You'll learn the tools to:
Bring innovation into your training routines
Bring innovation into your training routines
Bring innovation into your training routines
Create acts and stretch your repertoire
Bring innovation into your training routines
Bring innovation into your training routines
Transform an act to fit a variety of genres
Bring innovation into your training routines
Transform an act to fit a variety of genres
Free your unique creative voice
Bring innovation into your training routines
Transform an act to fit a variety of genres
If you have an idea, story or character in mind but no idea how to bring it to fruition, if you want to elevate your training regimen, if you want to explore and share your distinctive artistic vision, if you'd like to be able to transform an act efficiently to fit a variety of genres, this is a truly unique opportunity to elevate your aerial toolbox for performance, training and self-discovery. It will assist you in getting clear on what you want to share, get comfortable being vulnerable, then give you the practical tools to do so.
Meet Your Teachers
Dreya Weber
This past year Dreya choreographed the aerials for P!NK’s current world tour. She performed with Opera Zuid in Holland twice, appearing as Puck in Britten’s Midsummer Nights Dream, and creating aerial choreography for award winning Lady in the Dark. As Artistic Director for Chicago’s Cabaret Zazou, she directed & wrote “Luminaire” the venue’s premiere production. She directed the film & stage versions of Frank Ferrante‘s Groucho seen nationwide on PBS. Dreya’s work as designer & aerial choreographer is featured in Magic Mike Live Las Vegas, London & the North American tour. She is featured in HBO’s Max Finding Magic Mike. Dreya conceived and choreographed P!NK’s Grammy Award performance of Glitter In The Air, and her 2021 Billboard Awards aerial duet with daughter Willow. Her work with Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, P!NK, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Madonna, Cher, Michael Jackson, & Christina Aguilera has been featured on film, television, & on arena stages globally. She produced & starred in The Aerialist, A Marine Story, and The Gymnast, winner of 48 festival awards including seven “Best Actress” nods. Dreya is currently presenting her solo show, Hexen, an ancestral exploration of Witch archetypes told with story, song, audience interaction, & aerial transformation. One of Dreya's favorite things about teaching aerial arts is seeing the spark of pure joy when a student reaches a new understanding of a skill or storytelling moment. Helping unlock the uniqueness of the individual is always her goal. @dreya_weber
Jodi Reiter
Jodi Reiter is a multi-disciplinary aerialist, dancer, mover and creator that has worked for over two decades as an artist, collaborator and instructor around the world, including a decade and about 3,000 shows in Franco Dragone’s “Le Reve.” Her background includes performing and teaching flying trapeze, corde lisse, aerial fabric, single and double trapeze, Dunham technique, Afro-Haitian and Afro-Cuban dance. She has 20 years experience practicing and teaching yoga and meditation. She is also a founder and the director of JaJa PDX Circus in Portland, Oregon. She finds purpose and nourishment through movement on stage, in the classroom as a teacher and student, solo and in community. Jodi seeks to find new movement daily while building a vocabulary guided by strength, consistency, mindful attention, skill, celebration and discipline. She is an enthusiastic cyclist, yogi, meditator, salsa dancer, reader, eater, gardener, mother and partner.
Rose Bonomo
Rose Bonomo is currently directing and collaborating with Dreya Weber on her solo show, Hexen. In Portland, Oregon where she resides, she directs and devises Vive L’Amour, a quarterly love-themed Variety Show at JajaPDX. She has directed and acted in multiple plays, written and performed in sketch comedy shows, dabbled in the clown world and spent too many years doing improv. She has a background in modern and jazz dance as both a dancer and choreographer, as well as being an accomplished salsa dancer. She also has over a decade of aerial training on various apparatuses. She is a company member of the Original Practice Shakespeare Festival, an ensemble member of Love, Shakespeare (an improvised Elizabethan comedy) and an alumna of the Actor Training Center at Shakespeare & Co in Lenox, MA. At least she is consistent. Rose’s many years of experience have brought her to a place where her passion is now matched by her expertise: directing and devising story and character based theatrical pieces for aerial performance. And she feels very fortunate that some of her favorite muses are Dreya and Jodi!
We can't wait to work with you!
Logistics & Registration
Apply to register here.
Registration: $2999 USD
Secure your spot with a $500 deposit, with payment in full due by December 6th, 2024.
*Early Bird Discount* Sign up with a $500 deposit and pay in full by October 1st for a $300 discount (total $2699 for entire retreat).
What's included???
- 5 days of intensive training, including two 2-hour sessions daily on the open-air aerial deck, interspersed with Q & A sessions, video sessions, a flying trapeze class, ask anything sessions, daily check-ins and debriefs all while enjoying the extraordinary surroundings of Costa Rica and Airborne Arts.
- Virtually unlimited access to a gorgeous 800 square foot open air aerial deck with 20-25 foot high ceilings and hardwood floors overlooking a 600 foot waterfall, the valley and the ocean.
- One flying trapeze session
- 7 days, 6 nights at Airborne Arts in an epic tropical destination with awe-inspiring views of the lush Baru valley, Manual Antonio beach and Diamante Falls, the tallest waterfall in Costa Rica. A true paradise surrounded by rainforest, tropical birds, butterflies and other wildlife. Accommodations are dorm style; private and semi-private options available upon request, possibly for an additional fee. More info about accommodations HERE.
- Delicious, healthy, locally sourced and organic (when available and when onsite) meals prepared by an in-house chef, including smoothies, coffee, etc. in the morning.
- Transportation within Costa Rica specifically relating to your arrival and departure to/from Airborne Arts at the beginning and end of your retreat. There will be a shuttle that picks everyone up at the San Jose Airport hotel on January 10th and will return to the airport on January 16th. If you would like to arrange for private transport, that is optional. The journey to Airborne Arts is approximately 4 hours; we will stop for a picnic lunch at the beach to break up the trip.
- Use of onsite swimming pool
- *Beautiful, sunny and relaxing beach excursion with a yummy picnic
- *Hike to Nauyaca waterfall, heralded as one of the top 10 most beautiful in the world.
- *World class river and waterfall canyoning in the Diamante Gorge
*Varies based on season*
- Epic retreat site with views of Costa Rica’s tallest waterfalls, hundred mile views of mountains, valleys and ocean the southern coast is famous for.
- A tranquil and supportive setting
- A non-smoking property.
- Free WiFi.
Adventures and Extras
There are additional services and adventures available through Airborne Arts. These extras and adventures can be scheduled during some of the open time. If you do not want to go on these adventures, training time will be available.
Optional add ons include:
- Flying trapeze (1 flying trapeze class included in retreat cost!!!)
- Paragliding
- Canyoning
- Water rafting
- Surfing
- Massage
- Mani/Pedi
- Latin Dancing
Important Dates & More
We’re so excited to work with you on this retreat!
Important dates:
- Today - apply to join the waitlist
- $500 (non-refundable) deposit due to secure your slot
- October 1st - $1000 (non-refundable) second payment due
- *October 1st - Pay in full to receive early bird discount*
- December 6th - $1499, remaining balance due
- January 9th - Arrive at SJO if possible
- January 10th - join your cohort in Costa Rica!
Cancellation Policy:
Please note that student deposits are 100% non-refundable. No refunds, credits, or discounts are given for arriving late, leaving early, or any other circumstances. If you cancel 90 days or more before the retreat, you’ll receive a refund on any payment you’ve made above your deposit.
