Emerald City Trapeze Arts

Yesterday morning, Molly, Victoria and I went to check out Emerald City Trapeze Arts, an aerial circus arts school in Seattle that just happens to have a convenient free open-house brunch every Sunday! On our way back to Folklife, we biked over and had the chance to see their beautiful space in a converted ‘industrial barn’ (with a custom-made flying trapeze rig, balcony mezzanine, and lots of static aerial rig points for lyra, silks, rope, and static trapeze). We also got to meet some of their friendly staff, eat pastries, and I paid $15 for two swings to try out their flying rig! Stay posted – the idea of collaborating on a small show when we return to Seattle in a few weeks was bandied around. We’ll let you know if that works out…

But for now we are back at Molly’s house (after the 4-hour return ride and some monster hills), enjoying showers and home-grown kale! Lindsay and Kristian are still making their way to join us on this coast, as is our tandem bicycle. Soon we shall all be reunited and can start the tour in earnest!