‘I suck at breaks’: a day in the life of an aerial cellist

Cellista, an aerialist who regularly performs upside down with her cello, shares what her life looks like training for the stage

‘I suck at breaks’: a day in the life of an aerial cellist

TL;DR

  • Cellista, an aerial cellist based in Las Vegas, shared insights into her daily routine while traveling in Germany.
  • Her day begins with waking before her alarm, followed by coffee, reading Nabokov's letters, and journaling.
  • She is currently writing a book to accompany her aerial theater piece, 'Mémoire'.
  • Work involved submitting the 'Mémoire' album for Grammy consideration and chasing a client for overdue payment.
  • She finds taking breaks difficult, despite knowing their importance for body and mind.
  • She spoke with her father, a philosophy professor, about visiting Nietzsche's house and Nietzsche's breakdown.
  • For dinner in Bayreuth, she ate schäufele, a roast pork dish, with a potato dumpling and cabbage.
  • Her bedtime routine involves watching 'The X-Files' (pre-season eight), drinking cocoa, and eating vanilla wafers.