Friday • June 5, 2026
Rope Construction and Re-Covering
With Zane Defiant
In this demonstration and chat session, you will gain a deeper understanding of how aerial ropes are designed and built. You’ll learn what is needed to replace a torn cover, and the specific tools and trade tricks that make re-covering ropes easier.
We won’t have time or space to re-cover your ropes in this class, but we will have “hands on” segments that include stitching and stretching, and you’ll get the satisfaction of tearing off an old damaged cover.
We’ll look at a variety of ropes, including ones from Custom Bulit Equipment, Catch-It, Circus Concepts, Circus Apparatus Labs, Leo Ropes and J ropes, and talk about how different brands vary in construction.
Details
When:
Friday | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where:
The Trapezium
10 Town Crier Drive
Brattleboro, Vermont
Cost:
$60 ($50 if enrolled in Rope Meeting!)
Prerequisites:
None!
Ages:
16 & up or by permission of instructor
About the Coach
Zane Defiant has been part of the NECCA family since 2019. He is a circus rigger with a background in non-profit and small business management, as well as grassroots organizing.
Over the past decade, he has worked with Hup State Circus Festival, Hideaway Circus, Big Teeth, Sunset Circus, Sleep No More, Electric Forest, and Theater Bizarre. He performs swinging trapeze with his partner, Violet Defiant.
Zane also co-founded the nation’s 2nd nonprofit restaurant and bakes a mean cupcake.
