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Gymnastics (Flora Bare) Physical Theatre (Molly Brennan) MONDAY 8:30pm - 9:30pm $185 MONDAY 7:00pm - 8:30pm $248 Learn to tumble or refine your skills in a multi-level class Move hard! Make bold choices! Celebrate whimsy! where everyone is welcome. Learn to devise expressive performance using , improvisation, and object partnering with “Chicago’s Queen of Mischief and Make Believe”, Molly Brennan. Aerial Arts (Krystyn Tsagarakis) TUESDAY 7:30pm - 8:30pm $185 Aerial Arts (Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi) Build strength and learn fundamental aerial techniques on MONDAY 7:30pm - 8:30pm $185 silks, Spanish web, , lyra, and straps. Combine aerial sequences to create performance routines in this fast moving class. Circus Arts (Krystyn Tsagarakis) WEDNESDAY 6:00pm - 7:30pm $248 Advanced Gymnastics (Flora Bare) Increase strength and flexibility while crafting skills in aerial MONDAY 8:30pm - 10:00pm $260 (silks, lyra, trapeze, Spanish web) and ground apparatus Looking to really polish your skills? Stay after Gymnastics (tight wire, globe, stiltwalking, , unicycle). for the 30 minute advanced class to perfect your technique. Teacher permission required. Photo by Cole Simon Flexibility (Oyuna Yadamjav) THURSDAY 6:00pm - 7:00pm $185 NEW CLASS! Trapeze & Lyra (Jill Heyser) Increase flexibility and learn how to prevent injuries in this WEDNESDAY 7:30pm - 8:45pm $248 introduction to by boosting limberness, strength Discover the joy of suspended movement on these beautiful and healthy circulation. apparatus. Explore new sequences, transitions, mounts and You are stronger dismounts that take you seamlessly around the hoop and NEW CLASS! Partner (Amanda Crockett) above the bar. Teacher permission required. THURSDAY 6:15pm - 7:45pm $248 Use counterbalance and weight sharing techniques with Contortion (Oyuna Yadamjav) than you think. a partner to build trust. Explore hands free movement and THURSDAY 6:00pm - 7:30pm $260 apply unique flow to perform acrobatic feats such as two Push your flexibility to its healthy limits. Stay after Flexibility highs, angels, and birds. No partner required to join. for the 30 minute advanced class to continue strengthening your muscles. Teacher permission required. Find out in our classes. Circus Fitness (Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi) FRIDAY 9:45am - 10:45am $185 Improve stamina, muscle tone, and overall strength with circuits on trapeze, Spanish web, aerial silks and more in this unique workout. Advanced

Aerial Arts (Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi) Circus Arts II (Sylvia Hernandez-DiStasi) FRIDAY 1:00pm - 2:00pm $185 MONDAY 6:00pm - 7:30pm $248 Further explore each apparatus while building musicality and Aerial Arts (All Levels) (Cassi Schiano) flow.Teacher permission required. SATURDAY 10:00am - 11:00am $185 Single Weapon - Knife (Chuck Coyl) (See back panel) SUNDAY 10:30am - 1:00pm $415  Open House  Saturday, April 8 Professional Circus Training Program This 9 month program provides 1pm-3pm 27 hours per week of training in Circus Arts, Dance, Physical Give it a try, meet the teachers, see the space. Theatre, and other special topics to prepare you for a career as a professional performing artist - 847.328.2795 under the direction of Master www.actorsgymnasium.org Teacher Sylvia Hernandez-Distasi Open Registration begins March 8 at Noon. and Physical Theatre Director Adult classes are 16+. We also have classes for ages 2-15. Photo by Cole Simon Molly Brennan. Photo by Cole Simon