AntiGravity, Inc

Company history

AntiGravity Inc. was founded on November 3, 1990, when organizers from the New York Marathon hired choreographer Christopher Harrison to put on a performance for the Marathon’s closing ceremonies at the Roseland Ballroom. Initially credited as “ZeroGravity,” the performance troupe comprised athletes, acrobats, and former Olympic competitors, with Harrison serving as director and choreographer.

Later in 1991, Harrison changed the name to “AntiGravity” when they performed a feature for the Radio City Music Hall annual Easter Show.

2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympic Games Organizing Committee in Salt Lake City hired Harrison and AntiGravity for nightly Olympics Medal Plaza performances, and upon seeing them perform, choreographer Kenny Ortega chose them for the final act for the Closing Ceremonies. The group went on last because their trademark “AntiGravity Boots” shattered the ice during the performance.

2009 Neighborhood Inaugural Ball

In January 2009, AntiGravity performed a televised aerial performance for the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball at the Washington Convention Center, following the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. The event was broadcast nationally by ABC.

AntiGravity performed their first full-scale theatrical show, called Circus Diva, at the Roseland Ballroom in March 1998. The show was marketed as a celebration of sexual diversity.

In 2001, Harrison produced, choreographed, and directed AntiGravity’s Crash Test Dummies, a full-length acrobatic performance about reject crash test dummies at an “Extreme Product Testing Center” and a janitor who falls in love with one of the dummies as she is about to go into the recycling bin.

In 2002, Harrison created a benefit performance following the September 11th terrorist attacks called AntiGravity: An American Band. The show was Harrison’s personal tribute to New York City.

In July 2007, Harrison produced and created AntiGravity: The Tour at the Hammerstein Ballroom. The show ran in venues across the US, and in 2010, Harrison revived AntiGravity: The Tour in a partnership with Banco Santander. The show performed in six cities in Brazil, including São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Recife and Belo Horizonte.