After seeing Aerial Ignition’s performance, ETHEReality, at the 2026 INTERSECTIONS Festival hosted by the Atlas Performing Arts Center, my curiosity about the aerial arts has skyrocketed! The program notes, “Each performer from Aerial Ignition draws from lived experience to share stories of being ‘othered,’ silenced, or separated, ultimately finding voice, movement, and freedom in the air.” This company further expanded my understanding of all that dance artistry can be by virtue of their existence.