Michelle Dortignac Aerial Acrobat

Aerial Acrobat pierces your mental armor
Emotionally and spiritually uplifting works
Making audiences forget the heaviness of gravity
Specializing in theatrical aerial acts
Always tasteful, even when passionate

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"achingly beautiful", "mesmerizing"

 

Available Acts

Aerial Acrobat is available as an aerial circus art performer, or as a choreographer of aerial circus acts. New acts can be created in a theatrical style, or a traditional circus style. Or, you can select and/or modify an existing act.

Contact (or call 917-312-4339) for more information on booking Aerial Acrobat performances; or to see full length videos of the available acts.

Meditation - solo silks (5:37)
    Serene ascension into the sky

Feeling Good - solo silks (4:15)
    Office employee comes home and "lets hair down"

Aerial Yoga/Unnata - solo hammock (5:45)
    Spinning contortion

Niiswi - male/female duo static cloudswing (5:32)
    Mirror images and partnering tricks

Buttobi - solo silks (5:35)
    Displaying cat-like reflexes and flexibility

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Photo Gallery
 

Photo Gallery

Highslide JS
Rehearsal 2004
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"Buttobi" 2007
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Carnivale 2007
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"Aerial Yoga/Unnata" 2007
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"Buttobi" 2007
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"Aerial Yoga/Unnata" 2007
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"Meditation" 2005

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Michelle Bio
 

Michelle Dortignac Biography

Michelle Dortignac has been a New York City artist, dancer and performer for the past 15 years. She has always enjoyed participating in the uncommon side of the performance and entertainment world, allowing her to explore a wide range of movement and performance techniques. During her career, Michelle has trained in and performed Aerial Acrobatics, Corporeal Mime, Butoh, Contact Improvisational Dance, and Yoga. She has even developed her own style of Yoga - UnnataTM Aerial Yoga (www.AerialYoga.com) which is gaining worldwide notice. She has performed in such unique and diverse locations as the Brooklyn Bridge Anchorage (Brooklyn, NY), the Joyce Theater (NY, NY), and the Dallas Cowboys stadium in Dallas, TX. Also a choreographer, Michelle creates (and has created) her own routines in the air, on the floor, and for video. Download full résumé here (PDF format).

For more information on booking Aerial Acrobat performances; or to see full length videos of the available acts, contact:

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