Brandon Leland (he/him) is an actor and songwriter based out of the Bay Area. Previously, he has had the opportunity to perform with Marin Shakes, San Jose Stage, Hillbarn Theatre, and TheatreWorks, and toured the country with the percussion movement group Street Drum Corps. Brandon is currently working on a new Hip Hip/Pop inspired EP, and earlier this year released a single from the project called “Pieces”, which is available everywhere you listen to music. His favorite creature/cryptid is Medusa "cause she tough as shit."

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May Simon Ramos (they/them) is a queer, Ilokano performing artist who has performed with theatres all over the Bay Area for almost a decade. Favorite credits include Mimi in Rent (Hillbarn Theatre), Princess in The Brat Pack (Feinstein's at the Hotel Nikko), Raptor Lil' Kim in Jurassiq Parq (Oasis), and Yitzhak u/s in Hedwig & The Angry Inch (Shotgun Players). They also perform as burlesque and drag artist Demi Inferno (@demi.inferno), and have worked with the burlesque/drag shows Rebel Kings, Silhouette, Diva or Die, Hex, and more. Their favorite creature/cryptid is a gremlin because they identify with gremlin behavior.

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Willis is the Founder and Director of Skybox Aerial & Events, and is honored to welcome you to itd third production here at El Campanil Theatre. Willis has been practicing aerial silks for over 13 years and teaching for 8. Willis has found aerial arts to be his way of communicating through movement and emotions, with work that is often both expressive and strong. This piece reflects on the longing for what might have been, and the process of moving through grief. He hopes you enjoy it and the rest of the show!

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Just over two years ago, Anna was looking for a dance class for adults. There was nothing in the area, but a pole dancing studio came up, and it has become her happy place. Pole has become her creative outlet. Anna loves the combination of strength and femininity. She's so excited for her first performance!

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Rooted in the fierce allure of pole and heels, they dance between strength and surrender. Aerial found them in time, but Lyra was the one they kept at arm’s length, until now. In their second-ever Lyra performance, they step into the ring not to chase comfort, but to conjure something unexpected.

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She was never the damsel. She was the dragon.

As an ASL interpreter, Taylor Collis is no stranger to storytelling—but tonight, her tale drifts through the dark. Having spent years weaving stories on silks, she now conjures them on lyra—just over a year in, and already gliding into deeper shadows. This isn’t just a performance. It’s a quiet transformation.

Tonight, she trades her halo for horns, her softness for something spectral. Cloaked in the haunting elegance of Maleficent, Taylor emerges as a creature of myth—slow, deliberate, and spellbound.

Endless thanks to her husband for protecting the castle and beasties while she trains, and to the aerial community for being the coven of support every dark fairy dreams of.

And if she casts a spell mid-spin… don’t worry. It’s only stage presence. Probably.

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Medusa rises not as a villain, but as a symbol of survival. This piece reclaims her myth — not as a cautionary tale, but as a reflection of what it means to live after harm. Set to “Franklin House,” it explores the silence that follows, the transformation forced upon the body, and the enduring weight of carrying what cannot be undone. There is no neat recovery here — This is a story of surviving, enduring, haunted and sacred.

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Kier has been doing Aerial for three years, and is excited to bring you a spooky red lady. The Dearg-Due (darg doo-uh), is Irish vampire legend. She lures folk out of their home with her song, casting a spell on them, to then drain them of their blood.

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Lily Li is a multidisciplinary movement artist specializing in 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.

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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 do her first performance on chains. 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!

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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 less than a year 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. She is excited to share this as her first chains performance.

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Felicia has been dabbling in aerial sports including lyra, cube, and flying pole for the last few years with Beloved Aerial Arts, and it has brought a lot of joy to her otherwise hectic life of full time college and pilates instructing. What's not fun about dressing up and playing upside down? This lyra piece includes a haunting folk song deeply rooted in Hispanic tradition that pays tribute to her heritage while embracing themes of love, loss, and resilience.

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With 5 years of aerial prowess, this ethereal witch weaves sensuality and strength into every twist of red silk and steel—summoning desire and power with I Put a Spell on You.

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Victoria Raygorodskaya is a somatic therapist-in-training by day and a budding aerial performer by night. Call of the Siren marks her debut circus performance—a dream sparked by her first encounter with lyra at Burning Man, where something deep within her was stirred. That moment ignited a long-held yearning to express herself authentically through movement—one that finally found an outlet through aerial art.

Her performance style is characterized by hypnotic aerial flow, emotional depth, and embodied storytelling, often exploring themes of wild feminine power, aliveness, and transformation. For Victoria, aerial arts have become a sacred part of her healing journey—a homecoming to her body: to its safety, its strength, and its deep inner wisdom—guided by each breath and flowing movement.

She is honored to share this piece with you, an invitation into the deep.

Performance description just in case helpful: “Call of the Siren” is a haunting lyra piece inspired by the ancient sea creature of myth—a siren who enchants sailors with voice and movement, luring them across the veil between worlds. Blending smooth, hypnotic aerial choreography with atmospheric soundscapes and ethereal vocals, this act conjures an immersive portal into the deep. The siren embodies mystery, power, and wild femininity. With flowing shapes and seamless transitions, she moves to the rhythm of the sea—drawing the audience inward like a tide.

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Ashley has been training aerial arts since 2018. Tonight on silks, she will be portraying a basilisk - a creature with the body of a snake, the head and wings of a rooster, and a venomous gaze.
Trapped beneath the theatre, the basilisk is stumbled upon by a wandering stage hand. The stage hand finds themselves poisoned, and the basilisk is hungry for more...an audience perhaps?
Beware the eyes...her gaze is to die for.

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Once the little mermaid traded her voice for legs and left the sea, every step felt like walking on broken glass. While she long dreamt of a life on land, her imagined joy is drowned in constant agony. But perhaps there is a way to find happiness in this new form…by taking to the air.

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