Ceiling height: approximately 20 ft
Address: Carrer d’Espronceda 326
Cost: 45 euros for 1.5 hour private session
E-mail: infogentecolgada@gmail.com
Rigging:
The ceiling is vaulted and the building is made out of wood. Straps attached to the silks and ropes are wrapped in a basket. The beams are made of wood and the equipment is attached to the support beam.
Review:
Kat runs Gente Colgada. Like any one-woman show, she also does the admin and answered my e-mails and facebook messages. It was refreshing to have someone outside of London to answer my e-mails quickly since I had a hard time gaining new connections in Europe.
Kat learned her rope from Emiliano Ron and Nacho Ricci. Since I wasn’t able to take Emiliano’s workshop in Chicago, at least, I could learn a few moves from one of his students.
She instructed the warm-up and really took the time to work on the shoulders. I learned some flex-band and weight exercises. She was quite thorough about the foundations in inversions. I had an amazing conversation with her. It was a shame that my video camera was not functioning properly and I only manage to get half of the footage.
I admire the fact that Kat is still willing to do circus after an injury that took a few years to heal. For the life of a circus artist, it can be a cycle of injury and healing. It is definitely frustrating to be in a position where one has to heal for more than a few months. For someone who is training back to the rope, she is moving quite well.
Overall, the private session was a really good session as I learned 2 different variations of straddle climb, one variation from front to back balance and a different entrance to back balance. I was so immersed in geeking out aerials that I didn’t take a lot of time to cool down.
One day, I hope that I can go back to Barcelona again.