical dance choreographer and researcher ? We’d love to know what you think! We learned so much; about vertical dance and gravity, the history, and loads more! Go check it out if you haven’t already.

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We are obsessed with Tuesday’s episode in which we spoke with vertical dance choreographer and researcher . On it we discussed how she got started, taking it to prisons, and so much more!

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Our season finale just dropped! We spoke with vertical dance choreographer and researcher about how she got started with the art form, what it means to her, the impact it has had, and so much more!

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Tune in on Tuesday for our season finale with vertical dance choreographer and researcher ! We discuss how she got started with the art form, what it takes to be a Vertical Dancer, and so much more!

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@ Venice Canals, Venice, CA

It has been an amazing season on Aerial Evolution full of aerial history and discovery. We could not be more excited to end our first season with vertical dance choreographer and researcher ! So tune in on Tuesday to hear all about the development of Vertical Dance.

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Thank you Deb Pope for coming on our podcast and sharing your incredible career with us!
Next week on our season one finale we welcome Italian vertical dance choreographer and researcher !

In the meantime catch up on episodes of you might have missed on our website www.aerialevolutionpod.com or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Plaster Rain! the unofficial title of Tuesday’s episode with New Zealand aerialist Deb Pope. Tune in to hear why!

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