Aria Art And Movement Community Interest Company

We primarily run aerial classes, photoshoots and art and movement workshops and have also begun to teach mermaid classes and synchronised swimming. Our aerial hoop teacher trainees have continued to go on to success - opening up their own businesses and classes. We ran our first SOAR festival, a combination of aerial and dance, bringing together people from amateur and professional backgrounds and have secured funding for Soar festival in 2026 at Barnes Park in Sunderland, enabling local people to enjoy aerial activities in their own community spaces. Our students have had the opportunity to perform at our festivals in beautiful spaces, as opposed to just within the studio, giving them a feel for professional events. We brought volunteers to our performances at Durham Fringe festival, again to experience a professional event, see what is involved and to gain confidence and community from being a valued member of the team. We continue to run our aerial classes. We went to France to learn from international company Gratte Ciel, and brought back this new aerial harness knowledge to our company and its community.