Renan Zimmermann - performer / public relations
Renan is 29 years old and has 6 years with experience in slackline and 4 years with rigging and practicing highlining. They are passionate about learning, teaching and performing movement arts to everybody. At Antigravity Art, Renan plays the role of back office administration, public relationships and creation.
Yury - Social media, public relations, ISA certified rigger, performer
Mel Batson - performer / public relations
PhD in Neuroscience, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA, 2010
200 hour Yoga Teacher Training, Tapasya Yoga, Rishikesh, UK, India, 2018
Highliner, Climber, Movement Enthusiast
Dr Batson has extensive experience investigating the neuroscience of perception, perceptual learning, motor learning and the relationship between motor and cognitive learning. Combining her academic knowledge with the philosophies of her many athletic achievements she decided to leave academia to start Movement Ashram, backed by her own research, in the United States and in India. She is also a co-founder of the non profit organization Climb Like A Woman (https://www.climblikeawoman.com/) which aims to empower women through exposure to climbing and outdoor education in India, and has been helping to expand the slackline, highline, and skateboarding communities in India for the past decade.
Marshall Scott - ISA certified rigger
Wade Desai - ISA certified rigger / performer / installation art
Hai Tai - ISA certified rigger / ISA safety commission / Performer
Hai Thai is a long-time slackliner based out of Virginia, learning the ropes over a decade and a half ago. During his tenure, Hai has been involved in the local and global slackline community, having established many of the East Coast's classic highlines while also being involved with the International Slackline Association. In his role as the ISA Safety Commission President, he's helped to increase safety and awareness in slackline communities across the globe and also worked closely with manufacturers to establish and update gear standards. Hai also has a passion for teaching - he's mentored many slackliners from their first steps in the park to their first sends on a highline and also actively participates as an instructor for the ISA highline rigger certifications.