Press Packet

 Voler - Thieves of Flight, Kansas City's premier aerial fabrics performance troupe, is
an edgy experimental collaboration of aerial dance and acrobatics, comprised of various
performing artists from the Kansas City area. Our mission is to demonstrate the beauty of
movement that is inspired by various acrobatic, athletic, dance and performance
backgrounds. We are a fully insured professional performance group who is licensed as part
of a certified national insurance organization.
Voler performances are built to suit any venue with ceiling height of 12’ and up. We
specialize in full performance exhibitions as well as collaborative audio/visual performances
with other artists. As special guests, we bring our aerial artistry to benefits, fashion shows,
private parties, art openings, variety shows, live concerts and business expos. Ask us about
our themed shows! We specialize in circus, burlesque, futuristic, classical and character-based
performances and we can customize themes for any event and for all audiences. Booking is
available for individual aerialists or for the entire group. Pricing begins at $250 for short
pieces/ambient characters and $1500 and up for full-length shows. As performances are
specialized, pricing can vary and non-profit discounts are available. Contact us for more
information.
“Just when you think it couldn't get any more dazzling!
Thieves of Flight have mesmerized the audience!”
ArtsKC
“Voler dances in the air, a dazzling spectacle of athletic poise and grace.”
Kansas City Star
“An arresting embodiment of elegance and sensuality.”
Ink Magazine
“Divinely Decadent!”
KC Stage
Voler – Thieves of Flight Aerial Performance Ensemble – 1331 Union Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64101
www.thievesofflight.com
(816) 668-6292
[email protected] Notable Performances
Carnivale du Soul
KC Fashion Week Events
Modern Night at the Folly
Mr. Pink’s Cabaret
Cirque de Soiree Gala
Voodoo Lounge
Mini Cooper Halloween Bash
Kansas City Renaissance Festival
Dance in the Park
Chicago Fringe Festival
Lawrence Busker Festival
First Fridays
Kansas City Fringe Festival
JAZZOO
Fur Ball for Wayside Waifs
Masquer8-Phoenix Family Housing
ALS “Night of Hope”
Artopia – The Pitch
Cabaret Show
ArtsKC Luncheon
KCSOB Review
Turn on the Heat!
BDU Burlesque Revival
KCUMB Gala
Blue Ribbon Entertainment
Ailey Presentation
Nightworld
Clownvis Variety Show
Donkey Show
Uptown Theater
One 8 Oak / Harrah’s Casino
Folly Theater
One 8 Oak
John Knox Pavillion
Harrah’s Casino
Baron Mini Cooper
Festival Park
Roanoke Park
Meridian Stage
Lawrence Arts Center
MAAA
Various Locations
Kansas City Zoo
Overland Park Convention Cntr.
Hyatt Regency Ballroom
Grand Ballroom – Bartle Hall
Screenland Theater
Pythian Castle
Starlight Theatre
Granada Theater
Arts Incubator
Folly Theater
Starlight Theater
KC Live Stage – Power & Light
Lyric Theater
The Foundation
Crosstown Station
Crosstown Station
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Special Talents
Aerial silks, aerial hammock, aerial net, aerial carousel, aerial diamond, aerial straps, lyra,
corde lisse, machete dancing, modern, jazz, tap, ballet, pointe, latin, ballroom, flamenco,
hip-hop, capoeira, broken-glass walking, fire spinning, fire-breathing, bull whip, bed of nails,
living statues, tumbling, body-balancing, and anti-gravity movement.
Voler – Thieves of Flight is available for many types of performances as Guest Artists or
Feature Acts. We have performed for festivals, fundraisers, public and private events,
fashion shows, cabaret shows, special events, television shows, awards functions...you name
it. We collaborate with: Bands, Videographers, Photographers, Fire Artists, Circus Artists
and more!
Voler – Thieves of Flight Aerial Performance Ensemble – 1331 Union Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64101
www.thievesofflight.com
(816) 668-6292
[email protected] Voler – Thieves of Flight Performance Ensemble
Company Members
Hayley Cherveny
Beginning her dance training as a young girl training in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, and lyrical dance, Hayley
furthered her dance education obtaining a bachelors degree in dance from Kansas State University. During
her college training she specialized in Modern dance, performing at many national dance festivals and was
asked to have her original choreography adjudicated at the American College Dance Festival. In 2004, Ms.
Cherveny had the opportunity to perform in the Czech Republic with the Lynn Barr Dance Theatre as a
featured modern dancer. Hayley has also been a company member of the AHA! Dance Theatre in Kansas
City and has been commissioned in guest pieces for local and national choreographers.
Leslie Davis
Leslie has trained and performed as a dancer since her youth. She attended the University of Southern
Mississippi as a dance performance and choreography major, performing in the Repertory Company and with
Complexity Productions Modern Dance Company. She has also performed as an aerialist with Quixotic
Fusion Performance Ensemble. Leslie combines her training in gymnastics, diving, and massage into her
creative flow of aerial artistry and she feels a freedom in the free flowing movement of aerial dance.
Andee Hindery
Andee Hindery is grateful to have began her dance training as a girl with her mentors Cliff Kerwin and
Paul Chambers. She went on to complete her degree in dance at the University of Kansas. Andee's been
performing in Kansas City since her days in City in Motion's Children's Dance Theatre and more recently with
A-Ha! Dance Theatre and Kacico Dance. She's very happy to have taken off with the lovely girls of Voler, and
feels quite at home in the air.
Rachel McMeachin
In a life governed by laws and bound by gravity, Rachel steals away a little piece of flight. Within the
performance group Voler - Thieves of Flight, she has found a means to create human performance celebrating
strength, fragility and the splendor of playful expression. Specializing in circus skills and performances
including bull whip, bed of nails and fire movement, Rachel is also Voler’s lead aerial instructor.
Greta Off
Ms. Off trained on scholarship at the School of the Hartford Ballet and the Joffrey Ballet School/New
School University BFA program in New York City. She performed onstage with The Village People and was a
regular performer on MTV’s Direct Effects. She also studied at STEPS on Broadway and Broadway Dance
Center. Greta has performed as a guest soloist with Madison Ballet Theatre, Etre Art, and Quixotic Fusion.
She served as Dance Captain with Jean Ann Ryan Productions onboard the Regent Seven Seas Mariner, also
performing Lyra and Spanish Web and was Ballet Director for Pulse Performing Arts Center in Kansas City.
Jade Osborne
Drawing upon her training in theater, ballet, jazz, latin, tango, modern, capoeira, contact improv, and aerial
acrobatics, Jade’ work is a combination of cultural experimentation within bodily forms, structures and
movement. Jade has trained and performed with Touch Dance, Big Bang Buffet, Kansas City Friends of Alvin
Ailey, UMKC Women’s Center, Quixotic Fusion Performance Ensemble, MarKed, City in Motion, Beribazu
Capoeira International and currently as a core performer with Voler, Thieves of Flight. She has performed in
national and international productions in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, California, Washington,
Brazil, Canada, Jamaica, China, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
Nichole Raab
Nichole has performed with the Kansas City Symphony, The New Theatre Restaurant, Starlight Theatre's
Epic Entertainment, Storling Dance Theatre, The Shoji Tabuchi Show (Branson, MO). Nichole teaches
throughout the city and in the past at Missouri Western University. She has studied dance at UMKC, The
Ailey School (NY, NY), Project Bandaloop (Oakland, CA), Diavolo (Los Angeles) and other various company
workshops throughout the country. She has trained in Tap, Ballet, Point, Jazz, Modern, Floor
Tumbling/Acrobatics, Aerial Acrobatics, Musical Theatre, Yoga, some Stunt Work and various Martial Arts.
Voler – Thieves of Flight Aerial Performance Ensemble – 1331 Union Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64101
www.thievesofflight.com
(816) 668-6292
[email protected] Voler –Thieves of Flight Aerial Performance Ensemble
Rigging Options and Technical Requirements
Rigging Option #1 – Rigging into an Existing Structure:
Truss System
• Voler harnesses and carabiners will be used to secure aerial points
• Static: Ladders, boom lift or basket crane will be required for rigging
• Dynamic: Rigging can take place from ground and lifted by system
Beam or Vault System
• Voler harnesses and carabiners will be used to secure aerial points
• Ladders, boom lift or basket crane will be required for rigging
• 1” Eyebolt installation may be necessary if there is no space to wrap harnesses
Rigging Option #2 – Loading-In Free-Standing Rigging (as contracted for use with Voler):
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Installation by Voler Techs
Multiple apparatuses from one single point
14’, 18’ or 22’ tall (25’ clearance required)
25’x 25’ Floor Span Required
Rigging Requirements
Note: Points can be rigged by Voler Non-Union Riggers per contract or through Venue Union Rigger(s) for an additional fee. Load
capability is based on dynamic movement, aerial apparatus weight and performer(s) weight.
Silk Rigging Point*
• 10’–30’ high
• 1000-1500lbs load
• 10’ radius clearance
• 1-2 aerialists
Lyra (Hoop) Rigging Point*
• 10’-13’ high
• 1000-1500lbs. load
• 10’ radius clearance
• 1-2 aerialists
Diamond Rigging Point*
• 10’-13’ high
• 1000lbs load
• 10’ radius clearance
• 1 aerialist
Silk Hammock Rigging Point*
• 10’-18’ high
• 1000-1500lbs load
• 10’ radius clearance
• 1-2 aerialists
Strap Rigging Point*
• 10’-15’ high
• 1000-1500lbs load
• 10’ radius clearance
• 1-2 aerialists
Net Hammock Rigging Point*
• 10’-18’ high
• 1000-1500lbs load
• 10’ radius clearance
• 1-2 aerialists
Carousel Rigging Point
• 12’-30’ high
• 2000-4000lbs load
• 15’ radius clearance
• 2-6 aerialists
Corde Lisse (Rope) Rigging Point
• 18’-20’ high
• 1000 lbs. load
• 15’ radius clearance
• 1 aerialist
* Aerial Rigging Points listed are static points however a flying/pulley point can be rigged for these apparatuses.
(Additional tech persons and equipment may be required).
Voler Performance Requirements
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Rehearsal in venue prior to performance
Dressing room area
Water in dressing room
Promotional materials on display, in gift bags or program mention (whichever best applies)
Two Voler Techs allowed into event with access to backstage with Voler performers
• Copies of event photos or video (or Voler photographer/videographer allowed to document)
Voler – Thieves of Flight Aerial Performance Ensemble – 1331 Union Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64101
www.thievesofflight.com
(816) 668-6292
[email protected]