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Overview
Performance flying director work is about designing and running flying effects for stage or performance, where people are lifted, moved or held above a stage or audience.
In job descriptions, look for flying choreography, rehearsal attendance, actor training, rig setup, person fly systems, security checks, artistic concept analysis and coordination with directors, operators and performers.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Performance flying directors work in rehearsal rooms, theatres, arenas or touring venues where flying effects must match the artistic plan and remain controlled during live performance. The role joins choreography, rigging, actor coaching, operator cues, setup supervision and repeated safety checks.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include analysing scripts, music and scenography, adapting designs to a venue, developing choreographic integration, coaching staff, attending rehearsals, documenting practice and judging the technical resources needed for a safe flying sequence. The flying effect must still be repeatable under show pressure.
Salary context
Pay context depends on production scale, rehearsal time, touring demands, responsibility for person fly systems and the risk level of moving performers at height near other performers or an audience. A design-only brief differs from a role that also operates or supervises the system live.
Career paths
People may arrive from stage technical work, circus rigging, choreography, stunt coordination, theatre production or specialist flying-effects practice. Development can lead toward head of flying, technical direction, movement direction for complex shows, touring supervision or safety-focused production consulting.
Good to know
Check whether the advert asks for design, rehearsal coaching, rig setup, live operation or all of these. It should name the flying system, venue type, performer training, safety checks, cueing responsibility and who has authority to stop an unsafe effect.
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Art Directors
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Occupation group
Other artistic and cultural associate professionals (3435)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bfc1b4e9-624c-4fba-89f2-d218bba9e257 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3435.14 |
| ISCO group | 3435 |
| Concept type | Occupation |