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Cat Brooks
Cat Brooks is a theater artist, writer and community organizer. She hosts KPFA’s Law & Disorder and is a resident artist with Tha Lower Bottom Playaz. Her one-woman show ‘Tasha, about the in-custody murder of Natasha McKenna won Best of The SF
Fringe (2017). Her film Bottled Spirits about the violence of gentrification has been nominated for/won multiple awards
including Best Narrative Short. She’s the co-founder/executive director of the Anti Police-Terror Project and has spent two
decades working with impacted communities to radically transform public safety systems in the U.S.
Diana
Vee
Vee started their journey with pole and have since branched out in the past two years to sling , trapeze, lyra and silks. They've found strength and healing through pieces that tell their story and this is an end to a chapter and their version of the story that they are telling through movement.
Myles Hochman
Myles Hochman (they/he) is a multidisciplinary aerialist, with a special love for aerial hoop and more recently aerial chains. They began their circus arts journey after college in 2014, when trying aerial hoop for the first time expanded their life beyond being “a brain in a jar.” Since then, they have worked to hone their technical skills and artistic voice with renowned coaches in Boston, San Francisco, and Montreal. Myles has had the pleasure of performing in shows throughout the US as well as internationally. They’re often drawn to making work with a focus on queer narratives, grounded in both the rawly human and deeply fantastical. They love using momentum and gravity to punctuate and accentuate compelling stories, and aim for their work to center emotional authenticity and speak to those who need it most.
Aliyah
Your favorite grown-up Tinkerbelle - a little pixie with a dangerous streak.
Performing to Beyoncé's cover of Jolene, she brings a slow burn to the pole. With nearly six years in aerial arts and pole, her movement blends strength and softness, sharp lines and velvety transitions.
Known for creating stories in the air, she doesn't just climb and drop she builds tension, plays with eye contact, and seduces the crowd one controlled spin at a time. Often performing to Beyoncé, she channels that bold, feminine energy while making it entirely her own.
Sweet like a fairy... but don't get too close. Jolene might beg - but Tink doesn't.
Brian Forbes
Brian is a straps artist based in the Bay Area. He has been training straps since 2022, primarily at Revel Room Studios and Ly's Pole Studio. This is his first time performing with Skybox Aerial. Although his first apparatus was pole, he was drawn to straps from the first time he saw them performed. He loves their beauty and simplicity. He looks forward to sharing his act to a cover of Six Feet Under (originally by Billie Eilish).
Aerial Avery
Avery has been performing aerial since 2023 and is so excited to be performing with SkyBox for a third time. She had a hard time choosing a song for this show amongst all the amazing covers out there but can't wait to put her own spin (no pun intended) on a great reimagining of a Blondie classic.
Willis Chinn
Willis Chinn, the founder of Skybox Aerial & Events, began his aerial journey almost two decades ago with introductory workshops in aerial silks. His passion for the art led him to pursue advanced training, instructing, performing, and competing at aerial events across California, the U.S., and internationally in Hong Kong.With over ten years of experience in teaching and mentoring, Willis is dedicated to building a vibrant and supportive community of aerial artists.
His diverse accomplishments include competing twice at Viva Fest in Las Vegas, where he earned praise from international judges, and training with some of the most respected aerial coaches, such as Dara Minkin, Brennan Figari, Jenn Bruyer, and Constance Palmer.
Certified through the renowned Paper Doll Militia, Willis is committed to inspiring and guiding emerging aerial students at Delta Athletics in Concord, California. Specializing in soft apparatus such as silks, hammock, and rope, he brings both expertise and a playful, exploratory approach to his instruction, encouraging students to push boundaries and discover new possibilities.
His teaching philosophy is simple yet powerful: "The first step is the hardest, but if you try, I will get you there."
Symone Dolai
This is the 2nd time performing in this show and it has become somthing to look forward to, to train for and to share with an audience. I always like to bring something a little different every time. Last year I performed on mini aerial hoop. This performance also brings something unique to the stage that I hope you will enjoy and will be talking about for weeks, months even years to come.
Katie
Katie dove into aerial just as the pandemic began and spent the lockdown finding joy swinging from a lyra hoop. She has played with different apparatuses since and found a deep connection in her first time with chains about two years ago. The heaviness and momentum at play has allowed her to grow closer to feeling, giving her the gift of approaching aerial from her heart instead of her logic.
Kayla Knowles
Kayla Knowles is the Artistic Director at Skybox Aerial. She's been in the aerial world for the last three years and is excited to continue to perform with one of her best friends. She's been an artist behind the scenes most of her life, working as a Technical Director and teacher, but now she's ready for the stage. She fell in love with chains before she even got to touch them and didn't really get to actively train on them until mid 2024. She loves chains, but she can't say no to any apparatus thrown her way!
Storeebooq
Storeebooq (they/them/their) is an aerial artist and coach based out of Skyhigh Odditorium, and who proudly performs with the studio’s in-house troupe The Dragonettes. As a movement artist and storyteller, they seek to bring you on a journey with them as they craft an embodied story in the air. They are also a certified goofball and nerd.
Gina
Gina G. is a rope and silks artist who has been training as an aerialist for over a decade. She loves how aerial provides an opportunity to be both silly and strong. Gina teaches aerial at Athletic Playground in Emeryville, performs locally as a part of Smoke and Mirrors Menagerie, and takes every opportunity she can to dress as a cat or a fairy. By day, Gina is the owner of a dog walking and training company in Oakland, a writer and an entrepreneur. Her latest venture is an online writing support business called Coterie of Writers.
Ashley Rexford
Ashley is very excited to be returning to perform with Skybox Aerial. Especially because she adores cover songs. Like really, she loves them. Perfect show theme.
Those who know her will be surprised to find however, that she didn't choose a screamy rock cover for her performance. You'll instead find her embracing a softer side, and exploring what it means to yearn.
Lily
Lily Li is a multidisciplinary movement artist specializing in dance (single point) trapeze and aerial hoop. She discovered aerial hoop in 2018 while looking to cross train for rock climbing. She started her aerial journey in Los Angeles, where she was also introduced to partner acrobatics and fire dancing through the movement community at Santa Monica Beach. She left Los Angels in 2021 to live the digital nomad life and pursue her passion in circus. She trained at Aloft Circus Arts and Gravity Circus School during her travels and eventually decided to settle in San Francisco in 2023.
She teaches and performs at AcroCamp in Chicago annually. She has also performed in Berber's Got Talent, private parties in the bay area, and studio showcases in Los Angeles (Womack and Bowman, Believe Fitness Studio). She is exploring emotional expression in her movement and working on the never ending journey of improving her movement quality.
Catchy Covers
About The Show
SkyBox Aerial & Events presents a night filled with all of your favorite covers and aerial performers. Join us for a variety of local performers and their amazing acts. We do not suggest this show for audiences under the age of 16.
Special Shoutout to Delta Athletics as a training space & partner in training and to all of our amazing friends and family helping us every step of the way.