Born to Fly is the thrilling and harrowing documentary about choreographer/action architect/movement visionary Elizabeth Streb and her STREB Extreme Action dance company. This is dance like we’ve never seen…dangerous and incredible…check out the trailer:

UPDATE: Meet two of the dancers from Born to Fly — Jackie Carlson, who is from Detroit, and Daniel Rysak — on Sunday, October 5 at a Q & A after the 5:30 p.m. show.

Elizabeth Streb and the STREB Extreme Action Company form a motley troupe of flyers and crashers. Propelled by Streb’s edict that “anything too safe is not action,” these daredevils challenge the assumptions of art, aging, injury, gender, and human possibility. BORN TO FLY: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity traces the evolution of Elizabeth Streb’s movement philosophy as she pushes herself and her performers from the ground to the sky. Revealing the passions behind the dancers’ bruises and broken noses, BORN TO FLY offers a breathtaking tale about the necessity of art, inspiring audiences hungry for a more tactile and fierce existence.

World premiere at 2014 SXSW Film Festival
Official Selection at 2014 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and 2014 Sheffield Doc/Fest

Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity
Documentary, dance, biography – NR – 82 min – Tickets $8 – Get tickets online
Fri, October 3: 8:00 p.m.
Sat, October 4: 8:00 p.m.
Sun, October 5: 5:30 p.m.
Mon, October 6: 8:00 p.m.
Tues, October 7: 8:00 p.m.
Wed, October 8: 8:00 p.m.
Thurs, October 9: 8:00 p.m.

Posters will also be available for $15 each.

Download the Born To Fly flyer here [PDF, 330K]