Danya Volkov
Danya Volkov
Aerial Artist
Multi-apparatus aerial performer on silks (fabric/tissu), rope (corde lisse), sling (hammock), dance trapeze, lyra (cerceau/aerial hoop), and Spanish Web.
Performance Offerings
Please contact me for availability and rates. I would love to work with you, and am always open to collaboration!
Stage Acts
Signature solo aerial acts featuring
dynamic skills and musical expression, often thematic or character-driven.
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Great for variety shows, festivals, and parties
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Available on silks, rope, sling, trapeze, lyra, and Spanish Web
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Typically 3-6 minutes per act
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23 ft adjustable freestanding aerial rig available
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Insured for aerial performance
Ambient Sets
Ambient aerial performance with the artist as a moving backdrop or centerpiece, providing background entertainment at events.
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Longer sets, 5-20 minutes
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Great for corporate events, pre-show openings, festivals
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Available on silks, sling, and lyra
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23 ft adjustable freestanding aerial rig available
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Insured for aerial performance
Production
Are you looking to develop a new show? Need production support?
Want to build an ensemble work?
I would love to collaborate!
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Show concept development and production
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Project management
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Stage management
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Ensemble choreography
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Rigging (note, NOT a structural engineer or certified rigger)
Performer Bio
Danya can't decide which she loves more, aerial dance or the color teal. Originally from Seattle, she now calls the metropolitan Washington DC area her home. Danya has performed on stages and in backyards, from parties to country fairs to full-length productions. She loves the combination of physicality and expression that aerial arts offer, and has a particular affinity for dynamic movement on fabric and rope but also loves a good twirl on hammock, trapeze, and lyra.
You can find more content and follow Danya on Instagram @dvolkov6.
Recent Performance Highlights
December 2024
Surreal Soiree
Takoma Park, MD
Produced and performed in recital-style showcase for my freelance students.
October 2024
Union Square Community Circus Day
Baltimore, MD
Performed ambient sets on silks and sling and folklore-themed character act on silks for the first annual family-friendly Baltimore Union Square Folklore and Fantasy Community Circus Day.
August 2024
The Glow Volume 4
Columbia, MD
Performed Spanish web at the DMV's finest house party circus show, The Glow, produced by Joan Cooper and Russell Rinker.
May 2024
Flame & Folly
College Park, MD
Performed sling alongside local musician Matt Pless and rope inspired by League of Legends at a new show produced by Joan Cooper and Russell Rinker at The Hall.
December 2023
Corporate Event
Renton, VA
Performed ambient silks sets as entertainment for a corporate holiday party.
September 2023
Rock Creek Fall Fair
Rock Creek, BC Canada
Performed multiple rope and sling sets at the Rock Creek Fall Fair in beautiful Boundary Country in British Columbia, Canada, produced by Jenn Bruyer.