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SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
COUNTRIES
Social Systems Development
INDUSTRY INNOVATION Platform-Based Business & New Model Entrepreneurship Empowerment, Accountabililty and
INFINITE POSSIBILITY Through
CIRCUS ARTS
ENTERTAINMENT EDUCATION FASHION PRODUCTION BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
Table of Contents
I. KATANA FLIGHT FOUNDATION - International NGO Teaching Children How to Fly Around The World p. 6 - photo credit - Azim Moolan, RiKiKai / Gratitude City of Light p 5. KATANA FLIGHT FOUNDATION - KpHD Program / 7 Disciplines Academics, Business, Movement, Medicine, Spirit, Sustainability, Design p. 6 - photo credit - Erica Camille, Shanghai Mermaid p. 7 URBAN CIRCUS NYC - Production, Performance, & Education p. 8-9 GLOBAL SUMMARY - Urban / Katana International Locations p. 10 FOUNDING DIRECTOR - Seanna Chikara (Biography & Background) p. 11 FOUR COMPANIES - Urban Circus, Katana, Aeona, & LoudSOL p. 12-13 INTERNATIONAL FACT FILES - Research & Development Info Lebanon, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Croatia / Serbia / Bosnia (former Yugoslavia) p. 14-15 KATANA FILES - Mission Statement & Vision p. 16-17 KATANA FILES - Seven Schools, Seven Countries, One Vision p. 18 - AEONA / KATANA ANTI-FACTORY MODEL FOR MANUFACTURE p. 19 - SILKSANDSAND / LEBANON RISING - photo credit Walid Rashid p. 20-21 KATANA FILES - Ongoing Projects & Global Development p. 22-23 LEBANON RISING - Educational Programming - Beirut 2016 p. 24-25 SILKSANDSAND - photo credit Walid Rashid p. 26-27 SILKSANDSAND - with Marcus Anthony, Kaitlin Chin, and Raya Njjeim - Choreographic Collective p. 28-29 CENTERFOLD - photo credit Eric Mindling, ESEPhoto
II. AEONA Fashion - Urban Katana Global Design Collective Stage to Street...Urban. Ninja. Chic. p. 30 - photo credits - Eva Meuller, AeonA Featuring Arishka (serpent) p 31 - AEONA MISSION STATEMENT - New Model for Manufacture p. 32-33 - AEONA SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL - stage-to-street collection p. 34-35 - AEONA RUNWAY SHOW - “EMERGE” NYC Fashion Week Fall 2014 p. 36-37 - AEONA LOOKBOOK - Elegant, edgy, Factory-free clothing catalog
III. URBAN CIRCUS NYC - Cutting-edge creative Company specializing in Aerial Arts Performance, Production, and Education Anyone Can Fly. We. Fly. Higher. p. 38-39 URBAN CIRCUS NYC / AEON AERIAL ARTS - Performance Company p. 40-41 UCNYC CORE COMPANY p. 42-43 UCNYC - AERIAL APPARATI - Trapeze, Silks, Circeaux, & Innovations p. 44-45 AEON AERIAL ARTS ACADEMY - Program Brochure & Class Schedule p. 45-46 AEON AERIAL ARTS ACADEMY p. 45-46 AEON AERIAL ARTS ACADEMY - Professional Training Program (PTP) p. 47 “3SEEDS / 7SIDES” - Hybrid Movement Lab, photo credit Chelsea Mahr p. 49-50 INTENSIVE INQUIRIES & YEARBOOK MONTAGE - A Day in the Life p. 50-51 “GARDEN OF PARADISE” - Aeon Aerial Arts (PTP) / Katana Afterschool photo credit Zina Zinchick
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IV. REPERTOIRE - Full Length Immersive Productions p. 52-53 - 2014 THEATRICAL SEASON - UCNYC, LoudSOL, & Katana p. 54-55 - 2014 DIRECTORS - A. Davis, E. Mosieri, S. Sharpe, A. Nadolishny p. 56-57 - 2014 SEASON SCHEDULE & CORE COMPANY - Dancers / Directors p. 58 - “THE OTHER SIDE” - Mad Sharp / Gowanus Ballroom (Fall 2011) p. 59-60 - TWISTED LAMB - photo credit Julia Comita, Malakai Hom p. 61 - PAST PRODUCTIONS - Theatrical Shows & Immersive Experiences p. 62-63 - “7SIDES” - Urban Circus NYC / Hybrid Movement (Winter 2015) p. 64-65 - “SUMMER BLUE” - LoudSOL / Fringe Fest (Summer 2015) p. 68-69 - “GARDEN OF PARADISE” - UCNYC / Katana (Spring 2015) p. 70-71 - “NARCISSA STARVING” - Rikikai / Mad Sharp Productions (Spring 2011) p. 72-73 - “WINTER BLUE / SUMMER BLUE” - UCNYC / LoudSol (Winter & Summer 2014) p. 74-75 - “A PASSION IN THE DESERT” - UCNYC / Katana (Spring 2015) p. 76-77 - “AGOHRIA” - Mad Sharp Productions (Summer 2012 p. 78-79 - TIMELINE - Past & Future - Shows, Productions, Stunts, & Milestones p. 59-60 - photo credit Eric Mindling (ESEPHOTO) / Julia Comita (TWISTED LAMB) Front Cover - photo credit Eric Mindling (ESEPHOTO), design by Seanna Chikara Back Cover - photo credit Melissa de Block (ESEPHOTO), shoot with LoudSOL NYC Special thanks to our mothers, our fathers, our teachers, our ancestors, and all of those who have paved the path for us to open the door to the children...to build a better future. Together.
MISSION 2021 – GLOBAL ACADEMIC PROGRAM Katana Flight Foundation international education and empowerment through seven schools,as well as
LEBANONBANGLADESHZIMBABWEPAPUANEWGUINEANYC The School of MOVEMENT - Aerial, acrobatics, Yoga, Dance, & Circus Arts The School of ACADEMICS - Math, Science, Language, & Literature The School of MEDICINE - Herbology, Homeopathy, & Healing The School of The SPIRIT - Theology, Martial Arts, & Magic The School of BUSINESS - Industry, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship, The School of SUSTAINABILITY - Agriculture, Ecology, & Environment The School of DESIGN - Graphics, Fashion, & Fine Art (+ GLOBAL GALLERY)
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GLOBAL
KATANA FILES : GLOBAL FACT CARDS
please note: as is any written word, these cards may contain inaccurate or outdated information - please contact katanarising@gmail.com for corrections and current projecta!
TEACHING CHILDREN HOW TO FLY
The idea behind is not about making students into aerial acrobats or even performers, unless their destiny so leads - rather, the goal is to give children the power of the knowledge that they can do anything - and that, therefore, it matters very much what they choose - so that they can be better at whatever it is they choose to do, armed with awareness and empowered to create a better world for themselves - and for the future..
www.KatanaFlightFoundation.org Katana FILM : https://vimeo.com/108633875
KATANA FLIGHT FOUNDATION PR
Katana Flight Foundation teaches empowerment and a Dance, Theatre, and Movement, working with underprivilege potential. Programs include Free and Sliding-Scale Commu Theatrical Shows exploring current socio-political issues,
SEVENCOUNTRIES L E B A N O N BANGLADESH C A M B O D I A FRENCH GUYANA Z I M B A B W E PAPUANEWGUINEA SERBIA / YUGOSLAVIA
ROGRAM OFFERINGS
accountability through Aerial, ed children to unlock their hidden unity Classes, Workshops, Public and Continuing Education for All Ages.
KATANAINTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION / KPHD & AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMMING classes, from afterschool programs for children to an International KPhD program for adults.
PERFORMANCES PUBLIC PRODUCTIONS & STUDENT SHOWCASES opportunities for emerging artists, performers, public access to cutting edge entertainment.
OUTREACH LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER WORK
Katana has established foundations in four countries - Lebanon, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and NYC, as well as developing contacts in the EU with a plan to expand to seven countries by 2021.
NGOPROJECTS KATANA IS COMMITTED TO Serving the next generation through International Collaborations with existing organizations serving kids who have been the victims of violence, poverty, or war
ALL PROFITS
GO BACK to support ongoing educational programs and free public performances
KATANARISING Flight School Kids Afterschool Aerial Program in NYC, had the pleasure of performing before her majesties Queen Rania of Jordan and founder Queen Silvia of Sweden at the 25th WORLD CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION GALA, supporting international organizations serving children
A SUSTAINABLE, ETHICAL, and ANTI-FACTORY MODEL for MANUFACTURING is a cornerstone of AEONA as a global brand - and
Flight Foundation. As a Platform-based business, we intend to revoliutionize the industry through our legacy of “Urban Ninja Chic” - a powerful balance of presence, style, and daily discipline as well as annual productions, live events and design showcases
full scale educational
GROUND - CIRCUS Production House Theatre / Venue Training Space Studio
*notes : yoga mats and spa will be openly accesible during working hours,and individual designers empowered by the brand by entrepreneurial education
MIDDLE - ANTI-FACTORY MODEL Industrial Sewing Stations Alter / Spa
Roundtable / Forum / Workspace
ATRIUM - CONTINUING EDUCATION
Lebanon Rising is our 2016 education initiative based in Beirut with a full schedule of professional, recreational, and kids aerial classes while developing the professional training program and performance company.
KATANA Lebanon also works as a bridge between Brooklyn and Beirut, Developing connections in Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and the Miiddle East seeking sustainable solutions to social and political issues hrough innovation, entertainment and education.
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SILKSANDSAND is a COLLECTIVE MOVEMENT FORUM -
AEONA is a REVOLUTIONARY FASHION COLLECTION,
cutting edge clothing designed to move
AEONA is a modern nod to the powerful aesthetic of Aeon Flux, a merger of geometric lines and organic materials embodying the URBAN NINJA CHIC code of honor, balancing beauty with ethical manufacturing, sustainable materials, and international innovation in the realms of FASHION, BEAUTY, & DESIGN founded on EMPOWERMENT over OPPRESSION.
RUNWAY SHOW - New York Fashion Week Fall 2014
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MISSION 2021 – GLOBAL ACADEMIC PROGRAM Katana Flight Foundation international education and empowerment through seven schools,as well as
LEBANONBANGLADESHZIMBABWEPAPUANEWGUINEANYC The School of MOVEMENT - Aerial, crobatics, Yoga, Dance, & Circus Arts The School of ACADEMICS - Math, Scientce, Language, & Literature The School of MEDICINE - Herbology, Homeopathy, & Healing The School of The SPIRIT - Theology, Martial Arts, & Magic The School of BUSINESS - Industry, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship, The School of SUSTAINABILITY - Agriculture, Ecology, & Environment The School of DESIGN - Graphics, Fashion, & Fine Art (+ GLOBAL GALLERY) )
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URBAN CIRCUS NYC is a Cutting-Edge Creative Company Specializing in
Aerial Arts Entertainment, Education, and Entrepreneurship
Immersive Experience Productions, Public Shows, and Community Classes as well as Custom Acts & Packages for Clients.
AEON AERIAL ARTS, a subsidiary of Urban Circus NYC (LLC), is an elite performance group dedicated to elaborate Aerial Dance Sculpture, Innovative Apparati, Creative Choreography, and World Class Performance,
CORE TEAM - TALENT
BPLAN 5.0 - TALENT / CAST SUMMARY
AEON AERIAL ARTS / URBAN CIRCUS NYC CORE CAST / PERFORMANCE COMPANY
Akil
Megan
Marcus
Davis
Hornaday
Anthony
Akil Davis grew up with Hip-Hop dance in his everyday culture in Memphis TN. He received his Bachelors in Theatre from NYU TISCH School of the Arts, and has worked on many stages. He has specializes in Balinese dance, Classical dance, Modern dance, Butoh, African, Ballet, Jazz, Kabuki, and Noh.
Megan Hornaday brought her background in classical ballet to the air, training with Rachel Bowman (Cirque du Soleil) and others before creating acts for Beyonce, W&B, and many more. She specializes in silk, cloud swing, lyra, and dance, as well as performing and directing with her company, Animal Mechanical.
Marcus Anthony has drawn on his background as a physical trainer, martial artist, and aerialist to createan amazing impact both in the air and on the ground, droptumbling through acts that bring together peace and power. He will be full-length in Spring
show 2015.
Sara
Zepezauer Sara
Zepezauer
an injury took her away from ballet, and began her NY career as an aerialist. After making her debut under the soaring ceilings of a Cathedral, she has since performed for parties, theatres, places, and directout show, “The Secret Below,�.
Seanna Sharpe
Seanna Sharpe fell in love with ly age, and pursued her passion into the air, traveling to 27 countries and continuing her education in performance, production, and politics. She now runs three companies and a circus school in NYC, and has created over 350 works for stage and screen.
TATYANA KOT - DANCER SKILLS : DANCE (Ballet, Contemporary, profesEXPERIENCE : FILM - “Sex, Blood, and STAGE- featured perfromer TV - Windmill Town
MANELICH MINNIEFEE - DANCER / ACROBAT SKILLS : DANCE (Ballet, Modern, Jazz, West African, Hip-Hop), ACROBATICS (basing, partnering, EXPERIENCE :
tain (2003 - 2012); Heavy US and International touring;
SOPHIA LAVONNE - DANCER SKILLS : EXPERIENCE: Sophia has a degree in Visual Representationso of Music, from Dance to Film, and has choreographed and performed for Nike Industrials, Microsoft, Marc Jacobs, TruTV, BET, Seventeen Magazine, and GE Medical., a well as iLuminate: Festival Presidente; MTVU: Chino Maurice, Thriller, Lincoln Center, and many more
MELISSA LAVOIE - DANCER SKILLS EXPERIENCE
CUNY Hunter Degree in Performance Dance
INTERNATIONAL CASTING FILES
AKIL DAVIS - DANCER / ACROPARTNERING / MUSIC SKILLS : Hip Hop, Partnering, Acrobatics, Basing, EXPERIENCE : LoudSOL Founder / Artistic Director; PER-
ELANA META JAROFF - DANCER SKILS:
EXPERIENCE:
in a Bottle, and Symbiosis. Lincoln Center, Red
EMILY POPE-BLACKMAN - DANCER SKILS: Modern Dance, Partnering, Acrobatics, Lyrical, Contemporary, Jazz Dance, THeatre, EXPERIENCE: Company, Secret Stories Soirees, Guess My -
SHOKO TAMAI - DANCER SKILS: EXPERIENCE: don, UK); American Academy of Ballet (NY, USA); -
SEANNA SHARPE - DANCER / AERIALIST SKILLS EX-
PERIENCE
MEDIA Good Morning America, BBC, NBC, ABC,
ALEXANDRA PETER - DANCER / AERIALIST SKILLS EXPERIENCE
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MEGAN HORNADAY - DANCER / AERIALIST SKILLS : DANCE (ballet, modern, pointe, contorEXPERIENCE : Lady Gaga, Paul McCartney, House, CONTAMINATE NYC, Jimmy Kimmel, and
SARA SADIE NEWETT - DANCER / AERIALIST SKILLS : DANCE (modern, contemporary, ballet) EXPERIENCE
Live in Color Tour; NIL Entertainment; Lady Gaga
INTERNATIONAL CASTING FILES
DAVID SUAREZ - DANCER / BBOY / PARTNERING SKILLS : Hip Hop, Partnering, Ballet, Street Jazz, EXPERIENCE :
KENNETH STEPHEN O’NEIL - DANCER / ACROBAT SKILLS : Aerial, Acrobatics, Ballroom, Tumbling, PartneringEXPERIENCE : Good Morning America, Prince
sion Celebration, ABC Columbia, Stoptime Dance Company Captain, SCHON & Pulse Magazine
ERICA MACENTI - DANCER SKILLS : Aerial, Acrobatics, Ballroom, Tumbling, PartneringEXPERIENCE : Good Morning America, Prince
sion Celebration, ABC Columbia, Stoptime Dance Company Captain, SCHON & Pulse Magazine
TAYLOR KRASNE - DANCER, AERIAL, ACROBAT SKILLS : DANCE – Acrobatics & Gymnastics CIRCUS Teeterboard, Russian Swing, Aerial Hoop/ swing, Straps, Clowning. STUNTS EXPERIENCE: PHISH NYE Concert Aerial Stunt Performer (Madi-
AUTUMN BURNETTE - DANCER / AERIALIST SKILLS SKILLS (tumbling, partnering, aerial, contortion) EXPERIENCE : Poet Productions, Elevate Dance Company, Royal Carribean, C5 Create No Limits, Gala, Artists in Motion Competition Team
IRON BRYAN LONGCHAMP - DANCER / ACROBAT SKILLS : DANCE Hip Hop, Partnering, AcrobatEXPERIENCE : Iluminate (America’s Got Talent Winners) TOUR ( -
NIKKI NASTO - DANCER SKILLS : DANCE (ballet, modern, contemporary) EXPERIENCE -
Barneys (commercial), STEPS on Broadway,
CECILE KLAUS - DANCER SKILLS EXPERIENCE : Principle Modern Dancer Alvin Ailey and Jennifer Muller;
Dance), Silva Dance Company (Contemporary/
INTERNATIONAL CASTING FILES
SAM AQUATIC - DANCER / ACROBAT / AERIALIST CONTORTIONIST, AERIALIST, STUNTS, VARIETY
SKILLS: Contortion/Handbalancing / Snake-tor-
EXPERIENCE:
NICOLE WANG - DANCER SKILLS: DANCE / DIRECTION - Modern, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, & Lyrical; CHOREOGRAPHYEXPERIENCE : Taipei National University; Godot
TAYLOR GREENE - DANCER SKILLS: DANCE – Jazz, Tap, Modern, Ballet, Acrobatics instructor and Performer, trained in tap, EXPERIENCE
KAITLYN CHIN - DANCER / AERIAL / ACROBAT SKILLS : DANCE (balelt, pointe, modern, contemEXPERIENCE : West Side Performing Arts Academy, Monona Academy of Dance, Madison Ballet,
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COREY STEIN - DANCER, AERIALIST, HORSES SKILLS: contemporary dance, Brazilian samba, an; EXPERIENCE : Corey Souza is owner/opera-
Dance, Aerial Arts & Dance Performance Company
NATASHA MARKWICK - DANCER SKILLS: DANCE -Hip Hop, House, Lofting, EXPERIENCE ocmmercial, HIP HOP PARIS (Casino de Paris), Carnival NYC, RAW, Red Bull Music Academy -
DANA ABRASSART - DANCER / AERIALIST SKILLS: DANCE EXPERIENCE : Urban Circus featured performer - Narcissa Starving (2011), MiN (2012), Secret & Specialty Acts) BangON NYC; REsolute; BLK-
RACHEL HSIUNG - DANCER / AERIAL / ACROBAT SKILLS: DANCE ( balancing, tumbling, partner acro, etc) AERIAL EXPERIENCE : former - Narcissa Starving (2011); DANGER Events
ADDITIONAL ACTS DANCE - BALLET, MODERN, HIPHOP, BREAK, URBAN, ACROBATICS - GYMNASTICS, HAND BALANCING STUNTS - WALL WALKING, CAR STUNTS, SPECIALTY -
STATUES, OBJECT MANIPULATION, PHYSICAL THEATRE, JUGGLING, MAGIC
CONTACT FOR BOOKINGS GLOBAL DIRECTOR - SEANNA SHARPE / SEANNA CHIKARA GENERAL MANAGER - RAYA NJEIM (Lebanon / NY) EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR - MARCUS ANTHONY, NYC PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR (NYC) -
KAITLIN CHIN (Leb/NY)
www.urbancircusnyc.org www.urbanaerialnyc.com
A DAY IN THE LIFE of an aerialist... SLEEP / TRAIN / EAT / REPEAT email urbancircusnyc@gmail.com with subject “INTENSIVE INQUIRY”
AEON AERIAL ARTS ACADEMY AEON AERIAL ARTS ACADEMY / URBAN CIRCUS NYC / KATANA (501©3) INTENSIVE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM SAMPLE SCHEDULE
ACADEMIC SYLLABUS FOUNDATIONS
SPECIALIZATION / CHOOSE DISCIPLINE : -
ACT CREATION & DEVELOPMENT TESTING, TESTING, TESTING!!
CREATING A PRODUCTION STUDENT SHOWCASE
TAKE A VACATION
WINTER 2016-
SUMMER 2016- SUSTAINABILITY & ECOLOGY - HOMEOPATHY & HEALING - SPIRITUAL STUDIES
MOVEMENT & PHYSICS DESIGN BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP -
AEON AERIAL ARTS ACADEMY, / (501(c)3),)is an elite Intensive Professional training program for Aerial Arts,
THE ONLY CIRCUS SCHOOL IN THE USA CERTIFIED BY THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT in Aerial PERFORMANCE, PRODUCTION, and EDUCATION
Academic Training
Academy
Aeon Aerial Arts
intensive
Seanna Sharpe took to the air at the age of 16, and has since founded multiple companies, creating nearly 500 works for stage and screen.Writing and directing full-length original theatrical productions for sold-out audiences in New York City as well as developing acts bringing together Aerial Arts, Theatre, Dance, Live Music, and Immersive Experience. In 2013, Seanna founded Katana Flight School, a
and education as well as shows for the public; in 2015, she launched AEONA, a cutting-edge clothing collective tional anti-factory manufacture model. Clients have included Beyonce, The Roots, the Guggenheim, Cirque du Soleil (OneDrop), LQNY, REsolute, BLKMarket, and hundreds more. Seanna has also been featured by innumerable media outlets including NPR, NBC, ABC, HBC, Good Morning America, and countless others international press such as BBC documenered by magazines from Entrepreneur to Oprah.
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Urban Circus NYC Anyone Can Fly...FLY HIGHER. cializing in Aerial Arts Education, Production, and Performance, creating full-length shows as well as custom acts for
www.urbancircusnyc.org
AEONA Fashion Collection Urban. Ninja. Chic. ing together sleek and minimal design that balances power ufactured through ethical, sustainable, fair-trade methods, AEONA’s revolutionary Anti-Factory platform brings together women around the world in a with a model for entrepreneurial empowerment alongside innovation and ever-evolving design.
KATANA Flight Foundation Foundatio Teaching Children How to Fly.
performances to underprivileged children around the world,
LoudSOL There Must Be More Light. LoudSOL is an explosive taskforce of dancers, artists, actors, musicians, aerialists, and acrobats coming together to create full-length theatrical productions that address the current state of society, presenting works that combine live music with spoken word, shakeseare with tupac, balinese dance withhip-hop, all set Akil Vishus Davis.
www.loudsol.com
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
URBANCIRCUSNYC 2.1 DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
PERFORMANCE
PRODUCTION
- CUSTOM ACTS - SOLOS, DUOS, & ENSEMBLES - SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATION - CREATIVE CHOREOGRAPHY - ACRO DUOS - DANCE - MARTIAL ARTS - SPECIALTY SKILLS - STILTS - FIRE - CONTORTION - OBJECT MANIPULATION - CASTING - AERIAL APPARATUS - TISSU / SILKS - LYRA / CIRCEAUX - TRAPEZE - ROPE / CORDE LISSE - CLOUD SWING - INNOVATIVE APPARATUS - ICOSOHEDRON - STEEL CUBE - STEEL TRIANGLE - MAKEUP ARTISTRY - RIGGING & INSTALLATION - STAGING & MANAGEMENT - ARTISTIC DIRECTION - PERFORMANCE ART
- THEATRICAL - FULL LENGTH PRODUCTIONS - DIRECTION - STAGING - CHOREOGRAPHY - CONSTRUCTION - IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES - LIGHTING - RIGGING - SOUND - LIVE EVENTS - ARTISTIC INSTALLATIONS - GALLERIES - MUSEUMS - WEDDINGS - PARTIES - GALAS - FUNDRAISERS - FILM - MUSIC VIDEOS - SHORT FILMS - VIDEOGRAPHY - EDITING - SET CONSTRUCTION - MUSIC - LIVE MUSIC - INSTRUMENTAL - RECORDING SERVICES
EDUCATION
FASHION
- PROFESSIONAL - INTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM - FOCUS ON EDUCATION, PERFORMANCE, OR PRODUCTION - STRUCTURED CURRICULUM - ACADEMIC LECTURES - INDUSTRY STANDARDS - PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT - PRESENTATION - DOCUMENTATION - MARKETING - ACT DEVELOPMENT - LOGISTICS - RECREATIONAL - COMMUNITY CLASSES - STRENGTH & CONDITIONING - FLEXIBILITY - AERIAL ARTS - ACRO BASICS - DANCE - MARTIAL ARTS - MOVEMENT - KIDS / NON-PROFIT - FREE AND DONATIONBASED CLASSES - AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM - INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH - MENTORSHIP - PERFORMANCES - HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES - CREATIVE EMPOWERMENT - ACCOUNTABILITY - OPPORTUNITY
- DESIGN - FORMAL WEAR - ACTIVE WEAR - STREET WEAR - LEOTARDS - BODYSUITS - LEGGINGS - PANTS - TOPS - SWEATSHIRTS - WRAPS - DRESSES - COSTUME PIECES - HEADDRESSES - ACCESSORIES - RUNWAY - COUTURE - CASTING - MODELING - SPECIAL SKILLS (ACRO, AERIAL, CONTORTION, HAND BALANCING, ETC) - STYLING - DIRECTION - MANUFACTURE - CONSTRUCTION - PATTERNS / TEXTILES - INTERNATIONAL SOURCING - MARKETING - GRAPHIC DESIGN - COPYWRITING - PRESENTATION - SPONSORSHIP PROPOSALS
WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE STUNT - 2011
4.2b PRINT - DESIGN SAMPLES
PRINT - Design Samples
“SECRET OF SHATAN” Directed by
“THE SECRET BELOW” (Spring 2014) Directed by
“SUMMER BLUE” (Summer 2014) Directed by
“WINTER BLUE” (Winter 2014) Directed by
“The GARDEN of PARADISE” Directed by
“GUESS MY NAME” ( Directed by
“Narcissa Starving” (Spring 2011)
“The Other Side”
“The Other Side”
“Aghoria” (Spring 2012)
“Aghoria” (Spring 2012)
“Min”
“Min”
“Persephone” (Spring 2013)
“Bridge Stunt” (Spring 2011)
“Secret Soiree” (Spring 2014)
“Cloud Flower” (Spring 2014)
“Adonia” (Spring 2014)
“LoudSOL Sizzle” (Spring 2014)
“Student Showcase” (Spring 2013) “LoudSOL Sizzle” (Spring 2014)
PRINT - Design Samples
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Alisa Nadolishny is a sculptor, designer, and director born in Moscow and based in Brooklyn. In her work, Alisa aims to construct psychologically stimulating environments that bring viewers and participants into unfamiliar states of mind. Alisa is pursuing futher education in Architecture.
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CASTCREW&COMPANY Our International Casting Files include over 300 World-Class Artists, Dancers, Acrobats, Aerialists, Gymnasts, Contortionists, and Stunt Artists, as well as a network of thousands of Actors, Musicians, and Creative Talent. The UCNYC Theatrical Season features an innovative roster of talented young directors with a rotating cast of international talent, exploring other worlds through a dynamic blend of Aerial Dance, Immersive Theatre, Live Music, and Sculptural Set Design, transporting audiences worldwide to the luminous realm of the unfettered imagination.. v The only known circus school in the world to abstain from variety shows of any kind, even UCNYC Student Shows are driven by core social and political dialogue, and are often written and directed by graduaties of the program, creating ever relevant and evolving mmersive experiences that awaken and inspire the imagination,towards ascending the paradigm
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(15 min)
(20-30 min)
SMALL LARGE CUSTOM ENSEMBLE ENSEMBLE COMPANY (30-45 min, 1-3 sets, 3-5 Performers)
(30-45 min, 1-4 sets, 5-7 Performers)
(60 min, 2-6 sets (ex 2 30 min sets, 6 short acts, OR 1 hr,7-9 Performers)
FULL-LENGTH PRODUCTION (PUBLIC SHOW) (120 minutes w/ Intermission or break, avg.13–32 Artists / Performers)(CUSTOM) (INCLUDES TECH)
AERIAL ACTS* $1250 $2200 $3300 $4,700 $7,500 $10,500 $120,000** SILKS / TISSUE $650 $1500 $2100 $2500 $4700 $10,500 X LYRA/CIRCEAUX $650 $1500 $2100 $2500 $4700 $10,500 X TRAPEZE $750 $1500 $2100 $2500 $4700 $10,500 X ROPE $750 $1500 $2100 $2500 $4700 $10,500 X CLOUD SWING $850 $1800 $2500 $3600 $4700 $10,500 X TRIANGLE $850 $1800 $2500 $3600 X X X CHAINS $1000 $1850 $2650 $5500 X X X STRAPS $1250 $2500 $3500 X X X X ICOSOHEDRON $2500 $3200 $4500 $5000 $6500 $15,500 $130,000 CHANDALIER $2500 $3200 $4500 $5000 $6500 $15,500 $130,000 CUSTOM $1350 $2300 $3450 $5,500 $8,500 $11,700 $140,000 FUSION $1350 $2300 $3450 $5,500 $8,500 $11,700 $160,000 *NOTE : Prices in Bold indicate price for single act; Prices in Light indicates discount price for package clients; *FULL-LENGTH SHOW Prices are customized based on number of shows, length of run, and Season SPECIALTY $650 $950 $1500 $2100 $3500 $5500 $60,000 DUO ADAGIO X $1250 $3300 $4200 $5000 $7000 $54,000 ACRO DUO X $1500 $3600 $4500 $5700 $8500 $65,000 CONTORTION $650 $1200 $1800 $2200 $3200 $4200 $55,000 GYMNASTICS $1250 $2500 $3500 $5500 $7500 $10,500 $80,000 HAND BALANCING $1250 $2500 $3500 $5500 $7500 $10,500 $80,000 JUGGLING $650 $1200 $1800 $2200 $3200 $4200 $55,000 BELLY DANCING $450 $700 $950 $1800 $2400 $3100 $32,000 LIVE SNAKE ACT $850 $1800 $2500 $3600 $4700 $10,500 X FIRE – DANCE $650 $1200 $1800 $2200 $3200 $4200 $70,000 FIRE – BREATHING $750 $1350 $2200 $3200 $5400 $7200 $70,000 CUSTOM ACTS $650 $950 $1500 $2100 $3500 $5500 $60,000 STUNTS $2500 *NOTE: Stunt performers available ONLY on an individual basis (direct casting); price shown does not include airfare, lodging, travel expenses, or production*
DANCE CLASSICAL/BALLET HIP HOP / URBAN LYRICAL / MODERN ACRO / DYNAMIC
$350 $450 $350 $250 $650 $1250
$500 $600 $500 $500 $1200 $2800
$900 $1000 $900 $900 $1800 $3700
$1600 $1800 $1600 $1600 $2200 $6500
$2800 $3200 $2800 $2800 $3200 $12500
$3700 $4200 $3700 $3700 $4200 $15,000
$10,000 $20,000 $10,000 $10,000 $70,000 $120,000
HybridMovement* *NOTE: HybridMovement is a blend of classical ballet, acrobatics, gymnastics, handbalancing, contortion, martial arts, breakdancing, and digital projection exclusively available through our partners, the Hybrid Movement Company (www.hybridmovementco.com); Serious Inquiries only, budgets start at $2500 (not including expenses) Urban Circus NYC is an International Cutting-Edge Creative Company Specializing in Aerial Arts Entertainment, Education, and Production; we offer FLEXIBLE RATES for long-term clients (3 months – 2 yrs), with acts and packages starting as low as $350 and scaling all the way up to a Full Length productions for $120,000 - $400,000 / Season
SAMPLEINVOICE Example (Ensemble)
PACKAGE PROPOSAL
CUSTOM ACT CREATION : SHOOT for PROOF FILMS
CONTACT INFO RAYA NJEIM Global Talent Manager / Advisor T: E: SEANNA SHARPE T: T: W: E:
URBAN CIRCUS NYC (Performance & Production) T: E : urbancircusnyc W : www.urbancircusnyc.org KATANA FLIGHT FOUNDATION (NGO / 501(c)3) AEONA FASHION COLLECTION (UCNYC Global Design) LEBANON RISING W : www.lebanonrising.com AEON AERIAL ARTS ACADEMY (Education) www.urbanaerialnyc.com
My Deepest Honor, Gratitude, and Love to my INCREDIBLE Global Team... in LEBANON To Raya Njeim, (and to Jon Damien and Naima...without whom i would never have met my sister <3) to Aya Njeim, the voice of the bird crying out from the sea as she sings to the sun to Esmeralda, for living through every death to make a memory in life to Dany, lieves that it can be; and to all of the students who have honored me with their wings To Maher, Johnny, and the New Generation with their dedication and desire to build a new and better world to Natasha, to Miryam, to my brother, Mohommad, for being a bear with horns in BANGLADESH To Lenin, Purabi, Priyanka and all of our House in Bangladesh -
NEW YORK To the amazing UCNYC Management Team - Marcus Anthony, (educational director), who continues to serve as an unfaltering example of loyalty, leadership, and educational initiative as well as Kaitlin Chin, (performance director), who changed everything about everything with her tireless work ethic, earnest dedication, and deep understanding of both beauty and business; to Megumi Yamada, for joining me before she ever even met me, even in an ancient tree and Joshua Oates, stardom with creating an innovative class curriculum sexually empowering the next generation. to Shoko Takayasu, for being the type of friend that will dance the karma of the universe with me, channeling lillith, Kali, and Shakti while we lay to rest the marvels and madness to Francoise Voranger, for being my best and only friend (who TO MY BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADVISORS....For Everything To Akil Sol Davis, the Sun in my Sky : Wrist Wrapped in Mala, Hand Clutching Katana To Arman Matin, my other of a thousand years, my thousand stars and signs and cosmos To my family, all my brothers and sisters and cousins and beasts that make our tribe To my mother, who gave her whole life to give us life, and to teach us how to be ourselves To my Baka, who crossed the circle of earth to change the course of history To my Mermaid and my Satyr and my Dragon and my Beast to Arishka and to Katana
KATANA AEONA A N EW M OVEMENT M AGAZINE P ORTFOLIO U R B A N C I R C U S N Y C K ATA N A F L I G H T F O U N D A I T O N A E O N A F A S H I O N