What is #RigSafe all about?

#RigSafe is a short form for Rigging Safety, it’s an initiative started by USITT http://www.usitt.org/rigsafe/. The aim is to promote Rigging safety around the world.

What prompted Natura to follow #RigSafe?

Being the only professional rigging company of India, it is but natural for Natura to lead and promote #Rigging Safety in India, considering the grim realistic rigging practices that are followed in the industry.

Considering #RigSafe is an international effort, how do you think we can bring it to the Indian market and educate people?

Rigging safety is common all across the world, by taking up more workshops and leading by examples, Natura can set the standards for Rigging safety in India. By ensuring we walk the talk, and implement the rigging safety aspects in our own projects, even the clients will expect the same standards from someone other than Natura and thus being the catalyst for a change in the industry.

Between heaven and earth is where the angels live, because who else could move through the air like they do? Our very own angels draw you in with a dazzling display of dance skills and superb control as they twist, turn, and move within, around and below the Aerial Cube before transitioning smoothly to the Aerial Silk. An unbeatable combination of gymnastics, acrobatics and ballet, these 10 minutes will last long after in the audience’s mind.

Similar and yet entirely different from the “Wonders on Silk”, this act is pure pageantry, combining the ethereal grace of aerial silks and the balance and acrobatics of a central high trapeze or hoop. Watching the graceful interplay between the artists as well as the beauty of each element individually, as they perform elegant moves and daredevil acrobatics will tempt you to celebrate the joy and freedom of their movements with them!

Playing out across two levels, this act has an almost interactive element as it invites the audience to not only watch the performance, but also feel like they’re almost a part of it as well. Fluidly moving between the audience and the stage, two performers engage in a dreamy celebration of romantic movements and music that seem the essence of fairy tales. The flawless display of movement, flexibility and mid-air suspension catches the eyes and hearts of every audience!

Why dance, walk and jump on the floor or even in the air when you can do it on the side of a building or against a screen? An amazing test of the artists’ skill and balance, not to mention making a breathtaking visual, this act features the harnessed aerial artists performing perpendicular to the ground. With all the twists, dips and back tumbles, it redefines your understanding of “dance floor”!

When the wonder of aerial skill meets the joyful dream of assisted flight, magic is made; and the Silk Spin is truly nothing short of magic! The control and grace displayed by the three aerial performers as they twist and turn while simultaneously revolving around a central performer (or an object in the centre) is a sight to behold; a feat of grace and balance that is further heightened by the rig that moves them up and down, and across the stage – how beautifully do they glide through the air!

Stunning may be the only word that does this act justice. Watching the central couple’s routine of sinuous, intricate movements on a dual silk cloth accentuated by an aerial dancer on either side performing their own dazzling drops and rolls gives you an unprecedented understanding of just how graceful we humans can be when gravity does not control us! An unbelievable display of skill in every second!

The Aerial Trilogy is a beautiful and flawless melding of three separate aerial acts into one segment. In the space of a few minutes, you are treated to the divine grace of two artists as they twist, float and free fall together and solo in a breathtaking display of aerial art using the Aero Cube, Flying Silk and Ring of Faith. Only with this one act can you get so much variety in so little time and at so trifling an expense!

What is #RigSafe all about?

#RigSafe is a short form for Rigging Safety, it’s an initiative started by USITT http://www.usitt.org/rigsafe/. The aim is to promote Rigging safety around the world.

What prompted Natura to follow #RigSafe?

Being the only professional rigging company of India, it is but natural for Natura to lead and promote #Rigging Safety in India, considering the grim realistic rigging practices that are followed in the industry.

Considering #RigSafe is an international effort, how do you think we can bring it to the Indian market and educate people?

Rigging safety is common all across the world, by taking up more workshops and leading by examples, Natura can set the standards for Rigging safety in India. By ensuring we walk the talk, and implement the rigging safety aspects in our own projects, even the clients will expect the same standards from someone other than Natura and thus being the catalyst for a change in the industry.

A favorite when it comes to shows and live events, nothing heightens the excitement like the elegance of a celebrity flying silk entry. Initiated by Terence Lewis, this awe-inspiring entry is a vision of silk, fluid movement and grace. The fun part here is that you don’t need much aerial experience for this…we harness you inside the silk so it looks like you’re an experienced aerial performer but only you (and us, naturally) know the trick involved! Of course, since you’re responsible for your own movement, we do work with you for a little choreography and rehearsal before you float your way in…ooh la la!This entry is a mixture of circular and free movements.

Sometimes, even a “flying” entry isn’t what you have in mind…especially if you’re an action movie buff! Who’s watched Mission Impossible and not imagined doing that iconic Tom Cruise jump? Definitely an eye catching entry, dropping dramatically down from the ceiling, this is a great one for your star entry or even for the groom to “drop in” for the big moment! How many people get to say “we did it like Tom Cruise”?Like the movement it’s inspired by, this is a strictly up and down deal.

Another great entry, especially for your celebrity (which could be your CEO or MD too!), is to Zipline them in over the audience. No one expects it; it’s a neat, grand entry; and it’s got oomph! Like the Magic Carpet, you zoom over your audience towards the stage, but this time, there there’s no prop; just you in a harness, flying through the air. Talk about a Superman moment…wow!Like the magic carpet, you move perpendicular or diagonal over the audience towards the stage, and up and down.

A cross travel swing entry is spectacular for celebrity entries at live events. Whether your actress is perched daintily on the swing, or your hero comes swinging in, striking a macho pose on the platform, this is one to drive the audience wild!Also a sideways and up and down movement entry.

A fun way to have the flying carpet feeling while still setting down onstage is the cross travel via boat. Now this is a great entry for a show…float elegantly across the stage and then gently set down in front of your audience.Like the flying carpet, you have sideways movement along with an up and down movement with this entry.

This is your chance to live your favorite Aladdin fantasy. Perfect especially for a bride and groom, there isn’t a more magical way to start the festivities than for you to float romantically over your oooh-ing and aaah-ing audience towards the stage and then gracefully glide down to land…this is a great way to bring your special fairy tale to life…maybe even sing A Whole New World! As a magic carpet, you move perpendicular or diagonal over the audience towards the stage, along with sideways and up and down.

Is there anything more dramatic or romantic (especially like the old Bollywood films) than making your entrance on a life-sized moon prop? That’s how you grab center-stage at your event!The prop movement here is up and down only.

If you’re looking for a slow, dignified entry, a jhoola (swing), varmala platform, etc. is what you need. Picture the grand moment when you descend from on high, stunning your audience with the majesty, grace and drama of it all!This entry is strictly up and down movement.