Rope 'N' Rolls | Aerial Intensive
Circus Factory Cork is delighted to host an aerial intensive focusing on Rope, Silks, and Straps with Gianluca Gerlando Gentiluomo. The intensive will take place over two days, with day one focusing on silks and rope, and day two holding a straps workshop.
Workshop Details
Silks and Rope Workshop
Day 1 / March 28th
Open to all levels (during the course, if there are very different levels, Gianluca will divide the work, generally into two levels). The two apparatuses are as different as they are similar and allow for complementary work for those who practise either rope and/or silks. He likes to see the study of the “technique” of a discipline as “grammar” or a basis for composing more articulate “phrases”, enriching it with “artistic research”. Technique is therefore not something to be underestimated in the search for one's own style, but a solid starting point to be consolidated in the body. Part of the work will therefore be dedicated to the detailed analysis of movements and “motor patterns” that are fundamental to the study of any figure or transition on the rope.
In particular, the work will focus on:
Specific physical preparation for the type of work to be done
Study of certain sequences using positions of strength, dynamic movements and control
“Aerial proprioception”: study of rolling up and down, C-shape and back balance, and different applications in dynamics or with control
Dynamic movements: study of certain principles of dynamics in aerial acrobatics and application to certain sequences
Straps Workshop
Day 2 / March 29th
Gianluca's straps workshop is back! (He last did it 2 years ago in CF). It's open to those with at least an intermediate level in aerial acrobatics, as well as those who already practise this discipline. Straps are an excellent tool for physical preparation for all aerial disciplines, but they also offer a wide range of tricks and sequences that can be supplemented by further personal research.
In particular, the work will focus on:
We will start with basic static positions: Pike, nutcracker, straddle, meat hook, scorpion/back flag and their preparations and possible variations, links and sequences;
Study of the "grip around the arms" for push work, back balance, roll up, etc.
Spin work and study of flair
Who is this workshop for?
Aerialists who have been training aerial silks, rope or straps. You don't need to be an expert, but see the requirements below for each workshop.
Are there any prerequisites to attend?
Fabric (silks) and rope workshops: Open to mixed levels. At least one year of experience with the rope or silks is required, along with good stamina and the ability to do a straddle even with bent arms.
Strap workshops: Open to those with at least an intermediate level in aerial acrobatics, as well as those who already practise this discipline.
Why You Should Attend this Aerial Intensive
"Analytical study of aerial movements: I try to provide tools that allow you to go beyond the trick!
We have a lot of fun during the classes!
I like to create a channel between myself and the student that provides continuous stimulation. I am open to suggestions from the group on the topic being addressed in order to further the study;
I am not interested in the level, but in the desire to work;
We don't only work towards goals that are easily achievable during the workshop, but there are tools that will still be necessary even after a long, long time."
What Should You Bring?
Everything they consider necessary to protect their bodies.
With the straps, I recommend wrist guards that are not too "thick" (so not sponge), and I recommend cutting off the toe of a sock and slipping your hand inside it, which provides excellent protection for straps that are not too thick.
Circus Factory has a microwave, kettle and small kitchen. The Marina Market Food Hall is also just across the road. The Black market is behind us.
Location: Circus Factory
Day: March 28th - 29th
March 28th | Silks and Rope
March 29th | Straps
Time: 1.30PM - 4.30PM each day
Suitable for ages: 18+
Price: € 110* for full course / €60 for one day
*Discounts apply for full course booking only
*10% Students and Unwaged Discount Code at checkout: CFCONC10%
10% Discount for Practitioner Members
20% Discount for Professional Members
About Gianluca Gerlando Gertiluomo
Graduated from the Cirko Vertigo School in Turin in 2011, from the Arc en Cirque school in Chambery in 2013, he took a one-year specialization course again at the Vertigo school in 2014. Currently enrolled in the university degree course of the school Vertigo/ DAMS for "Contemporary circus artist; disciplines of visual arts, music and entertainment".
It is also formed through cycles of stage and creation for performances with Marigia Maggipinto, Giorgio Rossi, Caterina M. Sismondi, Lupa Maimone, Natalia Vallebona for theater-dance; Philip Radice, Ginevra Scaglia, Luisella Tamietto, Gonzalo Alarcon for theatre-physics and clown.
He has been teaching for almost 15 years in different professional and amateur schools at international level as well as invited to different festivals and air meetings: school of Cirko Vertigo, Materiaviva Academy, Die Etage (Germany), organizer of Bizzarro Space in the Air, Bliss circus (India), INAC circus school (Portugal); Aerial Arts Austria, Confluence meeting (France), Trobada de cuerda, La Central del Circ (Spain). He has been a judge at many acrobatics and aerial dance competitions, mainly in Italy, at national and international level.
Holder of the BIAC (Brevet d'Initiateur aux Arts du Cirque) obtained at the French Federation of Circus Schools (FFEC), qualified to teach circus arts at amateur and professional level.#
He has worked as a performer with several Italian and foreign companies: Circo acquatico Bellucci, Festival Br'Ain de Cirque (France), Blucinque e Vertigosuite (Circo Vertigo Italia), Cia. Nientedimeno (Italy), Nalda Factory (South Korea), Balich Worldwide Show "Leila the Land of imagination" (Saudi Arabia) to name a few; he also performs with his only show "Sale-spectacle de cirque, musique et cordes d'amour", contemporary circus show with disciplines such as smooth rope, soft rope, juggling and physical theatre.
Since 1999 circus, street and theatre performer.