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‘Tis the Season

December 9, 2024

Oh what fun it’s been to work with the Philadelphia Ballet on a cool effect for their current production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.   In the final scene of the ballet, the children fly away from the Land of Sweets in a walnut boat, waving to their new friends as curtain falls. The boat […]

Filed Under: Flyhouse Projects, Performer Flying, Stage Rigging, Theatrical Rigging

Sky Fall

October 7, 2024

Chicago’s Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) debuted a new exhibit this weekend, 007 Science: Inventing the World of James Bond. To help kick off the exhibit, Flyhouse partnered with C5, a Chicago-based performer flying company. The operation? Support a visual flying effect for MSI’s  44th Annual Columbian Ball, which included a special highlight […]

Filed Under: Flyhouse Projects, Flyhouse Team, Performer Flying

On the Catwalk

September 24, 2024

The Flyhouse team recently returned to Chicago Shakespeare Theater to help provide a unique flying effect for their current performance of Henry V. Our conversations began over the summer with the theater’s technical team about how to incorporate this flying effect into their upcoming production. Knowing the space in this venue’s catwalks can be challenging, and always mindful of […]

Filed Under: Flyhouse Projects, Flyhouse Team, Inspections, Performer Flying, Stage Rigging, Theatrical Rigging, Training

Learning to Fly

April 22, 2024

Flyhouse was again proud to support one of our local high school theaters (Carl Sandburg High School, Orland Park, Illinois) this past week, providing our two-axis Ziplift performer flying rental system for their performance of Monty Python’s Spamalot.   Our team installed the motorization, trained the operators on the joystick control, and provided a safety and flight […]

Filed Under: News, Performer Flying, Project Recaps, Stage Rigging, Theatrical Rigging, Training

All Hands on Deck

February 27, 2024

Our crew certainly earned their sea legs in 2023! During the second half of the year, Flyhouse completed a major refit of performer hoists on six Celebrity Cruises ships as well as the Celebrity Cruises Entertainment Studio in North Miami, Florida. As we cruise into 2024, Flyhouse will soon begin the next round of service […]

Filed Under: Flyhouse Team, Inspections, News, Performer Flying, Theatrical Rigging, Travel

‘Tis the Season

November 28, 2022

The holiday season brings some of our favorite Flyhouse traditions. Take a look at how we celebrate the most wonderful time of the year! Every year, Flyhouse provides installation services for a variety of retailers all over the Chicagoland area. Each of these facilities brings a unique set of challenges—whether an interior hanging feature or […]

Filed Under: Flyhouse Projects, Performer Flying, Product

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