Defying gravity is second nature to Amelia Rudolph. The artistic director of Project Bandaloop sends her dancers to ever-greater heights, leaping and turning at 90-degree angles along the sides of ...

Being a professional dancer requires skill, determination and core strength. And when you’re dancing hundreds of feet in the air — with no safety net — it requires fear. “I’m opposed to the culture of ...

Bodies tumbling slowly through space, dancers exploding out of a clump like human fireworks, three women floating in a wave, bound together by a flowing white dress. The power and poignancy of aerial ...

Founded by Amelia Rudolph and under the artistic direction of Melecio Estrella, the work re-imagines dance, activates public spaces, and inspires wonder and imagination in audiences around the world.

As founder of Bandaloop – the West Oakland troupe that performs modern ballet on skyscrapers and other 90-degree surfaces – Amelia Rudolph was an early popularizer of the Bay Area’s “vertical dance” ...