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 Experience


Circus Arts (selected)

Up With a Twist: Changing Memories Annual Gala, SANCA/Teatro ZinZanni - Featured Soloist (Aerial Fabric) - Seattle, USA 2020

Animate Objects Productions (repeating events) - Roving Character/Acrobat - Seattle, USA 2018 -2020

Living Room Circus, The Circus Project - Aerialist, Master of Ceremonies - Portland, OR, USA 2017, 2018

Spring Onion, - Aerial Fabric - Seattle, USA 2016

Gates Foundation - Aerial Hoop - Seattle, USA 2016

The Place in Between, Seattle Immersive Theatre - Aerial Hoop - Seattle, USA 2016

Teatro ZinZanni’s Lighter than Air - Featured Soloist (Aerial Fabric), Character, Dancer - Seattle, USA 2015

Full Spectrum, European Tour - Aerial, Group Acrobatics, Clown, Ensemble, Dance

London International Youth Circus Festival (Riverside Studios, Roundhouse) - London, UK 2014

No Fit State - Cardiff, Wales 2014

Inselcircus - Sylt, Germany 2014

Moisture Festival Seattle (returning artist) - Aerial Artist, Acrobat, Clown - Seattle, USA 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016

Theater (selected)

The Rocky Horror Show (dir. Joanna Hardie) produced by Bainbridge Performing Arts - Role: Phantom/Dance Ensemble

Metamorphoses (dir. Mike Lion) produced by Dacha Theatre - Role: Orpheus, Iris, Daughter, and others

The Light Princess (dir. Kate Drummond) produced by Dacha Theatre - Role: Ensemble Swing/Suitor 1

Who Killed Otter’s Babies? (dir. Mike Lion) produced by Dacha Theatre - Role: Gary

Athena (Staged Reading) (dir. Annika Bennett) produced by Albatross Theatre - Role: Jamie/Stage Directions

Film

Everything Bagel - Lead - Short film by Brendan Hickey 

To the Left - Supporting - Short film with Northwest Film Forum

Boyish - Supporting - Feature film - Cozy Bear Cinemas

Direction and Production

Acrobatic Conundrum, Unraveling - Stage Manager - Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle, USA 2019

Dacha Theatre, The Light Princess - Asst. Movement Director - Slate Theater, Seattle, USA 2018

Spring Onion - Writer, Director, Producer - SANCA Black Box, Seattle, USA 2016

Master of Ceremonies

SANCA’s Annual Showcase Spectacular — 2015, 2018

American Youth Circus Festival Showcase — 2013, 2017

Living Room Circus, The Circus Project — 2017

Festivals

American Youth Circus Festival - 2013 Seattle, WA / 2015 Portland, ME / 2017 Trenton, NJ / 2019 San Diego, CA

London International Youth Circus Festival - London, UK 2014

Inselcircus - Sylt, Germany 2014

Moisture Festival - Seattle, USA 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016

Training


Certificate in Contemporary Circus, Dance, and Theater - SANCA Prof. Prep. Program, Graduated 2018

Contemporary Circus Training - SANCA Advanced Youth Program - 2009-2016 

Meisner/Scene Study - on going classes - Kjerstine Anderson,  Greenwood Acting Studio

Improv - Workshop Series - Matt Smith,  Freehold Studio

Clown/Character - Workshop Series - Mick Holsbeke,  Unexpected Productions

Physical Theater/Theatrical Biomechanics - David Taft 

Ballet - on going classes - Jennifer Carroll,  ExitSpace School of Dance

Private Ballet/Posture Instruction - Ariana Lallone

Intro to Lucid Body Technique - Workshop Series - Prather Rehm,  Lucid Body Studio, NYC

Voice Lessons - on going - Emily DenBleyker

Notable Coaches

Mick Holsbeke (clown), Gregory Marquet (acrobatics), Chelsey Rea (aerial fabric), Maxime Clabaut (aerial fabric/choreography), Terry Crane (aerial rope), Eve Diamond (aerial rope), Ariana Lallone (ballet), Rachel Nehmer (static trapeze), Vita Radionova (contortion), David Taft (theater), Jacob Skeffington (acrobatics), Vivian Tam (aerial fabric)



Additional Qualifications


Residencies

Abbey Arts at Fremont Abbey - Resident Movement Artist — 2018 - present

The Circus Project - Visiting Artist/Performer — 2017

Company Memberships

Dacha Theatre — 2018 - present

Animate Objects Productions — 2018 - 2020

Cirrus Circus — 2009 - 2016

Teaching

Private Circus Instructor — 2019 - present

Guest Movement Instructor for Dacha Theatre — 2018

Circus Coach at School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts, Seattle, WA — 2016 - present