We are: Opening the Door to Space through the Lens of Adventurous Theater Harnessing the Performing Arts as a Vehicle for Scientific Discovery Developing a Blueprint for Future Artists Working In Microgravity Inventing New Artistic Forms for the Medium of Space

The space industry is rapidly expanding. Culture must grow alongside infrastructure. We need to nurture artistic exploration and develop new, original space-based experiences. Think about it: As we embark on long-duration space missions, with extended periods of isolation and confinement, what will we experience beyond the science, initial thrill, and blackout of space? Music. Literature. Theater… Culture. Evolved. Experiences that inspire us to aspire further. It is not going to be a copy-paste answer, nor is it going to happen overnight. Space is a whole new medium. The time to start is now.

As the New Space industry launches private space stations and propels citizens to orbit, we believe a critical component is missing: Culture. Today, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, (the list keeps on going), offer unprecedented experiences. According to The Exploration Company, three private space stations will be in orbit as early as 2027. Right now, you can purchase a Spaceflight ticket. And your children will take the same trip, at a fraction of its cost, for a very real honeymoon. Artists must be part of this historical evolution. Space activist and actor, Jess Bush notes: "Our expansion into space has the potential to catalyze a significant evolution in our collective awareness." In such transformational times, art and storytelling become crucial in shaping identity, meaning and culture. The absence of artists in the space sector represents a missed opportunity for innovation, public engagement, and addressing the psychological and social challenges of long-term space missions. As we venture further into space, the role of the arts in maintaining human well-being and fostering cultural connection becomes increasingly crucial. We want to blaze a trail where the Performing Arts flourish alongside the space industry, while benefiting the advancement of science. As such, we must start training the next generation of artists for space environments and begin developing the new stories and experiences we will present and partake in Space, today.

Our audience spans the curious and the courageous: young adventurers, space-minded entrepreneurs, artist-innovators and astronaut-aspirers, parents who wish to inspire, cultural promoters, foresighted investors, and lovers of art and wonder. We aim to partner with space companies, cultural institutions, museums, STEAM schools, and performing arts organizations, ensuring the theatrical arts flourish alongside the expanding New Space economy.

Become the Theatrical Arm of the Space Industry. We’re building the cultural backbone of the space economy. Imagine immersive installations aboard space stations, residencies in Lunar and Martian theaters, an International Performance Space Station, and a Space Performance University right here on Earth. Here is our living plan.

When gravity disappears, everything must be reimagined. Movement becomes fluid and unpredictable, transforming how performers relate to space, objects, and each other. This environment requires us to invent entirely new methods of training and performance, beyond anything possible on Earth. Science-wise, we’ll capture biometrics pre, during, and post-flight. Technology-wise, AI and volumetric cameras will analyze our microgravity performances, revealing potentially unprecedented insights into human motion and interaction. These findings could ripple outward, shaping ergonomic design for space habitats, advancing motion-capture tech, and informing industries far beyond performance. This is uncharted territory for art and science.

Staged in free fall, PARABOLES explores the poetic tension between holding on and letting go, harnessing hypergravity and microgravity as dramaturgical forces. The performance follows three characters as they slowly surrender to the unknown. The piece asks: What do we, humans, wish to carry into this new Space? And what must we unlearn to begin again? A parable for the present, a confrontation with change, and a rehearsal for the future.

In collaboration with Yvette Gonzalez, a NASA-certified CITI Human Subjects Biomedical Researcher, we’re capturing biometric data from our performance team in microgravity. By merging performance art and science, PARABOLES expands research access, giving scientists new insights without the prohibitive cost of running their own zero-g experiments.

PARABOLES differs in style, discipline, and mission. Where OK Go’s Upside Down & Inside Out (2016) was a joyous and brilliantly produced, one-off music video shot in Star City, without follow-up or a long-term artistic framework — PARABOLES is designed as an ongoing cultural prototype. We are fusing choreography, cinematography, and world-building, blending physical and digital realms in ways previously unexplored in microgravity. Beyond the performance itself, we’re developing training protocols for artists in microgravity and integrating biometric research to understand how humans adapt to extreme environments. OK Go gave us a moment. PARABOLES is building a movement. Think of it this way: OK Go’s Upside Down & Inside Out was the Apollo 11 moment: a sensational, one-time global event. PARABOLES is more like the ISS: a living, evolving cultural lab in microgravity. It’s about continued exploration and development of original work, with the goal to make space more human, tangible and culturally rich.

We’re already in motion. The conceptualizing is done, flight logistics are secured, partners are aligned, the team meets weekly, we’ve completed altered gravity training and now moving into performance simulation.

The biggest challenge is the "vomit comet” predicament of the Zero-G flight. That is why we’ve completed an intensive altered gravity training, and now working on high-fidelity simulation. Rehearsing inside the environmental conditions of our upcoming parabolic flight, until every move, glance, and interaction is as embodied as breath. Blue Angels precision. Paraboles spirit. Then, we’ll take the leap into real microgravity, aboard the Zero-G.

What you see are pre-visualizations: storyboards brought to life. Like Pixar, Natasha Tsakos begins by sketching and composing the performance visually. In the past, she used traditional design software; today, generative tools help refine her concepts faster. Make no mistake: each image is the result of hours of human imagination, design, prompting, and fine-tuning. From there, Natasha develops an animatic, an animated version of the storyboard, which allows her to beta test the performance before going into production. With PARABOLES, the performance will materialize through the delicate interplay of live performance, captured aboard the Zero-G aircraft and post production techniques.

Our team is actively preparing and training for PARABOLES, the first multimedia performance in microgravity in partnership with the MIT Space Exploration Initiative and sponsored by Zero-G, scheduled in Fall 2025. Launched through a successful Kickstarter campaign in June 2025, PARABOLES has already captured wide attention: in just 60 days, we’ve been featured in Space.com, iHeart Radio, Spotify, and more than 14 media outlets, with new interview requests still coming in. The project is independently funded through grants, fellowships, private donors, and select sponsors. Patronage and Sponsorships are fully tax-deductible via our partner, Miami Light Project. ★ You could be a pioneer of culture in Space. Join us. Back PARABOLES Contact us to commission a weightless performance.

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Our weightless performances take place aboard the Zero-G aircraft, blending choreography, music, and cinematic design in microgravity. Each performance is captured with multi-camera setups and volumetric video, ensuring it can live across multiple platforms and realities. What we create: Live streamed performances — complete with real-time, behind-the-scenes access Art films — festival-ready, online or theatrical screenings Music videos — gravity-defying creations to lift your spirits Still photography collections — for museums and cultural institutions Cultural co-creations — collaborations that elevate and align with brand vision Keynotes & Panel conversations — sharing our discoveries at the intersection of art, science, and space Where it goes: Immersive installations — tour-ready for museums, planetariums, conferences, and events Docuseries episodes — chronicling our journey and discoveries, network- and streaming-platform ready Extended realities — VR and AR experiences, including: Mobile apps for iOS, Android & Vision Pro Vision Pro mixed-reality live events Real-time immersive video projections A metaverse / WebXR interactive experience accessible on computer, mobile, AR, or VR headsets In short: we create cultural prototypes in microgravity, and distribute them across every medium where people dream, watch, and play.

A handful of artists have experimented aboard parabolic aircraft since the 1990s. Most were deeply exploratory, low-production experiments. The one exception that reached global audiences was OK Go’s viral 2016 music video Upside Down & Inside Out, which set the bar for the surprising theatrical play possible in microgravity. Notable predecessors: (Discover the full list of early pioneers here.) 1990s ➟ Kitsou Dubois (France): contemporary dance research with CNES 1999 ➟ Cosmokinetic Cabinet Noordung, led by Dragan Živadinov (Slovenia):Biomechanics Noordung parabolic performance 2003 ➟ V2_ (Netherlands): interdisciplinary parabolic flights, revealed at the Architecture Biennial 2007 ➟ Jeanne Robinson (The Stardance Trilogy) & Kathleen McDonagh: short zero-g test flight 2009 ➟ Ishiguro Dance Theater (Japan): Hiten, later performed aboard the ISS by astronaut Koichi Wakata 2014 ➟ Nahum & Ale de la Puente: Matters of Gravity 2016 ➟ Jeanne Morel & Paul Marlier (France): artistic exploration aboard Airbus A310 Zero-G (CNES campaign) 2016 ➟ OK Go: Upside Down & Inside Out music video (United States) 2024/26 ➟ With PARABOLES, the first in a series of many Microgravity Adventures, our focus is on: Developing ongoing training protocols for performance artists in microgravity Integrating technologists and scientists into the human performance process Producing utterly original work with the highest artistic merit and production quality

Natasha exists at the unique intersection of theatrical innovation, technological integration, and spaceflight training. She’s been building this fusion for two decades, and has the imagination to create it, the operational rigor to execute it, the relentless spirit to see it through and an All-Star team to make it with.