Theatrical Work / Training / EducatioN
SPECIALTY SKILLS
Lyra : high level proficiency including releases, dynamic skills & artistry
Training & performing since 2012
Straps/Contortion Straps : int level, limited dynamic/high strength skills & artistry
Training since 2014, Performing since 2017
Dance/Static Trapeze : int level including basic releases, dynamic skills & artistry
Training since 2012, Performing since 2014
Aerial Partnering : int/adv level, including both basing & flying, unison, some releases, dynamic skills & artistry (mostly duo lyra, some duo trapeze, straps, and other bar based apparatus)
Training & performing since 2013
Juggling : 3 prop cascade competency (balls, clubs, rings, etc) w/ additional low patterns, basic prop passing experience and some additional partnering choreography
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Silks : int competency - climbs, static poses & basic wrapped drops, can follow choreography as directed
Training since 2013, Performing since 2015
Act Creation/Development : comfortable creating for solo, small group ensemble & unison/partnering work for all ages across all ability levels
Flexibility & Contortion : comfortable bridge, toes to floor chest stand, working beg-int level contortion skills (focus has been on enhancing flexibility for aerial work not building higher level contortion skills)
Corde Lisse : basic/beg competency - can follow choreography as directed
Partner Acrobatics : basic/beg competency - low to ground, 2 highs, counterbalances, some foot-to-hand extended poses
Performance Work
HIGHLIGHTS: CORPORATE / COMMUNITY / SPECIAL EVENT ENTERTAINMENT
Circus Scorpius : DEC 2021 - Present
lyra, duo lyra, silks, straps, sling, aerial frames, partner aerial, contortion, dance, chair dancing, juggling, atmospheric character
Clients : Burlesque Downtown Underground, KC Ad Club, Planned Parenthood, KC Fringe Festival, Kansas City Zoo, Unicorn Theater, Art in the Loop, Cirque Wonderland Ent., Enchant Christmas KC
Duo Kelaini : JUL 2017 - Present
duo lyra, duo trapeze, partner aerial, acrobalance, atmospheric character
Clients : Kansas City Aerial Arts, Lucia Aerial Performing Arts, Burlesque Downtown Underground, Night Carnival PDX
Freelance : SEP 2015 - Present
lyra, ambient aerial, ambient character, juggling, chair dancing
Clients : Circus Smirkus (choreography), Cerberus Circus Society, Biamp Systems, The Circus Project, m.f. motion, Curious Comedy Improv Theater, Fight or Flight Entertainment
Kansas City Aerial Arts / Aerheart : JUN 2018 - DEC 2021
lyra, duo lyra, straps, dance trapeze, silks, sling, aerial spiral, partner aerial, ambient aerial, atmospheric character, juggling, stilt walking
Clients : Royals MLB Charities, Agenda USA Entertainment, Imperial Events, KC Fringe Festival, Heartland Men’s Chorus, VidaDance, Seamless Dance Theatre
Lucia Aerial Performing Arts : JAN 2014 - JUL 2015 / FEB 2017 - JUN 2018
lyra, duo lyra, straps, dance trapeze, partner aerial, ambient aerial, atmospheric character
Clients : Argosy Casinos, Agenda USA Entertainment, Marquee Event Rentals, KC Fringe Festival, City in Motion, London Vodka, Seamless Dance Theatre
Theatrical SHOWS / PRODUCTIONS
"pivot" - KC Fringe Festival 2024
Circus Scorpius
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, JUL 2024
Dance ensemble (7 - understudy)
"Umbrella Enchanted"
Circus Scorpius
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, MAY 2024
Dance ensemble (6), juggling solo, frames ensemble (6), duo lyra, character
"Here Be Dragons" - KC Fringe Festival 2023
Circus Scorpius
Winner: Best of KC Fringe
Winner: Best of Venue
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, JUL 2023
Dance ensemble (5)
“The Seven Seas - A Nautical Night Carnival”
Variety cast (w/ Duo Kelaini)
The steep and thorny way to heaven, Portland OR, JUL 2023
Duo lyra
“Bloom Nocture”
Cirque Wonderland Ent. (w/ Duo Kelaini & Circus Scorpius)
Stoner Theater, Des Moines IA, JUN 2023
Duo lyra
“Bing!”
Circus Scorpius
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, MAY 2023
Emcee
“Jovia”
Circus Scorpius
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, FEB 2023
Lyra soloist, sling trio, aerial frames ensemble (6), mixed apparatus ensemble (7)
"The Glass Combat Boot"
“The Glass Combat Re-Boot” - KC Fringe Festival 2022
Circus Scorpius
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, MAY 2022 & JUL 2022
Silks duet w/ character, ground ensemble (7) w/ contortion; lyra trio
"n0rmal"
Aerheart w/ Kansas City Aerial Arts
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, NOV 2021
Straps soloist, silks trio, dance trapeze trio, duo lyra, character ensemble
"Bascule" - KC Virtual Fringe Festival 2021
Kansas City Aerial Arts
Online Streaming, Kansas City MO, JUL 2021
Dance ensemble (10)
"Nightmerica”
Cerberus Circus Society
Online Streaming, Portland OR, OCT 2020
Chair dance trio
"The Greatest-er Show at Fringe" - KC Fringe Festival 2019
Kansas City Aerial Arts + VidaDance
Winner: Best of KC Fringe
Winner: Best of Venue
Todd Bolender Center, Kansas City MO, JUL 2019
Spanish web porter
"Ascension"
Kansas City Aerial Arts + Kansas City Contemporary Dance
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, NOV 2018
Lyra soloist, straps duet, lyra ensemble (5), partner aerial (lyra, trapeze, silks), ground ensemble
"Dinner of Note - Mythical Odyssey"
Heartland Men’s Chorus + Kansas City Aerial Arts
Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland, Kansas City MO, SEP 2018
Lyra + trapeze duet, duo trapeze
“Spirited Away - A Miyazaki Night Carnival”
Variety cast (w/ Duo Kelaini)
The steep and thorny way to heaven, Portland OR, SEP 2018
Duo lyra
"Rise" - KC Fringe Festival 2018
VidaDance + Kansas City Aerial Arts
Kansas City Ballet: Todd Bolender Center, Kansas City MO, JUL 2018
Partner aerial (lyra, trapeze, silks), low partner acrobatics
"Altus" - KC Fringe Festival 2017
Lucia Aerial Performing Arts
Todd Bolender Center, Kansas City MO, JUL 2017
Straps soloist; Stage manager; Tech crew - aerial rigging, performer pulling
"Flying Fruitcake"
Curious Comedy Improv Troupe + M.F. Motion
Curious Comedy Theater, Portland OR, DEC 2016
Lyra soloist
"Circus Oddity: A David Bowie Tribute"
M.F. Motion (variety cast)
Curious Comedy Theater, Portland OR, MAY 2016
Lyra soloist
"Lost & Found: The Story of Love"
Lucia Aerial Performing Arts + Seamless Dance Theatre
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, MAY 2016
Lyra ensemble (6); Tech crew - aerial rigging, performer pulling
"High Art: Art in the Making"
Pendulum Aerial Arts
French American International School, Portland OR, DEC 2015
Duo lyra trio, dance trapeze trio, silks ensemble (9), juggling + character ensemble (9)
"A Winter's Night"
Seamless Dance Theatre + Lucia Aerial Performing Arts
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, DEC 2014.
Lyra trio w/ dance ensemble, duo lyra; Tech crew - performer pulling
"Avem" - KC Fringe Festival 2014
Lucia Aerial Performing Arts
Kansas City Ballet: Todd Bolender Center, Kansas City MO, JUL 2014
Duo lyra, lyra trio, ground ensemble; Stage manager, makeup designer, costume assistant; Tech crew - performer pulling
"Aria Coda"
Lucia Aerial Performing Arts
Kansas City Ballet: Todd Bolender Center, Kansas City MO, MAR 2014
Lyra trio; Stage manager; Tech crew - aerial rigging, performer pulling
"Solstice: A Holiday Performance"
Seamless Dance Theatre + Lucia Aerial Performing Arts
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, DEC 2013
Hand loop trio w/ dance ensemble, duo lyra; Tech crew - aerial rigging
"Tormenta Quixotica" - KC Fringe Festival 2013
Quixotic School of Performing Arts
Winner: Best of Venue
Todd Bolender Center, Kansas City MO, JUL 2013
Duo lyra trio, ground ensemble; Stage manager; Tech crew - aerial rigging, performer pulling
CHOREOGRAPHY
"pivot" - KC Fringe Festival 2024
Circus Scorpius
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, JUL 2024
Juggling ensemble (3), duo straps, contortion solo (consult)
"Umbrella Enchanted"
Circus Scorpius
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, MAY 2024
Juggling solo, frames trio, duo lyra
"Fire & Ice"
Circus Scorpius
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, MAR 2024
Juggling ensemble (7), contortion ensemble (4), solo lyra (consult)
"Here Be Dragons" - KC Fringe Festival 2023
Circus Scorpius
Winner: Best of KC Fringe
Winner: Best of Venue
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, JUL 2023
Duo lyra duet, juggling ensemble (5), contortion ensemble (3)
"Bing!"
Circus Scorpius
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, MAY 2023
Duo lyra, contortion solo, trio silks mobile, lyra trio
"Atlantis"
Circus Scorpius
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, MAY 2023
Duo lyra duet, juggling ensemble (5), contortion ensemble (3)
"Jovia"
Circus Scorpius
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, FEB 2023
Lyra solo, aerial frames ensemble (6)
"On the Road Again"
Circus Smirkus
Under the Big Top, Greensboro, VT & New England tour, JUL-AUG 2022
Lyra ensemble (5), trio specialty apparatus (aerial rocket)
"The Glass Combat Boot"
"The Glass Combat Re-Boot" - KC Fringe Festival 2022
Circus Scorpius
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, MAY 2022 & JUL 2022
Lyra trio, duo lyra trio, ground ensemble (contortion), solo lyra (consult)
"n0rmal"
Aerheart w/ Kansas City Aerial Arts
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, NOV 2021
Lyra trio, straps solo
"The Spaces Between"
Kansas City Aerial Arts
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, APR 2020 (postponed)
Lyra trio, object manipulation ensemble (6)
"Cracked! A Reimagined KC Nutcracker"
VidaDance + Kansas City Aerial Arts
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, DEC 2019
Mixed apparatus vignettes (sling, duo trapeze, lyra), solo lyra (consult)
"The Greatest-er Show at Fringe" - KC Fringe Festival 2019
Kansas City Aerial Arts + VidaDance
Winner: Best of KC Fringe
Winner: Best of Venue
Kansas City Ballet: Todd Bolender Center, Kansas City MO, JUL 2019
Lyra trio + dancer
"Masked! A Superhero Love Story"
Kansas City Aerial Arts
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, APR 2019
Duo lyra ensemble (9), lyra + spiral ensemble (4); Stage manager
"Believe"
Seamless Dance Theatre + Kansas City Aerial Arts
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, DEC 2018
Lyra trio
"The Greatest Show at Fringe" - KC Fringe Festival 2018
Kansas City Aerial Arts + VidaDance
Winner: Best of KC Fringe
Winner: Best of Venue
Kansas City Ballet: Todd Bolender Center, Kansas City MO, JUL 2018
Duo lyra trio
"Stealing Fire"
Lucia Aerial Performing Arts
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, MAY 2018
Lyra trio, straps duet, dance trapeze ensemble (6)
"Under the Bed"
Lucia Aerial Performing Arts + Stone Lion Theater + Crescendo Conservatory
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, OCT 2017
Lyra trio
"Altus" - KC Fringe Festival 2017
Lucia Aerial Performing Arts
Kansas City Ballet: Todd Bolender Center, Kansas City MO, JUL 2017
Lyra ensemble (4), straps solo
"Cyclone"
Lucia Aerial Performing Arts
H&R Block City Stage at Union Station, Kansas City MO, MAY 2017
Lyra duet