{"id":26844,"date":"2020-07-14T16:56:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T16:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=26844"},"modified":"2020-07-15T10:26:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T10:26:21","slug":"sky-on-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/sky-on-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky on Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Stefania Martinengo is launching an unique online artistic skydiving competition aimed at letting performers fully express their creativity, and even have a say in deciding the winner\u2026
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Team Zion – Anna Moxnes and Kristian Moxnes – photo by Andreas Mosling
Example of a 3-way team (inc camera)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stefania, Why Sky on Stage?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Stefania Martinengo by Filippo Fabio<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to create a platform where flyers and teams could express and share their creativity. Something alternative to common competitions and easier to access. I wanted to focus on the free routine\u2019s aspect rather than the compulsories.
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I felt that it was a pity that fewer and fewer teams have been competing in the artistic disciplines lately, so I started brainstorming on how to inspire flyers to get together in teams and create some beautiful choreographies to share and show, in an easier way. 
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I felt there were a few issues that were limiting teams to compete:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Formal competitions require that teams are from same nationalities, limiting the possibilities in forming a team.<\/li>
  2. Travel expenses to go to a competition site are expensive. <\/li>
  3. Compulsory jumps make it difficult and expensive for teams to compete as they have to train a lot to learn them. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    So, I had this idea of an online contest based on one Free Round only, with everything up to the choice of the team. With this format, teams are able to focus only on creativity. This is not to replace the format we have in the more traditional competitions; it is complementary. It is good to have the technical aspects and compulsory rounds in traditional competition. This is just a different concept. The idea to involve also professional athletes\/artists who are not skydivers is to understand the perspectives of non-jumpers. What do they actually see and appreciate the most? I thought would be fun and interesting to explore.
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    VFS Team4Speed, photo by Gustavo Cabana
    Team4Speed and Gustavo could enter as a 5-way team <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    How will the competition work, what are the rules?<\/strong>
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    Sky on Stage includes 5 contests:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n