LONDON – Londoners were surprised July 15 with “One Extraordinary Day,” an event featuring aerial performances over various sites around the city. Sapsis Rigging played a role by supplying design consultation and rigging for choreographer Elizabeth Streb and her “Action Hero” troupe at the Millennium Bridge, City Hall, Trafalgar and Paternoster Squares, the National Theatre and the London Eye.
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LONDON – Sapsis Rigging played a pivotal role in the aerialist event held July 15 in London. The event, titled One Extraordinary Day, was commissioned by the Mayor of London and involved performances by choreographer Elizabeth Streb and her “Action Hero” troupe at the Millennium Bridge, City Hall, Trafalgar and Paternoster Squares, the National Theatre and the London Eye.
Sapsis Rigging provided design consultation and rigging equipment for all performer harnesses. Sapsis also provided onsite supervision at all venues. “It was, to say the least, a very exciting day,” noted Bill Sapsis, president of Sapsis Rigging. “Each of the locations provided a unique set of challenges but it was the London Eye that demanded the most attention.”
The performance on the Eye, which began at 10:15 pm, involved performers completing a serious of acrobatic maneuvers while hanging from the spokes of the Eye as it rotated. Sapsis worked with the UK rigging company, Unusal Rigging, to develop methodology to allow the performers not only full range of movement but also to travel the length of the spoke at will.
“It’s not every day we get to place 32 performers on a 400 foot tall rotating wheel,” Sapsis said. “The equipment worked perfectly and the performers were terrific. Seeing the performers spread out over the Eye was a sight I’ll not soon forget.”
Founded in 1985, the Brooklyn, NY-based Streb Extreme Action Company tours extensively throughout the United States and internationally.
