Cirque Mechanics: Jan. 17, 2020 C-1 · cupresents.org · 303-492-8008 · cupresents.org Latecomers will be seated at the house Latecomers will be seated at the house discretion. manager’s of any type Photography and video recordings during the performance. prohibited strictly are CU Smoking is not permitted anywhere. campus! Boulder is a smoke-free PLEASE NOTE • • • Animal Trainer Wheel Knife Throwing Swallowing Sword Slack Wire Man Log Strong Russian Swing Justin Joins the Circus Finale Act Two Poster Wall Revolving Ladder Rosebud Returns

CIRQUE MECHANICS IS REPRESENTED BY There will be one 20-minute intermission between acts one and two. will be one 20-minute intermission between There Bravado Brothers Juggle Go Round Duo Trapeze Zombie Cape Man Bowling Balls Strong Circus Parade Circus Charivari Juggling with Rosebud Justin Finds the Circus Matinee Finale The Suitcase Act One Opening Program

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, , the , the and and Bates Bates and The Temptress , and main title , and main title Boom Town Flash Gordon , Under the Umbrella , Steven Ragatz has , Steven Ragatz has on Krofft for Sid and Marty Little Chenier cast member collaborator, plus plus cast member collaborator, · cupresents.org · 303-492-8008 · cupresents.org work . Other film and television , an evening with a juggling virtuoso , an evening with a juggling virtuoso Pedal Punk I Want to Work for Diddy to Work I Want Birdhouse Factory Birdhouse Mutt & Stuff . Picton has composed network themes for network themes for . Picton has composed The Red Mill Anthony Powers is a lighting designer and Anthony Powers is a lighting designer and manager who has worked on a wide production four continents. He has array of shows across Mechanics since been working with Cirque 2010 and is excited to be designing his third show with them. Powers has had a hand in all of the CM touring shows, as either the lighting on designer or the lighting and technical director Mechanics, Powers has Outside of Cirque tour. been entertaining audiences with his juggling, juggling, been entertaining audiences with his stilt walking and general antics physical comedy, decades. As a 10-year veteran for the past three throughout du Soleil, Ragatz has toured of Cirque as well as Asia North, South and Central America, as performing multiple juggling acts and Europe, Ragatz is well as an eclectic array of characters. Stage Flight Circus on the staff of Bloomington’s skills he teaches juggling and unicycle Arts, where can find him on stage currently workshops. You touring his one-man show Life is a Circus adventures. world-wide circus and stories from and an M.S. Ragatz holds a B.A. in variety theater He Indiana University. in computer science from arts studied mime, stage movement and circus Pinney George Montanaro, Garbo, Tony with Fred and Michael Moschen. He and his wife Lisa have and currently Melissa and Andrew, two children, they have perfected the art live in Indiana, where of making the perfect margarita. ANTHONY POWERS, LIGHTING DESIGNER touring the United States. the United touring Young Classic Movies of the Turner The winner Picton was chosen Competition, Film Composers by 600 aspiring composers a field of over from Bernstein.the legendary Elmer by a jury chaired the silent films he scored For TCM, and includes SyFy series Nickelodeon, the independent feature themes for Motel and CNN International,PBS, Amazon Originals, and promos well as commercials among others, as for a long list of clients. WRITER STEVEN RAGATZ, An original Project Orchestra lead writer for

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and and Pedal Pedal , Dragons and the and the , , currently , currently Boom Town , and the final edition , currently on Curiosity on Curiosity , currently Funundrum , Marvel Universe Live Speed . His circus career began as a began as a career . His circus World’s Toughest Fixes Toughest World’s . Recently his live work has . Recently his live work has Circus Xtreme Circus 42ft . He has written songs and score . He has written songs and score , Bellobration Quidam , and now Cirque Mechanics Orchestral Project Orchestral Mechanics Cirque Feld Entertainment’s Feld Entertainment’s Marvel Universe Live - Age of Heroes Built to Amaze Out of this World shows with arena expanded to include superhero Soleil’s Soleil’s and Barnum & for six editions of the Ringling Bros. Bailey circus: the Punk du with Cirque keyboardist touring as performer, spans film, television, whose eclectic career Picton has scored and circus. advertising, theatre Mechanics productions: four Cirque MICHAEL PICTON, COMPOSER composer Michael Picton is an award-winning four part docuseries gravitydesign.org, visiblegravity.com, Stream. cirquemechanics.com of performance as well as industrial safety. safety. of performance as well as industrial Geographic Riley was the host of the National series Television of Cirque Mechanics and his company Gravity Mechanics and his company Gravity of Cirque which he has developed an Design, through the bounds arsenal of specialized tools, pushing Newtonian physics. His works have been installed been installed Newtonian physics. His works have and continue to to Broadway backyards from He is a founding member tour internationally. scale movement, Riley’s installations commonly installations commonly scale movement, Riley’s his lifelong obsession with gravity and reflect with a wide spectrum of accomplished artists artists with a wide spectrum of accomplished and and collaborators. Known for his bold for large- often-surprising use of space and performance environments. Concentrating his his Concentrating performance environments. and non- design for performance on site-specific installations traditional work, Riley has created with performance. Through scenic design, scenic design, Through with performance. mechanical design—often rigging design and unique other—he creates in concert with each RIGGER combining 20-year career Sean Riley has a movement and design suspension, kinetic performing in Cirque du Soleil. performing in Cirque SET DESIGNER – ARTISTIC SEAN RILEY, collaborator with Cirque Mechanics, having having Mechanics, with Cirque collaborator shows in over four involvement had creative having met Chris Lashua while since 2004, after TED-X, Center Theater Group, Directors Lab, Lab, Directors Theater Group, TED-X, Center VIVAFest and Festival, AYCO Circus Chicago a long-time artistic She has been Las Vegas. has been recognized in Dance Teacher Magazine, Magazine, Teacher in Dance recognized has been with engagements and speaking Informa Dance Cirque Mechanics: Jan. 17, 2020 C-4 in galleriesaround theworld.nataillustration.com been includedinprivatecollections anddisplayed is alsoaprofessional illustrator;herpaintingshave talented peoplewhoinspire herarteveryday. She her theopportunitytomeetsomeincredibly School LA.Sheisgratefulthatcircus hasgiven a memberofTroupe Vertigo andacoachatCirque Pedal Punk performing asolohula-hoopact.Shetoured with cast memberinCirque Mechanics’ and improve herskills.Ibragimovwasanoriginal her creativity; itgaveherfreedom toexperiment performing arts.Circus wasaperfectoutletfor pursued herotherpassions,suchasvisualand After retiring from thesportatageof16,she national-level rhythmicgymnastfor11years. currently resides inLosAngeles.Shewasa Originally from Baku,Azerbaijan,Ibragimov POSTER ANDHEADPIECEDESIGNER NATA IBRAGIMOV, ARTIST –ILLUSTRATOR – and crazylifeonInstagram@ninesdesigns. of a1930scircus in Mechanics. Sheissoexcitedtopresent hervision tours, includingDisney, DreamWorks andCirque live galaevents,award shows,themeparksand for almostadecadevariouscompaniesat design andbuilding.Shehasnowbeendesigning background andskillstomoveintocostume onstage wearingcostumeswere theperfect asayounggirlandherexperience she learned fellow castmemberKevinRogers.Sewingskills events. Thisisalsohowshemetherhusband, all overtheworldperformingforprivategala decade, shewasaprofessional aerialisttraveling ballerina. Bytheageof16andfornext Caroline Rogersstartedat ayoungageas CAROLINE ROGERS,COSTUMEDESIGNER books. apartment waytoosmallforhis11,000comic with hiswifeJodyandtheirdogLemmyinan him). Powerscurrently lives inOakland,California, C.B. Cebulskiare reading this—feelfree tocall an editorforMarvelComics(ifJoeQuesadaor world, hewouldwanttobeacheesemongeror Felix Lighting.Ifhewasn’t workinginthelighting general managerfortheSanFranciscoofficeof States. 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for thecircus arts.Shecurrently managesthe an appreciation forthebusinessandapassion Thanks toherexperiencewithCDS,Lashuahas manuals andVIPPackagetests. policies, helpeddevelopandrevise training a staffof60andimplementedcustomerservice manager forCDS,where shetrainedandmanaged also workedasaboxofficesupervisorandhouse and supervisionofspecialsalespromotions. She included product placement, salesstafftraining dollar sponsorshipagreement ontour, which CDS sponsorAT&T, implementingitsmulti-million company, Cirque Mechanics.Lashuaworkedfor (CDS), aswelloveradecaderunningtheirown touring andworkexperiencewithCirque duSoleil Their partnershipincludesnearlyadecadeof creative partnerinlifeand workforover20years. Aida LashuahasbeenChris’co-producer and COLLABORATOR AIDA LASHUA,CO-PRODUCER– company’s latestproduction, Europe and Asia. Sheisdelightedtoreturn forthe seasonal touringproductions inNorthAmerica, with Cirque Mechanics,managingthecompany’s her managementprowess, Johnsonhastoured manager. Today, 11yearslater, demonstrating and company’s succeedingproductions: touring withthe She continuedherjourney tour Cirque Mechanics’ upon hermaidenvoyageintocircus withthe and privatesectors.In2008,Johnsonembarked dance, theatre andspecialeventsinbothpublic Johnson hasservedinstagemanagementfor A mavenofstagecraftforover20years,Janeen DIRECTOR OFPRODUCTION JANEEN JOHNSON,CREATIVE TEAMLIAISON– hopes toonedaybecomeapublishedwriter. Rico, feelsmostathomeneartheocean.She workshops. Lashua,whoisanativeofPuerto well asdevelopedthestructure oftheeducational outreach supportmaterialsandstudyguides,as Cirque Mechanics.Shehaswrittentheeducation and communityoutreach programs offered by an avidsupporteroftheeducationalcomponent presence. Asamotherofthree boys,Lashuais of thecompany’s websiteandsocialmedia a targeted messageapproach inthedevelopment background indirect marketingallowshertouse stabilizing influence.Lashua’s educationand family withpoise,sheisacreative force anda day-to-day operationsofCirque Mechanicsand Pedal Punk , servingasproduction stage Birdhouse Factory 42ft –AMenagerie Boom Town .

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. He performs . He performs America’s America’s Birdhouse Birdhouse Pedal Punk and · cupresents.org · 303-492-8008 · cupresents.org he helps with set-up and tear he helps with set-up and tear 42ft , and has been with Cirque Mechanics Mechanics Cirque , and has been with Boom Town , trampoline, Chinese pole, cyr wheel, and general trampoline, Chinese pole, cyr wheel, and general Over choreography. along with group acrobatics the years Hatfield has become part of the Cirque team, acting as team Mechanics production leader for the cast and head artistic rigger for Hatfield now lives in Las the setup of the show. he continues his work with Cirque where Vegas, Mechanics. He is a fan of avocados, needing only a spoon to enjoy them. His favorite breakfast SuperDrew by friends, a nickname he received in in by friends, a nickname he received SuperDrew avid hockey college. When not on tour he is an and ice. His best friend is his both roller player, Krypto australian shepherd miniature four-year-old he coaches (The SuperDog). When not performing, tumbling and Allstar cheerleading, parkour, gymnastics. Cast – COACH – ACROBAT CAPTAIN WES HATFIELD, Hatfield was born in California. His parents Wes he got his start in where raised him in Germany, (Trampoline gymnastics. At age 10 he joined T&T when he and his family moved to and Tumbling) competition, Colorado. In the world of trampoline includes several state and national his resume championship titles. At 19, he quit competition traveling around performer, and became a circus the world wowing audiences with his technical and zany comedic antics. Hatfield has prowess been an integral cast member in all of Cirque Mechanics touring productions: Factory DREW FOUARGE, CREW – MERCHANDISE – MERCHANDISE CREW FOUARGE, DREW – ACROBAT – RINGMASTER – MANAGER SWING RUSSIAN California, born was Oxnard, in Fouarge Drew His Nevada. Vegas, in Las resides and currently competitive from comes background acrobatic gymnastics. He parkour and cheerleading, performance, in his circus combines all these of disciplines and a variety which ranges from trampwall, trampoline, parkour, includes tumbling, stilts, hand-to-hand, stilt walking, bouncing and other general circus banquine, clowning been performing for over 10 has skills. Fouarge it to including making the country, years around season seven of the semi-finals on Got Talent for about two member crew as a performer and years. On sells merchandise, member, down as a crew and acrobat and understudies the Ringmaster, is known as Fouarge Russian-swing pusher.

movies movies Indiana Jones in its second season. season. second in its and continued on to tour with to tour with and continued on . Other parts in the show involved . Other parts in the show involved O . Additionally, D’Emilio has designed for for D’Emilio has designed . Additionally, mind might well bring you to find treasure!” beach (with a metal detector) and meditation. He beach (with a metal detector) and meditation. He that, “Finding treasure to remark has been heard will not bring you a peaceful mind, but a peaceful and camping with his wife, traveling on exotic and camping with his wife, traveling on exotic knives, sometimes at and throwing adventures the same time. He also likes long walks on the Awards ceremony (2002) as part of a 30-strong as part of a 30-strong (2002) ceremony Awards When he Soleil special events troupe. Du Cirque is not whipping and burning things he loves hiking manipulation of bullwhips as well as driving a manipulation of bullwhips as well as driving a mechanical floating horse. He also performed stunt at the 74th Academy two-part fire a large years manipulation act for over seven a solo fire Las Vegas prestigious Du Soleil’s in Cirque production Brown has performed in excess of 3,000 shows has performed in excess of 3,000 shows Brown Asia, the world, across in 12 countries around and North America, including performing Europe and devices—the bigger, manipulation props fire to Overexposure the better. in bullwhips. has also led him to a healthy interest COLLABORATOR who is a performer and producer Mike Brown with unique loves to design, build and perform TRAINER – MIKE BROWN, BULLWHIP Sawdust, The Box and the Met Museum. He is a He is a Sawdust, The Box and the Met Museum. 829. member of United Scenic Artists Local proud Portfolio available at joedemilio.com. of Light Theatre, Broadway By the Bay, Aurora Aurora By the Bay, Broadway of Light Theatre, When not out on the road, and ACT. Theatre venues National D’Emilio works at the New York Minnesota, Bindlestiff Juventas in St. Paul, Circus Sarasota. and Circus York, Family Cirkus in New designs include work with Ray His San Francisco joined the Cirque Mechanics family in 2015 on family in 2015 on Mechanics joined the Cirque Factory Birdhouse Pedal Punk Joe D’Emilio is a New York City-based lighting lighting City-based New York Joe D’Emilio is a a decade of experience in designer with over special events. He opera, dance and theatre, between tours. janeen-johnson.com between DESIGNER JOE D’EMILIO, LIGHTING performing arts (local and beyond) and provides beyond) and provides arts (local and performing project-planning management, onsite event arts events in community and producing strategies of Mechanical Marvels of Mechanical the in supporting find joy to continues Johnson Cirque Mechanics: Jan. 17, 2020 C-6 of MechanicalMarvels tour withCirque Mechanicsin he canaccomplish.Austin isthrilledtostartlifeon experience evenfurtherand showtheworldwhat high diving.Hehopestotakehistalentsand performance expertiseinthree-meter divingand swing andSpanishweb,plusheacquired aquatic skills ondevicessuchasChinesepoles,Russian his more traditionalacrobatic andaerialcircus time with Myrtle Beach,SouthCarolina. Itwasduringhis Parton’s PiratesVoyage DinnerandShow Force. Hethenbecameacastmemberon HKPK -Hardkore ParkourafterleavingtheAir started training,coachingandperformingwith tour withtheUnitedStatesAirForce. Bradley circus, butfirsthecompletedaninvaluable experience wouldeventuallyleadhimtothe parkour andfreerunning. Hisparkourskillsand in highschool,thankstothepopularityof Austin Bradleybeganhisacrobatic training AUSTIN BRADLEY, ACROBAT the forest lookingforediblemushrooms. exploring roadside attractionsortraipsingthrough you canfindhimcuttingarugonthedancefloor, the noseandmouthinoneminute.”Offstage World Record for“longeststringpulledthrough contestant andwasalsoawarded aGuinness The GongShow place tochangetheworld.Justinappeared on lightness andlaughtercouldbeagoodstarting types ofpeopletogetherandbelievesthat Europe. Hehasseencomedybringmanydifferent even refugee campsallover theMiddleEastand circuses, operas,circus festivals,competitions, the world,includinggianttheaters,traditional has brought himtomany amazingstagesacross vaudeville greats andlegendary circus clowns loved artforms.Followingthefootstepsof approach givesnewbreath tothesefamiliarand skills withatheatricalelement.Hehopesthis weaving togethertraditionalcircus andsideshow decade. Hehasfocusedmostofhiseffortsinto circus asaself-taughtperformer fornearlya Justin Therrienhasbeenworkingintheatre and JUSTIN THERRIEN,CLOWN the ketchup. potato chunks…hashbrowns …anddon’t forget entree issteakandeggs with hashbrowns …not Pirates Voyage and America’s GotTalent . · cupresents.org · 303-492-8008 thatBradleysharpened 42ft –AMenagerie asa in in Dolly

the skillsheacquired at some voiceactingtohisrepertoire. Confidentwith performed asaback-upvoicecharacter, adding wall, RussianswingandChinesepole.Heeven tumbling, diving,sword fighting, trampoline,tramp avarietyofcircusBishop learned skills,suchas During histhree-year tenure at Voyage DinnerandShow and becameanacrobat for but heinsteadpursuedadifferent opportunity had intentionsofbecomingananesthesiologist, inspired theatre students.Aftercollege,Bishop acrobatics withanon-campus troupe ofcircus- Bishop performedduotrapezeandground idea ofperformingasacareer. Whileincollege, Dance being castinanepisodeof passion forperformingandacrobatics, butitwas At ayoungage,BrysenBishopalwayshad BRYSEN BISHOP, ACROBAT simply enjoying whatlifehastooffer. child Otto,going tothemovies,Bobatea and her dreams. Stevensabsolutelylovesheranimal She recently movedtoLasVegas tokeep chasing Chinese poles,aquaticdiving andduotrapeze. acts, suchastheteeterboard, Russianswing, different performanceapparatus,soloandgroup andimproveto learn herskillsonavarietyof role. to CaptainRedScarlet,theshow’s femalelead She beganasageneralist,butwaslaterpromoted Pirates Voyage DinnerandShow She startedheracrobatic career at instead, especiallywithintheworldofcircus. education topursueherdreams ofperforming decided tousehergymnasticsexperienceand in project andorganizational management,but championships. Shegraduatedwithadegree successfully medalintheSouthCarolina state her gymnasticscareer, Stevenswasableto and dedicatedthemajorityofherlifetoit.In early age.Shequicklyfellinlovewiththesport where shewasexposedtogymnasticsatan Taylor StevenswasraisedinMyrtleBeach, TAYLOR STEVENS,ACROBAT broaden theopportunitiesofperforming. hard asmanydisciplineshecanto andlearn du SoleilinAndorra.Bishopcontinuestotrain performer onthelimitedrunshow Acrobats andwaslaterhired asaRussianswing Soleil. HeattendedaworkshopwithTheCatwall moved toLasVegas toauditionforCirque du Pirates Voyage in highschoolthatenlightenedhimtothe afforded hertheopportunity Pirates Voyage in MyrtleBeach. So You ThinkYou Can Dolly Parton’s Pirates Pirates Voyage in herhometown. Rebel Dolly Parton’s , Bishop byCirque ,

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8th 8th . There, . There, Cirque De La De La Cirque Cirque De La Mer Cirque stunt show, the Macy’s Holiday Holiday the Macy’s stunt show, · cupresents.org · 303-492-8008 · cupresents.org , Cirque Electrique, San Diego Zoo, Six Flag Electrique, San Diego Zoo, Six Flag , Cirque dad (who is a juggler); she learned hula-hooping by a bounce- Inspired and general acrobatics. juggling act she first saw on video, she decided footsteps, to pursue it. Following in her dad’s She graduated from a juggler. became Vasilenko moving to School, before the Moscow Circus has worked all Vasilenko in 2014. Las Vegas Paris, over the world in places like Moscow, She has been a featured and Vietnam. Singapore MICHAEL RUBINO, ACROBAT at Michael Rubino started out in gymnastics owned. His mother would the gym his parents until he carry him in a sling while she coached for around was old enough to walk. He moved Rubino a few years, changing gyms and states. At the age of 17, was also involved in theatre. experience combining his acting and gymnastics at job and skills, he landed his first acrobatic for a kids show. Legoland California as a firefighter performed In the past seven years Rubino has in shows at Disneyland California, Mer Locale in Belgium and Circulation in New Jersey, being Entertainment in Canada. He enjoys Milord outdoors and finding the best shady spot to take naps. JUGGLER VASILENKO, TATIANA family in was born into a circus Vasilenko Tatiana she always dreamed a small city in Russia, where stage. She began about performing on a circus training by practicing tricks with her skills circus BROOKE NEILSON, ACROBAT NEILSON, BROOKE of most a gymnast has been Neilson Brooke at in dance performance majored her life. She she Florida, where College in Orlando, Valencia was born she performed After college and raised. in the Superstar Studios Orlando at Universal experience, The 2:3D Parade, Terminator of Sinbad Voyage Neilson got her Gras Parade. Parade and Mardi San Sea World world at into the circus first break summer show Diego’s pole and tramp wall with she performed Chinese She continued to develop her aquatic dismounts. skills on the Carnival Cruise Ship, Dream circus Chinese pole, tumbling performing hand-to-hand, moved to Las She recently and dancing acts. bouncing on Neilson spent last summer Vegas. is obsessed tramp wall at the San Diego Zoo. She spends all her with traveling and horses and she horse and her money on both: travel adventures Echo.

! 42Ft . cast member cast member 42ft 42ft by bicycle and loves small, green, vintage mugs. by bicycle and loves small, green, and is excited for the second season on tour with and is excited for the second season on tour with She maintains a keen interest Mechanics. Cirque in building puppets and masks, enjoys commuting Knot Circus (Seattle). Her work has received grant grant (Seattle). Her work has received Knot Circus (Seattle) and Artist Trust 4Culture funding from She is an original (Washington). include touring credits recent De Monteflores’ Bella Circus Bindlestiff Family Cirkus (New York), A Frayed (San Francisco) and her own company, seeks a balance between technical skill and seeks a balance between technical skill and movement, and her unique take on expressive North America. been seen across has circus of is one of a tiny handful Esther de Monteflores performers in the United States specializing circus walking. In her work, de Monteflores in slackwire ESTHER dE MONTEFLORES, SLACKWIRE PERFORMER – JUGGLER where he performs seasonally for Wray Creations. Creations. he performs seasonally for Wray where Cirque He is eager to travel the country with Mechanics and the national tour of hand-to-hand and duo aerial skills. In addition to In addition to hand-to-hand and duo aerial skills. You acts, Newton performs puppetry. his circus Diego Zoo, may have seen Newton at the San to train more seriously at the San Diego Circus seriously at the San Diego Circus to train more they worked on perfecting their where Center, Elijah Newton has been training acrobatics with with Elijah Newton has been training acrobatics years. In 2016, his partner Nikki Unwin for over six to San Diego Eugene, Oregon, they moved from Mechanics team for the national tour of Mechanics team for the national tour ELIJAH NEWTON, ACROBAT summer contracts performing hand-to-hand, performing hand-to-hand, summer contracts at the Creations with Wray juggling, and puppetry is overjoyed to join the Cirque San Diego Zoo. She duo trapeze with her partner Ely at the San Diego her partner Ely at the San Diego duo trapeze with training in San Diego, Aside from Center. Circus for yearly spring and Unwin has been booked companies including Intel, Nike and Travel Intel, Nike and Travel companies including to San Diego in 2017, Portland. Since moving on training hand-to-hand and she has focused love for performance began with participating with participating began love for performance shows as well in-house in their contemporary for various Oregon-based as corporate gigs 2012. She began as an aerialist at Pendulum at Pendulum began as an aerialist 2012. She being main disciplines in Portland, her Aerial Arts duo work. Her and same-size dance trapeze NIKKI UNWIN, ACROBAT UNWIN, NIKKI arts since circus performing been Unwin has Nikki Cirque Mechanics: Jan. 17, 2020 C-8 message timeless andrelevant. Thestories are rarely circus, foundinmodern thatmakestheir shows, rooted inrealism, displayarawquality, heart inthestoriesofAmerican ingenuity. The circus, findsitsroots in the mechanicalandits Cirque Mechanics,althoughinspired bymodern du Soleil.” contribution totheAmericancircus sinceCirque Spectacle Magazinehaileditas“thegreatest storytelling andinnovativemechanicalstaging. with itsuniqueapproach toperformance,inspiring established itselfasapremier Americancircus, Birdhouse Factory project withtheCircus CenterofSanFrancisco, Lashua afterthesuccessofhiscollaborative Boston nativeandGermanWheelartistChris Cirque Mechanicswasfoundedin2004,by About Cirque Mechanics Got Talent Incroyable Talent Das Supertalent around theworld,including performed inninedifferent televisionshows circusat theinternational festivalinSpain.He’s strength andagility. HewontheGoldenElephant poles andperformsunbelievabledisplaysof acrobats andliftslarge cumbersome telephone of humandexterityashejugglesbowlingballs, this strongman demonstratesaherculean display train. Inashowcaseofunbelievablestrength, country onRingling’s historicone-milelongcircus Mongolian Strongman actallwhiletouringthe point balletacrobatics, aerialstrapsandhis &BaileyCircus,Barnum where heperformed America forthefirsttimewithRinglingBros. and degree inhistory. Hecameandperformedin the circus afterhegraduated withabachelor’s acrobatic andcircus arts.Hedecidedtojoin Battulga Battogtokhtrainedintraditionalwrestling, andraisedintheGobidesertMongolia, Born STRONGMAN TULGA –BATTULGA BATTOGTOKH, soccer, hopefullywithLeoMessisomeday. and dreaming aboutflying tothemoonorplaying astronomy—you Casino. Vasilenko isafanoffootball(soccer) and and and Casinoin act in Streetmosphere Rose.Rabbit.Lie inChinaand inGermany, , may Tu SiQueVales . Cirque Mechanicsquickly Tommy WindMagic attheVenetian Hoteland find at theCosmopolitanHotel · cupresents.org · 303-492-8008 Australia’s GotTalent her America’s GotTalent La Franceaun looking in Italy, up

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