The Circus is coming to town. France.Italy.Spain.Asia.

We have 3 spaces in Paris and 2 in southern france confirmed for July Fire Workshops. My new lovely friend Maria Garcia is helping me coordinate Spain festival dates...and Jade is heading up Italy. 

Photo : Charles Maridor Paris.Copyright 2009

Acrobatic yoga will take Europe this year :)...in the form of 2 blond Vikings and an Asian Pixie. We'll be teaming up with 2 french circus troupes for an Eiffel Tower show mid-July. I really look forward to playing with them this summer. We are looking for 2-3 more yoga studios in both France ,Italy and Spain for our acro workshops this July.

Photo: Brandon Gonzalez. copyright 2008
Photo:Charles Maridor Paris.copyright 2009

I'll be leaving in a few weeks for the summer and part of fall...teaching/performing Acrobatic yoga, Contact Yoga, and Fire Spinning Workshops in France...Italy, Spain, Greece, Burma, India and Thailand the following 2 months. 

Italy and Texas come together again this summer in Europe. Jade and I will join forces in France in June and make our way through Paris, Milan, and 6 other cities performing and teaching. 
photo copyright: Lynn Milena Powell

While in Europe, I'll also be opening for a Boston band I shot the video for at SXSW this year. They have several stops through out Europe and I'll be coordinating with local dancers...providing them all with costumes of course :). More info on that project as well. I am also collaborating with the lead vocalist on an upcoming book. He is a harvard educated poet, musician, and author of 2 previous novels. ..he is a real character. More info soon, I promise.


Photo Copyright: Pleasant Photography 2008

Please email me at Maranda@bigmodernart.com for more date info.

Teaching Acro in Public Schools...

   I taught my first 3 1/2 hour Acrobatic Yoga Immersion to an lovely PUBLIC High School in Wimberely, Texas on Wednesday. They have a Amazing full-time Yoga studio and teacher, Meredith.  Meredith and I met before my performance for Fusebox and she attended my class for lululemon at Whole Foods. She is beautiful, committed and passionate about yoga and her students. I am teaching an Acro Camp in Wimberely and Dripping Springs in June. Write me for more info about my upcoming classes, workshops or camps for kids...before I head off for Europe and Asia 

  Photos copyright: Maranda Pleasant and Bailey Cain

Bangkok Acrobatic Yoga Workshop

My Workshop in Bangkok two weeks ago was a beautiful, heart-opening experience. I promise more photos are coming...via a cd from france :). I am looking forward to spending more time teaching in Chang Mi and the islands this year. 

Charles and I were spinning fire on the beach under the full moon and coconut trees...and it turned into a mini lesson with so many wanting to learn and spin. I am speaking with resorts, studios and hotels for upcoming acro and fire spinning classes. Please let me know of anyone in Thailand that would be interested. 

I'll be spending the summer overseas performing, practicing and teaching in Italy and France. I'll be meeting 5-10 of my closest friends in Italy to practice sacred dance and visual arts. My dear friend Jade and I will be touring Europe, street performing and leading acro workshops. I look forward to co-creating art and new ideas with the miracle pixie living in Damanhur, Italy.

Join me Wed. 4/29. lululemon. WholeFoods.

I'll be leading/instructing the Acrobatic Yoga class for lululemon on top of Wholefoods this Wed. 4/29 from 6.30-7.45. I'll be bringing 15-25 of my closest Acro friends. We are expecting 40-65 people. Please join us for the fun. No experience is necessary.

I'll have several surprise well known yogis and acrobats visiting as well. Children are welcome. Let's have a juice and dinner beforehand/afterwards. It'll be a blast. I'll also have all the flyers are my upcoming workshops in Austin, Houston, Dallas and San Antonio...including 4 lululemon stores in Texas in the month of May.

My tour schedule of Italy and France will be on our Acro website shortly as well. Several international yogis and Austin teachers will be assisting me. A few yogayoga instructers as well as yogi/acrobat from Dallas will hopefully be joining me for 3 workshops before june.

All crossfit Central and Crossfit Austin members get 50% off all upcoming spring/summer workshops. More details coming. I am really excited about the beautiful unfolding of this union.

you don't have to be petite, a gymnast, have a boy's physique (if you're a woman) or have previous training. It's about connecting with ourselves, each other and our community.

M

Just the Beginning...

Photo Copyright 2009. Charles Maridor. Paris.

I came back from Paris 3 weeks ago soaked with inspiration. truly open. truly ignited.

I am pulling my energy from a deeper place...

My creativity from  a different source...

My actions from a new motivation...

Many new ideas, paintings and workshops have blossomed.

I have formed a 

new collective for Performing Arts in Public Spaces.

More photos and information will be coming soon...along with a new website. 

(Modern/Tribal Dance, Improv, Contact Improv, 

Acrobatic Yoga, Aerial Dance, etc...)

We'll bring art and performance to the public with an interactive twist. 

We'll bring art to the masses and 

interject creativity and possibility into peoples' daily lives.

Please email me if you wish to "perform", be involved 

or would like to show up and witness the magic/madness.

Maranda@bigmodernart.com