The Grid - Circus School at Aloft Loft
Since 2005, Aloft Circus Arts has provided classes and training space for adult circus performers and enthusiasts, including a year-long full-time program. Hear from the founder, Shayna Swanson, and students and instructors on the appeal as well as the challenges of a circus career.
Find out more about Aloft Circus arts at http://www.aloftloft.com. Aloft is also currently moving to a former church in Logan Square - which you can read about at #DNAinfo, including how to support their fundraising campaign: http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/201508...
This 360 video - shot with a 6 go-pro rig then stitched together using autopano software - is part of a series profiling Chicago businesses, subcultures and landscapes - gapersblock.com/thegrid. These short, immersive documentaries aspire to be art cinema, ethnographies, and experiments in form.
Ben Kolak (camera) is a Chicago-based documentary filmmaker and principal at scrappersfilmgroup.com. Courtney Prokopas (producer) is an active film and studio artist in Chicago, and a recent University of Illinois at Chicago MFA as well as a graduate of the full-time program at Aloft Circus Arts. Astrid Goh (editor) is an undergrad majoring in journalism at Northwestern University. Akemi Hong (graphics) is principal at studioakemi.com