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April 24 – 26, 2026

Aerial Sling

With Chelsea Barrett

There is nothing simple about a loop of fabric after we get our hands on it in this class full of twisting, turning, flipping and flying on the aerial sling! Combining creative pathways, sneaky transitions and heart-stopping drops, this workshop will boost your aerial practice with all sorts of new skills and sequences.

Our high ceilings will let you explore further, and we’ll have use of our foam pit and deep pit mat so you can be a little more brave.

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Details

When:
Friday | 5:30 – 8:30 pm
Saturday | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm & 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Sunday | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Where:
The Trapezium
10 Town Crier Drive
Brattleboro, Vermont

Cost:
$450

Register By: 
April 1, 2026

Prerequisites:
Students should be able to invert in the air multiple times and know the apparatus well enough to feel comfortable with exploration and improvisation. Students should have the stamina to stay in the air for three minutes at a time. Knowledge of basic drops such as a dive/360 and knee drop is recommended. Not sure what those are? Please email esmith@necenterforcircusarts.org for more details.

Ages:
12 & up or by permission of instructor

About The Coach
Chelsea Barrett began her circus career in 2008, leading from a multidisciplinary background in ballet, modern dance, theater, sewing, and music theory. Aerial fabric is her first love, though she also performs on rope, trapeze, cloud swing, sling, and spanish web. As a singer-songwriter, pianist, and multi-instrumentalist, Chelsea loves to collaborate with musicians to combine music and circus arts.

Wearing many hats, Chelsea spent eight years managing her own business teaching circus arts in Bellingham, WA. Her teaching and performing experience has taken her across the US and the UK. Chelsea has completed intro- through intermediate-level teacher training, injury prevention, and aerial rigging courses with New England Center for Circus Arts, Nimble Arts (VT), Versatile Arts (Seattle) and My Aerial Home (London UK).

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