Renan Zimmermann: Co-founder & Director
Renan has six years experience in slackline and 4 years with rigging and practicing highlining. Athlete and artist, Renan is highly motivated to push limits, break records and establish big projects. 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.
Hai Tai: Co-founder & Director
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.
Melissa Batson: PhD - Co-founder & Director
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.
Yury SALVA
Yury Salva is a professional rigger and highliner who is both ISA, IRATA Level 2 and Sprat Level 3 certified to rig and work at heights. With 10 years of highline experience under his belt working anywhere from festival performances, to being a lead rigger for the world record 3km line rigged in Nevada, October 2024. Yury is passionate about rigging amazing highlines, where his energy is focused on making sure the anchors and highline systems are strong and safe for use.
Marshall Scott
Sprat level 2 | IRATA level 1 | ISA Rigger | ISA Teacher | CPR/AED | Eagle scout
Rigging and rope play has been a staple of Marshall’s life since cub scouts. Whether it's on the clock or off the clock, he has found enjoyment in creating safe and functional rigs for himself and others for almost 2 decades.
Rigging and rope play has been a staple of Marshall’s life since cub scouts. Whether it's on the clock or off the clock, he has found enjoyment in creating safe and functional rigs for himself and others for almost 2 decades.
Adam Hutch
Based in Port Deposit, Maryland, Adam is a silent legend. Rock climber and certified in highline rigging by the ISA, he likes to spend his time skateboarding with his teenage son and traveling outdoors on adventures. A solid crosser that rarely falls from the highline, Adam is motivated to teach people and establish new projects. A very meticulously safe highline technician, Adam works as an engineer when on the clock and sessions regularly at a secret semi-permanent highline spot close to his home when free.
