Specialty Workshops
✨ Workshops with Enya White @Blacktrapeze ✨
Ready to refine your technique, improve your movement quality, and unlock new creative pathways? Join us in September for an incredible series of specialty aerial workshops led by Enya White @Blacktrapeze designed to help you understand the why behind your movement, not just the tricks.
🎪 Workshop Lineup:
🌀 Inside the Skill: Deep Dive into the C-Shape Roll
Learn the biomechanics, timing, breath, drills, and apparatus specific techniques to build a lighter, smoother, more reliable C-shape roll on trapeze, lyra, and sling.
💫 Spin Club: Mastering the Art of Spinning
Develop better spin control, alignment, efficiency, and confidence with on and off apparatus exercises that will transform the way you spin.
🔄 Cross My Back: All the Ways In & Out of Cross Back
Discover 10+ creative entries, exits, and transitions to turn cross back into a versatile building block for dynamic sequences and choreography on dance trapeze.
🎭 Catch Me If You Can: All the Ways In & Out of Catcher
Explore creative pathways into and out of catcher, with drills, transitions, and movement concepts to build stronger technique and seamless flow on dance trapeze.
✨ Why train with Enya?
A graduate of the National Circus School of Montreal, Guinness World Record holder, and performer in Cirque du Soleil's Luzia, Enya has performed over 2,700 shows and spent more than a decade teaching aerialists around the world. Her workshops combine technical precision, creative exploration, and a deep understanding of movement to help you become a more expressive, efficient, and confident aerialist.
Whether you're looking to polish foundational skills, improve your spinning, or expand your movement vocabulary, these workshops are packed with practical drills and concepts you'll continue using long after the weekend ends.
Registration link in bio - don't miss this opportunity to train with one of the aerial industry's most sought-after coaches. Private lessons are also available.
Clown / Acting Workshop with Luzia Artist Andrii Lytvak
Discover your inner clown in this fun, engaging, and interactive workshop led by Andrii Lytvak, a Cirque du Soleil performer, clown, comic character, and acrobat with over 15 years of professional performance experience. Currently performing in Luzia, Andrii is bringing his unique approach to physical comedy, stage presence, and authentic connection to Ottawa.
Open to teens and adults of all experience levels from complete beginners to seasoned performers. This 2 hour workshop focuses on building confidence, creativity, and spontaneity through play and improvisation.
Participants will explore:
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Fun partner and ensemble warm-up games
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Building trust and connection
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Breaking the "fourth wall" and engaging an audience
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Presence, focus, and believability on stage
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Improvisation techniques
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Q&A with a Cirque du Soleil artist
When: Tuesday, September 15, 7:30-9:30pm
Where: LBO2201, 10 Daly Avenue, Ottawa ON
Whether you're interested in circus, theatre, public speaking, or simply stepping outside your comfort zone, this workshop offers a welcoming space to explore performance and creativity. Ages 14+.
Group Worshops
Group Workshops with Aerial Antics
Book us for group workshops for fun with friends or as a team building activity.
Come learn the basics, explore a new apparatus or take your skills to the next level with like minded people. Workshops can focus on one apparatus or explore several. Minimum of 5 people required to book a workshop. Workshop content, length and timing can be tailored, contact us to book your workshop today.
Dress code: For all apparatuses we recommend a close fitting t-shirt or tank and athletic pants that cover the knees, no zippers or buttons.
