Richmond, CA United States
The SkyHigh Odditorium cultivates the development of individual aerialists through providing a combination of instruction in skills, technique and a multi-tiered approach to performance as instruction. The aerial journey begins with the individual as a cross-genre artist and visionary, coming to this new art form as an intuitive and layered creator. Through Madamn Burnz’ philosophy of aerial accountability, which emphasizes that personal responsibility and dependability is in service of the communal good, and her implementation of a flexible and compassionate framework of consistency, she is able to fuel the inspiration in students to hold space for their pushing of boundaries, expression, and the finding of purpose in their study. As an immersive environment, which includes the studio, an event space and gallery, a store, and a shared living space, SHO has community at the core of its teachings. Aerialists in training at SHO are students of aerial, as well as part of the life of the space, which provides the opportunity to experience, expand or bring in other disciplines and participate in SHO events, production, performance, communal living, instruction, or administration in numerous ways. Discipline and consistency create dedication. Confidence, success and empowerment follow. Body awareness is also an awareness of the mind-body connection and aerial becomes the gateway to building the best version of self. Aerialists who study at SHO come to inhabit their personalities solidly, finding both dependability and comfort in the combined business structure and the home aesthetic of the environment, and are thus able to grow as entrepreneurial artists. Through this cultivation of well rounded artistry, the SkyHigh Odditorium nurtures the growth of individuals, which manifests as more solid community connections, spreading success found in the studio into other areas of life, and a multi-faceted artistry that feeds both the individual and the growing community of which SHO is the center. Websites: www.skyhighodditorium.com and www.TAROTales.com